Invasion Fervor Rises as Europe Braces for War
Joseph W. LaBine surveys Britain and Germany amid Munich echoes, Holland and Belgium neutrality, and Churchill attacks on peace aims. He notes aerial raids near Paris, German merchant vessels in the North Sea, and Finland's plight over a naval base during rising global tension.
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Adolf Hitler
Munich
Britain
Hitler
Admiralty
Holland
Belgium
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Reich
Belgum
Little Nations
North Sea
Singapore
Far East
Finland
Elias Errko
U. S
Sandy Hook
New York Harbor
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Moscow
Karelian Isthmus
Errkco
Europe
Notable Names in U S News and Economics
In New York German Ameri went on the loose charged with stealing 5641 in funds. In St Louis Federal Reserve Chair Marriner Eccles proposes higher taxes on large corporations and high salaries to fund armament and balance the budget. In Washington industry leaders Weir and Hook face strong competition. Harold Ickes urges passage of the Cole bill to control oil production.
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New York
German-Ameri
St. Louis
Federal Reserve
Marriner
Washington
Weir
Charles
Interior
Harold Ickes
Famous Chicago crime plot hints and 1939 corn questions
Puzzle asks to identify a criminal whose outside cohorts prepared bloody acts shortly before release in Chicago. It also quizzes on Morgenthau debt limit requests and 1939 corn production estimates, then poses a multiple choice about Eire leader De Valera and a false note about American education praised in a column.
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Chicago
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Eire
Eamon de Valera
Neutrality woes linger as embargo ends fail to spur export boom
After embargo removal, demand for motors and aircraft rises but overall wartime trade remains weak. Unemployment nears 500,000 of 9 million. Sailors idle at New York ports and shipowners press for relief. The White House proposes three measures to help seamen and reallocate materials.
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U. S
New York
John Carmody
Maritime Commission
Emory Land
A. F. of L
Joseph Ryan
Matthew Dushane
White House
Not Too Narrow Not Too Deep Stars Gable Crawford
Star Dust notes Joan Crawford seeks more than clothes on screen in Not Too Narrow Not Too Deep with Clark Gable. a tough role in a jungle chase. Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney shown as a duo drawing public interest in Babes in Arms. Major Bowes donates trees to St Patrick’s Cathedral and gifts Laurel Hill estate to Lutheran church for a retreat. ODDS AND ENDS mention Charles Boyer touring America and Ninotchka filming scenes with Grins Jee ey Tomdon and maids in Hollywood.
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Gable
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Babes In Armas
Andy Hary
Rooney
Judy
Major Bowes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
Laurel Hill
Ossining
N. Y
Lutheran Church
Bowes
Margaret Midgton
Charles Boyer
Comedienne
Ninotchko
Hollywood
Union
Franco aims to purge church leadership in Spain
In Madrid Franco hints at removing Cardinal Vicar y Barraquer and several bishops for being hostile to his regime. In Mexico City officials conceal a mysterious German radio station said to relay ship movements from a mountain stronghold likely in Chiapas.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Vicar Y Barraquer
Mexico City
Chiapas
Quiz Answers on Farms and Government Policy
The statements refer to a large farm surplus turned over to government control and de Valera facing threats after refusing demands. It notes concern over religious teaching in UF schools and cites issues of divorce and birth control spreading.
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de Valera
Dollar Makers Clean Store Will Attract More Business
George T. Eager recounts a grocer who adopted a sales manual idea from a gas station. By scheduling daily cleaning tasks the store improved appearance and profits, with Monday to Sunday routines covering displays candy cases trucks and floors.
Monuments to Laziness Drive Modern Industry
A college graduate told a top builder that laziness is a money maker. The manufacturer argues that monuments to laziness spurred major industries from bakery to elevators and pre cooked foods, helping society pursue the “more abundant life.”
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George
Detroit
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Mad Anthony's Home Has Historic Interest
New York report describes Waynesborough, the birthplace of General Anthony Wayne, a stone house with wings built in 1722 and 1740. The estate, once owned piecemeal by Wayne’s grandfather and father Isaac Wayne, is highlighted for its historic value and countrified setting.
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Mad Anthony
New York
Waynesborough
Mad Anthony" Wayne
Anthony Wayne
Bernice Mueller Ball
Isaac Wayne
Heuak
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Alabama
So Starnes
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Nethe
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Frieda
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Phantom Radio
George T. Eager
Clark & Reid CO
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Garden Street
Harvard Square
Cambridge
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Kirki
Donahue
J. J. Donahue
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Boston
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T. J. Hartnett
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