U S Acceleration of Defense Programs and Highway Plan
The piece outlines Washington's rush to strengthen military and economic defenses after Hitler's Reichstag speech. It notes Army and Navy modernization steps, aging officer retirements, a shift toward streamlined services, and a push for 26 700 miles of new national highways to support peacetime traffic and defense needs.
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U. S
Adolf Hitler
Washington
Nevada
Key Pittman
Japan
Germany
Italy
Congress
Army
Harry Woodring
Malin Craig
Staf
George Catlett Marshall
Navy
Navy Department
Maritime Commission
Emory S. Land
Naval Air Research Station
Marchfield
Calif
Rooseveltt
Philippines Questioned as War Looms in Asia
The article surveys U S policy toward the Philippines amid rising Japanese power. It details proposed tariff shifts and a push for independence by 1948, with a secret Senate agreement offering a tougher 1942 cut in ties if political links end and the U S withdraws by 1953. It notes pressures from Manila and U S agriculture disputes, and references a chart on WPA relief funding and reform debates. The piece also covers Eden in Britain and Bolivian President Busch, portraying looming political realignments and dictatorial tendencies in South America.
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Manuel Quezon
Japan
China
Asiatic
Manila
U. S. Pacific
Philippines
U. S. Agriculture
U.S
Manuel Guezon
Roosevelt
Quezon
Senate Committee On Territories
WPA
South Carolina
James J. Byrnes
Virginia
Clifton Woodrum
Admiral Bloch’s lifelong voyage from artist to fleet commander
In Woodbury Kentucky a boy’s ship drawings foreshadowed a sea command. Admiral Claude Bloch, aged about 60, leads the U S Pacific Fleet with 300 ships, 60 000 officers and men, and about 1 000 planes. His career spans from rescuing Spaniards to winning the Navy Cross in World War I and meritorious service across decades. He blends art, Latin study, and disciplined duty into a storied naval leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Woodbury
United States
Pacific
Claude Charles Bloch
Annapolis
Iowa
Cervera
Santiago Harbor
Sampson
Plattsburg
Navy
Hollywood Romance Waves Sweep the Screen
Star Dust notes a wave of marriages among film figures. Douglas Fairbanks Sr. wed Mary Hartford, Kate Smith marks nine years on radio with a tentative hit, Sarah Schwartz delivers famed screams on set, and Bette Davis may snag another Oscar for Dark Victory. Felix Enight funds two scholarships for young singers with Mebane Beasley, while Jack Benny’s Rochester appears across films and radio. Addie Anderson and Shirley Temple are highlighted as friends, and Bill Robinson chats with Temple’s mother. News wrap includes gifts for Kate Smith and vocal improvements credited to her husband.
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Felix Enight
Mebane Beasely
Enight
Knight
Bill Robinson
Shirley Temple
New York
Shirley
Gabriel Heatter
We, the People
Kate Smith
Alartha Raye
Bobby Breen
Bob
RKO Pathe
Marquess of Lothian to become British ambassador to the U S
Philip Kerr the Marquess of Lothian, aged 67, will take Britain's No 1 diplomatic post next summer as ambassador to the United States. Once a wartime secretary to Lloyd George, he has long served as a trusted advisor under McDonald and Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Eden
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
London Rangers Regiment
Eden
Philip Henry Kerr
Lord Lothian
U. S
Lally Astor
Cliveden
Hitler
David Lloyd George
McDonald
Chamberlain
Ameri
Bachelor
From drug-store clerk to president of TWA in a rising aviation era
Eighteen years after starting with a $25 weekly salary, Jack Frye learned to fly and rose to president of TWA. He merged Aero Corporation with Transcontinental and Western and by 1934 steered 33 twin motor ships across 6236 route miles New York to Los Angeles. Frye and Paul Richter built a major airline empire buying 45000 shares from Lehman Brothers and Hertz, placing Frye among top US aviation leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frye
Paul Richter
Aero Corporation of California
Transcontinental
Western Airlines
TWA
New York
Los Angeles
Lehman Brothers
Chicago
John D. Hertz
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Pauls Evangelism and Pastoral Work in Ephesus
A sermon reflection on Paul’s zeal as evangelist and pastor in Acts 19 20, urging believers to keep active in outreach. It contrasts fearless preaching with personal contact, and invites readers to join the household of God as fellow citizens with the saints.
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Christ
Paul
Ephesus
Demetrius
Asia
Diana
Macedonia
Achaia
Jerusalem
Miletus
God
Jesus Christ
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Semple
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der Fuehrer
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Finland
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Reich
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German Busch
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Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Bush
Col
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Chaco
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Busch
Colonel Busch
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By Lemuel F. Parton
Louisville
Stedious
Merchants Association
Acentry
London
Paris
Millikan
Achilles
Dr. Millikan
Hhis Runner
Einstein
Planck
Heisenberg
California Institute of Technology
Consolidated News Features
WNU
Virginia Vale
Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks Sr
Mary Hartford
Sarah Schwartz
James Whale
Louis Hayward
Louis XIV
Whale
Bette Davis
Jack Benny
Rochester
Peter
Old
Kentucky
Addie Anderson
Western Newspaper Union
Marquess OF Lothian
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D
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