abdication of Edward VIII shocks Britain and empire
A sweeping world news review covers Edward VIII’s abdication of the throne in Britain and the accession of George VI, with reactions across the empire. It notes his exile, Mrs Wallis Simpson's position, and parliamentary actions to formalize the succession amid public debate. It also reports floods in the Philippines, Pope Pius XI’s illness, labor tensions in the United States, and geopolitical shifts including Germany’s naval expansion and Spanish mediation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Great Britain
India
Duke of York
George VI
Edward
House of Commons
Stanley Baldwin
Haggard
Ireland
House of Lords
Accession Council
England
Cannes
Simpson
Wally
London
Duchy of Cornwall
Pius XI
Holy Father
Agostino Gemelli
Milan
Vatican City
Air Problems Need Thought
The article by Earl Godwin Ashington discusses aviation challenges for regulation, safety, and funding. It covers commercial flying, landing field needs, and new aircraft designs, plus war-time plane goals and political dynamics shaping the House leadership and defense spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Godwin Ashington
Congress
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Department of Commerce
New York
San Francisco
J. M. Johnson
Eugene Vidal
Air Commerce
Washington
Little Park
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pacific
Smithsonian Institution
California
G. P. Rogers
Army
Newton Baker
Roosevelt
Army Air Force
Army Air Reserve Forces
Christmas Deed Sparks Scoutish Plan in Small Town
Two boys Jim and Joe plot to be scouts and secretly collect coal and gifts for Miss Riley. They haul a basket of coal and food to Miss Riley on Christmas Eve, surprising her with a generous Christmas generosity. Jim praises their deeds as proper scout behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecretary OF the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
Ogden Mills
House
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
John O'Connor
New York
Rules Committee
Byrnes
Bankhead
Congress
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
O'Connor
Washington
John Rankin
Mississippi
Power Trust
TVA
Veterans Committee of the House
Hanlin
O' Connor
James Mead
Buffalo
Representative Woodrum
Virginia
New Deal
Glass
Byrd
White House
Western Newspaper Union
Tine Jones
Jim
Billie
Joe Perkins
Joe
Fellows
Jon
Riley
Glorified Christmas Pudding Brings Holiday Mystery
A family eagerly awaits the annual Glorified Christmas Pudding with a hidden almond said to foretell marriage. Lois Em and mother search for the nut as Julia surprises all by biting into a mysterious crunchy piece, ending with festive laughter and the pudding fading back into tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois
Traditio
Mother
Father
Julia
Mrs. Allen
Western Newspaper Union
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Pope
Wallace
Edward W. Pickard
Manila
Philippines
Cagayan
Luzon
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pasadena
Calif
AAA
United States
Pan-America
Europe
Asia
Federation
Mr. Wallace
John L. Lewis
C. SO
United Automobile Workers of America
Federation of
Fiat Glass Workers
Lewis Group
American Federation of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Company
Carnegie
Philip Murray
Iwoc
M. F. ‘Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Jin Workers
Germany
Reichsfuhrer
Hitler
Frau Maerker
Faulkland Islands
Berlin
Rance
Italy
Russia
Portugal
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Madrid-Valencia
France
Britain
Povrteen
Croyden
Juan de la Cierva
Saloman Lindman
Sweden
Buenos Aires
Hull
En Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Hamilton
Joclle Webb Pearson
Woollo Coffe
Alice B. Palmer
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