Reichstag Speech Spawns U S Move Toward Strength
The article notes Washington's push for stronger military and economic defense in response to Hitler's Reichstag speech. It cites Key Pittman's bill to block shipments to Japan, calls for younger officers, potential Navy streamlining, and big money for ships, air research, and a Marchfield station. It also discusses broader European alignments and Roosevelt's relief funding shift.
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U.S
Adolf Hitler
Washington
Gressor
Nevada
Key Pittman
Japan
U. S
Germany
Italy
Congress
Army
Harry Woodring
Malin Craig
George Catlett Marshall
Navy
Navy Department
Maritime Commission
Emory S. Land
Naval Air Research Station
Marchfield
Calif
Roosevelt
Britain
Russia
der Fuehrer
France
Poland
Rumania
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Baltics
Danzig
Finland
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Entente
Europe
Belgium
Switzerland
Holland
Denmark
Reich
Hitler
WPA Relief Debate Shapes 1939 40 Funding Plans
A chart outlines appropriations since 1935 with a new request at the top and notes that $1,477,000,000 would fund WPA relief for 1939 40. The analysis argues to keep WPA intact, oppose decentralization, and warns election year politics may push cuts.
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Congress
WPA
U. S
Roosevelt
South Carolina
James J. Byrnes
Virginia
Clifton Woodrum
Anthony Eden's Rise From War Hero to Political Prospect
A 1915 profile notes Anthony Eden joining the British army as a youth, becoming the youngest captain and earning the Military Cross for gallantry. Now at 41 he is viewed as Britain's potential next prime minister, while serving a freshener course with the London Rangers after briefly leaving Parliament. He declined brigade command during service.
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Anthony Eden
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
London Rangers Regiment
Eden
Philippines problems loom as Quezon seeks delay on independence
The article surveys shifting U.S. policy toward the Philippines amid rising Japanese pressure and sugar tariff tensions. It notes Quezon’s push for independence by 1946, potential tariff changes, and a hush-hush substitute bill to avert Japan’s move on Manila while awaiting hearings.
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U.S
Manuel Quezon
Japan
China
Asiatic
Mahila
U. S. Pacific
Philippines
U. S. Agriculture
U. S
Roosevelt
Quezon
Senate Committee On
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
Manila
Dewey
Admiral Bloch Leads Navy Reach Toward Pacific
Portrait of Admiral Claude C. Bloch, 60, chief of the fleet, detailing his career from Annapolis to commands in World War I and II, his vast responsibilities, and his early churning habit that kept Latin and ships in mind. The piece also notes Dr. Robert Millikan and a broader warning against war, highlighting scientific optimism for peace.
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York
Woodbury
United States
Pacific
Claude Charles Bloch
Norfolk
Annapolis
Iowa
Cervera
Santiago Harbor
Sampson
Plattsburg
Navy
Robert A. Millikan
Merchants Association
New York
Millikan
Achilles
Einstein
Planck
Heisenberg
California Institute of Technology
Consolidated News Features
Rrcoens
Aes Awe
What to Eat and Why
Healthy meals begin with colorful greens and juicy fruits to stimulate appetite. Emphasize whole grain cereals milk vegetables and fruits to boost appetite and digestion. Include iron rich foods like liver eggs dried fruits and leafy greens and add bulky cellulose rich foods to prevent fatigue and promote regular elimination.
Marquis of Lothian to Head British Diplomacy in U S
Born Philip Henry Kerr, Lord Lothian will become Britain’s ambassador to the United States next summer. A veteran diplomat and adviser to Lloyd George, he supported appeasement in 1934 and later held key roles under McDonald and Chamberlain regimes. He favors treaty politics over power politics and backs token war debt payments.
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Philip Henry Kerr
Lord Lothian
Britain
U. S
Lady Astor
Cliveden
Hitler
David Lloyd George
House
McDonald
Chamberlain
Bachelor
From drug store clerk to TWA president in the rise of aviation
Eighteen years after starting with a $25 weekly salary, Jack Frye learns to fly and becomes a transport pilot. He merges Aero Corporation with Transcontinental and Western and by 1934 is TWA president, later ranking among major airline owners alongside Eddie Rickenbacker.
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Jack Frye
Paul Richter
Aero Corporation of California
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
TWA
New York
Los Angeles
Lehman Brothers
Chicago
John D. Hertz
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Milk as a rich source of calcium vitamins and protein
Milk supplies calcium for teeth bones and nerves and offers all known vitamins. Cheese provides concentrated milk nutrients. Use milk in sauces desserts soups and meals with greens nuts eggs or fruit for a nourishing, balanced supper.
Salads Twice a Day A 1939 idea for meals
A wartime era tip suggests starting meals with crisp salads using watercress dandelion greens lettuce or cabbage with fruit or savory fish paste. Gelatin molded vegetables or fruit can create appealing dinner salads and dessert combinations that entice children and widen vegetable intake.
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WNU
C. Houston Goudiss
Practical Household Tips From A Vintage Column
Tar stains rub with lard then hot water with a dash of liquid ammonia. When buying kitchen tools weigh, sharpen, and fit of handles. Meats shrink if unwrapped in the refrigerator. Soften hairbrush bristles in alum solution. Caution: heat beyond hand means danger for kerosene. Sponge cleans with peroxide soak and rinse. Trousers need skirt binding to stop fraying. Use potato chips or shredded wheat as bread crumb substitutes.
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