U.S. Debates War Aid and Trade Amid Poland Crisis
As six months pass since Germany invaded Poland and Roosevelt warns neutrality, Washington weighs help to Allied nations. A $20 million Douglas Aircraft bomber contract signals increased U S war-related commerce while debates on exports, financing, and asset holdings unfold.
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Germany
Poland
Roosevelt
Congress
U. S
U.S
Europe
Henry Wallace
Douglas Aircraft Company
Great Britain
European Wars Loom Across Nordic Fronts
Reports describe Finland retreating toward Viipuri while holding at the Svalat line as German troop movements flank Luxembourg and Siegfried line expansion nears Belgian and Dutch borders. Allies eye far north Petsamo landing. Sikorski drills nearly 100,000 Poles in exile. peace terms circulating with Mussolini and Hitler signaling a broader European crisis.
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Viipuri
Finland
Mons
Svalat
Helfwan
Western Front
Luxembourg
Siegfried Line
Berlin
Maginot
Poland-in-exile
Europe
London
Paris
Petsamo
Norway
Sweden
Scandinavia
Britain
France
Byrd Maps Antarctic Coast and Island Range Discovered
Admiral Richard Byrd and two assistants mapped the South Pacific coast of Antarctica and found a vast mountain range and an ice covered island 80 miles offshore during a Little America expedition. The report ties to other London news about food production and political rumors surrounding Maj. Kermit Roosevelt and Archduke Otto.
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Little America
Richard
Byrd
Pacific
Antarctica
London
David Lloyd George
England
Kermit Roosevelt
Roughrider
Russia
Ter
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Archduke Otto
Austria
Sem
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U. 8S. Sry
Siberia
Congress Passes House Bill Packages And Trade Program Extension
The House advances a senate backed plan for a $20 million non military loan to Fin land and a $60 million crop control funds appropriation. Sen Robert F. Wagner proposes SEC investment company regulation. An approved measure extends the reciprocal trade program for three years in both chambers.
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Congress
See
Finland
Robert F. Wagner
D.-N
Securities and Exchange Commission
White House: Home Again on Panama Canal Defense Plan
President Roosevelt, aboard the Tuscaloosa returning from a fishing trip, urged doubling guns and planes at Panama and launching a long range defense program across Central America to reach Ecuador and Venezuela. Augusto Boyd of Panama endorsed closer U S canal defense cooperation saying Latin America must cooperate.
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Panama
Caribbean
Tuscaloosa
Franklin Roosevelt
Canal Zone
America
Gibraltar
Washington
Central America
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Augusto Boyd
U.S
Latin America
United States
Canal
Nose Count And Campaign Fire In 1940 Census
The 1940 census questions on personal income draw protests as census rounds begin April 1. Census Director William Austin pushes ahead with the count while a new National Income Division analyzes income flow from all sources. Ohio contests and political bids unfold with Mrs Frances Payne Bolton winning in the twenty-second district and Republican J Harry McGregor in the seventeenth district. National party signals point to a possible Republican sweep next November.
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Catherine Curtis
New York
Senate
Congress
William Austin
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Ohio
J. Harry McGregor
Byron Ashbrook
William A. Ashbrook
Frances Payne Bolton
Bolton
McGregor
Washington
Congressional Campaign Committee
Massachusetts
Walsh
Iowa
Herring
Michigan
Brown
Indiana
Minton
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Nebraska
G. QO. P. Sone
Igan
Arthur V
John John Nance Gareae
New
Talent Search Aims For Yearling Boy Role
The article traces the nationwide hunt for a boy aged ten to twelve to play Jody in The Yearling with Metro Goldwyn Mayer casting. It notes potential stars including Ronald Reagan and highlights Hollywood tales of starting paths, marriages, and surprising career turns.
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Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Jody
Spencer Tracy
Sidney Franklin
Florida
Tf Honald Reagan
Chicago Cubs
Catalina Island
Plain Twills Checks Plaids Are Top Wools for Your Suit
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas highlights spring 1940 wool trends featuring navy twill, whipcords, and plaid tweeds. Emphasis on color coordinated suits with white accents, navy hats, and diverse silhouettes from tailored jackets to cape ensembles.
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Western Newspaper Union
Warner Bros Directors and Dogs Featured in Film Notes
Warner Brothers director Vincent Sherman and actor John are linked to a League of Nations kennel segment. A Pnark poodle an English league fund and a Welsh terrier appear in the snippet. Wendy Barrie stars in related appearances.
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Cubs
Warner Brothers
Texas
Jane Wyman
Eddie Albert
Jane
Vincent Sherman
John
League of Nations
Wendy Barrie
Pocket Belt Pockets and Parisian Style Take America
A Paris inspired pocket fashion trend reaches the United States with decorative blouse pockets and new cash and carry belts designed by Criterion. The belt offers space for a hanky keys money and other small items and is described as both smart and utilitarian as it drives record sales.
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Paris
America
Criterion
Circle of Silver Mirrored Evening Bag
An evening bag crafted from silver metal cloth is enhanced with a jewel like shine through the application of mirrored panels. The circular design emphasizes a refined, reflective finish suitable for formal occasions.
Collarbone Accessories Bring Whimsical Spring Flair
Pocket jewelry items called collarbone accents replace lapel gadgets. Readily worn on lapels or near the collar, options include a green enameled frog with jiggle eyes, an enameled rooster with a hinged wing, and a white lamb with ruby eyes and gold chain fleece. Other designs feature jewel breasted robins and gold rooster heads with enamel combs.
Black With Color For College Wear
Black outfits with accents of bright color enhance the college wardrobe this season. Crepe dresses feature wide flared skirts and beaded borders, while others show simulated white bead collars and cuffs. Velvet skirts pair with velvet tops, and wool skirts with embroidered white sweater tops in colored raffia.
Background Dress Colors For Evening Wear
Satin background dresses pair with crepe jackets or tops in wool velvet fringe feathers and beads. Dark shades such as watin garnet red deep sapphire and pine green are smartest while light shades like gold offer alternative styling.
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California
Rockford, I
Charles Sweeney
Toronto
FBI
Siberian
Bermuda
Azores
Lisbon
Arctic
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Lord Tavistock
British Council For Christian Settlement
Dublin
Viscount Halifax
Slovakia
Mr. Welles
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Sumner Welles
Switzerland
Mussolini
Welles
Adolf Hitler
Sikorski
White House
Boyd
LABOR
National Labor Relations Board
General Motors
A. F. of L
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Bolton Ohio
Virginia Vale
Hollywood
Dona Dix
Warner
Reagan
Florence Gill
Clara Cluck
Disney
Arthur Lake
Dagwood
Penny Singleton
Mrs
Ronald Reagan
Walt Disney
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