January 1 1939 events summarized
The excerpt notes key events: ex Governor Frank Murphy of Michigan named attorney general, Daladier’s colonial tour amid Italy Tunisia and Corsica demands, Congress opening with Navy board urging 41 defense bases, Roosevelt proposing a defense program, a request of 875 million dollars for relief and Frankfurter named to the Supreme Court, Spanish Loyalists slowing Rebels in Catalonia, and Czech forces shelling a Hungarian town with dozens killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Roosevelt
Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Catalonia
European tensions and political brinkmanship in 1930s era report
A compact survey notes multiple items from 7 to 28 across European and world affairs. It mentions survey optimism for no general war, labor reforms, embargo protests in Washington, rising tensions in Europe with Britain Japan and Spain, and key actions by Roosevelt, Chamberlain, Hitler, and Franco, plus census, aid cuts, and naval and air force movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mooney
A. F. of L
NLRB
Washington
Spain
Kennedy
Bullitt
Congress
Europe
Chamberlain
Rome
Mussolini
March 1 194X World War II notes and papal change
March 1 to 7 events include Goering demanding air supremacy and population, Pacelli named Pope Pius XII, Morgenthau blocking stabilization funds for arms sales, Congress marking 150th birthday, Roosevelt criticizing religious persecution, Negrin ousted as Madrid head, Miaja forming a Madrid junta, Hughes ill for first Supreme Court session, and AFL vetoing CIO peace plan for unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goering
Germany
Air Force
Pacelli
Pius XII
Morgenthau
Congress
Roosevelt
Negrin
Miaja
Madrid
Hughes
Supreme Court
A. F. of
Unified Labor Congress
Hitler expansion and European turmoil dominate headlines
The paper reports on Nazi actions across Europe from Poland to Czechoslovakia including Germany's moves in Bohemia Moravia and Memel. Britain and the U S respond with warnings and protests while Poland and Hungary face pressure. It notes U S trade talks with Brazil and domestic policy shifts such as the WPA vote and farm relief debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Paris
U. S.-Brazil
Brazil
Hacha
Hitler
Prague
Pope Pius XII
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
Carpatho-Ukraine
Bohemia
Moravia
Poland
Spirit of the Season Flees to Greece With Baby
Chronology notes rapid wartime moves spanning Europe and beyond from 9 to 30, including Greece protection moves, Polish army mobilization, Roosevelt Caribbean unit, Hitler Soviet talks, and Pope calls for peace. Mentions Gehrig ending 2130 game streak and various U.S. political and economic actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Caribbean
Hitler
Lou Gehrig
Litvinoff
Molotov
Pivotal World Events Highlight Prewar Tensions and Military Moves
The roll of items shows Japan denying liability for damage to foreign property, coal strikes resolved by a federal mediator, Britain and Turkey pledging mutual aid in the Mediterranean, and the U S Navy claiming strength. Mussolini and Hitler tour fortifications while Soviet demands for security pledges and full British alliance intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oumansky
U. S
Russia
Britain
Turkey
Mediterranean
Kentucky
Challedon
Preakness
Mussolini
Hitler
Dies Committee
Mosely
Danzig
Pendergast
Bundsfuehrer
Kuhn
C. H. Mayo
Hull
Admiral Leahy
U. S. Navy
Wilbur Shaw
Indianapolis
Roberts
War Bills and World Events Chronicle
June records a sweeping war materials bill approval by the U S House amid global flashpoints. The Thetis sinks with 99 dead as naval tension rises. Popular visits, protests, and legal shifts mark the period from Pope statements to labor policy battles and court rulings on free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. House
Thetis
House
NLRB
Britain
Supreme Court
Hague
Shanghai
U. S
White House
Halifax
Reich Way
Kladna
New York
Fair
King
Nelson
Cooperstown
Lewis
Germany
Phenix
Indo-China
Antwerp
Cuba
Minneapolis
July 1 to 21 wartime briefings and incidents
A July sequence of terse notices covers events: Bonnet warns France will defend Poland. meteor explosion rocks Portland. Japan reports 30 tanks captured on the Soviet front. embargo reversals debated in Congress. WPA strikes and CIO walkouts over hours. Kentucky flood fatalities. Navy Secretary Swanson dies at 77. nationwide heat waves. Danzig defies Poland. notable receptions. neutrality revisions and labor board probes. coal mine disasters with deaths and injuries. Paul V. McNutt named Federal Security Administrator. WPA layoffs. unions and charters revoked. mine explosions entomb 28. planes explode at sea. Brooklynbattery plan rejected. border tensions rise. TVA power payments. Danzig and German occupation moves. Axis diplomacy falters. Polish and German forces on alert with threats over corridors and neutrality.
