Austria, Britain, and Japan on Edge as Hitler Tightens Grip
Schuschnigg's cabinet is reshuffled and Nazi amnesty decreed as Austria nears complete Nazification. Hitler calls in Seyss-Inquart to discuss further conquest while Britain and France protest. Japan's naval plans spark a new arms race with the United States and Britain.
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Schuschnigg
Marshal Goering
Hitler
Italy
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Vienna
Germany
Austria
Britain
Henderson
Fuehrer
London
Mussolini
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Bagdad
Japan
United States
England
Washington
Panama Canal
Panama
Nicaragua
Hull
George Tinkham
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Pacific
Umania
Octavian Goga
Carol
Miron Cristea
Cristea
George Tartarescu
Dr. Cristea
Romania
Brenner Pass
I Duce
Relief Bill Passed For 250 Million Emergency Aid
The House approved the emergency relief appropriation by 352 to 23 with minimal changes. Only one amendment barred relief to aliens temporarily in the country. The Works Progress Administration will administer the new funds, keeping about 2,000,000 people on relief rolls through June 30.
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House
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Congress
Senate approves bill to wipe off REC debts to treasury
The Senate passed a House bill canceling more than 2.5 billion dollars in Reconstruction Finance Corporation debts to the Treasury. Senator Byrd of Virginia calls it a return to honest bookkeeping, noting REC funds came from the Treasury and its assets show about 2.4 to 4.5 billion in advances for relief and expenditures across agencies.
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Senate
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
Byrd
Virginia
REC
Jones Urges Tax Revision Action on undistributed profits tax
ESSE JONES, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corp, conferred with treasury officials and urged swift congressional action on tax revision. He told Undersecretary Roswell Magill that the nation awaits modification of the undistributed profits and capital gains taxes and that the bill in Ways and Means may be stalled by opposition to preserving a stiff tax on undistributed profits of closely held corporations.
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Esse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
Roswell Magill
Jones
House
Ways and Means Committee
Japanese push in central China threatens Kai feng and Lunghai corridor
Reports describe a major battle as Japanese forces smash a 15,000 strong Chinese army at the Yellow river crossing. Five Japanese armies advance through central China while three push from the Hwai river. Chiang Kai-shek fields about 400,000 troops to halt the invasion.
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China
Yellow River
Central China
Kaifeng
Henan
Hwai River
Chiang Kai-shek
Dust storms threaten wheat and topsoil in central Plains
Early dust storms hit Kansas Oklahoma and parts of the Texas Panhandle. The 1938 drought year alarms grain men and traders in the United States and abroad as soil moisture remains scarce. Oklahoma wheat trails last year with widespread moisture deficiency. Only heavy rains can curb windblown dust and potential crop losses.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
United States
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
Chicago
West
Texas
Nebraska
Air Pioneer Stefansson Predicts Straight North Flight Route
Vilhjalmur Stefansson renowned scientist and explorer predicts global air routes will be laid out in straight lines rather than curves. He cites a direct northward path from the United States to Paris, claiming it would trim at least 1,000 miles from the current course.
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Wallace
AAA
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
United States
Paris
Applique Swans Pattern Teaches Linen Embroidery Idea
Applique swans on towels scarves and pillowcases offer a delightful needlework project. The pattern 1581 provides transfers two motifs sized 54 by 15 inches and 4 by 15 inches with full applique directions stitches and materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept New York for patterns.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N.Y
Recreation in Its Place
A compact reflection quotes Quarles urging balance between leisure and work. It presents the idea that recreation should serve, not dominate, daily business and life. The line emphasizes prudence in choosing how to spend leisure time.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Teaser
An old advertisement urges women to buy Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease monthly discomfort. It touts a long line of positive letters and promises relief from functional disorders, urging immediate purchase.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Natura
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pineham
Burdens We Bind On Our Backs Quote
Grace Arundel notes life’s heaviest burdens are self imposed and borne by our own hands. The reflection emphasizes personal responsibility and inner struggle.
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Grace Arundel
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South Carolina
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Senate Agricultural Committee
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Sec
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Mt. Clemens
Mich
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Ohio
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Louis Rothe
AIR Pioneer
Patty
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Minneapolis
Grace Doherty
Jane Cothran Jameson
West Palm Beach
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Coral Gables
Fla
New York City
Dr. Pierce
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Luden’s
Carlyle
Doan
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