Roosevelt Appeals To Germany And Poland For Peace
Weekly analysis by Henry W Porter covers Neville Chamberlain's emergency speech in Parliament warning of imminent war with Germany if Poland is attacked, Britain mobilizes, and Roosevelt acts to seek peace. The Molotov Ribbentrop pact is noted as undermining Western plans and signaling a shift away from a Western alliance.
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Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
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Parlia
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Poland
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Munich
Adolf Hitler
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Naval Reserve
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Washington
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Sumner Welles
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Vittorio Emanuel
Italy
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Moscow
Europe
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Viacheslav M. Molotov
Stalin
Hitler
England
English
der Fuehrer
Joseph Sta UN
Pan American Trade Plan With Argentina Announced
Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, announced the United States will sign a reciprocal trade agreement with Argentina to stimulate mutual trade and bolster Pan American resistance to totalitarian influence. Preliminary discussions are complete and negotiations will begin immediately, with Argentina a major U S trade partner after Canada.
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United States
Argentina
Washington
Sumner Welles
Welles
Sam
Latin America
Canada
Milk Strike Ends After City Compromise
New York housewives regain milk supply after a nine day drought. A blended price of 2.15 dollars per 100 pounds was set for farmers, ending a C I O backed strike by dairy farmers in Utica after negotiations led by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. The farmers had sought 2.35 per hundredweight, with prior price increases since federal state marketing control resumed under Secretary Wallace.
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New York City
Fiorello la Guardia
Upstate
C. I. O. - Supported
Dairy Farmers’ Union
Utica
New York
Dairymen’s Union
Henry A. Wallace
Silver Shirts on Parade and Dies Committee Hearings
The Dies committee explored Nazi and Fascist links in Washington this week with Henry D. Allen testifying about the Silver Shirts and related groups. Fraser Gardner facing possible prosecution over alleged spying for the committee, while Gen. W. G. Krivitsky is slated as the next witness, awaiting deportation.
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Washington
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Dies Committee
United States
Henry D. Allen
Pasadena
Calif
Silver Shirts of
America
American White Guard
Silver Shirts
California
Fraser Gardner
Gardner
William Dudley Pel Jey
Asheville
N. C
Skyland Press
Pelley
Dies
W. G. Krivitsky
Krivitsly
Nature's Balance and the Fight Against Pests
Civilized farming often disrupts nature's balance, prompting entomologists to seek artificial means. Strategies include introducing natural enemies, changing practices, and using insecticides. California citrus beat the cottony cushion scale with a lady beetle, wheat farmers combat Hessian fly by timing planting. Organic insecticides show promise as better controls.
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Lee
California
Australia
Sour Cream and Butter Making Tips From Old Guide
Guidance on selecting sweet pasteurized cream, pasteurizing at 145 to 150 degrees for 30 minutes, cooling to 50 degrees for at least three hours, churning between 52 and 60 degrees, and careful washing and salting to preserve butter texture and keeping qualities.
Apple Worthy Of Noting For Its Stand Among Fruits
A quote from the National Apple Institute lauds the apple as a superior fruit. It notes other fruits may surpass in flavor or nutrition, yet the apple excels in color variety, satisfaction, and stability as a staple fruit against all rivals.
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National Apple Institute
Oats Curb Hen Cannibalism Says Washington Station
The Country Home Magazine notes feeding pullets oats reduces their urge to peck sisters. Oat hulls or cat millfeed help, but oat hull ash or oat ash do not stop cannibalism.
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Washington
Contour plowing idea echoes from Jefferson era disappoints
The text recalls Thomas Jefferson advocating contour plowing to prevent erosion, noting it failed to gain converts in a century. It points out soil particles' fate, arguing people overestimate soil permanence while ignoring its tendency to erode into the sea.
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Thomas Jefferson
United States
Hollywood star makers and screen careers in motion
Studio insiders discuss how designers like Eddie Schmidt and Sardi influence fame for actors such as Adolphe Menjou and Gargan. Stand-ins like Isabelle Sheridan illustrate backroom paths to stardom, while stars like Bette Davis draw praise for acting prowess. Plans accelerate for The Miracle with Miss Davis in a pivotal nun role.
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Hollywood
Eddie Schmidt
Adolphe Menjou
Menjeu
Isabelle Sheridan
Mary Pickford
Constance Cummins
Merle Oberon
Virginia Bruce
Sally Ellers
Joan Blondell
Halloeen
Daugher
Bette Davis
Warner Brothers
Miss Davis
Odd Colonial Taxes and Oddities in Early American Trade
The article notes 200 000 descendants of colonial families in 1620 to 1640, describes England’s ale conners testing beer by sitting on a wooden stool for sugar content, mentions US pension claim fees capped at $10, and reports West Coast oil tankers loading via buoy marked hoses from near San Luis Obispo. It also notes Irish coin designs favor farm imagery over heroes.
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England
Collier's
Pacific
San Luis Obispo
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