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Thread #91203 Message #1733052
Posted By: beardedbruce
03-May-06 - 02:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: I read it in an old paper...
Subject: BS: I read it in an old paper...
I picked up a paper from 24 May, 1939. The Evening Star, Washington, D. C.
Headline: SEVEN ON SUBMARINE RESCUED IN BELL Divers Continue to Operate Chamber to Save Trapped Crew 26 Men unaccounted for in Stricken Squalus on Ocean's Floor
Seven Firemen Hurt in Union Trust Blaze
Bergdoll Due to Surrender Tomorrow
Chamberlain Plans New Offer to Soviet; Pact expected Soon
King George Speaks to Empire by Radio from Winnipeg Today
President Arranges Two Conferences on Tax Situation
Cartoon above the fold on front page- FDR leaning against tree, smiling at Hopkins, wilting plant in pot labeled "Business", Water can labeled " Business Appeasement". Ballon over FDR "If our children have to pay interest on the debt, they will be paying it to themselves" Ballon over Hopkins "And besides that, they are'nt old enough to vote in 1940"
Vigilante Groups' Link With Forces Abroad Probed by Dies