Britain and allies gird for possible war with Italy
World review notes Eden guides a united front against Mussolini with sanctions likely late January. Britain and France briefed for armed conflict as Italy orders 100000 troops to farms and Rome hints at peace moves. Tumult grows in Asia with Japan and Mongolia amid regional crises and Chinese unrest.
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Europe
Anthony Eden
Italy
Mussolini
Great Britain
France
Il Duce
Baldwin
League of Nations
Turkey
Dardanelles
Lausanne
Paris
Rhodes
Aegean Sea
Eden
League
Rome
Laval
Britain
Ethiopia
Egypt
England
Liquidation of the Alphabet Soup Agencies in Washington
Western Newspaper Union discusses the difficulty of ending wartime and New Deal agencies. It argues political patronage, vested interests, and legal constraints hinder liquidation, citing NRA, War Finance Corporation, railroads, and ongoing phantom costs as evidence of parasitic government machinery. The piece warns of long, costly efforts to unwind these programs if a future president must confront them.
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League
New Deal
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Senator Borah
Idaho
P. E. Nelson
Maple
Wis
Bernhard Gettelman
Milwaukee
Borah
Washington
Nelson
Gettelman
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Sam
NRA
Blue Eagle
Johnson
America
Railroad Administration
War Finance Corporation
George L. Berry
American Federation of Labor
Berry
London Tower Fortress Palace and Prison Through Time
The Tower of London on the Thames is a historic fortress that began in the Roman era and has served as a fortress a royal palace and a state prison. It now functions as a show place museum and military barracks with the White Tower built by William the Conqueror and the Wakefield Tower housing the crown jewels. Anne Boleyn spent her last night there before beheading and the site offers the grim landmark where many died, a central part of English history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thames
London
White Tower
William the Conqueror
Wakefield Tower
Henry VII
England
Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth
Postum Free Week's Supply Offer Ad
A period advertisement promises a full week's supply of Postum free for readers who write to the Postum Company. The offer is presented as a healthful product promotion in this newspaper page segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Company
Coleman Lamp
Angeles
Calif
Wichita, Kans
Los
Philadelphia, Pa
Fatty Advantage in RAF Selection Explored by Medical Officer
A medical officer states overweight recruits may withstand longer physical and mental stress better than underweight peers after reviewing about 2000 RAF candidates. He argues heavier men resist disease more effectively than slimmer ones.
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Royal Air Force
Baby Learns To Hide Joy As Grown Ups Train Self Control
A reflection on childhood exuberance fading with age as a child learns to suppress delight in social settings. The piece contrasts infant honesty with adult restraint, suggesting growth requires dampening spontaneous happiness.
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Senator Schall
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Anthony Eder
UTER
Mongolia
Moscow
Russia
Japan
Tokyo
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Prince Teh
Inner Mongolia
North China
Shanghai
Nanking
Tang Yu-Jen
Dees Yeague
Enator
Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Maryland
Floyd Olson
Schall
Michigan
Harold Ickes
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
PWA
Ap Nex
Federal Court of Appeals
Government
Kentucky
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Jon
Arvard University
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morgan & Co
Alabama Power Company
Forney Johnson
Birmingham
Ala
John Lord O’brian
New York
TVA
Justice McReynolds
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Brandeis and
Stone
Ederal
Merrill FE
Otis
Kansas City
Majestic Flour Mills
Aurora
National Labor Board
House
War Department
Army
Alexander E. Williams
Thomas Jefferson Ryan
Silverman Brothers
Joseph, Jr
Nathan
House Military Affairs Committee
Frank E. Speicher
New York City
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
William
Bruckart An Walo
Olan
Federal Trade Commission
Trade Commission
London Tower
Palace
Fatty
Erate
DIXIE
M. Aifend
Market St
St. Lo
Wanlert & & Guntzler
St. Louis
Mary T. Bender
N. Boyte
St St. Louis
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