Race to Build Bigger Warships Engulfs Nations
Jap refusals spark talk of a global naval race as the United States weighs expanding battleship tonnage from 35 000 to 43 000 or 45 000 tons and possibly pursuing a Nicaragua canal to avoid Panama locks. Congress debates war limits while Japan presses south with three armies as Chiang Kai-shek defends Lunghai corridor with 400 000 troops.
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Apan
United States
England
France
Japan
Washington
Panama Canal
Panama
Nicaragua
King
Utah
Maverick
Texas
Roosevelt
Hull
Great Britain
George Tinkham
Massachusetts
Kaifeng
Honan
Hwai River
Chiang Kai-shek
Lunghai
Singapore base opened with grand ceremony in Navy harbor
Great Britain formally opened a powerful naval base at Singapore with a 55 million dollar dry dock dedication by Sir Shenton Thomas governor of the Straits Settlements. Rear Admiral Julius Townsend and officers from the American cruisers Trenton Memphis and Milwaukee attended the ceremony.
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Singapore
Great Britain
Shenton Thomas
Straits Settlements
Julius Townsend
Trenton
Memphis
Milwaukee
Great Battle in China Reported In Central China
Japanese invaders smashed a Chinese army of 15 000 and forced retreat across the Yellow River in central China in one of the war’s great battles according to dispatches from the front.
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Japan
China
Roumania
Central
Yellow River
Romania under Cristea dictatorship amid new constitution
Umanian crisis deepens as Dr Miron Cristea gains de facto dictatorial powers after King Carol appoints him premier and dissolves parliament. A state of siege is declared while Franco consolidates forces in Salamanca as Britain considers recognizing Mussolini if Ethiopia troops withdraw from Spain.
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Umania
Octavian Goga
Carol
Miron Cristea
Cristea
George Tartarescu
Dr. Cristea
France
Great Britain
Romania
Italy
Germany
Jispatches
Salamanca
Franco
Mediterranean
London
Mussolini
Britain
Duce
Ethiopia
Spain
Roosevelt asks Congress for 250 million more relief funds
In a special message President Roosevelt urged Congress to appropriate 250 million dollars to supplement the existing relief fund of 1.5 billion. He described the need as urgent to bolster relief efforts nationwide.
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Dole
Roosevelt
Congress
On the Highway Critique of Driving Habits and Responsibility
A reflective piece warns that claiming no fault in driving is faulty. It contrasts dull headlights with risky behavior, notes women may drive as well as men yet faces harsher truths, and urges less horn blowing and more responsibility to save lives.
Quiz of historical trivia prompts
This prompt lists five questions about fundamental forces identities dry ice constitutional history and Dead Sea metrics. It asks counts birth religions nationalities term length and mean sea level with mixed historical and scientific topics.
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Alexander Hamilton
United States
Dead Sea
A Quis With Answers on Various Subjects
Four fundamental odors fragrant burnt acid and caprylic. Sarah Bernhardt. A solid compressed carbon dioxide snow at 114 degrees below zero F. For life. The Dead Sea averages 1292 feet below sea level with a maximum depth of 1310 feet. it has no outlet despite many inflowing streams.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Dead Sea
Old fashioned silk crazy patch quilt project
Ruth Wyeth Spears guides making a silk crazy patch quilt tied like a comforter using tiny irregular patches on a soft foundation. Embroidery balances the design and can darken light areas or add filler motifs. a new leaflet with authentic stitches and a book offer accompanies the pattern. Readers can order the book Sew ing by sending 25 cents and their address to Mrs Spears in Chicago.
Scalloped Tomatoes for Winter Meals Recipe
Favorite winter dish uses a hot oven and blended flavors to create a hearty scalloped tomatoes bake. The method layers tomatoes onion bread crumbs sugar butter and salt then bakes 30 minutes with top crumbs. optional cucumber pickles add a tang. Marjorie H. Black.
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Marjorie H. Black
Pepsodent with IRIUM tops dull teeth claim
An advertisement touts Pepsodent with IRIUM curing dull teeth by removing enamel buildup. It promises a gritless paste with no pumice and urges readers to try it today.
Sponge Nursery at Turneffe grows reef sponges afloat
A sponge nursery has been established off Turneffe Island near British Honduras. Wild sponge strains suited to modern tastes are selected and cultivated in a shallow blue lagoon. Thousands of pedigree fragments grow for about four years before being dismembered and replanted in adjacent lagoons. Sponges die in light and are described as black skinned and gelatinous when retrieved by divers, with chemical baths boosting luster.
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Turneffe
British Honduras
Assurance of Excellence Emerges From Proven Pages
A seasoned section of the old family newspaper presents tested guidance, arguing that true quality comes from established sources rather than slow trial and error. The editorial extols curated content as a reliable path to mastery.
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Ellison D. Smith
South Carolina
Western Newspaper Union
Gen
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Iriam
Sponge Nursery
Maw
Damson
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