World War II era chaos in Shanghai battle described
The report portrays a vast, violent clash in Shanghai with Chinese forces counterattacking the Japanese across the Whangpoo river. It notes heavy bombardment, fires, and mass casualties among Chinese and Japanese troops, plus beleaguered civilians and refugees. American evacuations unfold as US Marines and ships aid nationals amid shifting neutrality concerns.
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Whangpoo
Shanghai
Whangpho
United States
San Diego
Calif
U. S. S. Augusta
Uncle Sam
China
Roosevelt
Japan
Madapan
Manchukuo
House acts on deficit measures amid wrangling over key economics
The House Appropriations Committee released the year's last deficiency bill to fund government operations, detailing 78.5 million dollars in new appropriations while denying 43 million in executive requests. It approved a low cost housing bill after revisions and backed a Senate bond issue of 700 million, with substantial changes to local shares and dwelling costs.
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Naval Building
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Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
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Venom
Farley books scandal and Spanish Civil War update
Charges allege fundraising with Roosevelt autographed convention books at 250 each violating the corrupt practices act. Other items report insurgents capturing villages in Santander and Franco forces pressing defenses. rumors say Farley may resign as postmaster general to join Pierce Arrow as an executive amid debt and stock options.
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Edward R. Burke
Neb
Royal S. Copeland
N. Y
Ku Klux Klan
High Tribunal
William E. Borah
Idaho
Albert Levitt
Homer S. Cummings
Sumners
Congress
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Cummings
Snell
Colorado
Resettlement Administration
Democratic Campaign Committee
White House
House Rules Committee
Santander
Franco
Bilbao
Jim
Farley
Washington
Pierce- Arrow Motor Corporation
Pierce-Arrow
Maine
Vermont
France Risks Loss of Levant Holdings and Air Routes
Paris reports indicate France fears losing possessions in the Near East and severed Far East air links due to Syrian revolts. Censorship hides Syria unrest though leaks suggest the revolt was serious and the population resents the Franco Syrian treaty signed September 10. A unified Levant state may form from French mandate areas once machinery is set up, while Damascus is seen as politically unwanted by largely religiously distinct communities.
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Paris
France
Near East
Far East
Syria
Levant
Damascus
Anacion protests US warship lease to Brazil
The Buenos Aires newspaper ANACION strongly objects to leasing United States warships to Brazil saying it would disturb South American naval balance. Secretary Hull had written a letter to the Senate Naval Committee.
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Anacion
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Brazil
South America
Hull
Senate Naval Com
You’ll Do It HERE the Song Against Doubt
Motivational verse from the New York Tribune urges bold effort. It frames fear as a barrier that grows when faced alone and calls for immediate action, a confident start that conquers the impossible with grit.
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New York Tribune
Master Passion Is Requisite for Master
A Biz leadership lesson states a master passion for one pursuit drives business success. It asserts courage to ignore many things and sole devotion to a single aim yields growing demand for your services, noting the idea of the thousand a year man who is never unemployed.
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Grenville Kleiser
A Crocheted Lifetime Rug Pattern 5855
A crochet pattern promises a lifetime rug you assemble from eight and a half inch medallion motifs. Join many to reach desired size with optional color variety. uses rug wool or candlewicking. Pattern 5855 includes instructions, stitches, material list, color ideas, and a photo. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York with name address and pattern number.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Apple Scallop Favorite Recipe of the Week
Pare core and slice 6 medium apples and sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix brown sugar cinnamon ginger snaps and melted butter. Layer apples and crumb mixture in a dish bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees F. Serve hot with ice cream or cold with cream. Yield 6 servings.
HOUCHOM Tips and Household Shortcuts From WNU Service
A set of practical home hints covers improving canned grapefruit flavor by aerating it and transferring between containers. It also notes Terry cloth as ideal bathroom curtains, removing hair from upholstery with coarse sandpaper, salt in starch to stop iron from sticking, and hanging mirrors to visually enlarge a room.
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WNU Service
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