Midwest Isolationism in Democratic Battle at Chicago Convention
BACKRAGE reports from Washington on the 1940 Democratic and Republican conventions. A Midwest strain of isolationism influences voters as party leaders seek to avoid foreign plank battles while balancing liberal and conservative factions. The piece discusses Bricker Dewey alliance aims, midwest sentiment, and the risk of a split vote that could elect a Republican.
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WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
White House
Secret Service
Chicago
Roosevelt
Hitler
Philadelphia
Middle West
Wendell Willkie
Bricker
Dewey
Washington
Illinois
Swing
Lippman
Harpers
Atlantic
Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Midwest
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Bret Hart
Pepper
Florida
New Dealer
Republicans Promise Farmers Fair Share Of National Income
WIU staff writer discusses a Republican agricultural plank proposing price supports and commodity loans to assure farmer income fair relative to labor and industry. It notes the need for national machinery to determine fair shares, governor Hickenlooper’s denials of industry pressure, and the plank’s stance on surpluses and irrigation projects amid California Central Valley tensions over the Reclamation Act.
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Washington, D. C
Republican Party
Congress
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Republican Agricultural
Chicago
Salt Lake City
New York
Grange
Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hickenlooper
California
Briefs on Volunteers and War Labor Mobilization
About 90 000 more volunteers are needed to support the price control program. Some 32 500 recruited workers from Mexico 5 250 from Jamaica 5 100 from the Bahama Islands and 450 from Newfoundland are working on American farms. Since the war began 15 000 trans Atlantic flights between the United States and England have occurred. Volunteers for spare time farm and food processing labor may apply for special gasoline rations to travel to and from this work.
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Mexico
Jamaica
The
Bahama Islands
Newfoundland
United States
England
Ack-Ack Crews Do a Good Job Covering Yank Landings
Ack-ack units on the Normandy beachhead defend unloading beaches and ports amid heavy air and shell fire. Ack-ack fire, naval guns, and ground troops coordinate to protect transports and prevent German airattacks as the invasion unfolds. A notable crew led by Sergeant Hyman Haas of Brooklyn silenced a German 88 with a 37mm gun, showcasing brave action behind the first wave of infantry.
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Normandy
Europe
France
Ackack
Actackers
David
Goliath
Sergt
Hyman Haas
Brooklyn
Haas
New York
Flatbush Avenue
Bill Hendrix
Shreveport
Gibbs
Wallace Gibbs
Charlotte
N. C
Corp
John Gourdain
New Orleans
Frank Bartolomeo
Alevi
Joseph Sharpe
Cl@er
Frank Furey
Austin Laurent Jr
Raymond Bulock
Coelo
Ma Petite Cherie Named On Normandy Jeep
Soldiers in Normandy paint French names on their moving gear including a jeep named Ma Petite Cherie and a motorcycle called Char de Mort. The practice links local towns to teams and vehicles, giving the army’s equipment a human touch amid the busy front.
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Normandy
Bientot
Yvonne
Pattern 770 Directions for hat and purse
Instruction fragment outlines daisy motif memory aid and pattern 770 with hat and purse stitching directions and required materials. Message invites sending an order to a recipient.
Home Hacks From Everyday Life For Plant Care And Cleaning
Practical tips include watering plants with a cloth wick from a higher water source, softening old paint with ammonia and turpentine, patching work pants for color matching, keeping brown sugar soft with bread in a jar, preventing cake sticking with powdered sugar, refreshing washing machine rollers with sandpaper, and cleaning fragile lace by shaking in soapy water.
Territorial Rule Across Our States In History
The 48 states were once governed by six foreign powers. Great Britain controlled portions of 30 states, France 25, Spain 19, Mexico 8, the Netherlands 4, and Sweden 2.
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Great Britain
France
Spain
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
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Willkie
Edge
New Jersey
Barrow Lyons Wiu Staff Co
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Barrow Lyons
Bankhage
Ernie Pyle
Anzio
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Ill
Oscar Wilde
China
John L. Collyer
B. F. Goodrich
Bfgoodrich
MLS
Nirletes News
UR An
Foster D. Snell, Inc
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Bridgeport
Connecticut
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