Now or Never as Germany Faces Trade and Debt Strain
A 1939 analysis outlines Germany’s economic lull under Hitler, detailing rising state taxation, armament costs, and a brittle credit system. It notes Schacht’s move to revive foreign trade, Britain’s defense spending, and looming demands to export or die while U S reform costs raise deficits and debt ceilings.
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Germany
America
Reich
Austria
Sudetenland
U. S.S
I. O
France
Britain
London
Italy
Japan
Petain Named Ambassador to Reorganized Spain
Marshal Henri Petain, age 82 and famed for Verdun, is appointed ambassador to reorganized Spain. The move aims to win Gen. Francisco Franco’s friendship and leverage past Franco-Petain collaborations, including joint campaigns in Morocco and earlier Madrid negotiations with Primo de Rivera's governor.
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Verdun
France
Henri Petain
Spain
Francisco Franco
French War College
Marshal Petain
Iron Man
Franco
Abd el Krim
Morocco
Petain
Madrid
Prima de Rivera
Notable Women and Early Figures Across American Frontiers
The piece recounts Mme. La Compt e N from Cahokia's resistance to frontier hostilities and her influence with tribes, plus Maj. Stephen H. Long’s 1819 expedition and the misjudged Great American Desert label, and Virginia Moon, a Civil War era spy who later acted in Hollywood before dying at 81.
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St. Louis
Tom Brady
Ong’s Peak
Colorado
Stephen H. Long
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Irginia Moon
Memphis
Tenn
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Tennessee
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Mary Miles Minter
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Western
Union
Impartial hotel czar eyed as power shift in New York
Ed ward Mulrooney, 68, named impartial chairman to represent both employers and labor in the New York hotel industry at a salary of 25 000 a year plus a 6000 pension. He is a former police commissioner noted for waterfront work and hard line anti crime measures. Batista's Cuba shows signs of turning left, with discontent among conservatives over his alliance with Cardenas and hints he aspires to be the Napoleon of the Caribbean.
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Will Hays
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Edward P. Mulrooney
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State Commissioner of Correction
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Fulgencio Batista
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Barber
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Hitler
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Caribbean
Aranha Weighs Move to End Shooting Irons
Dr Oswaldo Aranha Brazilian foreign minister visits the United States as a peacemaker and potential financial ally. The 43 year old veteran diplomat has led five revolutions in eight years including backing Vargas. His mission could lead to a Brazilian central bank with US capital of 50 million dollars.
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Getulio Vargas
United States
Rio Grande Do Sul
Vargas
Doctor Aranha
Bailiff Dreamed Out By Village Constable
A village constable sees a man lingering in a bar after closing time and ejects him. The proprietor admits the man cannot be removed, but the constable takes action and throws him out, revealing the man is the bailiff. The innkeeper thanks him for finally clearing the nuisance.
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Tit-Bits Magazine
Big Hearted Lawyer and His Office Boy Exchange
A well known attorney habitually lectured his office boy. He overheard a neighbor asking the boy how much his chief paid. The boy replied the pay was 1500 dollars yearly with five dollars weekly in cash and the rest in legal advice.
No Chance for Scandal Teacher Absence Claim
Dialog shows a student Tommy explaining three days absence to a teacher. He says fear of gossip about a supposed romance would expose him. The exchange highlights schoolyard rumors and student discretion in addressing truancy.
Self-Restraint and Vanity in a Glass Gaze
A man boasted about himself to impress a woman and answered her doubt with a witty reply. She teased him about not cheering his own reflection, highlighting a playful exchange on vanity.
Banquet Speaker Tires High School Assembly
At a high school banquet the evening speaker droned on. Fred, bored, nodded at his plate until the class president jabbed him awake. Fred groaned and asked for a harder tap to quiet the speech.
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Fred
Local Father Announces Triplets, Prefers Silence
Misunderstood Mr Brown calls the paper to share news of newborn triplets. When asked to repeat, he declines with a quip about not helping by repeating.
One Way to Look at It Boss and Applicant Dialog
A brief quip from Stray Stories Magazine illustrating a job interview exchange. The boss offers high wages to an inexperienced man while the applicant notes the harder work of learning on the job. The exchange captures humor about competence and pay.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Doorbell Exchange Sparks Social Gaffe Cited by Providence Journal
Readers recall a tense doorbell moment where a visitor and resident exchange sharp words. The Providence Journal notes the exchange as an example of curtness and social missteps in urban life.
Hog with a motto of getting all and keeping more
A terse exchange labels a person as a hog, with the remark that his motto is to take everything and retain more than he gains. The dialogue hints at greed and sharp self interest.
Comeback Papa! The Furniture Man Arrives
Sally calls to her father that the furniture man is present. He responds to wait and instructs to offer a chair. Sally relays the man will begin with the radio and studio couch.
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Sally
Will you tell me why low dresses are called full dress
A quip from Pathfinder Magazine compares fashion terms to poultry slang noting that a "full dress" or "dressed" outfit mirrors the idea of a prepared chicken. The exchange playfully links naming conventions to everyday phrases.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Safety Talks May Improve Workplace Habits
The National Safety Council notes that in 1937 among employed people injuries were most often hand and finger related at 33 percent. Legs and feet followed at 24 percent, and the trunk at 19 percent, with arms 11 percent and head 6 percent.
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National Safety Council
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