Europe and Asia crisis raised by triple defense pact
Washington column questions a Japan defense alliance with Germany and Italy as a risk to U S interests citing oil trade in China and Philippines and opposing war enthusiasm led by a few admirals and pundits. Elliott Roosevelt is criticized for his appointment and the piece defends F D R’s wartime record.
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Oceans
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Elliott
Elliott Roosevelt
Ernest Lindley
Kiwi
Roosevelt
America
F.D.R
T.R
Peyton March
Motor Scooter Now Plays Key Transportation Role
A 1930s rise of motor scooters from amusement toys to practical transport is detailed. With 50,000 in use, scooters power messengers, deliveries, and light transport from Florida beaches to California garages, while export sales grow globally. Models reach 35 mph, 125 miles per gallon, and prices start under 100 dollars.
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Nathaniel Wayne
Western Newspaper Union
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Fla
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World
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New Guinea
Australia
India
Palestine
Opposition cools off Japan amid U S recalls and Burma road threat
Washington reports indicate Japanese plans to bomb Burma road and China supplies while avoiding direct war with the United States. Internal Japanese divisions surround Konoye and Matsuoka amid Axis pressure. In France German civilians, not troops, undermine industry as tensions rise. Senate absences grow, and TVA touts electric range sales as Hoover preps Latin America broadcasting study.
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D. C
Cordella Hull
Tennessee Mountain
Horinouchi
United States
China
Hull
Japan
Britain
Burma Road
Burma
Indo-China
Prince Konoye
Hitler
Axis
Konoye
Matsuoka
Europe
France
Gestapo
Brown Shirts
Germany
Low Countries
TVA
Tennessee
J. Edgar Hoover
Big Bill Knudsen
Stettinius
Defense Commission
Knudsen
Defense Spending Drives Upward Economic Momentum
Spending for defense accelerates business, with faster growth in retail sales, auto registrations, freight car demand, and farm incomes. Cash farm income nears 9 billion dollars, up about 5 percent, while wages and manufacturing employment rise. Prices hold steady, steel leads expansion, and defense orders push capacity toward full use while private buyers also rise.
Britain Buys 19 U S Ships to Reach 1001st Asks
Washington reports the United States Maritime Commission accepted a British offer of 4.64 million dollars for 19 of its twenty year old laid up vessels, bringing the total American ships sold to Great Britain to 1,001 since the program began.
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Washington
United States Maritime Commission
Great Britain
Frilled Curtains Add Glamour to Windows
Frilled curtains give a lavish effect with a dash of glamour. A diagonal dart at the back adds fullness to the front creating a smart high drape. Tie backs and valance use rose and plum chintz. lamp shade and spool table add interest.
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Ruth Wyeth Spears
Tron
Silent Power Reveals Heroes In Quiet Times
A reflective quote attributed to Canon Westcott on how great moments reveal character. It compares growth to waking or sleeping and notes that crises expose what we have become.
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Canon Westcott
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la Salle Extension University
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Bedford Hills
G&mart
Bellans
Chilo
Siphia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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