German War Machine Invades Belgium and The Netherlands
Weekly News Analysis discusses Hitler’s invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, Chamberlain’s resignation after the Norway crisis, Churchill’s accountability, and Allied plans. It notes Roosevelt’s cabinet meeting and rising global tension as Britain and France push a defensive Balkans alliance and U.S. war games unfold in the South.
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Belgium
Netherlands
Chamberlain
Germany
England
France
Belgian
Adolf Hitler
Low Countries
Luxembourg
Berlin
Norway
Denmark
Paris
London
Exchange Telegraph
Brussels
Washington
United States
State Department
Roosevelt
Hitler
America
Italy
Alexandria
Britain
Balkans
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
House of Commons
Narvik
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Trondheim
Churchill
House
David Lloyd George
Pulitzer prize selections spark critic abuse and praise
The 1939 American Letters awards honor Steinbeck for Grapes of Wrath Saroyan for The Time of Your Life Sandburg for Lincoln War Years Baker for Woodrow Wilson Life and Letters Van Doren for Collected Poems. Each winner receives 1000 dollars.
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John Steinbeck
William Saroyan
Farley as Yanks buyer spurs White House dream
DNC chairman and postmaster general Jim Farley is linked to efforts to buy the New York Yanks. The piece riffs on Farley’s baseball past, forecasts a presidential bid, and wields political humor about using baseball lingo in government. It blends mock scenarios with brief notes on current events and a column of various brief items.
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University of Rochester
New York
New Frontiers In America
Alan Valentine
Langbourne Williams
Freeport Sulphur Company
Alcatraz
James V. Bennett
Federal Bureaus of Prisons
Europe
Bureau of Foreign ‘and Domestic Commerce. . Co
United States
Steel ‘Tockholders
Hoo N. J
Jim Farley
Farley
Democratic National Committee
New York Yanks
Jims
Jim
Haverstraw
N. Y
Polca
White House
Bill Dickey
Ickes
Frank Crosett
Harry Bopkins
Charlie Ruffing
Madam Perkins
Bambino
Yank
Babe
Supreme Court
NLRB
Joe DiMaggio
Broadway Association of New Yorks
Names in the News Across Nations and a Recommissioned Submarine
The piece notes Joan of Arc honored on France’s national holiday with tributes from soldiers and civilians, while in Russia Stalin dominates the news as readers favor his writings. A submarine once named Equalus, believed sunk with 26 perished, is now recommissioned under Sailfish name amid Senate banking and subcommittee discussions.
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France
Joan of Arc
Russla
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Equalus
Ehe
Genate
Zeney
Wawney
Around the House Tips From a Mid Century Kitchen Page
Practical home advice on saving time in cooking with spice mixes and kitchen hacks. Tips include large mixed spice shakers, safety on ladders with emery on each step, using stove tops as warm plates, drying after shower curtain mildew, removing cream stains with cold water and soap, stockpiling cleaning tissue, and organizing dates and non slip grips for jars. Also notes flavor boosts like tomato soup in gravies and using condensed soup on roasts.
Wise and Otherwise Nostalgia Piece on Popularity and Hats
The column Playful musings note film stars fading after five years and relatives returning to work. It jokes about advice given by reluctant givers and quips on thrift and fun. A hat expert comments heads growing two sizes larger than twenty years ago, leavening the era with humor.
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Ruefol Rupért
Zee
Gaya
Joyous Day Quote On Sabbath From H W Beecher
A festive line proclaims that a world without a Sabbath would lack a smile and a garden. The quote frames the day as a joyous weekly celebration attributed to H W Beecher.
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H. W. Beecher
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Philadelphia
Genstor’ Wheeler
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Red Cross
International Red Cross
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American Red Cross
U.S
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Davis
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