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Roosevelt
House
Britain
Japan
China
Tarragona
New Line
Russia
Mexico
League of Nations
Franco
Hitler
Schacht
Reichsbank
Cavalier
Imperial Airways Bermuda
Lincoln Ellsworth
Antarctic
Senate
Hopkins
Labor
Perkins
Bridges
Garner
Farley
Chile
Ribbentrop
Beck
Warsaw
Barcelona
France
Congress
U.S
Chamberlain
Europe
Reich
Albania
Italy
Romania
Greece
Poland
Pacific
LaGuardia
Wm. O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Netherlands
Chiang Kai-shek
Red Sox
Bonnet
Suez
Berlin
Great Britain
Army
Commons
Danzig
England
Portland
Ore
General Motors
Kentucky
Navy
Swanson
Washington
Charlie McCarthy
King’s
Harlan
Paul V. McNutt
Federal
WPA
Sophie Tucker
Actors’ Union
Woodring
Inquiry Into Labor Board
Congressional Coalition
Europe Invasion and Alliances in Early World War II
Chronicle of escalating threats as Britain and France pledge to Poland while Germany demands alliance breaks. Poland mobilizes and Warsaw endures sieges. Soviet and German moves reshape Eastern Europe. Rome Berlin Tokyo pursue peace talks while Britain readies war powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Westerplatte
Britain
France
1940 World War II brief roundup highlights
October items cover Latvia forced yield to Soviet demands and German repatriation moves. Churchill blocks Hitler peace, Britain adds 250000 conscripts, and Baltic bases shift under a Mediterranean aid pact. Roosevelt remains cool to mediator role while the Yankees sweep the Reds for the pennant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latvia
Churchill
Hitler
Britain
Panama
Chamberlain
Russia
Balkans
Turkey
Baltic
U. S
Finland
Moscow
Roosevelt
Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
February 1 1941 headlines from New Deal era briefings
February 1 through 8 report attacks on Roosevelt to arm democracies in world war prep. Germany plans submarines to parity with Britain. TVA buys power assets in Tennessee. Ohio valley floods affect four states. Spanish Loyalists retreat Catalonia. Loyalists flee across border. New York subway workers sabotage trains. Roosevelt pushes relief bill funding.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Germany
Britain
House
TVA
Commonwealth
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Catalonia
New York Subway
April 1 1939 World War II tensions rise in Europe
Britain urged to fight as Hitler challenges London. U S recognizes Franco while embargo is lifted. Izvestia claims Russia backs Anglo French security move. Commons endorses aid to Nazi threatened states. Poland agrees to British defense pact amid Axis fears. Lebrun wins reelection in France. Italy threatens Albania and lands seizes four ports. Queen Geraldine.
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Hitler
Britain
U. S
Izvestia
Russia
Commons
Poland
London
Lebrun
France
Albania
Geraldine
Frontier
Bremen
Roosevelt
Rhine-Moselle
Cracow
Saar
Westerplatte
Saarbrucken
Sglu
Goering
West
Canada
Ireland
Warsaw
England
Pope
Posen
Kutno
Vistula
Japan
Manchukuo
Eas
Romania
Three-Gun Man Roosevelt Loans Big Sum
A cryptic item notes Roosevelt extending a two point four nine billion dollar credit amid a series of global incidents. It mentions a deadly snowslide in a student climbing party and rising drought affecting the East with heat waves.
Roosevelt Loss of Financing Slows Recovery and Policy Shifts
A dated roundup notes Roosevelt warning that loss of works financing will slow recovery while Congress advances a reduced deficit bill. Taft announces presidential bid. A one year extension to the U S Soviet trade treaty is proposed as Tydings and others enter the race. Congress adjourns sending security amendments to the President amid European tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
House
Taft
Tydings
Congress
Yangtse
Danzig
Hitler
Poland
Stettinius
War Resources Board
Peter Astra
Beck
German war path and early World War II events
A compact timeline notes German advances on Poland from September 1 to 17, with Britain and France declaring war, the Athenia sinking, Poland's retractions, mass bombings, and moves by the Axis and Allies, including U.S. neutrality actions and Canada entering the conflict. It records early battles, evacuations, and shifting fronts across Europe and beyond.
War era bulletin of global clashes and strikes fills day count
A sweeping chronology reports events from mid Atlantic raiders and Berlin threats to Finland Soviet talks and Uboats. It notes Flint city actions under Nazi crews and arrests, battles in Prague and Murmansk shifts, plus oil fires and Thanksgiving.
War Ledger and Deaths Sweep Early December News
NLRB opens inquiry as workers rally and Douglas Fairbanks dies. Graf Spee battles British cruisers near Montevideo, then is sunk on Hitler order. Argentina interns Spee’s crew. Finns push Reds. League expels Russia. Stalin turns 60 as Christmas nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks
Bremen
Germany
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Spee
League
Russia
Uruguay
Garner
Hitler
Heywood Broun
Argentina
Joseph Stalin
December 1 events reshape Finland crisis and world response
Roosevelt condemns Soviet invasion and Russia blocks Finland peace talks as Hoover plans relief. Finnish mines kill many invaders while Ma-ury Maverick is acquitted and U S Navy orders a mosquito fleet for inshore defense. Green Bay Packers rout Giants as credits reach Finland.
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Roosevelt
Russia
League of Nations
Hoover
Finland
Mannerheim
Rome Fascist Council
Balkans
Maury Maverick
U. S. Navy
U. S
Green Bay Packers
Giants
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Hines
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Spirit OF the Season
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Arizona
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