Voice of England critic Priestly sparks radio clash
In a shortwave address J B Priestly attacks unprepared American radio commentators while noting cultural ties between England and the U S. The piece also highlights Priestly’s career including The Good Companions and Midnight in the Desert. General Tojo emerges as Japan's war minister, viewed as a threat to peace with a hard line toward the U S and Russia.
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Mr. Priestly
England
Pardner
Priestly
Cambridge
London
Yorkshire
Desert
Arizona
America
England Extends Sea Blockade Amid Air Raids
The article reports England broadening its sea blockade to include Spain and Portugal to curb re shipments to Germany and Italy while Nazi air force and submarines intensify attacks on the British Isles. It notes Dover bombardment claims, British losses of planes, and defense rearrangements as Britain unites under one armed front. It also previews the 1940 campaign dynamics with Willkie and Farley leadership as party tensions rise.
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England
Europe
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Italy
British Isles
Royal Navy
Atlantic
Channel
Britain
Berlin
Dover
London
Names in the News: Browder Greene OKeefe and More
A roundup of 1939 items highlights Earl Browder seeking Supreme Court review of his fraud passport conviction with potential four year term and $2000 fine. British star Richard Greene joins Canadian Army in Vancouver. Walter O Keefe named entertainment chairman by the Republican National Committee. The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies pushes for 60 rebuilt U S Navy destroyers to Britain. Neville Chamberlain undergoes intestinal surgery. Edward J Flynn joins Democratic leadership, Alfred E Smith hints backing for the GOP, Willkie expands anti New Deal support in the South amid Crump's opposition. Japan accelerates action against British espionage as Tokyo arrests 13 Britons and disputes Britain’s protests while the U S imposes export licensing on scrap iron and aviation gasoline shipments to curb Japan.
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Earl Browder
Communist Party
U. S
Supreme Court
Richard Greene
Hollywood
Vancouver
B. C
Walter O’keefe
Republican National Committee
America
William Allen White
U. S. Navy
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
War Cabinet
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Willkie
Deep South
Edward H. Crump
Memphis, Tenn
People
Orient
Japan
Johnny Bull
Royal Navy
Europe
Tokyo
Domei
Melville James Cox
United States
China
Washington
North America to hold record wheat surplus after 1940 harvest
European reports warn of near famine this winter while the United States readies for a massive grain surplus. An estimated 60,000,000 bushels of wheat will be stored after the 1940 harvest, the largest surplus in history.
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Europe
North America
United States
Roosevelt seeks authority to call National Guard for a year
Congress debates peacetime draft and manpower limits as President Roosevelt urges emergency power to mobilize the National Guard for a year. House approves nearly five trillion in readiness spending including 14 000 additional warplanes and funds for 2 000 000 soldiers.
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Roosevelt
National Guard
Burton Wheeler
Montana
Norris
Nebraska
Vandenberg
Michigan
House of Representatives
England
Germany
Senate
Trade links widen as Hungarian specialists head to Moscow
Fifteen trade specialists left Budapest for Moscow to prepare for expanded trade between Hungary and Russia as relations shift after the European war. In Canada three hundred thousand draftees are planned for home defense against sabotage starting October 1. Aluminum prices drop another cent per pound per A I A. China closes Geneva liaison offices with the League of Nations. Spain and Portugal sign a new pact pledging friendship and non aggression.
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Budapest
Hungary
Moscow
Russia
Europe
Aluminum Company of America
China
League of Nations
Geneva
Spain
Portugal
Congress Guarded Like Presidents in Tight Security Sweep
The article notes a major upgrade in U S Capitol protection with 250 officers, new access controls, and 24 hour guarding to prevent a repeat of the 1915 bombing. It also covers Willkie's challenging path on power and foreign policy, plus Wisconsin politics and La Follette’s isolationist shifts amid WWII tensions.
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Congress
Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
Washington Times
Mineola
L. I
Gulf Stream plan and selective service debate
A column discusses a speculative Gulf Stream diversion idea as a defense concept, noting the impracticality of testing it and the danger of overreach. It then argues for a robust selective service bill as essential for democracy, praising military expertise and warning against delays in conscription.
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Adolf Hitler
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India
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Hitler
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West
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Wisconsin
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Bob
Phil
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la Follette
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Riviera
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Jules Vernes
Orson Welles
Welkin
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