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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1939

Page

4

United States Faces Global Turmoil with Focus on American Unity

The piece argues that Europe’s upheaval forces the United States to unite across factions to tackle unemployment and economic woes, while strengthening defenses and inter American ties. It calls for securing the Panama Canal, deepening Alaska development, and expanding trade with Argentina and Canada to benefit all nations without harming others.

Europe Panama Canal Argentina Mexico Alaska Canada Britain United States

Germany Gains East Hand From Russian Pact

The non aggression pact between Russia and Germany sharpens Europe’s tension and frees Hitler to act in the east. Stalin seeks to keep Russia out of general war while aiming for world revolution, while Hitler risks estranging Italy and Japan and facing costly conquest of Poland to access Russian resources.

Europe United States Americas North South America Russia Germany Poland Chamberlain Czechoslovakia Franco Spain Italy Hitler Britain France Red Army Stalin East Soviets Comintern Trotsky Communist Party Mussolini Japan Rumania Hungary Jugoslavia Bulgaria

FDR Asks Peace Yet Remains a Partisan Advocate

Opinion argues President Roosevelt seeks peace through mediation and neutrality, but his approach risks repeating Munich and drawing the United States into war. It notes administration plans for a possible special session and ongoing opposition to foreign policy.

Roosevelt Munich Europe Hitler Congress United States Britain France

Non aggression pact shifts European balance of power

The article analyzes the timing of the Russo German non aggression pact and its impact on the state department. It discusses Stalin's aims, potential effects on British and French positions, and the broader strategic calculus in the eastern frontier and Baltic states.

State Department Whirligig Molotov Litvinov Stalin Baltic States Germany Russia

Queen of Scots crossword clues puzzle list

A list of cryptic style crossword clues with numbered entries across horizontal and vertical sections including definitions for figures such as Queen of Scots and various ordinary terms like Mama glass maawkward person longed street seaman howling seaweed bundles paper transposed royal mace and many more across and down clues tied to a historical crossword grid.

Vertic

Nungesser Ranked Third in France Air Service

Lieutenant Charles Nungesser, famed World War I pilot, officially became France's third ranking aviator by shooting down 45 enemy planes. He survived a 1915 crash that broke a leg and a shoulder and continued flying despite wounds, being wounded 17 times.

Charles Nungesser France Nungesser

Die diesel fuels tested with whiskey and plant scraps in 1935 LA

A 1935 Los Angeles report describes a diesel engine that ran on straight whiskey. An unnamed German engineer reportedly used diverse solid fuels including coal wood scraps sawdust leaves hay straw pine needles potato peels soybeans corn stalks peanuts and coconuts in diesels. Tomorrow The Onion Gold Strike.

Los Angeles

Aunt Het’s Kittenish Mask Sparks Village Gossip

A village woman nicknamed Aunt Het stirs talk as neighbors discuss her flirtatious behavior. The remark about aging and disguise reflects local social tensions and humor in a 1939 syndicated column tone.

Poor Pa and Ma Strain Trust in a Tight Budget

In the living room scene the husband Ben purchases luxuries to test his wife's fidelity while Ma deflects by claiming she proves her loyalty through denial. The exchange reveals strain in family finances and trust amid whispered tensions.

Ben

Naval subsidy plan to replace old ships prompts rush of apps

The commission has funds ready for replacing maritime model Ts with modern ships to strengthen naval auxiliaries for war. Supporters urge fast processing of applications as interest grows, while critics cite censorship concerns and political commentary from figures like Thad H. Brown and John Steinbeck.

Maritime Commission

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