Europe Today and Signs of a Looming War
The article surveys Europe’s unsettled state amid Codreanu’s murder and rising fascist threats. It notes Romania’s strategic resources and Hitler’s potential aims, while France Belgium Spain and Britain face political and economic turmoil, uncertainty, and the prospect of war with little room for American involvement.
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Europe
Romania
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Iron Guard
Hitler
Ukraine
Germany
Rumania
France
Italy
Belgium
Spain
Great Britain
Leading Stores Advertise to Lead in Business Growth
The article argues that leading stores advertise heavily as a sign of success. It says large shops spend more on newspaper space, while smaller shops neglect advertising. It asserts consistent link between advertising and becoming community leaders by informing people about products.
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National Committee
Bible earns a new title as Universal Bible Sunday endorsed
President Roosevelt endorses Universal Bible Sunday. The American Bible Society celebrates with a commemorative volume The Book of a Thousand Tongues and notes the Bible’s translation into over a thousand languages. The society reports distribution exceeding 7 million volumes last year and total circulation over 283 million since 1816.
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Churches of the Councy
Charles M. Sheldon
John Bunyan
Pilgrim's Progress
American Bible Society
Asia
Africa
Labor deputy Perkins report on private industry jobs gains
The October labor report shows 248000 more private sector workers and total four month gains over 200000 non agricultural jobs. Weekly payrolls rose sharply, signaling a business upswing before Republican election messaging. Recovery hinges on New Deal purchasing power, not GOP cheerleading.
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Perkins
Philadelphia
Soviet diaper shortage mirrors industrial crisis
The article notes a dire shortage of 765,900 diaper sets for 3,170,000 infants in Soviet Russia, highlighting humanitarian concern across ideologies. It attributes the crisis to counterrevolutionary machinations attributed to Trotsky, speculating on the broader impact of those actions on the Kremlin economy.
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Soviets
Soviet
Russia
Trotzky
Gie Kremlin
Young NY official shines at Republican National Committee meeting
Kenneth Simpson of New York, 43, emerges as the standout figure at the Republican National Committee session. He chairs Dewey’s New York campaign, represents the largest state by presidential votes, and is seen as a major potential future national chair.
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Simpson
Kenneth Simpson
New York
Hamilton
Tom Dewey
Dewey
Soviet industry subsidy signals broader planned economy collapse
A 1938 report from Moscow shows subsidies totaling at least seven billion rubles went to industries unable to stand alone despite state efforts to make all Soviet industries self supporting. The item questions Toutzkys role in sabotage claims amid a broader industrial debacle.
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Moscow
Trotzky
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A short verse on the common toiler and the search for meaning beyond labor. It contrasts the happy few with the rest and notes that every person, regardless of station, seeks beauty and inner thoughts between toil and need. The poem concludes that life becomes what one tries to be after work.
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Adam
Mary
Lou
Toodles
Mary’s
Shaws
Elizabeth
Kay
Captain Flower
Spartan
Rathe
Annie
Virginia Hanson
How's Your Health How's Your Health
A discussion edited for the New York Academy of Medicine on plastic surgery covers its scope from correcting birth defects and injuries to improving appearance and function. It traces history from ancient Hindu, Greek, and Roman practices to Caspar Tagliacozzi and modern tissue knowledge, cautioning readers against vanity advertising and urging consult of a physician.
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Moses
Caspar Tagliacozzi
Tagliacozzi
Dentist dies in Salisbury fire on Pennsylvania Avenue
Dr. George W. Purnell, a partially crippled dentist, died after being burned in a row of three houses on Pennsylvania Avenue. Walter Brewington, an invalid, was critically burned and later listed as fair. Brewington was rescued by firefighters and taken to Peninsula General Hospital. Firefighters halted the blaze after spreading to a fourth home.
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Salisbury
George W. Purnell
Walter Brewington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Purnell
Brewington
Peninsula General Hospital
Pickens
Mexica
Austrian winter peas and vetch forage crop
A brief note highlights Austrian winter peas and vetch as important winter cover crops in the South, emphasizing their role in soil protection and forage value.
The Army Post Murders
A suspenseful scene unfolds on a Midwest Army post as Adam Drew and a narrator investigate a murder plot. Barney lies unconscious while a brown notebook hints at motive. Lou Shaw vanishes with her dog while Mary fears intruders and Chaplain Weaver remains away.
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Barney
Charlie
Mary Shaw
Shaw
Lou
Shaws
Mary
Foreign Service
Pointblank
Jane
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