Britain Faces World Showdown Across Empire and Europe
AP dispatch notes Britain pressed by have not nations Germany Italy and Japan. Tientsin crisis and German drive east threaten British prestige in the Far East while Danzig and Poland loom in Europe. King and Queen tour North America to strengthen ties as empire extends across continents.
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Mussolini
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England
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Italy
Japan
Far East
Europe
Danzig
Turkey
Dardanelles
Britain
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France
Palestinne
Canada
United States
George
Duke of Kent
Australia
Far East possessions pose defense challenges from distance
The sower's hands and her vast Far East possessions create strategic risk as their distant locations complicate defense. The Tientsin situation draws concern in many capitals due to its strategic sensitivity and precarious position.
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Far East
Tientsin
Four I s measure rulers of public life in Pettengill essay
Pettengill argues Life magazine asked 53 Washington reporters to rate senators and congressmen by four I s: Intelligence Integrity Industry Influence. He links these old fashioned virtues to success, cites Joe Burns on honest character, praises discipline and effort in Indiana graduates, and ends noting ancient texts like Poor Richard and ant wisdom as still guiding American greatness.
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Life” Magazine
Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Lincoln
George Washington
Joe Burns
Howe
Ind
Annapolis
West Point
Indiana
Richard
Washington News
Ant
United States
Samuel B. Pettengill
America’s Future, Inc
Demand for Harvest Men in Douglas County
The Kansas State Employment Service reports rising demand for harvest labor as wheat gathering begins. Supervisor A I Decker notes nine men have been sent to farms recently and farmers are urged to file labor requests promptly to ensure timely placement. Available harvest workers in Douglas County include about 65 harvest hands and more for combine operation.
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Kansas State Employment Service
A. I. Decker
Douglas County
Zodiac Sign Puzzle Teases The Zodiac And Wordplay
A fragmented puzzle page lists horizontal and vertical clues for zodiac signs letters and common words. It includes items like proverbs, measures, and instruments while hinting at an answer to a previous puzzle and a KOI W symbol.
Senate House Conferees Agree On Farm Bill Increase
A Senate House conference committee agreed on an agriculture appropriation bill carrying over 1.2 billion for the fiscal year starting July 1. It includes a 225 million boost for farm benefit payments and a controversial cotton export subsidy. Separate house votes will be held on the senate additions including 113 million for surplus removal and 25 million for tenancy programs. Senator Bankhead noted only modest reductions from the senate total, and the measure would exceed Roosevelt’s recommendations.
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Senate-House
Cannon
D-Mo
House
Senate
Bankhead
D-Ala
Roosevelt
Russell
D-Ga
Celestial Eruption Mystery Seen in Star Near Orion
Photographs from Yerkes Observatory reveal a star near Orion undergoing a cometlike eruption or cometary nebula. The eruption, a gas flare, spreads outward on one side, creating a fan shaped light seen in the Milky Way. The star brightened 3600 times over four years, now magnitude nine and invisible without a telescope.
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Milwaukee
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Yerkes Observatory
John Titus
Orion
Milky Way
Altho
Senate to vote on compromise measure soon
The report says he would seek Senate approval of the compromise measure as soon as possible and that House action will follow.
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Senate
House
Russian Trio in eighth season at Hoch auditorium
The Russian Trio, in its eighth year together, visits Hoch auditorium Thursday evening. Critics note their close association and rare ensemble unity, marking them as a leading chamber music group in the nation.
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Hoch Auditorium
New York City
Snow blindness and ancient uses of bananas described
The article notes that animals suffer snow blindness as humans do. It also mentions two foot long bananas grown in India that are dried for export and whose skins are used to weave baskets and mats.
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India
Russian Trio Impresses Audiences in Wisconsin Concert
The Wisconsin State Journal lauds the recital at the University of Wisconsin with the audience nearly standing, while the New York Times singles out the ensemble for its style, tone, rhythm, and poise.
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New York Times
The
Wisconsin State Journal
University of Wisconsin
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