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Polk Progress

Location

Polk, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1938

Page

5

Berchtesgaden Sways as Tour Favorite After Meet With Hitler

Berchtesgaden rises in tourist interest after Britain's Prime Minister Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler meet. Paris and other tour operators tout the Bavarian retreat, famed for salt mines, mountain scenery, and historic sites like the Berghof. The Berghof estate houses Hitler officials and guards. the town supports salt mining, woodwork, and skiing.

National Geographic Society Washington, D. c WNU Berchtesgaden Britain Chamberlain Germany Fuehrer Hitler Europe Paris Konigsee Charlemagne Berghof Untersberg Holy Roman Empire Berchtesgad Stiftskirche Schutzstaffel Reich Chancellery Great Britain Wachenfeld Bavarian Neville Chamberlain

Spectacles and political converts told in a joke

A short gent seeks stronger glasses while a clerk notes numbers from No 2 to No 1 and a dog. A boy asks what a traitor is in politics and learns a convert is a man who switches parties.

Hur Stray Stories Magazine

Trains raise safety talk on last car risk

In a discussion on railroad safety, speakers warn the final car of a train is prone to severe damage. A suggestion is made to leave off the last car to reduce wreck impact and protect passengers.

Smith Jones

China Digs in At Chungking New Capital

Chungking rises as war capital 1,500 miles inland on the Yangtze. The fortress city at Szechwan's edge acts as hub for trade and missions with opium trade links and a riverine network feeding Yangtze tributaries. Junk fleets, cliff walls, and trackers describe a hard frontier commerce and refuge.

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