U.S. Business Upbeat in Four Surveys Reports Bright Housing Growth
Four government surveys show a strong upswing in U.S. business with a 164 percent rise in residential construction for the year ending February 1939 and a 21 percent gain in home building in February across 2117 cities. Labor Secretary Perkins calls housing the brightest spot of 1939 as exports rise and employment grows across manufacturing sectors.
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U. S
Europe
Department of Labor
Allied Industry
Perkins
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Reich
Sweden
Japan
Burma
Canada
Venezuela
South Africa
England
Hongkong
Russia
Philippine Islands
Imost
Duce Expected To Be Moderate
Rome reports calm over Europe as blackshirt veterans gather for Fasci st twentieth anniversary. Diplomats expect Mussolini to reaffirm Rome Berlin axis and argue for peace with justice while avoiding actions that could worsen European tensions. Some foresee Madrid occupation timing tied to tomorrow’s speech. UK envoy Charles met Count Ciano to discuss current matters.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Il Duce
Hitler
Rome-Berlin
Europe
France
Spain
Madrid
Noel Charles
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Tarzan killer’s body put on public display in Wyoming
Earl Durand, 26, who killed five men in a Bear Tooth mountains crime spree, was shot by a reluctant friend and lay in the county morgue. His corpse was placed on public display in Powell as a lesson to lawbreakers, while his mother suffered a severe shock.
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Powell
Wyo
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Earl Durand
Bear Tooth Mountains
Wyoming
Robin Hood
Death Alone Keeps Church Bells Silent
In EAST BRISTOL Wisconsin on March 25 Mary Link aged 75 rang the angelus at St Joseph s church each morning and noon. The bells were silent yesterday and again this morning prompting a search for her due to her frailty. Her body was found near the church in what appeared to be a final effort to fulfill her mission.
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Bristol
Wis
Mary Link
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
House Refuses Farm Bill Vote After Bitter Battle
The House adjourned without voting on the $250 million parity payment amid a heated fight over the $1.067 billion agriculture supply bill. Rep Anderson of Missouri won a 105 to 84 vote on adjournment after Democratic leaders tried to prolong the session for WPA funds next week.
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Washington
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House
Rep. Anderson
Missouri
Sam Rayburn
Hitler Signals Nazi Backing for Italy in Axis Ties
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler sent a cordial message to Benito Mussolini pledging Nazi Germany's support for Fascist Italy's ambitions. The exchange followed Mussolini's looming speech on Italy's Mediterranean aims and France claims. Observers note Rome's mixed enthusiasm amid Rome Berlin axis backing.
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Mussolini
Milan
Italy
Mediterranean
France
Hitler
Britain
Grand Council
London
Soviet Russia
Army drafts home air raid shelter plans for civilians
Washington March 25 The U S Army Chemical Warfare Service and engineers publish shelter guidance as inquiries rise nationwide including a Massachusetts contractor claiming an order for a 12 person bomb shelter. The plans cover shelters trenches and protective devices but remain in the planning stage amid fears of air raids.
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U. S. Army
Engineers
Chemical Warfare Service
Walter C. Baker
Atlantic
Shel
Europe
Germany
Arkansas
Wellesley, Mass
Otto M. Theurer
Poland calls reservists as Smigly-Ridz plans strong defense
War mood grows in Warsaw as Marshal Smigly-Ridz orchestrates drastic government reorganization and defenses. Polska Z Brojna editorial proclaims readiness to face any foe, declaring Poland unafraid of enemy forces or bombardments.
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Edward Smigly-Ridz
Polska Z Brojna
Poland
Insanity Plea For Roger Cunningham In Wife Slaying
Oklahoma City March 25. Roger Cunningham 33 plans an insanity defense to a murder charge after authorities dig up his wife Eudora's grave. Prosecutor Herbert Hyde says Cunningham appears mentally sick. Atty K D Mitchell notes the defense is valid while County Atty Morris recites Cunningham’s confession of the 19 day silence.
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Oklahoma City
Roger Cunningham
Eudora
Herbert K. Hyde
Charles Urschel
Cunningham
K. D. Mitchell
Lewis R. Morris
Franco Troops Prepare to Occupy Madrid Early Tomorrow
Madrid likely to fall to Generalissimo Franco within 48 hours as Burgos reports acceptance of unconditional surrender from the Madrid defense junta. Insurgent forces mass near the lines and Franco issues a two stage ultimatum demanding immediate withdrawal of republican troops and arms. The move precedes Mussolini’s Rome speech marking fascism’s anniversary.
