Italy Calls East Africa Venture a White Elephant
Rome reports Fascists admit Italy’s East Africa empire costs exceed 2.25 billion dollars, a one way venture until profits appear. Officials say roads, housing, and equipment are needed to exploit cotton, coffee, lumber, wheat, livestock, and hides. Fewer than 200 Italian families have migrated as work continues on 2,000 miles of highways and new bus and air routes.
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Italy
East
Africa
Halilie Selassie
Chamber of Fasces and Corporations
Thaon di Revel
Ethiopia
Attilio Terruzzi
Abyssinia
Teruzzi
Amhara
Scioa
Free and Easy America Behind Him King Must Return to Gilded Cage
Milton Bronner reports from London on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth re-entering royal life in England after Canadian and American tours. The piece critiques royal publicity and the gilded cage of tradition, noting public speech nerves and media amplification, while arguing responsibility lies with royal courtiers and press.
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America
Gilded Cage
Milton Bronner
London
Canada
King George
Queen Elizabeth
England
John Smith
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
PURE
George
Winnipeg
Harley Street
Mike
Duchess of Kent
Negro in Congress calls for third term for Roosevelt
Representative Mitchell of Illinois, the only black member of Congress, urged his party to draft President Roosevelt for a third term. He argued Negro youths would rather back a Republican or Democratic reactionary than a Democratic reactionary, and warned against supporting a reactionary Democrat.
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Washington
Mitchell
D-Ill
Congress
Roosevelt
How to Ease Rectal Irritation and Relieve Piles
A short advertisement explains Ice Mint as a simple cooling remedy for rectal itching and piles. It promises quick relief from itching and pain, soothing sore areas and aiding healing, sold cheaply at drug stores.
FASTEETH Keeps False Teeth Firmly In Place
Don't neglect slipping false teeth. Do teeth drop, wobble, or sip while you talk or eat. FASTEETH is an alkaline powder sprinkled on plates to keep teeth firmer, with no gummy taste. Provides security and comfort. Available at drug stores.
PIGEON STUNT CREATES HAVOC IN SENATE
Washington June 15 UP Poets say the bird is on the wing but senators pan dered pigeons released as a publicity stunt by the National Youth Administration to aid Hazleton Pennsylvania. Birds named Marian Mildred and others roamed offices of Senator Edway Johnson Senator Key Pittman and Senator Hiram Johnson prompting odd scenes and comical chaos in the senate chamber.
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Washington
Senate Chamber
Hazleton
Marian
Edway Johnson
Cole
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Key Pittman
Nev
Mildred
Hittman
Women make strides in rural mail carrying
Washington reports the Civil Service Commission finds over 200 women work as rural mail carriers across the United States. The shift reflects expanding opportunities for women in federal civilian service as of June 15.
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Washington
Civil Services Commission
The
United States
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