War Threats Yet Hope Holds In European Diplomacy
Henry W. Porter reports that war threats dominate Europe as London Berlin diplomacy continues over Poland and Danzig. Britain and France hinted concessions to Germany but demand guarantees, while Hitler presses demands and mobilizes. France, Poland, and Italy weigh responses as Roosevelt considers American steps, industry shows strength amid tension.
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London
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Poland
Germany
Britain
France
Nevile Henderson
Henderson
Fuehrer
Chamberlain
Propaganda Deluge Alarm From Dies Committee Report
The Dies committee warns of a wartime propaganda flood in the United States from two European coalitions the London Paris entente and the Berlin Rome axis with Communist Russia in a separate category. It cites Britain as the most effective source and notes public opinion shifts favoring allied objectives. The report by Dr. J B Matthews links imperial aims to these campaigns and outlines shifts in Japan’s foreign policy following the German Russian pact.
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United States
Dies Committee
Rome
Russia
Great Britain
J. B. Matthews
Japan
Berlin
Hungary
Germany
Polish Leader Smigly-Rydz Faces Choice With Russia
Polish strongman General Edward Smigly-Rydz, famed for fighting Bolsheviks, appears wary of Russia’s aid and potential control as tensions with Germany rise. The article sketches his career, leadership style, and political standing, noting his rivals and the uneasy balance in Poland’s future alignment. Michigan Governor Loren Dickinson’s anti sin crusade and revival efforts are also highlighted as part of broader political theater.
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Edward Smigly-Rydz
Poland
Germany
Russia
Michigan
Gav
Loren D. Dickinson
Albany Conference of Governors
Eaton
Mich
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Detroit
Albany
Belshazzar
Dickinson
Evangel
Parkhurst
New York
Phillipls
Shays
Consolidated Features
WNU Services
Burma Road and Trade Ties in War Time
A long feature outlines Burma as a strategic link in the British Empire amid World War II. It describes the Burma China road, Rangoon’s port and airport importance, a 278 million dollar import export volume, and Burma’s agriculture, teak industry, and evolving self-government under British oversight.
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Burma
India
Tibet
China
French Indo-China
Siam
Bay of Bengal
Malay Peninsula
China Sea
Malay States
England
Singapore
Rangoon
Chungking
Lashio
Mandalay
Kipling Romance
Far Eastern
Europe
Odd Traffic Rules Offer Global Safety Tales
Prepared by National Geographic Society, this survey highlights unusual traffic regulations worldwide. From England’s lack of highway speed limits to Rome’s hornless streets, Calcutta’s noise ban to Riga’s milk silencing, posters in Sweden and paddled signals in Lisbon illustrate diverse approaches.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
W! Service
England
Bucharest
Traffic Board of
Calcutta
Riga
Latvia
Sweden
Lisbon
Singapore
Wish Me Another A General Quis Quiz Answers
In the first battle of the Marne, troops moved to protect the retreat. Unlce Jim Parks is buried at Arlington. A nuptial song honors the couple. A smoothing iron. A Mohammedan teacher. Projections hanging down are stalactites, inverted ones stalagmites. Yes, a whale can drown. The second line to the poem is And many goodly states and kingdoms seen.
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Marne
Jim’ Parks
Arlington Home
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