Germany secret rearmament fuels new army plans
Reports from Geneva indicate Germany is secretly expanding its army with a program begun last October aimed at readying for war by March next year. Factories are speeding up production of uniforms, planes, artillery and tanks as Hitler seeks six motorized divisions, while France and Italy have four and three respectively. The massive arms push sustains Europe with about one million more troops than on the eve of World War I.
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Germany
Geneva
Hitler
France
Italy
Reich
Europe
War News Shapes Irish Poet’s Echoes of Military Power
A fragment notes Ireland’s famed poet amid reports of growing war matériel. It mentions France’s resolve to retain naval supremacy over Germany and the expanding fleet of war planes, tanks, and heavy artillery in global military efforts.
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France
Germany
Senate filibuster critique and its political purpose
The piece argues that long senate debates irritate business readers yet serve to spotlight a measure for the nation and force senators to confront their constituents views back home, smoothing eventual passage or rejection of legislation. It notes speeches rarely change votes, but debate centers attention on the issue.
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NRA
House
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Congressmen Hoeppel Indicted Distrubs Capitol Hill
Representative John H. Hoeppel of California and his son Charles J. Hoeppel were indicted on conspiracy to sell an appointment to West Point. Hoeppel denied guilt. the case adds to a wave of political and legal turmoil surrounding Congress and NRA debates, with broader implications for wartime policy and fiscal plans.
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John H. Hoeppel
California
West Point
Charles J. Hoeppel
Capitol Hill
Hoeppel
Broadway Gossip From a 1935 Theatre Scene
A collage of Hollywood and Broadway figures including Ada, Polly Adler, Katharine Hepburn, Gene Fowler, Louis Bromfield, Elsa Maxwell, Alice Hughes, and Charles Butterworth is surveyed. The piece notes their styles, roles, earnings, travels, and the era’s theater culture with humor and vivid character sketches.
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Elsa Maxwell
Bromfield
Senlis
Holding companies and public opinion in Beverly Hills
A reader muses on the meaning of holding companies amid Roosevelt critiques and graft fears. He cites letters from workers and investors across Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York and Duluth, noting fair and unfair views while urging deeper study of the business structure.
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