Italian Democracy Fails to Fit Italian Spirit Says Historian
The article argues that Italy, forged by World War unity, developed a collective national identity making democracy ill suited. Fascism emerged as a response, while Germany embraced Nazism as an already existing spirit. It cautions against forcing democratic values on Italy or Germany, urging realism about national temperament and political fit.
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Italy
Germany
Holy Roman Empire
Napoleon
Napoleon II
House of Savoy
United States
Mussolini
Maly
Alps
India
Ledger Syndicate
1939 Pontiac touted for easier shifting and adjustable lever
Pontiac Motor Division official C P Simpson says the 1939 models include Safety Shift Gear Control with booster spring reducing effort by up to 50 percent and an adjustable shifting lever to fit any driver. He notes women drivers particularly welcome the easier shifting and new features.
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C. P. Simpson
Pontiac Motor Division
Simpson
Pontiac
Plymouth Dominates 1938 Car Registrations Nationwide
Detroit dispatch reports final 1938 new car registrations by Polk & Co for 100 cities. Plymouth places 1st or 2nd in 45 key markets across 15 states, more than tripling 1937 gains. Notable markets include Greater New York, Philadelphia, Toledo, and several West Coast cities.
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Detroit
R. L. Polk & Co
Plymouth
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Miami
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas
Seattle
Spokane
Toledo
Ist
Name Sought For New Graham Coupe
Graham- Paige Motors offers twenty dollars per word for a new name for its Combination Coupe production just starting shipments. General sales manager Fred E. Bishop says names already suggested fail to fit a car with its unique five or six passenger two full-width seat layout and generous rear-seat space and easy access. He seeks a name reflecting these distinctive features and notes the offer is serious with hopes for a perfect fit.
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Graham- Paige Motors Corporation
Fred E. Bishop
Bishop
Yachtyard intrigue on a yacht party amid romance and deception
George Van Buskirk Jr and Conrad Phelps invite Mary Hale and Trixie Anderson aboard a yacht to charm and test Mary. Mary toys with George’s disdain, while Reggie de Fuyster uses charm to court her as George contemplates truth and revenge. Chapter VI ends with a proposed date.
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George van Buskirk
Oldh
Conrad Phelps
Mary Hale
Trixie Anderson
George
Audrey Hampton
Mary
Trixie
George Bush
Don Palmer
van Buskirk
Hudson River
Reggie de Pueyster
Bill
Reggie
Reggie de Fuyster
Harrow
Con
Corge Bush
George van Buskirk, Jr
Chevrolet Extends Lead in January Auto Registrations
Chevrolet drove 40.4 percent of all car purchases in January 1939 across 44 states, up from 39.5 percent the prior month, with Detroit announcing boosted Spring ad spending to stress styling and engineering features. Ohio shows a 158 car lead for Chevrolet over the second model, and a 316 car lead over the third.
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Chevrolet
Detroit
Ohio
W. E. Holler
Chevrolet Sales Chief Credits Value and Quality Dealer Program
The general sales manager credits Chevrolet's decisive leadership to two factors. First, exceptional value built into the new product by engineers. Second, the Quality Dealer program, highlighted as exclusive with Chevrolet.
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Chevrolet
LaGuardia and Whalen Start Dodge Goodwill Tour
New York's Mayor Fiorella LaGuardia and Grover Whalen begin a 14,000 mile Goodwill tour of South America aboard the Dodge truck. They meet Dodge and Peruvian officials at City Hall and Empire State Building and present letters and symbolic artifacts to Lima and Peru's president. The trip, announced by Dodge Truck Sales Director J. D. Burke, is the first of its kind into South America.
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New York
Fiorella LaGuardia
Grover Whalen
Dodge
South America
LaGuardia
Eduardo Dibos
Lima
Empire State Building
Oscar R. Benavides
Peru
J. D. Burke
Dodge Truck Sales
South Amer
Oldsmobile Sales Rise in February Retail Report
National retail sales of Oldsmobile cars in February totaled 8,466 units, up more than 38 percent from February last year, per D. E. Ralston general sales manager. Combined January February Oldsmobile sales reached 18,729 units.
