Weekly News Analysis on German Invasion and Chamberlain Resignation
The column reports Hitler's invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands, and Britain’s political storm as Neville Chamberlain resigns after Norway debates. It notes Mussolini’s measured stance, Allied efforts in the Balkans, and U.S. mobilization with large peace time maneuvers in the South. Churchill admits fault, Lloyd George criticizes leadership, and the vote leaves Chamberlain in crisis but propped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Belgium
England
France
Netherlands
Adolf Hitler
Low Countries
Luxembourg
Berlin
Norway
Denmak
Paris
Belsin
London
Exchange Telegraph
Brussels
Washington
United States
State Department
Roosevelt
Hitler
America
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Narvik
Britain
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Trondheim
Churchill
House
Hiller
David Lloyd George
Awards and plans amid wartime headlines in 1939
The 1939 Pulitzer selections honor Steinbeck for Grapes of Wrath and Sandburg for Collected Poems, with $1,000 prizes. Rail credit plans expand long-distance travel, while Red Cross funds aid European refugees. Education events spotlight frontiers in America and Albany prison modernization faces safety risks. U S Steel reports export gains not tied to wartime orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steinbeck
Willian Saroyaf
Book of History
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Nay Sumnard Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Mark van Doren
Cutcher
Alcatraz
James V. Bennett
Federal Bureau of
United States Steel Corporation
Hoboken
U. S. Steel
General Johnson Jays Damns Dillinger Plans In Nil Hope To Nab Hitler
In a sharp attack the author condemns a proposed plan to kidnap Adolf Hitler for delivery to the League of Nations. The piece cites historical parallels, criticizes the administration’s handling of aviation control, and argues against executive overreach and sensational tactics in international affairs. The column argues such schemes echo gangster methods and misstate law and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Dillinger
Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Urial
Names in the News Across France Russia and U S
In France Joan of Arc receives tributes on a national holiday while in Russia Stalin headlines as readers consume more of his works than any other author. The submarine Squalus is recommissioned under a new name Salish. Senator Downey urges banks and insurers to reinvest savings productively. Senator Schwellenbach nominated as federal district judge, awaits final confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
France
Joan of Arc
Russia
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Squalas
Senate
Roosevelt
Cot Brees
Brass fixtures and home tips from an old house page
A fragmented page offers practical notes on maintenance and cooking. It mentions lacquered brass fixtures, a non skid jar wrap, stain removal with cold water and soap, boosting gravies with tomato soup, simmering roast beef in soup, mildew prevention, spice shelf ideas, and general bathroom upkeep. Names and some phrases are garbled.
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Farnham F. Dudgeon
Western Newspapes
Walon
Mussolini
Haly
Brigland
Mediterranean
Ialy
Alexandria
Balkans
Europe
U.S. Blitzkrieg
Deep South
John D. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Tesolu- Hany Committee
Philadelphia
Wheeler
Dem
Mont
David Loyd George
Red Cross
International
Red Croat
Norman H. Davis
Red Creek
University of Rochester
New York
Alan Valentine
Langbourne Williams
Freeport Sulphur Company
Norman H Davis
Johnson Jays
Adolf
Napoleon Bonaparte
Enghien
St. Helena
Church
Sherif
Nottingham
de Koven
Congress
Department of Commerce
J. Monroe
Johnson
Airways
Harry Hopkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hinckley
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Thomes
Blogg
Cope
Kellogs
Tee
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Wadsworth
Daniel
Ceres
Norh Bicdazen
Alferton
Oudy
Beatees
Wand Business
Closata Lake
Dyyoher
Tracers Pak
Cafetovia
Roar Sere
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