Allies Counter Nazi Air Might With Turkish Diplomatic Coup
In early 1938 Germany grappled with a Balkan shift as Russia and Turkey moved toward security pacts. Diplomatic turmoil spread from Scapa Flow to the Dardanelles with Turkey balancing between Berlin and the Allies while Italy courts in the Balkans. The piece traces how alliances, naval bombardment, and neutral debates framed a volatile European power balance.
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Italy
Balkan
Scapa Flow
Germany
Firth of Forth Naval Yard
Edinburgh
Wilhelmshaven
Herr Hitler
Parliament
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Royal Oak
Britain
Emden
Skagerrak
U. S
Harding
Independence Hall
Mandalay
Scandinavia
Balkans
Turkey
Russia
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Berlin
Sukru Saracoglu
Istanbul
Dardanelles
Rumania
Bulgaria
Romania
France
Mediterranean
Tr Duce
Hitler
Baltic
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Stockholm
Roosevelt
Michael Kalinin
Soviet Union
Finnish Baltic Islands
Al Smith Sr and Son Al Jr in News
Al Smith is pictured with his son Al Jr in a news quiz page. Questions cover why Al Jr is in the news and other items about trade pacts, foreign rail equipment orders, a Roosevelt harbor ruling, and a U S carmaker suspending Russian engineers.
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New York
al Smith
al Jr
U. S
Roosevelt
Al Smith Jr Seeks New York Alderman Seat
Answers note Al Smith Jr runs for alderman in New York. A pact with Argentina is cited as a concern about exchanging U S manufactured goods for Argentine farm products harming American farmers. The entry mentions Brazil, a sweeping ruling banning belligerent submarines except for force majeure, and references Henry Ford.
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al Smith, Jr
New York
Argentina
U. S
Brazil
Henry Ford
Halloween Party Menu From A Family Column
Household News suggests a Halloween night with candlelight orange and black decorations and grotesque costumes. It offers games like fortune telling and a bar of treats including Caramel Pecan Tarts Chocolate Indians Harvest Moon Doughnuts Sausage Roll-Em-Ups and Taffy Apples with step by step recipes and a note promoting Eleanor Howe’s Better Baking cookbook for purchase.
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Eleanor Howe
Radio Home Economist
North
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Extra Bathrooms Gain Space In Older Homes
Houses today lack sufficient baths as modernization proceeds. Plumbing experts show essential fixtures fit in a five by six foot area. Use hallway space or convert an oversized bedroom into a guest suite with a partitioned bathroom.
Star Dust HAT spat over No Time for Comedy and other notes
Star Davis protests over workload as Warner Brothers buys No Time for Comedy with George Brent as a likely co star. Loretta Young shines in Eternally Yours while Andrea Leeds weighs marriage over acting. Jimmie Cagney's sister Jean lands a contract. Gang Busters enters fourth year on CBS with 61 affiliates and 150 dramas. Artie Shaw speaks out on jitterbugs as Hollywood buzz grows.
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Bette Davis
Warner Brothers
Miss Davis
Katharine Cornell
New York
George Brent
Miss
CBS
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International Executive Committee On Refugees
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David Niven
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