Germany Builds Helgoland Style Base on Sylt Island
The London Daily Herald reports Germany is constructing a powerful naval and air base on Sylt in the North Sea, described as a second Helgoland with camouflaged fortifications and underground hangars. Mussolini has 100000 more troops, bringing Italy to about one million, while talks on a five power pact include Germany and Belgium with Italy, France, and Britain as tensions rise.
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Germany
North Sea
London Daily Herald
Sylt
The
Herald
Pariser Tageblatt
Helgoland
Mussolini
Italy
Il Duce
Abyssinia
Belgium
France
Britain
Santa Claus Names New Postmaster Oscar Phillips
Oscar Phillips, aged forty, has been appointed postmaster of Santa Claus Indiana, replacing the previous appointee and taking charge of local mail operations.
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Santa Claus
Oscar Phillips
Ind
Old Kentucky Pleasures and Horse Racing Tales
Beverly Hills reminiscences about the film In Old Kentucky, written by Dazey with Agnes Johnson, and experiences at a California stock ranch. The note recalls Kentucky thoroughbreds, breeding culture, and racing events including the English Derby and Melbourne Cup, with mentions of Carleton Burke, Neil McCarty, and the McNaught Syndicate in 1935.
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Beverly Hills
Old Kentucky
Mr Dazey
Frank Dazey
Agnes Johnson
Jimmy
Jim
Aggie
Nick
Agnes Johnson Darey
Carleton Burke
California Racing Commission
Neil McCarty
Los Angeles
McCarty
Whos Pap
England
Lexington
Kentucky
America
Darky
Melbourne
Australia
Wirth Brothers Circus
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Patman Bill Backed as Veterans Cash Benefit
The Senate votes 55 to 33 to provide veterans with cash bonuses, using new money, while Roosevelt praises King George. The piece notes the potential impact of new money on inflation and cites Pope Pius XII criticizing Nazi Germany as 2000 German pilgrims return to Rome.
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Senate
Patman
United States
Germany
Rome
Hopkins Decries Rich Oppressors in New Economic Order
Federal relief chief Harry L. Hopkins compares wealth holds to oppression and warns that a small business minority that praises poverty and profits in unison will be cast as outcasts in the forthcoming system. King Features Syndicate.
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Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief
Mussolini
Stalin
America
Thoughts on New York social figures and summer's drift
A reflective piece notes imagined contrasts among notable figures like Dan Frohman Charles Gibson and James Flagg. It surveys class, fame, and urban retreat trends as New York winds down for summer with residents fleeing to the coast or countryside.
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New York
Daniel Frohman
Don Quixote
Charles Dana Gibson
James Montgomery Flagg
Karl Kitchen
Louis Sobol
Elsa Maxwell
Wallace Beery
Sophie Tucker
Sidney Wood
Benets
van Dorens
New York Figures in Newsroom Imagery Reflections
The piece recalls how few New Yorkers truly imagine the mental pictures formed by media. It names Bainbridge Colby Ben Alf Haggin and others as vivid archetypes while noting most locals resemble everyday townsfolk rather than elite society.
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New York
Bainbridge Colby
Ben Alf Haggin
William Rhinelander Stewart
Milton Holten
Whitney Warren
Lady Furness
Gloria Vanderbilt
Ilka Chase
Housewife’s Idea Box For a Nice Crust on Fried Fish
A household tip recommends dredging meat or fish in flour then rolling in cracker dust or bread crumbs before dipping in egg to achieve a crisp crust. The guidance is attributed to THE HOUSEWIFE and distributed by Public Ledger WNU Service.
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Housewife
Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
Dr. Pierce's Pellets Advertised For Liver Bowels Stomach
An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Pellets as beneficial for the liver bowels and stomach. It touts one Pellet for laxative use and three Pellets for cathartic action.
Garden's High Value Gardening as a Pleasant Occupation
A historical note praises gardening as a valued occupation and a pleasant work setting. It asserts gardening is enjoyable enough for a holiday and cites poets and writers extolling its merit across generations.
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Alvin M. Owsley
Texas
American Legion
Irish Free State
Omaha
St Paul
Minn
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King George
Solomon
Roosevelt
George
Senator Cutting
New Mexico
NRA
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Everyday New
York
Burton Roscoe
Helen Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Aylesworth’s
Jimmie Gleason
Algonquin
Frank Case
Earl Benham
Tarzan
Elmer Davis
Aurora
Ed Hill
Frank Shutts
Richmond Temple
London
Savoy
Temple
Arnold Bennett
Imperial Palace
Milton McRae
Floyd Gibbons
Miami
Damon Runyon
Gibbons
Runyon
Manhattan
California
Florida
Ozarks
Ntyri
McNaught Syndicate. Inc
Housewife's Idea
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
ONL
E. O. Dike
9Th
St. _McCook
Nebr
Dr. Pierce
S. S. Shean Optician
Lincoln, Neb
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