National Preparedness Plan Faces Senate House Scrutiny
Washington focus on US defense program as 14 billion defense budget faces slow mobilization. Committee reviews contracts for planes guns tanks and ships with rapid presidential control and calls for tighter audits amid procurement clashes between Treasury Army and Navy. Concerns loom over compulsory service amid equipment shortfalls and rising anti conscription sentiment.
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Does Roosevelt know a hidden threat behind preparedness
The article discusses whether President Roosevelt knows of undisclosed threats prompting wartime readiness. It notes Military Intelligence once predicted a four week British defeat, later revised due to British air success, and suggests fears about Nazi plans in the Caribbean and Latin America. It emphasizes officials privately debated these forecasts.
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Defense program accelerates under Roosevelt drive
Congress has appropriated 14 billion dollars since January 1940 to boost national defense. President Roosevelt takes direct charge to speed up progress while debates grow over compulsory military training and its necessity.
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Hollywood Notes on Stars and Productions
Herbert Marshall enjoys playing a betrayed husband in The Letter, while Bette Davis stars opposite him. Photos compare Bette Davis with her stand-in, illustrating the gap between pro and amateur. Fox buys Tobacco Road rights, with censorship likely to spur rewrites. Lamour and Martin rehearse separate dances. Milland praises Claudette Colbert, leading to past hits like The Gilded Lily and It Happened One Night. A Bristol gorilla costs 48 dollars daily to feed as film plans consider him for D O A. Cary Grant and Martha Scott retreat after The Howards of Virginia, while stars crave public attention despite fame.
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How to Sew 4y Ruth Wyeth Spears 382
A bridal shower feature suggests a color scheme for a Mexican inspired kitchen. It highlights an apron curtain and tea towel set from muslin and bag cloth, with gingham touches and bias trim.
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Record speed of pitched baseball set in 1939
The highest recorded pitch speed is 139 feet per second or 94.7 mph. Measured by the Indians speed meter, the ball pitched by Atley Donald of the Yankees at Cleveland Stadium on August 30, 1939, exceeds the prior mark of 136 fps set by Dee Miles of the Athletics.
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