U S Defense Measures and Global Rise of War Ties
U S moves to speed defense measures including aging officer retirement and a broader Navy plan while planning a new highway network. The Reichstag speech stirs Western powers into a cautious alliance approach as Britain, France, and Russia align against Germany, and relief efforts navigate election pressures and WPA funding cuts.
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U. S
Adolf Hitler
Washington
Nevada
Kev Pittman
Japan
Germany
Italy
Congress
Army
Harry Woodring
Britain
Russia
der Fuehrer
Roosevelt
France
Poland
Rumania
Turkey
Bulgaria
Romania
Greece
Baltics
Danzig
Finland
Esthenia
Latvia
Lithuania
Europe
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Switzerland
Kolland
Denmark
Reich
Hitler
Relief Politic and Budget Shifts Amid 1935 WPA Debate
Early in 1935 the relief budget shows appropriations since 1935 with a larger original request and three years of added funds. The message argues to keep the WPA intact and oppose decentralizing relief, citing high unemployment figures and ongoing economic readjustment. The report also touches on figures for federal state cost sharing and potential future policy impacts.
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Congress
WPA
U.S
Roosevelt
WEA
South Carolina
James J. Byrnes
Virginia
Clifton Woodrum
Intel
U. S
From Drugstore Clerk to Transcontinental Airline Chief
Eighteen years after starting with a $2 weekly salary, Jack Frye rose to lead Transcontinental and Western Air. He merged Aero Corporation of California with Transcontinental and Western, became TWA president by 1934, and by spring directed 33 trimotor shins across 6236 route miles New York to Los Angeles. Frye, aided by Paul Richter, acquired large TWA stock from Lehman Brothers and John D. Hertz, becoming a major airline owner. Parallel is Eddie Rickenbacker’s purchase of Eastern airlines.
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Jack Frere
Handy
Jack Frye
Paul Richtar
Aero Corporaton
California
Transcontinente
Western Airlines
Jack Free
Twaa
New York
Los Angeles
Paul Richter
TWA
Lehman Brothers
Chicago
John D. Hertz
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Philippines problem child and foreign policy shifts amid war fears
A sweeping overview traces Philippine independence debates under Manuel Quezon, with a proposed 1946 timetable and tariff changes, amid U.S. retreat signals and Japanese pressure. It also profiles Bolivia’s German Busch, a new dictator amid Chaco War scars, promising staged elections within months while dissolving congress and suspending constitutional guarantees.
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Busch
Col
David Thero
Bolivia
Chaco
Liberal
Republican
Socialist Republicas
German Busch
Ear Specialists Now Measure Hearing Ability
Dr James W Barton discusses how audiometers and new hearing aids help the hard of hearing. He likens measuring hearing to eye tests and notes modern devices aid various defects. The article urges doctor visits and mentions the American Society for the Hard of Hearing for guidance.
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American Society For the
Northwest
Ene Street
Wash Soe
Stock market crash forecast tied to European war fears
A Washington financial figure warns of a potential stock collapse if war breaks out in Europe, citing past 1914 and 1929 patterns. The piece notes possible wartime taxation, New Deal politics, and Mississippi primary tensions involving Governor contenders Conner and Johnson, with Bilbo and Harrison taking sides.
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Europe
Mississippi
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Congress
United States
Britain
France
Ashington
Martin Sennett
Mike
Conner
Paul B. Johnson
Theodore G
Bilbo
Johnson
Pat Harrison
Fght
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Marquess of Lothian to be Britain's next ambassador
The Marquess of Lothian, born Henry Ker, set to become Britain's ambassador to the DS next summer. A charter member of Lady Astor's pro Nazi Clive-Sea set, he urged appeasement in 1924 and served as wartime secretary to Lloyd George. He became a key adviser to McDonald and Chamberlain and backs treaty politics over power politics. He favors Britain resuming token war debt payments. He is a bachelor, twice an ear, and holds multiple titles.
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Henry Ker
Tord Lothian
Britain
Lady
Astor
Hitler
David Lloyd George
Marauess
House
McDonald
Chamberlain
Bachelor
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