News Hawk Breaks Into Finnish War Pictures
A vivid profile follows Arthur Menken of New York, a Harvard man and photojournalist who braves front-line chaos in Viipuri and elsewhere. The piece sketches his daring assignments, travels, and dedication to recording war’s grim reality. Also noted is Professor Joseph C. Green, Princeton historian, now advising munition policy and Webster’s dictionary commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Omar
Buck
Arthur Menken
New York
Viipuri
Harvard
S. Stanwood Menken
Social
Frank Merriwell
Europe
Orinoco
South America
Africa
China
Euripides
Menken
Webster's International Dictionary
American National Munitions Control Board
Joseph C. Green
Princeton University
State Department
Washington
Japan
Russia
Mr. Green
Professor Green
Real War Coming in Hitler Speech Signals Strain
Analysis of Hitler's seventh anniversary speech shows promises of continued alliances, shifts in war morale, and threats of a “real war” as Britain France and the Soviet front respond. Allied leaders in Britain and the U S react to bombings and diplomatic moves while Congress debates budgets and farm relief amid looming global conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Poland
Arthur Greiser
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Hans Frank
Adolf Hitler
der Fuehrer
Italy
Russia
Germany
Britain
France
London
Berlin
Daladier
Neville Chamberlain
Japan
U. S
Economic War Looms Over Japan as U S Battles Trade Lifelines
Chicago editorial argues Congress must declare war, but the president wages an economic war against Japan by lapsing trade treaties and using executive powers. It warns such tactics threaten lifelines and could push toward military conflict, noting British interests and Far East shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Japan
Chicago
Germany
England
China
John Lewis
John
Blue Eagle
Labor Relations Board
Bituminous Coal Commission
Department of Labor
Roosevelt Accepts Birthday Cake and Parity Aid From A F L
In Washington a frostbitten day frames a White House scene as President Roosevelt thanks A F L Cea for a birthday cake and paralyzed checks. Mrs Roosevelt walks six blocks to call on a friend, while federal probes widen into Paul McNutt and his income tax. John L Lewis faces resistance within the CIO over a planned endorsement and a split nearly forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. F. of L
Bill Green
Roosevelt
Green
Steve Early
Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
McNutt
Internal Revenue
Paul McNutt
American Legion
Indiana
The
Treasury
Pleas Greenlee
Greenlee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Burt Wheeler
Lewis
Iat
Trend and transit notes from a busy wartime week
A seven year study by Northwestern National Life finds wartime earnings boost for John Public with a 1939 fourth quarter peak above living costs. The Supreme Court limits federal court oversight over the FCC in a Pottsville radio case. Standard Oil NJ buys Buna rubber rights from I G Farben. London may ease U S ship passage at St John NB to reduce UK US friction. Pan American Airways orders four engine craft with 300 mph range to outpace rivals.
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Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Minneapolis
John Public
U. S. Supreme Court
Federal Court of Appeals
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Pottsville
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
I. E. Farbenindustrie
Germany
London
U. S
St. John
New Brunswick
Pan-American Airways
Cnfiee
Casey
New Cop Faces First Morning on Beat
A new young officer on his first beat sternly reprimands a motorist. The motorist denies seeing the light or wave, and the whistle, prompting the rookie to admit his failure and consider going home.
Men Outnumbered in Some Nations by Women Ratios
Across many countries the female population exceeds the male. England shows 1088 women per 1000 men, France 1071, Germany 1058, Russia 1103, Portugal 1097, and Estonia up to 1139. Only the United States and Cuba buck the trend with fewer women per 1000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
Russia
Portugal
Esthenia
United States
Cuba
Kept His Words Amid Private Words Exchanged
A brief exchange reveals tension as one party recalls a prior disagreement with a companion. The response asserts a firm stance and claims past opportunities to speak were missed. The dialogue underscores unresolved issues and lingering insistence on personal voice.
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Joseph W. Labine
Lemuel F
News Hawk
Mr. Menken
Milton
Cincinnati
Princeton
Bordentown Military Institute
Mual Control
Western Newspaper Union
Vatican
Cardinal Hlond
Paris
Diego von Bergen
Holy See
Helsingfors
Finland
Moscow
Norway
Sweden
Balkans
Romania
Turkey
Greece
Jugoslavia
Hungary
Transylvania
House
Post Office
Senate Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Wallace
Texas
Marvin Jones
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jesse Jones
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Labor Board Committee
NLRB
Warren Madden
Hull
Michigan
Vandenberg
Foreign Trade Board
Frank Hook
Congressional
Rep
Martin
Dies
Hook
Joness
Hlond and
von Bergen
Wallace and Jones
General Johnson
United
WNU
Hugh S. Johnson
Asia
Manchukuo
High Seas
Winston Churchill
Drew Pearson and
Robert Allen
Bill
Federation
Thomas
BABY
Shinenoad
Atlas CO
Chouteau, St. Louis, Mo
M. Aurelius Antoninus
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Catherine
Gay
Ustl
Doos
Doans
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