Bruce Catton Looks At Sumner Welles The Enigmatic Diplomat
Bruce Catton describes Sumner Welles as a tall dignified under secretary of state bound for the Panama peace and neutrality conference. He notes Welles's reserve and mixed reputations as an anglophile anti fascist and dedicated New Deal diplomat who rose from Latin American posts to chief of the Latin American division before complex moves in Cuba and beyond.
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Bruce Catton
NEA
Washington
Sumner Welles
United States
Panama
Alwers
Foreign Office
Chamberlain
State Department
Gathers
New Deal
Grotn
Harvard
Ciple
Takin
Buenos Aires
Central America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Machado
Gran San Martin Tegime
Welles
Attacker Baffled by Fortified Line
AP report analyzes Western Front fortifications and the high cost of breakthrough actions. It notes that attackers may lose four to ten men for every defender, with estimates suggesting 500000 casualties to breach a line. It explores psychological impacts and strategic options like flanking via Belgium, the Netherlands, or Switzerland.
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Morgan Beatty
Washington
Europe
Rhine
Germany
Manheim
Bessen
Little Felgiam
Netherlands
Switzerland
Welles Backed Latin-American Confidence Push in Panama Ties
The article notes William C. Welles as a key figure in fostering good neighbor policy with Latin America. It highlights his role as delegate at the 1936 Buenos Aires conference and as deputy secretary of state, earning Latin diplomats' full confidence for the Panama conference. It also describes his austere demeanor, intense work schedule, Maryland country home, and off duty hobbies of horse riding and caring for flowers.
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Col
Fulgencio Batista
Welles
Cuba
United States
Buenos Aires
Panama
State Department
Maryland
Public Notice of Property Sale in Hempstead County Arkansas
Chancery Court order 1929 directs sale of real estate in Hempstead County Arkansas to the highest bidder at the front door of Arkansas Bank and Trust Company Hope on October 1 1929. Property includes specified tracts totaling about 100 acres. Credit sale three months with bond and interest. sale overseen by Ralph Bailey Commissioner in Chancery.
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Chancery Court
Hempstead
E. al Lung
Laura Brown
H. C. Brown
Arkansas Bank & Trust Company
City of
Hope
Hempstead County
Arkansas
Lawour Judicial
Ralph Bailey
Chancery
Harrison in Hollywood Hillywood
A chaotic studio scene shows a producer directing staff to slash costs and shift plans as Europe faces war. The memo reveals budget trims on Bustle Along and Pulp and Ceremony, blue pencils, and appeals to shift writers away from radios to other work amid the crisis.
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Hillywood
George
New York
Horowitz
Dante
Bloomie
Helga Haagam
Helga Hollec
God
Hitler
Henry
Meg
Joel ‘Dew Fellows
Europe
Epic Pictures
Fragmented military fortifications on Franco German frontier
Fragmented OCR style notes describe Siegfried and Maginot lines with pillboxes, block fortifications, and tunnels. Mentions brutal defense depths from five to forty miles, varied terrain, and heavy fortifications near Verdun Metz and the Rhine front.
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Black Forest
Vestes
Rhine
Ata
Weston
What Is a Lobster Here Are Two Answers
A Florida fish shippers dispute over the term lobster. The FTC ruled lobster may only refer to Homarus genus meat. Swartz challenged the order saying it would damage the Florida industry and jobs while defenders defend broader American usage and identity of the term.
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Miamt
Flas
Florida
Federal Trade Commission
Atlantic
North Carolina
M. Swarts
Swartz
Ean
Sywarte
North American
War Impact on Hollywood Box Office and Film Scale
Markets close as wartime import restrictions hit many nations including the United States. Hollywood faces a box office slump with executives worried about studio closures as top budget pictures dwindle. Fans demand shorter programs and fewer lavish spectacles, prompting producers to rethink production and aim for better storytelling and acting in leaner films.
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Hitlerlind
Italy
Hjs
Hollywood
Te Alk
Cain
Souvenir Wood Nickels Draw in Bristol Woman
A Bristol Tennessee woman signed as Mrs. Wood Nickles requested one of the festival’s souvenir wooden nickels from the South Boston tobacco festival headquarters in Virginia, highlighting a quirky local outreach.
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Boston
Bristol, Tenn
Wood Nickles
First England Fireworks Display Report of 1696
A brief note records the first fireworks display in England occurring in 1696, marking an early public celebration of pyrotechnics in the country.
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England
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for Malaria Ad
An 1900s style advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tasteless quinidine malaria remedy. It promises quick relief from chills and fever and claims widespread use and customer endorsement, noting availability in drugstores and better value in larger sizes.
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Grove
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