Edward VIII faces crisis over Mrs Simpson marriage
Edward VIII defies cabinet and party leaders to pursue Mrs Diana Simpson, seeking to wed despite Church opposition and abdication fears. Baldwin protests while Parliament weighs constitutional paths. public opinion sways the crisis across Britain.
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King Edward
Simpson
Garner
President
Buenos Aires
Edward VIII
Wally Simpson
Baldwin
House of Commons
Edward
Duke of York
Archibald Sinclair
David Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Charles I
Church of England
Mrs. Simpson
Edgard
Church Times
Cabinet
League Council urged to address Italo German recognition menace
The article reports a League of Nations push to address perceived threats to peace from Italo German recognition of a fascist rebel junta. France criticizes the Spanish action as worsening a crisis while Madrid endures heavy bombardment and loyalist counterattacks.
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Pain
Council of the League of Nations
Nations
U. A. C. Avenol
Italy
Germany
League
Madrid
Telephone Almanac Delivers 1937 Timetables and History
The tenth Telephone Almanac for 1937 is ready at Michigan Bell offices. It blends old time almanac style with modern data including monthly calendars, sunrise and sunset calculations, moon phases, normal temperatures and rainfall by city, zodiac signs, eclipses for 1937, era notes, and historical and modern illustrations. A two page rebus provides a young readers feature.
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Michigan Bell Telephone Company
N J. Parker
Christmas Eve in the Market Place Scene
Crowds fill the market on Christmas Eve with tinsel baubles gilded toys and pine trees. Vendors cry wares as holly wreaths mistletoe and Christmas snow create a festive, bustling scene reflecting a long ago light and a priceless gift from the sky.
World's Hottest Spot in Kashmir Province
The hottest place in the world, La dak in Kashmir, India, reaches daytime temps up to 160 degrees while high in the Himalayan glaciers. Night temps fall to about 45 degrees. Vets note many mad dogs roam seeking water in intense heat.
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Ladak
Kashmir
India
Himalayan Mountains
Manly’s Christmas Dilemma in Palas City
The tale centers on Manly Graham, posing as Julia Linns husband to disguise his single status during Christmas with Julia’s family in Palas City. Patricia Graham, aloof yet friendly, believes the ruse, while Julia engineers secrecy, and Manly faces the task of maintaining the deception amid social parties and future hopes of an engineer’s career.
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Fred
Manly
Julia
Judge Thompson’s
Horace
Paris City
Judge Thompson
He Willis Graham
Graham
Palas City
Horace Linn
Patricia
Willis Graham’s
Graham Daughters
Mr. Graham
Patricia’s
Detroit business leader Percival Fitzsimmons dies in Jerusalem
Percival W. A. Fitzsimmons of Detroit and former Tecumseh resident, longtime president of the Michigan Mutual Liability Company of Detroit, died suddenly in Jerusalem from an intestinal infection contracted after his arrival. He died at the Kine Davia hotel, where he and his wife were guests, three days after arrival.
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Percival W. A. Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Tecumseh
Michigan Mutual Liability Company
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Kine Davia
Mrs. Fitzsimmony
Farmhand crafts guitar from 7 773 matches in Arkansas
Van Denny, a Rosebud farmhand, built the "Little Jumbo" guitar from 7 77315 matches using 102 ounces of glue. The five month night project features a Bois de Arc neck, hand made, and a tone said to surpass similar instruments. Denny, a skilled musician, expresses pride in his work.
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van Denny
Delmos Howell
Rosebud, Ark
Denny
Bois de Arc
Police Dogs Misnomer Sparks Breed Debate
The term police dogs is misleading as any trained animal can perform police work from German shepherds to Dobermann pinschers. The piece notes war usage in Germany and England, while exploring broader contexts of canine service and training.
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Ermany
Hitler
Reich
Baldur von Schirach
America
Germany
England
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