Calico Cat quilt block pattern from The Sewing Circle
Scrap bag friendly quilt block pattern features a 4 by 8 inch cat patch ready for easy application. Includes diagram, color guidance, cutting and sewing steps, yardage chart, and a block arrangement diagram for single or double bed size. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle 82 Eighth Ave New York for Pattern 1583. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets advertised.
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Eighth Ave
New York
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Shallow Act Explores Kiss Without Heart’s Reach
A reflective aphorism notes that a kiss can fail to reach the heart, signaling surface intimacy without deeper feeling and urging readers to seek authentic connection.
Austrian Annexation by Germany Ends Austrian Sovereignty
The text describes Hitler’s swift invasion of Austria, the resignation of Miklas and Schuschnigg, and the grounding of Austrian state under Arthur Seyss-Inquart. It notes Britain and France protests, Mussolini's approval, and Austria joining the German four-year plan with Nazi control and oaths of allegiance by Austrian officers.
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St. Germain
Germany
Austria
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Schuschnigg
Miklas
Seyss-Inquart
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Grand Council
Fuehrer
Evangelical Church of
Vienna
Walther Funk
Seyss- Inquart
Prussia
Bavaria
Hitler’s Vienna triumph and call for Austria plebiscite
Hitler toured Linz and Vienna proclaiming the union of Germany and Austria as his divine mission. He announced a plebiscite for April 10 and ordered sweeping anti Jewish measures as crowds cheered in occupied Austrian cities. He visited his parents graves and asserted control as Nazi troops paraded through the capital.
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Forzcrning
Hitler
Linz
Germany
Austria
Fuehrer
Vienna
TVA Inquiry Hints of Shakeup as Morgan Resists Evidence
President Roosevelt urged TVA board members A E Morgan David Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan to settle disputes but Morgan refused to present evidence supporting accusations of dishonesty and malfeasance. White House meeting failed to produce resignations though observers expected a leadership change.
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A. E. Morgan
Bridges
King
Maverick
Snell
Roosevelt
Morgan
David Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
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White House
Lilienthal
Mutiny Rumors Circulate About Soviet Armies
Unconfirmed reports from Riga Latvia claim mutiny in major Soviet garrisons with fighting and demands for the interior ministry to surrender control of arsenals. The Red Army reportedly lacks direct control over munitions while a GPU force of 350000 guards military supplies.
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Riga
Latvias
Department of the Interior
Red Army
GPU
Must Boost Income Tax Faces Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee began considering the revenue act passed by the House. Chairman Pat Harrison warned that continued high spending would force widening the income tax base and lowering exemptions. Harrison opposed the undistributed profits tax and proposed a flat about 15 percent rate on long term capital gains.
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Senate Finance Committee
House
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Cotton and Tobacco Growers Back Crop Control Levy
OTton and tobacco growers across the South and western states voted for stiff penalty taxes on nonconforming producers as the Agriculture Department prepares to implement the new crop control program. Farmers will be told their quotas and face a 2 cents per pound excess penalty on cotton or half the market price on excess tobacco.
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South
Agriculture Department
Washington
Fleets Sail for Six Weeks War Maneuvers
One hundred five Hagating ships of the American fleet depart Pacific coast bases to participate in six weeks of war games. They head to Alaska Hawaii areas and will arrive near Honolulu around April 1. More than 160 surface craft 500 airplanes and seaplanes 3 600 officers and 55 000 men engage in the exercise.
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Alaska-Hawaii
Honolulu
Wheeler Opposes Bill to Reorganize Executive Branch
Senator Wheeler of Montana leads opposition to a proposed executive reorganization measure, likening its powers to dictatorial control and urging Congress to maintain current bureaus. He cites inefficiency in government and argues it is better to keep existing agencies than surrender Congress to President. The debate mirrors last year's clash over Supreme Court enlargement.
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Montana
Senate
Supreme Court
Byrnes
South Carolina
Congress
United States
Congress of the
House
Clarence Darrow Dies at Eighty in Chicago
Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago defense lawyer and foe of capital punishment, died after a long illness at age eighty. He defended Eugene Debs, Leopold and Loeb, and John T. Scopes in the Tennessee monkey trial.
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Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Eugene Debs
Leopold and Loeb
John T. Scopes
William Jennings Bryan
Franco directs push as Civil War battle looms in Catalonia
Panish insurgent forces press in the Aragon offensive toward the east coast while General Franco helms the army. Government troops including English Canadian and American units are reported trapped in a salient near Belchite, signaling a decisive clash.
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Aragon
Franco
Belchite
Soviet Treason Trial Ends with Mass Death Sentences
Eighteen former Soviet leaders were found guilty of treason in Moscow and condemned to death, with firing squads likely already faced. Three others received long prison terms, including former ambassador to France Christian Rakovsky. Lead defendants included Bukharin, Yagoda, ex-Prime Minister Rykov, and N. V. Krestinsky.
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Moscow
Christian Rakovsky
France
Nikolai Bukharin
Genrikh Yagoda
GPU
Rykov
N. V. Krestinsky
Dinosaur Brains and Giant Reptiles Unearthed in Paleontological Finds
Britannica Junior describes dinosaur fossils from multiple continents with Stegosaurus noted for a backbone brain far larger than its head brain. It highlights a Nebraska to Colorado fossil belt termed a dinosaur cemetery and early 1872 discoveries near Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
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North America
Asia
Africa
South America
Great Plains
United States
Nebraska
Dakota
Wyoming
Colorado
Medicine Row
Wyo
Britannica Junior
Plant With Care and Time Soil Warmth and Moisture
Gardeners should prepare soil thoroughly and keep it modestly moist for best germination. If planting in dry ground, moisten trenches before sowing and cover seeds with fine earth. Harold Coulter recommends a 65 to 75 degree planting temperature and loose soil to aid root and sprout growth. If a crust forms, gently loosen it with a rake to help seedlings emerge.
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Harold Coulter
Ferry Seed Institute
Two Extremes Covetous and Profuse Men
A reflective aphorism contrasts two types of men: those so covetous they live as if forever and those so prodigal they spend as if the end is near. The quote attributes the view to Aristotle and explores human extremes.
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Aristotle
Question quiz from Ask Me Another General Quiz
This set asks seven questions about world cities and governance. It covers origins of the term Mother of the World, meat grade counts, city manager forms, stingless honey bees, longest national conventions, home ownership rates, and racial intermarriage homogeneity worldwide.
Answers From Cairo And Other Facts
The compilation lists Cairo as a reference point. It notes five grades of quality Prime choice good medium plain. It states 465 cities and 7 counties use a form of government and Staunton Virginia began the movement 30 years ago. It mentions stingless bees native to warm regions produce little honey. It cites the 1924 Democratic Convention as the longest major party convention since 1880 at 17 days. It gives 1930 home ownership at 46.8 percent. It concludes that nations are admixed and only small primitive tribes are nearly homogeneous.
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Cairo
Staunton
Democratic
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