Documents stir Washington Hull furore over Polish affair
Weekly analysis notes release of Polish documents from Warsaw archives creating a Washington Hull Bullitt denial storm. Germany claimed 16 documents tied to US ambassadors Kennedy Bullitt and Potocki deny conversations and influence with Allies. Roosevelt calls for caution. Fish and isolationists demand full inquiry as 1940s politics heat up.
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Hull
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Roosevelt
Germany
Herr Ribbentrop
Foreign Office
Poliad
Warsaw
London
Paris
Kennedy
England
France
Hitler
United States
Bull
Bill Bullitt
America
Potocki
Anglo France reaffirm wartime unity in London council
The allied war council in London expressed unity between France and England, ruled out any separate peace by either side, and announced ongoing financial economic and imperial cooperation after the war. The delegates sought to ensure continued collaboration despite uncertainties ahead.
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Allied War Council
London
NAMES in the news as war mood shifts and leaders blamed
Congressman Hamilton Fish once pressed for Roosevelt’s foreign policy probes and led troops in World War I. Dr. Thomas Parren warns cancer rises to second leading cause of death. The Irish Republican Army protests, De Valera born in New York faces exile dangers. William Horlick Jr dies. Henry Ford II eyes Catholicism. Churchill rumors rise. Neutrality questions, naval losses, and oil and iron aims frame looming conflict as nations clash over strategy and alliances.
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Garlie High Command
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Harvard
Hyde Park
Thomas Parren
U. S. Public Health Service
Irish Republican Army of
Wild Men
Eamon de Valery
Eire
Val
New York
William Horlick Jr
Edsel Ford
Roosevelt Era Budget Battles and Farley Showdown Ahead
A sprawling Washington wrap details labor and defense funding votes, New Deal critiques, and a pivotal trade pact fight. It notes Ethyl anti trust ruling, unions under Sherman scrutiny, and mass murder probes in Brooklyn. Farley plans a showdown with Roosevelt over a possible third term. Idaho to honor Borah with statue. Wallace asked about farm support amid polls.
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Ethyl
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Gordon
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Brooklyn
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Frank Gallucedo
Farley
Washington
Jim Farley
Jim
Roosevelt
Chicago
Massachusetts
White House
Idaho
Territory
Shoup
Statuary Hall
Borah
Hawaii
Finnish Minister Weds Miss Shaw in Washington Honeymoon Ahead
Hjalmar Procope, once uncertain about marriage as Finland and Russia settled, married Miss Margaret Shaw of Yorkshire on a U S bound steamer. The ceremony followed the next day at Fairfax Virginia with Rev F Y Joki officiating. The couple planned a southern honeymoon before settling in Washington.
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Hjalmar J
Procope
Finland
Russia
U. S
Margaret Shaw
Yorkshire
England
New York
Fairfax
R. Walton Moore
U. S. State Department
F. Y. Joki
Brooklyn
Washington
Sourpuss for President Says Elmer Twitchell
Elmer Twitchell argues a sourpuss candidate with a serious mug and blunt tone could beat charm on radio. He envisions a movement, started clubs, and predicts personality politics will fade as voters seek blunt efficiency over likable screen presence.
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Elmer
Elmer Twitchell
Mr. Twitchell
Publc
Banquet honors inventors and odd future foibles
The piece mocks impractical future gadgets and ideas as a humorous survey of trends. It notes admiring inventors, a faded stage star, Byrd mentioning Pole shifts, Ford’s continuous metal pouring, and political platforms. It ends with a cheeky jab at a movie title about dictators.
French Premier Reynaud and push for British French monetary union
Paul Reynaud, the French finance minister, is urged to form a new cabinet and advocate a monetary union with Britain as a core defense pillar. He champions close Anglo French financial ties, arguing for shared economic strategy, and has a history of daring currency policy moves and anti governmental meddling in business.
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York
Paul Reynaud
Daladier
Larough
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
France
Cassandra
Troy
Alliance Democratique
Laval
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Tardieu
Barcelonnette
Mexico
Cutout lawn figures and sunbonnet girl patterns offered
A catalog note describes 12inch and 24inch cutout designs such as the “Keep Off Grass” sign, “Use Walk” sign, and a sunbonnet girl with a sprinkling can. Patterns 29086 and 29088 price at 15 cents each, with painting ideas and cutout instructions provided with every pattern.
Strange facts and quirks from around the world
A collection of odd notes spans Swiss beliefs about soul windows in homes and animal eating behavior, plus oyster handling tips to ease shucking and a historical ship voyage record. It notes 14,426 U S personnel aboard the Leviathan arriving in New York on April 2, 1919, with 320 cooks limited to two meals daily.
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New York
Brest
Collier’s
Washington on Friendship Actions Not Words Define True Attachment
Quote from George Washington emphasizes that actions reveal friendship better than words. It argues that mere words of good will are not reliable indicators of true affection. The statement reflects values of loyalty, sincerity, and demonstrable behavior over rhetoric.
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Geoorge Washington
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