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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1937
Page
1
Amid rising hostilities in Shanghai, American personnel evacuate as Chinese and Japanese clashes escalate. The U S S Augusta positions to aid withdrawal while neighborhood casualties soar. Sen. Foreign Affairs debates loom over neutrality act and gun control, with Southern lawmakers pressing for cotton loans and wage measures amid stalemate.
Congress faced adjournment delay as wage hour and surplus agricultural control collide with cotton loans. With a 15.5 million bale crop forecast, Southern lawmakers press for CCC loans while Roosevelt links 10 cent cotton aid to passing the AAA program and Ever-Normal Granary. The House panel struggles to craft a bill compatible with Supreme Court rulings.
President Roosevelt nominated Senator Hugo L. Black to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Van Devanter's retirement. Black's surprise selection faced swift opposition to refer the nomination to the Senate Judiciary Committee for careful consideration.
Barcelona reported that four insurgent aircraft dropped 25 bombs on the Danish vessel Edith in the Mediterranean, sinking it. The crew of 20 and a French observer were rescued by two fishing boats. Copenhagen said it was their twentieth ship seized or bombed by rebels. A French freighter Peamador’s captain said a submarine fired a torpedo off the Tunisian coast. The Spanish tanker Campeador was sunk, with rebels claiming blame, while its captain blamed an Italian destroyer.
Insurgent command reports 35 villages and 1000 prisoners captured as Franco's forces press a new Santander drive. Government concedes some advances but says main defenses remain intact. Bombing planes and artillery pound fortifications while insurgents plan to spare manpower for a Madrid offensive if needed. Segovia reportedly shelled to quell a rebel mutiny.
Rumors claim "Genial Jim" Farley may resign as postmaster general to head a car company. Friends say he seeks to rebuild fortunes after losing salary and incurring debts. The tale mentions Pierce Arrow Motor Corp and large stock allocations.
The first clash between the Chinese central government army and Japanese forces occurred at Nankow Pass northwest of Peiping. The Eighty-ninth division from Suiyuan and Shansi attacked the Japanese garrison, wiping out a battalion. Japanese artillery followed while Chinese soldiers retreated, with fires seen in Nankow. Chinese trench mortars were ready to defend the pass. Japanese warned they would unleash 40,000 troops in North China if Peiping is endangered.
I A Nacion reports Buenos Aires opposition to leasing obsolete US warships to Brazil, arguing it would disrupt South American naval balance. Secretary Hull asked Congress to authorize leasing over-age ships for South American training use. Roosevelt noted vessels are obsolete and training-only, with policy barring use against allied governments.
Two hundred Russians in East Siberia were lined up and shot as part of the purge of Trotzkyists, bringing the total to 320 executions. Seventy two were charged with acting as rightist terrorists for the Japanese secret service and wrecking a train that killed 14 and wounded 40. Arrests of officials failing to meet production quotas across Soviet economy continued.
A Washington column analyzes how the New York mayoral race between Tammany and the New Deal faction signals the coming 1940 presidential campaign. It notes Copeland’s charge of executive interference, Mahoney’s four burrough backing, and how conservatives may align with Copeland against Roosevelt’s influence.
A fragmented column blends antiwar, xenophobic, and media critique riffs. It lampoons treaty violations against Indigenous peoples, stereotypes Japanese and Chinese, and ridicules telephone scams and celebrity photo spreads. It also skewers early Cold War rhetoric and communist anxieties.
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