Franco victory and Europe in the balance after Barcelona entry
The article argues that Mussolini and Hitler benefited from the Spanish war, with Italian divisions leading the Barcelona occupation. It warns Franco’s triumph would threaten Britain’s route to India via the Mediterranean and may leave France strained and dependent, signaling a major shift in European power dynamics.
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Barcelona
Franco
Dovemod Ery
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
England
France
Noit
Britain
India
Mediterranean
Morocco
Munich
Holland
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Butler Hall of Fame proposals stir Manhattan nostalgia
A reflective column debates the idea of Dr. Butler and his 160 year influence on American culture. It cites Emerson, Thoreau, and Henry Ford, questions the source of national inspiration, and imagines a Hall of Fame for great names across cities from Manhattan to New Jersey.
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Avalin
Athens
Rome
London
York
Butler
Virginia
Massachusets
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pefferson
Franklin
Lincoln
Wilson
Morningside Heights
Emerson and Thoreau
Broadway
Margaret Fuller
New York
Dr. Butler
Mark Dwain
Hudson
Huck
Tom
Eninire
Henry Ford
Wall Street
Manhattan
Old Wall
Brooklyn
Greenwich Village
New Jersey
Hall of Fame
Break At Last in Farm Aid Debate
The Baltimore Sun notes a concession by the Secretary of Agriculture that a two-price farm aid plan cannot continue. It says the department cannot keep domestic prices level for the well to do and the needy, abandoning the plan to sell below cost to some groups. It labels the AAA magicians as fallible for their surplus management and hints a shift away from subsidized sales, urging gratitude for the limited concession.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Walkice
AAA
Farm Aid
Baltimore Sun
Stimson Letter On Embargo Sparks Debate On Spanish Conflict
The piece analyzes ex Secretary Stimson’s call to lift the arms embargo, arguing it misuses international law to justify aiding Loyalists. It contrasts Stimson’s claims with historical neutrality practices, notes revolutions and independence history, and urges lifting embargoes for both sides, citing America’s right and duty in foreign policy.
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World Savers’ Brigade
Roosevelt
State Stimson
Hull
Stimson
United States
Inter
America
Ops
Ark
Netherlands
Spain
Sweden
France
Ledger Syndicate
Anniversaries and history notes mark today in history
Today’s anniversaries honor David Porter born in Boston in 1780 and James A. Herne born in Troy 1839, with other figures like Charles Miner and Victor Herbert noted. Today in history covers events from 1708 Selkirk to 1917 Germany stopping sea traffic, plus key milestones in U.S. insurance and Guam flag-raising.
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David Porter
Boston
2Charles Miner
Pennsylvania
Norwich
Conn
Meryer Guggenheim
House
América
Florida
James A. Herne
Troy
N. Y
G. Stanley Hall
Clark Univ
Worcester
Mass
Ashfield
Victor Herbert
New York
Dublin
Ireland
Henry Miller
England
Alexander Selkirk
Juan Fernandez Island
U. S
Constellation
la Vengeance
France
Legal Reserve
United States
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Guam
Portugal
Lisbon
Germany
UN Cer
Ralph W. Keeley
Brooklyn
Black Evening Clothes Define Elite Dress in 1826
In 1826 Bulwer-Lytton writing as Pelham noted that people must be very distinguished in appearance to look well in black for evening dress. The elite adopted black clothes for evening affairs and the trend quickly spread among society.
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Bulwer-Lytton
Taken From Our Files Weather and Local Notes
Weather notes mention a temperature drop last week with readings in the sixties. A county fair was planned for September 7 with Amherst area officials and a new well near the red Strais fleece project. Louis Martel, longtime Martenl Packing GM, died. a Elyria man paid a $300 liquor possession fine. The first bobsled of winter appeared in the south end, used by a milkman for deliveries. Obituary snippets and notable births and anniversaries include Hattie Caraway, Lucy Wheelock, Langston Hughes, and others.
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Eimr
Cotten
Shefheld
Lorain
Fiede
Ridsevne
Aece
Amhoerst-Elysa Rea
Amherst
Elyria
Hewitt
Fragmented historical musings on freedom and passion
A distorted line of archaic prose speaks of peril in yielding to untamed passions. It references themes of liberty, inner struggle, and a cryptic exchange about Nemes and Bee, with unclear context and multiple garbled phrases.
Your Federal Income Tax Guidance for 1939 Returns
Tax guidance covers when personal service income is taxable, cash vs accrual reporting, and 1099 reporting requirements. It details taxability of salaries, wages, fees, commissions, and noncash compensation, plus the obligation of reporting $1000-plus payments and Federal officer salaries under the 1932 act.
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United States
Uni States
House of
States Senate
How to Find God Through Jesus Imagination Faith
Read St John 14. Philip asks to see the Father. Jesus asks who has seen him has seen the Father. The author urges looking at Jesus to find God, noting Christian claim that God’s presence can be spiritual and accessible to all. Encourages imaginative faith and testing it in life over weeks.
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Philip
Jesus
God
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Bridgeport
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United Aline Workers of America
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Hattie W. Caraway
Arkansas
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Tenn
Lucy Wheelock
Cambridge
Langston Hughes
Joplin
Dean Welter C. Coffee
Ine
Minnesota
Hall
Philip A. S. Franklin
Newshipping Road
Ash- Ma
Edward A. Cudahy
Chicago
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U. S. Destrict Court
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Charles Nordhoff
Tanauther
Enualand
Standard Oil
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Ohio
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Sohio Motor
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