German War Machine Invades Belgium and The Netherlands
Weekly News Analysis notes Hitler’s invasion of Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg as France and Britain respond with mobilization while Belgium asks the U.S. to respect Brussels as an open city. Roosevelt convenes cabinet to plan response as Mussolini blames England and Egypt reports begin a new chapter.
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Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
England
France
Belgian
Adolf Hitler
Low Countries
Luxembourg
Berlin
Norway
Denmark
Paris
London
Exchange Telegraph
Brussels
Washington
United States
State Department
Roosevelt
Hitler
America
Names in the News Across the World and Politics
Highlights include tribute to Joan of Arc on France's national day and Stalin's literary popularity in Russia. Other items note the Squalus submarine's recommissioning as Sailfish, Senate actions on banking policy, Schwellenbach as a fed judge, and global wartime maneuvers and political shifts in Britain, Norway, and the United States.
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France
Joan of Arc
Russia
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Squalus
Senate
Banking, and Currency Subcommittee
Sheridan Downey
Dem. Calif
U. S
Lewis D. Schwellenbach
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Deep South
Pulitzer Prize selections announced for American letters
The 1939 awards honor John Steinbeck for Grapes of Wrath William Saroyan for The Time of Your Life Carl Sandburg Lincoln the War Years Ray Stannard Baker Woodrow Wilson Life and Letters and Mark Van Doren Collected Poems Each winner receives 1000. Other items cover rail credit plans, Red Cross drives, University of Rochester forum, Alcatraz modernization and US Steel export news.
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John Steinbeck
Wiliam Saroyan
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Ray Stannard Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Mark van Doren
General Johnson Jays and the Dillinger Tactics Debate
A column condemns Samuel Harden Church for proposing to capture Adolf Hitler for trial by the League of Nations. It contrasts such tactics with historical cases, criticizes U S aviation policy shifts, and attacks actions against civilian air travel oversight including J Monroe Rowboat Johnson and the succession of roles within aviation agencies.
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Washington, D. C
Dillinger
Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Germany
England
France
Adolf
Napoleon Bonaparte
Enghien
St. Helena
Church
Congress
Department of Commerce
J. Monroe
How to Make Gingham Bedspread and Orange Crate Tables
Readers are shown how to craft a bedspread from green and white gingham with monogram trims, plus orange crates repurposed as tables lined with green oil cloth and skirts. Lamps use white shades with a white ruffle and green accents from the fabric. Books offer patterns and monogram guides, prices ten cents each with a free quilt block set with four-book orders.
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Ann Rutledge
Spears
Rutledge
New Salem
Illinois
Household Questions and Quick Cleaning Tips
Brass fixtures resist tarnish with a thin lacquer coat. Use emery on step ladder steps to prevent slips. For cream stains, rinse with cold water and soap, then cold water rinse. If stove is crowded, flip pan lids to use the surface as a hotplate. Do not refrigerate dates. keep in the pantry until use.
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Farnham F. Dudgeon
Chamberlain
Western Newspaper Union
Mussolini
Italy
Mediterranean
David Lle
George
Winston Churchill
Warrior
Alexandria
Britain
Balkans
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
House of Commons
Narvik
North Sea
Admiralty
Trondheim
Churchill
House
David Lloyd George
U. S. Blitzkrieg
John D. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Resolutions Committee
Philadelphia
Wheeler
Dem
Mont
Red Cross
International Red Cross
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Frontiers
University of Rochester
New York
Alan Valentine
Langbourne Williams
Freeport Sulphur Company
Hoboken
N. J
General Johnson Jays
Nottingham
de Koven
Airways
Johnson
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hinckley
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Thomas
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sunkist
California
California Fruit Growers Exchange
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