Willkie Blasts FDR Defense Delays in Charleston Speech
Wendell Willkie charges the New Deal delayed armament, cites Charleston armor plate plant issues, and accuses the administration of mismanaging defense while warning of looming danger to U S safety. He notes inspections, stalled production, and aging arsenals as proof of neglect.
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Charleston
New Deal
Naval Ordnance Plant
United States Navy
Tris
United States
Emphasis on National Defense by a Third-Term Candidate
The speaker cites warnings and world events as the third term candidate appears before Congress on January 3, 1937, seeking less than 100 million dollars for defense while requesting 1.5 billion for unemployment relief. It notes 1937-38 European crises and Woodring’s warning that the U.S. army was weaker than before, then Roosevelt’s 1938 request for 50 million more, amid the Munich and Austria seizures.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
State Department
Army
Navy
Congress
Europe
Washington
France
England
National Youth Administration
WPA
Spain
China
Japan
Far East
Harry H. Woodring
United States
Roosevelt
Austria
Hitler
Munich
Czechopaca
Holland
Belgium
Britain
Orient
Pacific Ocean
Third Term Candidate and Defense Warnings 1937 1940
A historical critique recounts foreknowledge warnings from 1937 to 1940 about U.S. military readiness. It notes the Army ranking eighteenth, calls for peacetime strength near wartime needs, and cites budget proposals and Congress authorizations amid global tensions. It mentions the 1940 invasions and Japan’s actions as context for defense policy debates.
Two Ocean Navy Theme Drives Wartime Call to Action
A political speaker denounces a rival for delaying defense efforts and urges support for a stronger two ocean navy, conscription, and emergency plant amortization as Congress passes seven billion dollars in defense bills. The speaker appeals to voters to decide in favor of a powerful national defense.
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York Times Dispatch
Pacific
Charleston
Congress
Those Holding 158 Take News With Chins Up
Among about 100000 lottery 158 holders in Washington the first selected were deaf mutes midgets cripples and thousands with dependents yet the reaction of the physically fit was readiness to go. The favored joke among those called was I never won anything in my life.
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United Press
Washington
Jackpot lottery draws among war era draftees and suspects
The text lists multiple 158 draw results amid World War I draft notes. It names Woodrow Wilson’s era references, Robert Bell’s mother reacting, Fred Brown of Kansas City winning turkeys, Richard Fiske and Robert Hunter connected to 158, Van Rensselaer Adams offering merciful military service, two Tacoma brothers holding first two numbers, James Allred jailed on a rape charge, and J W Bragg in New Rochelle fearing draft.
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Woodrow Wilson
Robert Bell
Fred
Lucky) Brown
Kansas City
Richard Fiske
Hollywood
Shelton
Wash
Columbia
Robert Hunter
Omaha
van Rensselaer Adams
John Quincy Adams
United States
Tacoma, Wash
Anthony Donald
Joseph Kezele
James Allred
Montgomery County
Dayton
J. W. Bragg
New Rochelle
N. Y
Chrysler
Italian Turkish ministers Hold Friendly Talk in Sofia
In Sofia Bulgaria a friendly talk between the Italian and Turkish ministers was reported as evidence of Turkey's wish to stay out of the Italian Greek war, seen by diplomats as signaling restraint.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Money-saving bargains in good used furniture in Want Ads
Daily ads offer bargains on good used furniture some like new. Listings highlight prices, variety, and immediate availability for buyers seeking value.
Secluded cabins and a fast drive to a charity dinner in Boston
The writer visits Misa Read and Miss Lape in Westbrook Connecticut and notes log cabins built from hurricane salvaged logs as secluded retreats. He recalls a polite police admonition for speeding in a crowded area, misdirection into Boston, and arriving late to a dinner in Statler hotel for the Jewish United Charity fund drive with Governor and notable guests.
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Oston
Misa Read
Miss Lape
Westbrook
Conn
Boston
Boyleston Street
Statler
Mrs. McNamara
Louis Kirstine
Saltonstalls
Charles Francis Adams
Jewish United Charity Fund
Albanian Revolt Reported Growing on Frontier
Belgrade reports an increasingly serious Albanian revolt against Italian rule with unconfirmed advices of bombings in three major towns and rebels entering Italian military communications lines on the frontier.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Doctor Edwards Olive Tablets Promised Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. F M Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative for constipation. It claims benefits include bowel cleansing and improved liver bile flow to aid digestion with prices 15¢ 60¢ and 304.
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Ohio
F. M. Edwards
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Malin Craig
General MacArthur
Poor PA
Claude Callan
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Poland
Danzig
War Department
RAYON
Nead—Uola Thurs
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Hudson
Hudson Sales Company
Eighth Street SE
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Roper
Old Range
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