ocr: A September 1938 report from the Wehrmacht's economic control office stated that: m "The theaters are well patronized, and cinemas full,the cafes overcrowded, with music and dancing till the early hours. Sunday excursion traffic is setting record figures.And despite all these, symptoms ofa good economic situation, the mood in broad sections of the population does not accord with the boom conditions. Either it is largely depressed about the future, or unconcerned about the morrow for the sake ofa a merry carpe diem. This discrepancy between economic situation and popular mood is, however, far f ...