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D. E. Ralston
Peru to loan Inca artifacts for New York Fair
A Peru government loan will send a truck tour of Peru and the United States returnable to Dodge for exhibition at the New York World's Fair. Manuel B. Llosa arranged the loan through Peru's Commissioner General to the fairs. En route the truck stops in key cities to obtain Mayors letters to the Lord Mayor of Lima.
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Ica
Andes Mountains
Manuel B. Llosa
Peru
New York
San Francisco
Lima
United States
Cleveland Prepares for Grand Opera Week in Public Hall
Cleveland’s public hall hosts the Metrop olitan Opera Association’s twelfth Spring festival from March 27 to April 1 featuring Verdi Otello opening with Giovanni Martinelli, Helen Jepson, and Lawrence Tibbett. Grace Moore appears in Louise and Manon with Mario Bambarelli, while Wagner nights star Kirsten Flagstad and Lauritz Melchior. Other highlights include Thais with Jepson, Tosca with Lawrence Tibbett, and Lucia di Lammermoor with Lily Pons and Martinelli.
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Metropolitan Opera Association of New York
Cleveland
Public Hall
Giuseppe Verdi
Giovanni Martinelli
Helen Jepson
Lawrence Tibbett
Louise
Grand Opera
Grace Moore
Manon
Opera Week
Charles Kullmann
The
Metropolitan
Julien
Ezio Pinza
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Mario Bambarelli
Kirsten Flagstad
Lauritz Melchior
Frederich Schorr
Marjorie Lawrence
Kerstin Thorberg
Wagner
Wil
John Charles Thomas
Armand Tokatyan
Eaton Briefs Report Illnesses and Local News
Eaton briefs note Eaton Russell Cook of Washington DC has been ill and confined to a hospital with three blood transfusions needed but now improved. Other items mention illnesses including Clarence Tildes H L Tite Mrs A B K Stevenson and Mrs Walter Fishburn. Mrs Elizabeth Davis returned from Cambridge to Eaton. Ward from Mansfield is new State farm manager and Reynard returns as officer. Two Eaton youths Jack Kennedy and Glenn Tompkins attended a Wooster Young People conference.
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Wooster
Jack Kennedy
Glenn Tompkins
Ralston notes sharp rise in new car sales 1939
Cars exceeded the total for the same two months in 1938 by more than 6 000. The rise amounts to over 51 percent. February sales boosted totals with 2 826 cars sold at retail in the final 10 days versus 2 199 in 1938. Used-car stocks remained healthy with inventories 7 000 lower than a year ago.
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Ralston
Elyria notices and historical summaries from Our Files
Taken from Our Files recounts Elyria items from 30 40 and 10 years past. It notes water meter readings planned after all installations, a Chamber of Commerce site survey, the death of S L Bowman Lorain postmaster and ties to President McKinley, a former ambassador to France William G Sharp and Wilsons praise, grape juice production ahead of a dry spell, and township views on an Elyria municipal court.
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Elyria
Service Board
William G. Sharp
France
Sharp
Wilson
Lorain County
Community church gathering and illness update
A Sunday evening church social is planned for the community. Wallace Dimaline is seriously ill. Mr and Mrs Stanley Hoskin have returned to Columbus after visiting relatives here.
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Wallace Dimaline
Stanley Hoskin
Columbus
Five Millionth Hoover Cleaner Produced In March
The first week in March saw the five millionth Hoover Cleaner rolled off the line, a new production record for the electric cleaner industry. H. W. Hoover announced the milestone to Heldmyer Hardware Co, noting Hoover’s role in innovations and its large research team of 135 staff.
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H. W. Hoover
Heldmyer Hardware Co
Basketball Championship Set for Elyria March 30
Four district winners advance to Elyria M C A for the state title. Fox Furnace earns a spot if it finishes as winner or runner-up in the Northeastern Ohio tournament.
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Elyria ¥. M. C. A
Fox Furnace
Ohio
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