Axis Powers Admit New Members In Growing Coalition
The fascist axis adds Hungary and Manchukuo to anti communism alliance as Europe watches possible moves toward war. In Spain Franco’s forces near Barcelona trigger reports of a second Munich style bargain while Britain and the United States oppose Japan’s China policy.
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Ermany
Japan
Russia
Italy
Hungary
North China
Poland
Romania
Rome
Tarragona
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Paris
Il Duce
der Fuehrer
Hitler
Munich
Mussolini
Adolf
Pyrenees
Balearics
Spanish
Morocco
Daladier
Djibouti
Gulf of Aden
Ethiopia
Tunisia
Benito
Beck
East
Czecho-Slovakia
France
Spain
China
Washington
Guam
Wake Islands
U. S
Tokyo
Abroad Fright Grips Cities Over Suspected Bomb Attacks
Residents in English and Northern Irish cities fear war after a string of blasts blamed on the illegal Irish Republican Army. Dockyards and government sites are guarded as Britain ramps up air power. Rio de Janeiro reports a tight immigration pause affecting Jews seeking Paraguay.
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Scotland Yard
Irish Republican Army
United Ireland
Britain
No. 10 Downing Street
Chamberlain Ives
Notable World Events Snapshot From A Busy Year
This collage lists expulsion and death notices across nations and fields. It notes a New York correspondent’s Mexico dispatch, four deaths from a Montana air crash and other disasters, the Alcatraz escape attempt injury, marriages among public figures, Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett casting, an indictment of Dr William E Dodd, a Nazi prison sentence for Joseph Roth, and obituaries including Col Jacob Ruppert and Edward Costigan among others.
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New York
Mexico
Montana
Australia
Arthur
Doc) Barker
Alcatraz Island
Martha Stephenson
Hal Kemp
Vera Zorina
George Balanchine
Vivien Leigh
Lee
Scarlett O’hara
William E. Dodd
U. S
Germany
Joseph Roth
U.S
Col
Jacob Ruppert
New York Yankees
Prince Valdemar
Denmark
Bulgaria
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Robert H. McLaughlin
Edward J. Watson
Peck
Carl E. Schultze
Edward P. Costigan
Colorado
Notable Quotes From Maugham And War Official
W Somerset Maugham deflects claims of invented characters calling writers liars. Louis Johnson remarks that a bully nation seeks easy targets and avoids direct clashes with stronger powers.
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W. Somerset Maugham
Louis Johnson
Calendar of events and notable hearings this week
Upcoming events include an Orange festival in Winter Haven Florida on Monday January 23 and a bird dog field trials in Thomasville Georgia. Retrial of James J Hines on policy racket charges in New York is set to begin. The Continental Bird Dog Field Trials start in Thomasville. The National trailer coach show opens in Bradenton. Tuesday features a White House reception for ex government executives and a House commerce committee hearing on railroad aid in Washington. Wednesday brings a carnival to Tampa and Thursday the International Refugee Committee meets in London with talks between German and Polish ministers in Warsaw. Friday marks the ex German Kaiser turning 80 at Doorn Netherlands.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Tammany
James J. Hines
New York
Thomasville
Bradenton
White House
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Washington
Tampa
International Refugee Committee
London
Warsaw
Kaiser
Doorn
Holland
Aviator craze tops boy idols amid Roosevelts plan
Northwestern University survey reported to the National Aeronautics Association in St. Louis shows the aviator as the top idol for American boys surpassing the cop and the cowboy. Roosevelt aims to train 20 000 boys annually as aviators and industry leaders foresee expanded aviation facilities and lower costs through greater production. Indiana's Paul V. McNutt returns home in March as Democrats open McNutt For President in Indianapolis. Capitol Hill barbers note beetle brows as a sign of political stature, naming Garner Norris Bankhead and John L. Lewis among examples. Federal Real Estate Board created to study land acquisition and disposition as the government owns about 20 percent of U S land varying by state. Texas Senator Morris Sheppard, father of the 18th Amendment, predicts prohibition's return on its 19th anniversary, noting rising liquor sales and the proportion of women workers in liquor venues.
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Northwestern University
National Aeronautics Association
St. Louis
Roosevelt
U. S
Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
American Legion
Indiana University
Law School
U.S
Philippines
Hoosier Democrats
Indianapolis
Iowa
Nevada
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Senate
Connecticut Valley flood control dispute widens in Congress
The four New England states back Governor Aiken against federal flood control terms after Roosevelt approves $11 million for projects. Vermont opposes, citing state sovereignty, while the Army Engineers price $17.6 million for New England works. Congress debates restoring state rights as other states push economy drives.
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New England
Connecticut
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Long Island Sound
Connecticut Valley
Congress
Roosevelt
Union Village
Woodring
George D. Aiken
Aiken
White House
Chief of
The
Army Engineers
Sen
Austin
Father indicted in chloroform death of son
Louis Greenfield 42 told New York police he ended his son Jerome 17's unendurable suffering by holding chloroform drenched handkerchiefs to his face as the boy lay semi conscious after an epileptic attack. He was indicted this week for first degree manslaughter and pleaded innocent.
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Jerome Greenfield
Louis Greenfield
New York
Picketing Officers Target Horse Race Bets and City Theft Case
Buffalo police use front-door picketing to curb bookmaking amid failures of buzzer alarms. Mayor Frank Hayes of Waterbury faces trial on charges of conspiring to cheat the city of over 1 million dollars. District Attorney Dewey says subway workers would need to steal 158 pounds daily to reach 26 million nickels.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frank Hayes
Waterbury
Conn
New York
Dewey
At Home 1 Telegraph workers wage norms set by Andrews
Wage standards set by the Wage Hour Administrator require telegraph messenger boys to earn at least 25 cents an hour. Western Union and Postal Telegraph warned compliance would force 5,000 workers to be dropped. The ruling stems from Uncle Sam's new prevailing rate law for government contractors.
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Telegraph
Andrews
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Uncle Sam
Labor Department
Congress
Relief problem and new relief proposals from Congress
The piece outlines the unemployment crisis facing 10,000,000 jobless Americans and government relief efforts. It covers Senate and President proposals to expand unemployment compensation, create a Department of Public Works, set minimum federal aid for the aged and children, and fund a $875,000,000 (later pared) WPA program. It notes defense spending debates, court and attorney general appointments, and state legislatures weighing voting reforms.
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Senate Unemployment Committee
Department of Public Works
WPA
PWA
CCC
NYA
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy
FDR
North Dakota
Sen
Frazier
Senate
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Commerce Committee
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
World This Week quiz questions on last week's page
Test your recall from last week s World This Week. Questions cover the largest U S munition buyer by country James P Pope Cul bert L Olson Coco Solo Tar Tragona and the first Chamberlain Mussolini meeting location and date plus two U S officials said to predict a world war may start this spring. Each question carries points totaling 60.
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U. S
James P. Pope
Culbert L. Olson
Coco Solo
Chamberlain
Mussolini
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