Hitler Carries Austria Drive Forward as Nations React
The article outlines Nazi pressure in Austria led by Hitler massing 20 divisions to force Schuschnigg to reorganize his cabinet and grant concessions to Austrian Nazis. It notes amnesty for Nazi prisoners, reinstatement of pro-Nazi officials, and Seyss-Inquart’s role, with broader European reactions from Britain, France, and Italy. It also touches on potential moves toward Czechoslovakia and naval armament plans.
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Goering
Hitler
Italy
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Vienna
Germany
Austria
Britain
Henderson
Fuehrer
London
Mussolini
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Bagdad
United States May Lead Global Naval Build Up
APAN refuses to reveal naval plans prompting fears of the largest navy construction race. Washington officials say the U S may use the London treaty escalator clause to force bigger and more powerful battleships, with England France and Japan in competition. The President could order an increase in the three battle fleets.
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Apan
United States
England
France
Japan
Washington
Farm program push and Romania political shift described
Secretary Wallace outlines immediate farm policy steps including acreage quotas and marketing controls with a referendum set before March 15. The six point plan preserves soil conservation, storage loans, crop insurance and price safeguards to curb surpluses and stabilize markets. Separate report notes Cristea’s dictatorship in Romania with Tartaresscu line. army control and new constitution amid early power realignments with Britain France Italy and Germany in balance.
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Wallace
AAA
Umania
Octavian Goga
Carol
Miron Cristea
Cristea
George Tartarescu
Dr. Cristea
France
Great Britain
Romania
Italy
Germany
Senate Backed Emergency Relief Bill With Wide Support
Senate leaders push a 250 million emergency relief appropriation with swift action. The House passes the measure 352 to 23 after rejecting major amendments. One authorization limits relief to aliens temporarily in the country. The Works Progress Administration will administer the extra funds, keeping at least two million people on relief rolls until June 30.
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ENATE
House
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Congress
Senate approves bill wiping RFC debts to treasury
The Senate approved a House bill writing off more than 2.5 billion dollars in Reconstruction Finance Corp debts to the treasury. Senator Byrd of Virginia called the action a return to honest bookkeeping and explained RFC funded itself from the treasury and listed 2.5 billion dollars advanced for relief and agency expenditures.
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Senate
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
Byrd
Virginia
RFC
Jones Calls Urgent Tax Revision Action
Jesse Jones, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, urged treasury officials to speed congressional action on tax revision. He met with Undersecretary Roswell Magill and said the nation awaits promised changes to undistributed profits and capital gains taxes. He believed House Ways and Means delays stem from opposition to a stiff tax on undistributed profits held by a few owners.
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Esse Jones
Reconstruction Finance’ Corporation
Treasury
Roswell Magill
Jones
House
Ways and Means Committee
Japanese Forces Advance in Central China Amid Major Battles
Reported clash in central China as Japanese invaders defeat a 15,000 strong Chinese army retreating across a destroyed Yellow River bridge. Five Japanese armies press south toward Kai feng while three move from the Hwai river. Chiang Kai-shek's 400,000 troops hold fronts to stop advances along the Lunghai corridor.
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China
Yellow River
Central China
Kaifeng
Henan
Hwai River
Chiang Kai-shek
Drouth Year Looms As Dust Storms Hit Plains
Dust storms plague Kansas Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle as 1938 earns the label drouth year. Traders in the US and abroad monitor soil moisture while grain experts warn light rains could turn soil to powder and only heavy rain may save crops. Oklahoma wheat and other regions face moisture shortages threatening winter harvests.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
United States
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
Chicago
West Texas
Nebraska
What Is a Man Worth in a Gadarenes Tale
Awful scene as Jesus crosses the Sea of Galilee to the land of the Gadarenes. The demoniac’s possession shows Satan’s power and Christ’s victory. Traders fear loss of profit and prefer quiet church life over revival. readers are urged to choose Christ over worldliness and seek souls.
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Sea of Galilee
Satan
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Stars drifting to film in a back to farm trend
Ady Garland and Fanny Brice top a cast led by Judy Garland in MGM’s Every Body Sing. The piece notes the shift from lavish musical sets to story driven plots and highlights on location shoots, quirky on set eater demands, and a demand for farm living among Hollywood stars.
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Ady Garland
Fanny Brice
Allan Jones
Good News
Radio Hour
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Reginald Owen
Stars Rise Amid Script Cuts and New Roles
Ray Bolger faces cut scenes in Rosalie yet eyes a bigger future in Snug Harbor. Preview audiences cheer Phil Baker prompting a doubled salary in Goldwyn Follies. Frances Dee lands a glamorous lead opposite George Raft in Racing Form after Wells Fargo and Marching Herds.
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Ray Bolger
Rosalie
George Raft
Radio City Revels and Hollywood Tales In Brief
Don Wilson plays himself in Radio City Revels while Fred Astaire and James Cagney are linked as pals. Cagney’s return to dance in Something to Sing About fuels his hiply revived dance interest. Henny Youngman’s Kate Smith hour success leads to film work. Dick Powell threatens a walkout over control of his radio show. Western Newspaper Union.
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Don Wilson
Jack Benny
Radio City
Fred Astaire
James Cagney
Cagney
Henny Youngman Long
Hollywood
Dick Powell
Western Newspaper Union
Pertinax scoffs at peace plans while Ormandy earns Mahler medal
European journalist Pertinax dismisses proposals like Van Zeeland’s economic plan as eyewash and predicts tough press for goodwill efforts. Eugene Ormandy, once a child prodigy, rises to conduct Philadelphia Orchestra and receive the Gustav Mahler medal after Das Lied Von Der Erde, tracing a path from Budapest to New York via radio fame.
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Paris
London
Pertinax
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
Europe
van Zeeland
Walt Disney
France
Borah
Hoover
America
Brussels
Geneva
Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Orchestra
Gustav Mahler
Budapest Academy of Music
New York
Capitol Theater
Roxy’s Gang
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Hungary
Consolidated News Features
WNU Service
Crocodile Subdues Rescue by Tribesmen on Australian River
Report from Brisbane tells how three white men and dozens of tribesmen rescued a native boy from a crocodile on a Mitchell River tributary in northeast Australia. The pursuit involved screams, rifles failing at close range, and natives driving spears into the animal as it was cornered and forced toward shallow water.
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Mitchell
Australia
Brisbane
Abide With Me as Victory Chant in War triumphs
The refrain Abide With Me served as a victory chant for the English during the capture of Jerusalem in World War I and again when Lord Kitchener reclaimed the Anglo-Egyptan Sudan. The song was sung to mark these conquests.
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Jerusalem
Lord Kitchener
England
Sudan
Applique Swans Lend Fresh Note to Linens
A vintage sewing pattern advertises applique swan motifs for towels scarves and pillowcases. It offers two motif transfers and applique instructions including embroidery options and stitch guides. Pattern 1581 costs 15 cents and is available from The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept New York.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Recreation in Its Place Quarles Quote
A brief quotation pushes the idea that recreation should serve work not dominate life, cautioning against becoming a slave to leisure in pursuit of balance and discipline.
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Quarles
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