[Homer_J_Simpson]

There are some Civil War related articles below the main piece, plus shorties about a German waiter/spy in France and a suspicious shooting in Puerto Rico.

[hinckley buzzard]

If such bombings continue, he is believed to have said, the coming into force of the Anglo-Italian agreement of April 16 certainly will be delayed and may even be rendered impossible. In the interests of both Italy and Great Britain he urged the necessity of immediately ending these attacks on British shipping.

British diplomacy circa 1938, the Chamberlain era. I note the lack of confrontation in this apparent supplication. I bet Hitler noted too how Britain asked Italy to stop bombing their ships but was apparently unready to do anything about it.

The Spanish civil war was a rehearsal for WW II in more ways than one.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Here is my final Real Time + 70 Years offering for June 1938. It is just the Major League standings and does not merit a thread of its own so I will stick it in yesterday's post. In the American League Cleveland is still on top, with the Yankees moving up to within 3 games. Over in the National the New York Baseball Giants increased their lead to 3. How about a subway series?

Since I became gainfully empolyed my backlog of stories dwindled, but I got busy over the weekend and started working on July and August. There is some interesting stuff that I look forward to sharing with you as we roll along. I hope you are all enjoying the summer (or as they spelled it in 1938, "Summer"), while avoiding flood and fire. We have had some wildfires nearby but a safe distance from the Simpson home, although some friends lost their house.

Major League Baseball

American League

……………………..Won….Lost…Percentage…….Games Behind
Cleve………………...39……22…….639………………….-
N. Y…………………36……25…….590………………….3
Boston……………….34……27…….557………………….5
Wash………………...34……32…….515………………….7 1/2
Detroit……………….33……32…….508………………….8
Phila…………………26……32…….448………………….11 1/2
Chic………………….23……33…….411………………….13 1/2
St. L…………………19…….41….....317………………….19 ½

National League

……………………..Won….Lost…Percentage…….Games Behind
N. Y…………………39……24…….619………………….-
Cincin……………….35……26…….574…………………..3
Pitts………………….32……25…….561…………………..4
Chic………………….35……29…….547…………………..4 1/2
Boston……………….28……27…….509…………………..7
St. L………………….28…...31……..474…………………..9
Bklyn………………...25…...36……..410………………….13
Phila…………………16……40……..286………………….19 1/2