Japan Refusal Sparks Naval Arms Race and Canal Plans
Japan refuses to reveal naval building plans prompting U S and allies to consider larger battleships and a Nicaragua canal. Congress mulls world naval limitation talks as Japan’s stance accelerates arms buildup and regional clashes with China intensify along Henan and the Tientsin Pu kow corridor.
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Japan
United States
England
France
Washington
Panama Canal
Panama
Nicaragua
King
Utah
Maverick
Texas
Roosevelt
Hull
Great Britain
George Tinkham
Massachusetts
Tokyo
America
Britain
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Britain Opens Singapore Naval Base With Ceremonial Dedic
Singapore base opened with Grand ceremony as Sir Shenton Thomas dedicates the 55 million dollar dry dock. Rear Admiral Julius Townsend attends with officers from the American battle cruisers Trenton Memphis and Milwaukee arriving after ceremonies in Australia marking the commonwealth’s 150th anniversary.
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Singapore
Great Britain
Shenton Thomas
Straits Settlements
Julius Townsend
Trenton
Memphis
Milwaukee
Australia
Commonwealth
Major Battle Reported in Central China as Japanese Push
Japanese forces reportedly smashed a Chinese army of 15,000 in central China and forced its retreat across the Yellow River, marking a decisive advance in the conflict.
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Central China
Kaifeng
Henan
Hwai River
Chiang Kai-shek
Sunghai
China
Yellow River
Lokow
Tsinan
Tientsin-Pukow
Central
Romania shifts to Cristea rule amid siege and awaits Tar tarescu
The Octavian Goga regime fell and King Carol named Dr Miron Cristea premier with dictatorial powers. A crown council may form under Cristea as Tar tarescu rises to replace him. The army holds broad authority as a state of siege is declared and a new constitution is planned. Cristea aims to mend ties with France and Britain while balancing Italy and Germany.
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Romania
Octavian Goga
Carol
Miron Cristea
Cristea
George Tartarescu
Dr. Cristea
France
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Franco Masses Army to Seize Spring Offensive in Spain
Franco mobilizes a potential million man force from Salamanca to push a spring offensive toward the Mediterranean coast. Observers expect a drive from the Aragon front near Teruel to split government-held territory. Rumors claim Britain and Mussolini may strike a deal over Ethiopia.
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Franco
Hugo
Salamanca
Mediterranean
Aragon
Teruel
London
Mussolini
Britain
Duce
Ethiopia
Spain
Roosevelt asks Congress for 250 million relief aid
President Roosevelt sent a special message asking Congress to appropriate 250 million dollars to supplement the 1.5 billion relief fund. He said the money is needed for three million unemployed people over the past three months. A bill implementing the plan was introduced in the House and rushed to opposition-free passage.
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Bulkley
Senator Bulkley
Ohio
Senate
Dole
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Admiral Cary T. Grayson Dies at 59 in Washington
Admiral Cary T. Grayson chairman of the American Red Cross dies in Washington at age 59. Virginia born naval physician and friend to Roosevelt Wilson Taft and Roosevelt. he accepted the Red Cross post at the urging of Roosevelt. Also noted is the death of New York columnist O. O. McIntyre at his Park Avenue home after a brief illness.
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Cary T. Grayson
American Red Cross
Washington
Virginia
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Franklin Roosevelt
Red Cross
O. O. McIntyre
New York
Park Avenue
Congress OKs crop control bill with farm program changes
The House adopted the conference report on the administration’s crop control bill by 263 to 135 and sent it to the Senate, which approved it 56 to 31. The measure extends the soil conservation program, offers payments to cooperating farmers, and uses acreage allotments and marketing quotas to stabilize supply and prices.
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House
Senate
Longshoremen Leader Links CIO to Communist Party
Joseph Ryan, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, testified before the senate commerce committee that the CIO is tied to the Communist Party of America and presented supporting facts. The committee adopted a resolution by Chairman Copeland to allocate 50 000 dollars for a special senate committee investigation of subversive influences in the merchant marine.
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Oseph Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
A. F. of L
Senate Commerce Committee
Communist Party of America
Ryan
Copeland
Senate
Steel Price Cut Affects Auto Industry and Wages
President Roosevelt urged price cuts while maintaining wages in mass production. United States Steel extended its labor accord with the CIO, keeping current eight hour day and wage scales, even as cold rolled sheet prices fell four dollars a ton, signaling a first price break in the steel sector.
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Roosevelt
United States Steel
Committee For Industrial Organization
Beaten Odds Turned Bees Ancient Rookies Prospects
The Boston Bees rely on Jim Turner and Lou Fette, veteran rookies who won 20 games in 1937, to defy the second year jinx. Once overlooked by scouts, they starred with 2.38 ERA, 24 complete games, and five shutouts apiece, proving age and patience can trump hype.
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Jim Turner
Lou Fette
Boston Bees
Boston
Fireball van Single Mungo
Bees
Turner
Fete
Molensville
Tenn
Fette
Alma
Bill McKechnie
The
Cincinnati Reds
American Association
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Ball Park
McKechnie
Jim
Lou
Notable sports and university moves in 1939 era notes
RVING BUMP HADLEY seeks AL photographer role while Syracuse adds bowling with 50 000 games by undergrads. Bill Monahan runs concessions for the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition. Schmeling weighs 192 1 2 pounds since his 1936 Louis knockout. MSG earns about 2 5 million in rent since 1925. Kester bowls 101 games in 15 hours 47 minutes. Baptie sets skating bets. First baseball broadcast in 1921 led to radio fad doubt. Crisler returns to Big Ten as Michigan assistant director of athletics while Princeton success noted. Bobby Jones launches American Golf Institute to gather golf information. Jones to enter Masters in April. Western Newspaper Union.
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Rving Bump Hadley
White Sox
Yankees
Syracuse University
Bill Monahan
University of California
California
Max Schmeling
Ben
Norval Baptie
W. O. McGeehan
Joe DiMaggio
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Herbert O
Fritz
Crisler
University of Michigan
Harry Kipke
University of Chicago
Chicago
A. A. Stagg
Minnesota
Princeton
Tiger
Michigan
Fielding H. Yost
Big Ten
United States
Dear Doris Dene Advice on Marriage for a Struggling Daughter
A nineteen year old considers marrying an older man to ease her parents finances. The counselor argues such a union leads to disillusionment and unhappiness, as love and personal happiness are essential. It warns that money cannot replace genuine affection and that the arrangement harms both spouses and the family.
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Doris Dene
Anne HL F
Dear Miss Dene Advice on mixing love and parental approval
A young girl asks whether to break off a romance with a wealthy boy from another race and religion. The reply urges avoiding secrecy and suggests a compromise with parents by inviting the suitor into the home under oversight, while noting plain manners at dances and the value of genuine, respectful dating.
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Miss Dene
D. G
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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