1939 by Thomas S. Hischak

Author:Thomas S. Hischak [Hischak, Thomas S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2017-04-13T04:00:00+00:00

Sunday, July 30

Firmly entrenched as the leader of Spain, Francisco Franco today decreed that the rebuilding of Spain required every able-bodied citizen to either perform fifteen days of unpaid work for the country each year or pay a cash sum equivalent to fifteen days of work at their own job.

The thirty-third annual bicycle race known as the Tour de France was won by Sylvère Maes of Belgium. It was the last time the event was held until 1947.

Monday, July 31

Both Britain and France made a public announcement that military talks in Moscow were planned to negotiate a pact with the Soviet Union.

In England, Dudley Pound, a hero of naval warfare during World War I, was named Britain’s Admiral of the Fleet. Pound retained the position until 1943, when he resigned and died soon after.

The History of the Cinematic Art by Carl Vincent, one of the first scholarly works about the history of the movies, was published.

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A high-quality B western from Republic, Colorado Sunset starred Gene Autry both singing and shooting. He and his sidekick, Frog Millhouse (Smiley Burnette), buy a ranch in Colorado to raise beef cattle, but it turns out to be a dairy farm. When they go to sell the milk, their shipments are blocked by Doc Blaire (Robert Barrat), who wants protection money. So Autry decides to clean up the town, run for mayor, and break Doc’s radio code that alerts his gang to the milk shipments. The western has plenty of singing, including five numbers crooned by Autry.

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