Austria absorbed by Germany in swift conquest
The German Reich annexes Austria after a rapid invasion. Miklas and Schuschnigg resign under pressure. Seyss-Inquart leads Austria with Hitler’s swift military backing. Britain and France protest. Italy approves after assurances. Austria’s Evangelical church aligns with Germany as Nazi economists plan the annexed territory’s future within the four year plan.
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Hitler
Fuehrer
Vienna
Ustria
St. Germain
Germany
Austria
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Miklas
Schuschnigg
Seyss-Inquart
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Mussolini
Grand Council
Evangelical Church of
Walther Funk
Seyss- Inquart
Prussia
Bavaria
Hitler in Vienna Proclaims Union as Plea for Austrian Plebiscite
Adolf Hitler tours Linz and Vienna declaring the union of Germany and Austria his divine mission. He schedules a plebiscite for April 10 to confirm moves by the new government while swastikas and troops fill the streets and Jews face expulsion.
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Hitler
Vienna
RR Stuening
Linz
Germany
Austria
Fuehrer
TVA Inquiry Prolongs as White House Presses Board Members
President Roosevelt gave Morgan Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan time to settle TVA disputes. Morgan refused to substantiate charges of malfeasance, while Lilienthal and Morgan backed their complaint of obstructionist tactics. No resignations followed. speculation tied the move to removing Morgan and naming Lilienthal chairman.
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TVA
A. E. Morgan
Bridges
Maverick
Snell
Roosevelt
Morgan
David Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Berry
White House
Lilienthal
Washington
Mutiny Rumors Reported in Soviet Garrisons
Unconfirmed reports from Riga Latvia say mutiny may have broken out in major Soviet army garrisons with clashes ongoing. Troops demand surrender of interior department control over arsenals. The Red Army reportedly lacks direct control of munitions, while a GPU force of 350000 guards supplies.
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Riga
Latvia
Mustiny
Department of the Interior
Red Army
GPU
Must Boost Income Tax
The senate finance committee opened review of the revenue act from the house. Chairman Pat Harrison warned that persistent high spending would force widening the income tax base and reducing exemptions. He opposed the undistributed profits tax and urged a flat about 15 percent capital gains tax on property held over one or two years.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Crop Control Penalties Approved by Farmers
Crop control measures win broad support across the South and western states, with voters backing stiff penalties for growers not adhering to the new program. Agriculture officials in Washington begin preparations to enforce quotas, with penalties of 2 cents per pound for excess cotton and half the market price for excess tobacco.
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South
Agriculture Department
Washington
Navy War Games Draw 105 Ships from Pacific Bases
Navy war maneuvers start as 105 ships depart Pacific coast bases for six weeks of exercises. The fleet will operate at scattered Alaska Hawaii points and reach Honolulu around April 1. Over 160 surface crafts, 500 aircraft and seaplanes, 3,600 officers and 55,000 sailors take part in the war games.
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Pacific Coast
Alaska-Hawaii
Honolulu
Wheeler Opposes Executive Reorganization Bill in Senate Debate
Montana Senator Wheeler leads opposition to a bill allowing the president to transfer consolidate or abolish bureaus and functions. He argues democracy tolerates inefficiency but warns against dictatorial powers and claims Congress must function. Senator Byrnes of South Carolina backs the measure as in past court expansion debates.
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Enator Wheeler
Montana
Senate
Supreme Court
Senator Byrnes
South Carolina
Wheeler
Coss
United States
Congress of the
House
Clarence Darrow Dies at Eighty After Long Illness
Clarence Darrow of Chicago legendary defense lawyer dies at eighty after a long illness. He was a friend of the underdog and a foe of capital punishment, defending figures such as Eugene Debs Leopold and Loeb and John T. Scopes in the Tennessee monkey trial alongside William Jennings Bryan.
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Usasace Darrow
Chicago
Eugene Debs
Leopold and Loeb
John T. Scopes
Tennessee
William Jennings Bryan
Franco Drives New Offensive at Catalonia Front
Franco directs major attack as insurgent forces push toward the east coast to split government territory. Government troops including English Canadian and American units are reported trapped in a salient near Belchite, signaling a decisive civil war battle.
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Aragon
Franco
Belchite
Soviet Traitors Condemned by Moscow Treason Trials
In Moscow, nineteen of the former Soviet leaders were tried for treason, found guilty and condemned to death. Three others received long prison terms, including Christian Rakovsky, former ambassador to France. Among those sentenced to death were Nikolai Bukharin, Genrikh Yagoda, ex-Prime Minister Rykov, and N. N. Krestinsky.
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Moscow
Christian Rakovsky
France
Nikolai Bukharin
Genrikh Yagoda
GPU
Rykov
N. N. Krestinsky
Washington Strikes At Home Mirrors Russia Liquidations
William Bruckart argues that U S political conflict mirrors Soviet liquidations under Stalin. He criticizes Roosevelt appointments Jackson Arnold and sees Lifted DOJ control as leftist influence, predicting Farley may quit or align with Garner to rebuild the Democratic Party amid rising GOP opposition.
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Cummings
Roosevelt
Russia
Stalin
Mr. Cummings
Roper
Department of Commerce
Jim’’ Farley
Farley
Roose Farley
Washington
Mr. Farley
Democratic Party
How to repair springs and webbing in furniture
Detailed instructions for reupholstering furniture springs with webbing using a needle twine and tacks. It covers removing the cover, replacing webbing, stretching with a block, weaving strands, sewing springs to webbing, and reassembling the cover. Also promotes Ruth Wyeth Spears Sewing for the Home Decorator with order info.
TIPS 10 Gardeners
Two main pest types are chewing and sucking. Chewing pests like beetles injure leaves. control with arsenical stomach poisons on affected plants such as cucumber squash tomato and pepper. Sucking pests like aphids cluster on leaf undersides. treat by dusting nicotine sulphate or pyrethrum on the insects. Identify pest type, buy properly prepared poisons and follow directions.
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Harold N. Coulter
Ferry Seed Institute
Muttering Quiz on Government and Bees
Questions ask for the city deemed Mother of the World Cairo counts five meat grades Prime choice good medium plain. About 465 cities and seven counties use city manager government Staunton Virginia began the movement thirty years ago. Stingless bees exist in tropical regions but yield little honey. The 1924 Democratic National Convention lasted seventeen days before Davis Bryan nomination.
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Cairo
Staunton
Democratic
Davis- Bryan
Do You Sniffle 2-Drop Cold Relief
An old advertisement promotes Penske Nose Drops as a two drop nasal remedy for head colds. It claims ephedrine reduces swollen membranes to ease breathing and lists prices of 25c 50c and 1.00 at druggists.
Quote about sowing and reaping consequences
A maxim on consequences notes that actions determine outcomes and trouble breeds more trouble. It likens unproductive conduct to planting Canada thistle, from a Wash Young aphorism.
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Western Newspaper Union
Arthur Seyss- Inquart
Adolf Hitler
Navy War Game
Sen. Wheeler
Clarence Darrow
Digest
William Bruckart
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky
Mexico
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court of the United States
Reed
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Thurman Arnold
Yale University
Mr. Jackson
Arnold
Department of Justice
Cactus Jack” Garner
Wold
Farley-Garner
Mississippi
Dear Alben” Barkley
Kentucky
Senator Barkley
Ruth Wyeth
Walker
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