Weekly News Review of Axis Ambitions and US Stance
Germany seeks colonies to secure peace and alter balance with Britain France and Italy while Italy faces pressure to curb imperialism. Roosevelt outlines a united Western stance with open door policy and prep for defense as Japan expands in Asia and China.
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Germany
Italy
Japan
Munich
Great Britain
France
Hitler
Togoland
Cameroons
Southwest
Africa
Tanganyika
League of Nations
Britain
Mediterranean
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Spain
der Fuehrer
Hungary
Mussolini
Czechoslovakia
Poland
China
World Democracy
England
U. S
America
Washington
Roosevelt
Hankow
State Department
Tokyo
Western Hemisphere
Kodiak
Alaska
Far East
Pacific
Chiang Kai-shek
Manchukuo
Royal figures and oddities mark global headlines
King George and Queen Elizabeth announce a Canada state visit and a U S trip. Duke of Kent becomes Australia governor general next year with Marina of Greece. Australia pays $50 000 yearly as Kent faces a royal fashion clash while Los Angeles dumps surplus oranges after federal funds run out. In Prestonburg Kentucky Fleming Tackett, 34, weds 10 year old Rosie Columbus.
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Canada
U. S
Duke of Kent
Australia
Kent
Marina
Greece
London
U.S
Elizabeth
Canberra
Siberia
Prestonburg, Ky
Fleming Tackett
Rosie Columbus
Roosevelt Era Budget Forecasts and Fogbound New York
The article reviews looming fiscal decisions with Treasury Secretary Morgenthau predicting a still growing deficit and a balanced 1940 budget. It highlights five proposed tax and policy changes, warns of British pound weakness, then shifts to a fogged New York harbor scene affecting shipping delays and ferry operations. It closes with Coney Island's history and scale, noting Steeplechase Park and Feltman’s restaurant as major attractions.
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U. S
Roosevelt
Congress
U.S. Treasury
John
Agriculture Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
New York Harbor
New York
Coney Island
George Tilyou
Tilyou
George C. Tilyou
Avocation into vocation in Hollywood props and creatures
Hollywood productions seek realism by hiring local imitators and collections. Jack Lipson earns 50 dollars a day hitchhiking gags while S. W. Allman rents tarantulas bats and other creatures for props, including eight bats found near a Los Angeles mine for five dollars each. Slicker the trained seal receives final stage cues from trainer H. W. Winston before filming.
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Hollywood
Jack Lipson
S. W. Allman
Arizona
Allman
Los Angeles
Right
Slicker
H. W. Winsston
Sherwood stars as Lincoln in modern drama review
In a New York feature on Robert Sherwood, the playwright shines with insight in Abe Lincoln in Illinois, blending wit with civilizеd drama. The piece traces his life from New Rochelle birth in 1896 to Harvard departure, wartime service, Vanity Fair and Life editor roles, and his later stage success, plus notes on Metropolitan Opera prospects and a farmer-turned-artist in Rockland County.
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York
Robert Sherwood
Abe Lincoln
Lincoln
Mr. Sherwood
Tie
Black Watch
Vanity Fair
Boston
Life
New Rochelle
Harvard
Tom Ruggles
Jaywright
Rome
Mary Brandon
Sutton Place
New York
Surrey
England
Alexander Korda
Edward Johnson
Met
John Carter
Leonard Warren
Rockland County
Metropolitan
Mr. Carter
New City
New York City
New York University
Mr. Warren
Bronx
North Woods
Columbia University
Consolidated News Features
WNT Service
Film extras strike time clocks under new union deal
Time clock rules apply to film actors earning up to 1000 dollars weekly as extras also face overtime provisions. The pact marks a shift in production schedules and labor conditions across studios.
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Man’s Land
Canton
U. S
Dorothy Kantack
Chicago
Senator Borah on Palestine policy and Hopkins on WPA errors
Quotes attributed to Senator William E Borah criticise U S intervention in Palestine arguing it harms respect for Europe and self respect. Harry Hopkins comments on the WPA record admit mistakes but claim the greatest error is doing too little rather than too much.
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Dies Congressional Committee On UN
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Murphy
Roosevelt
Dies Committee
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
William E. Borah
U. S
Great Britain
Palestine
Europe
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Botanist Dismisses Luck of Four‑Leaf Clovers
OTTAWA reports Dominion botanist Dr. H. T. Gussow says four‑leaf clovers are not rare or lucky. He notes this summer produced abundant specimens with up to thirteen leaves per stem and urges careful observation to easily find four‑leaf varieties.
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Ottawa
H. T. Gussow
Dominion
Gussow
Ancient perfume jars found in tomb of young girl
Fragrant remains from flowers picked over two millennia ago were preserved in small perfume jars buried with a two year old girl in a Third century B C tomb at Sedes Macedonia.
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Athens
Sedes
Macedonia
How the Expert Shoots A Guide to Efficient Gun Handling
The best shooting form minimizes hand and arm movement after mounting the gun. With the comb against the cheek, the shooter keeps the gun in place and uses the upper body to steer the muzzle, maintaining the same cheek and shoulder reference.
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Robbins Reef
Charles Feltman
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WNU
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Cliff Jones
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