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Hendaye
France
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Burgos
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Franco
Junta
Hungary Peace Offer Accepted Amid Border Talks
In Budapest and Bratislava both sides issued peace progress after Slovakia accepted Hungary’s proposal to form a mixed commission to work out a boundary between Germany’s eastern protectorate and Carpatho Ukraine. Bombing raids and threats of reprisal preceded the acceptance, with delegates to meet Monday to set a mutually acceptable line.
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Slovakia
Hungary
Germany
Carpatho-Ukraine
Bratislava
Fragmentary Page 4 Item Noted
Reading notes indicate page 4, part 1, column 2, but details are unclear. The fragment lacks readable names, dates, or events to form a full summary card.
Family ties in Oklahoma City dental class program
Mrs. W. C. Sai Se speaks with her son Bill Preston age 19 at eagle classes in Oklahoma City. Their careers are sponsored by Mrs. Yates' second husband, a Seminole dentist, supporting family tied to the program.
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Ace
Bill Preston
Eagle
Oklahoma City
Yates
Seminole
Okla
Campaigns Opened To Revise Labor Act
Washington reports two major groups push sweeping changes to the National Labor Relations act. The AFL urges congressional amendments while the NAM demands revisions to ensure equal treatment of employers and employees before the law.
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German Pride at Peak After Hitler's Conquests
Berlin reports German pride at its height as Hitler signs treaties with Lithuania Slovakia and Romania within ten days causing an accelerated expansion of German influence across Europe. The article notes 7,000,000 cheering crowds and portrays Hitler as the conductor of a growing continental accord.
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Villa Ibao
Adolf Hitler
Lithuania
Slovakia
Rumania
Fuehrer
Germany
Hitler gains wealth and grip over Europe and Britain mocked
The article details Nazi expansion including seven million Czechs under德国 rule and 150000 Memel Germans absorbed into the Reich. It claims Slovakia and Lithuania become economic dependencies while Romania yields agro wealth. Britain is ridiculed as last minute Stop Hitler effort unfolds. France and Italy viewed as subordinates.
London Rome Pact Feared Amid Cabinet Tug of War
London reports a sharp split in the British cabinet between pro Italian and pro Russian factions over Mussolini’s impending speech. He may press for cession of French Somaliland as part of a Mediterranean pact modeled on Locarno, with Churchill and Laval involved in discreet diplomacy.
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London
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Benito Mussolini
Italy
Neville Chamberlain
Pierre Laval
Britain
Mussolini Called a Gigantic Figure in History
In Rome an interview in Popolo d Italia quotes Field Marshal Hermann Goering as hailing Benito Mussolini as a gigantic figure in contemporary history. Goering says Germany will stand by Italy at all times and at all costs. He asserts democracies will not fight to halt the totalitarian powers.
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Benito Mussolini
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Nazi Germany
Popolo d'Italia
Goering
Italy
Berlin
Germany
Shrine Directors Elect New Officers At Final Session
North America Shrine directors representing 115 of 159 temples in the United States Canada Mexico Hawaii and the Canal Zone concluded sessions at the mosque yesterday naming Ray D. Newton Des Moines Iowa president Del V Blackburn Evansville Indiana first vice president A J Balcom Dellas Texas second vice president and Louis C Fischer Charleston South Carolina reelected secretary treasurer Fischer has held the post since the Shrine Directors Association of
Roosevelt Opposes Broad Tax Overhaul Ahead of Levy Changes
President Roosevelt opposes a general revision of the federal revenue structure and advocates higher taxes only if Congress spends beyond budget estimates. Democrats said the present undistributed profits tax and nuisance levies should continue during a study. calls to modify social security taxes are limited to a temporary measure to aid business. Leaders from both parties support dropping the payroll tax increase, which could save $300 million in 1940, while lawmakers plan a tax bill to reduce business deterrents without sacrificing revenue.
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American Federation of Labor
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
A. F. of L. Union
William Green
Federation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Manufacturers’ Association
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Thomas
Utah
Washington
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Morgenthau
Pat Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Robert Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
Treasury
Herbert Gaston
Jere Cooper
Tennessee
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Frank Buck
California
Coughton
Harrison
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