Pact to ease Anglo Italian ties boosts peace hopes
Neville Chamberlain seeks a broader peace coalition as Lord Perth and Ciano sign a treaty of friendship designed to end Britain and Italy’s feud. The pact aims for Mediterranean stability, a potential French entry, and limits on Italy’s Spain and Libya actions while keeping the Berlin-Rome axis intact.
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Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Lord Perth
Rome
Ciano
France
Mussolini
Bonnet
Hitler
Berlin
Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
Near East
Spain
Ethiopia
League of Nations Council
Chamberlain
Red Sea
Libya
Suez Canal
Balearic Islands
Spanish Morocco
Daladier
Bonnet Io
London
Paris
Poland
Barcelona Offensive Drives Nationalist Push in Civil War
Insurgent forces reach the Mediterranean at Villaroz and push along the coast cutting Catalonia from loyalist Spain. Gen. Valino and Gen. Aranda lead Spanish and Italian troops to seize Vinzaroz in one day and begin a northward drive toward Tortosa as Franco targets Barcelona from the west. After Barcelona falls, Valencia and Madrid are slated for attacks.
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Mediterranean
Villaroz
Catalonia
Spain
Garcia Valino
Miguel Aranda
Vinaroz
Valino
Tortosa
Franco
Barcelona
Valencia
Madrid
Roosevelts Plan Faces Rapid Congressional Battle
Senator Vandenberg prepares for clash as IG spenders and small spenders line up over President Roosevelts program to pump prime and relieve the depression. The House Appropriations Committee hearings begin and leaders plan to push an omnibus bill for nearly seven billion dollars with aims to speed recovery and adjourn by May 14.
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John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Hamilton
New Deal
Vandenberg
Congress
Works Progress Administration
Farm Security Administration
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Reconstruction Corporation
Roosevelt
United States Housing Authority
Federal Reserve Board
Security Commission
House Appropriations Committee
Sam Rayburn
Townsend Pardoned by Roosevelt Over Contempt Charge
Dr. Townsend arrived at the Washington jail to begin a 30 day term for contempt of Congress when President Roosevelt granted a pardon at the urging of Representative C. Jasper Bell, chair of the investigating committee. The pardon followed Townsend’s refusal to testify before the panel.
Rail unions reject wage cuts amid mediation talks
In tense talks, the Association of American Railroads led by John J. Pelley and the Railway Labor Executives' Association led by George M. Harrison failed to win worker pay reductions. Harrison blasted the idea as foolish while warning management not to invoke the railroad mediation act. He argued wage cuts conflict with Roosevelt’s effort to boost buying power.
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Congress
Association of American Railroads
John J. Pelley
Railway Labor
George M. Harrison
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Harrison
Roosevelt
Benes Grants Easter Amnesty in Czechoslovakia
President Benes proclaimed an Easter amnesty for about 4,000 political offenders, mostly agitators for German and other minorities, excluding Sudeten Germans who fled abroad. He also voiced readiness to adapt to Europe’s troubles and to pursue good neighborly relations, denying Czech oslovakia’s move toward communism.
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Benes
Czechoslovakia
Central
Europe
Congress Debates Tax Bill Reconciliation Amid Roosevelt Push
Congress wrestles with differing tax bill versions from the House and Senate. President Roosevelt sends a lengthy letter urging retention of the undistributed profits tax, a feature Senate backed to eliminate. Senate leader Pat Harrison expresses dissatisfaction while advocating conference on Senate amendments claiming reform will aid business.
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HILE
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Congress
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Pope Pius presides Easter rites in Rome and canonizes three Saints
Pope Pius took part in elaborate Easter ceremonies at St. Peter's Rome blessing the immense crowd before the basilica. He formally canonized Saints Andrea Bobola of Poland Salvador de Horta of Spain and Giovanni Leonardi of Italy. In Jerusalem British troops and police kept order among Christians Jews and Moslems for Easter.
