Congress Drives U S Defense Spending Amid World Tensions
The analysis notes Congress rapidly approves a 513 million army bill and contemplates a 95 million each for two 45 000 ton super battleships. It outlines allied capital ships counts, Japan’s secret program, and calls for broader tax funding while debating parity payments and cotton subsidies. It highlights rail and ICC reforms and notes Fairbanks tax refund and German expansion signals in Europe.
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Japan
U. S
Britain
der Fuehrer
Duce
Germany
Czecho-Slovakia
Atensel
Congress
Senate
Oklahoma
Thomas
Uish
China
England
Indiana
Minton
Bermuda
Canada
Minnesota
Lunceen
Cac Ee
Navy
White House
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
U.S
Danzig Polish Corridor Threats in Nazi Press Notes
Nazi propaganda cites Polish attacks on Germans in Polish territory to justify anti- Pol ish rhetoric and warn of German mercy. The piece discusses Goering era press language and alleged foreign pressures shaping Poland’s stance amid looming invasions and a Wagner Act reform debate.
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Adolf
Poland
Germany
Hans von Moltke
Land of Germany
Field Marshal Goering
Essener National Zeitung
Pole
Austria
Sudetenland
Czecho-Slovakia
Deutsche Diplomatisch-Folitische Korrespondenz
Billy Hays Now A Matter of Fact Endemonist
Lemuel F. Parton profiles Will H. Hays as a eudemonist who believes in fairies, praising Snow White while noting his pragmatic stance on censorship. The Sullivan Indiana native, a former postmaster general and MPPC leader, is depicted as a cautious, persuasive political operator with country lawyer roots.
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Billy Hays
EW York
Will H. Hays
Hollywood
Hays
Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America
Sullivan
Ind
Harding
Moving Picture Oeya
Oes
Indiana
Mr. Hays
Trend and figures from 1938 economic shifts
Wealth trends show a large gold consignments arrival in New York on August 5. Unionism hits a record 8 million members as strikes fall in 1938. Farm income largely goes to debts and taxes, with 49 percent spent on obligations. Corporate earnings drop 42 percent from 1937 to 1938.
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New York
Manhattan
U. S
Labor Department
Agriculture Department
Standard Statistics Company
Prophecy and Politics: Messersmith’s Shifting View of Hitler
The piece recalls George Msmith Messersmith once predicting Hitler's moves with accuracy before changing his stance as events unfolded. It notes his earlier roles including advisor to the state department, consul general at Berlin, and later minister to Austria, with prior service as Delaware schools superintendent.
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George Msmith Messersmith
Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
State Department
der Fuehrer
Mr. Messersmith
Albert Einstein
Roosevelt
Austria
Delaware Schools
Consular Service
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