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Pope Pius
St. Peter's Church
Rome
Basilica
Andrea Bobola
Poland
Salvador de Horta
Spain
Giovanni Leonardi
Italy
Jerusalem
Wrights honored in Detroit tribute at Ford village
More than 200 aeronautics leaders gathered in Detroit at the invitation of Henry and Edsel Ford to pay tribute to Orville Wright. The event celebrated the restored Wright buildings at Ford's Greenwich Village and honored Orville Wright while remembering his brother Wilbur, who died in 1912.
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Orville Wright
America
Detroit
Henry and
Edsel Ford
Wright
Ford
Greenwich Village
Wilbur
Mayor John F. Dore Dies After Long Illness
Battle mourns mayor John F. Dore a brilliant lawyer and fighting executive who died after long illness following failure to win renomination in primaries. He was allied politically with labor leader Dave Beck.
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Dore
Battle
John F. Dore
Dave Beck
Will Defend Peace on Pan American Day Address
President Roosevelt spoke to a world audience urging American republics to unite against aggressors. He pledged a fixed commitment to peace and the good neighbor policy with Central and South American nations, noting the hemisphere’s resolve to sacrifice, if necessary, to uphold justice over force.
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Roosevelt
Pasture Outranks Dry Lot Feeding for Livestock
University of Illinois extension specialist E T Robbins explains pastures save labor and costs while boosting gains and meat per acre. Well managed pasture rotation improves efficiency, with clovers timothy and bluegrass starting permanent pastures and alfalfa used cautiously to avoid cattle bloat. Continuous grazing requires water and salt available, and gradual adaptation of stock to grass helps cattle thrive.
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E. T. Robbins
University of Iinois
WNU
Forecast Sees Wide Insect Plague in Midwest Regions
Government entomologists forecast serious outbreaks this season based on county surveys and weather conditions. Predictions point to a grasshopper plague across the central and eastern Dakotas, much of Iowa, and eastern Wyoming, with Mormon cricket eggs in northern Nevada and Hessian fly in scattered states.
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Department of Agriculture
Lee A. Strong
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Dakotas
Iowa
Wyoming
Nevada
Missouri
Kansas
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Dried Egg White Advancements Highlighted by Indiana Farmer’s Guide
A new process converts egg-white foam once considered waste from egg drying into dried egg white. In a 500 gallon fermenting tank the foam can total up to 25 gallons, thinning into a watery liquid for drying. Dried egg white serves many roles in food and industry.
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Indiana
Truing a Grindstone With Soft Iron Rod Method
A method from Wallace's Farmer explains trueing a grindstone by placing a quarter inch soft iron rod near the stone edge at center level. The rod wears down high spots, making the stone round and true. The stone cuts best when dry, and large machine-shop stones are often trued this way.
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Wallace
Pretty Fashions and Easy Sewing Patterns Today
Readers are invited to order Barbara Bell sewing patterns with simple sew charts. The ad touts Gay and Perky Apron and a fashion dress with waist shirring, puff sleeves, and wide shoulders. It lists sizes, fabric needs, and includes a Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book for 109 designs. Send 15 cents per pattern to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago Illinois.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Preserving the Oilcloth and Home Care Tips
Advice on homemaking tasks including sealing oilcloth edges with bias tape to prevent tearing hemming sash curtains evenly removing wallpaper while painting with cardboard protection to walls and tips on keeping juices in meat by high heat then slow cooking baked potatoes with yolk mixture for browning rinsing silk undergarments in warm water with multiple rinses garnishing with lemon paprika parsley or mint neutralizing musty odors with lavender oil in room hot water bottles should be wrapped in cloth before use to avoid burns for patients
Purpose as a driver of self creation and noble striving
The text extols purpose as a force that elevates a person from base desires to noble ideals, turning him into an actor in life. It emphasizes unity of body, mind, heart, and soul, and urges faithfulness in small duties as a practical, universal aim to overcome weaknesses and live with intent.
Hidden benefits of light-oil furniture polish for homes
The article extols using a light-oil furniture polish to both shine and feed wood finishes. It warns cheap polishes with heavy oils are greasy and harmful, while a fine light-oil base nourishes pores, prevents cracking, and extends furniture life when applied with a damp cloth.
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