Panay Sinking Dominates World War II Week
Jap aviators bombed and sank the U S gunboat Panay on the Yangtse near Nanking. Three Standard Oil steamers were also sunk. Casualties include a storekeeper and an Italian journalist. Britain and the U S protested. Tokyo expressed regret as tensions rose and celebrations were halted.
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Yangtse
Nanking
Washington
London
Tokyo
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Britain
Great Britain
Japan
Roosevelt
Hull
Hiroji Saito
Hirohito
Cable
Eden
Tax Revision Aims at Speedy Business Relief
President Roosevelt orders a quick tax revision with BR L. Doughton and Morgenthau among those summoned to the White House. Doughton promises a fast, fair bill, potentially effective January 1 for business. Roosevelt also urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to preserve railroad solvency while overruling a 15 percent immediate freight-rate hike petition.
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White House
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Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
House
Fred Vinson
Kentucky
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Roswell Magill
Doughton
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Commerce Commission
House passes farm bill amid narrow margin
The administration farm bill cleared the House by 268 to 129 and was expected to advance in the Senate. Conferees from both chambers would work to resolve differences, but final enactment before the extraordinary session adjourns was in doubt.
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Senate
WPA Chief Seeks $23 Million Monthly Increase in Jobs
Hopkins, WPA administrator, announced rising unemployment forces larger expenditures totaling $23,000,000 monthly. He stated employment rolls at 1,575,000 would grow to provide work for about 850,000 more. He said the expansion could be funded within current budget for now.
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H4kryy Hopkins
WPA
Supreme Court rules no interest on early redeemed gold bonds
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision with Justices Stone and Black filing separate concurring opinions, held that the government need not pay interest on gold bonds called for redemption before their maturity. Justice Cardozo authored the majority opinion.
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Black
New SEC Appointments Include Hanes and Frank
The President appointed John Wesley Hanes a partner of a New York stock brokerage and Jerome N. Frank, a radical New York attorney linked to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, to fill SEC vacancies. Frank replaces James M. Landis, who retired to head Harvard Law School, and Hanes succeeds J. D. Ross, named administrator of the Bonneville Dam in Seattle.
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New York
Jerome N. Frank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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James M. Landis
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Hanes
J. D. Ross
Seattle
Bonneville Dam
Sloan's Great Gift to Alfred P Sloan Foundation
Alfred P Sloan Jr served as GM chair and announced a donation of securities worth about 10 million dollars to the Alfred P Sloan Foundation. He described the gift as supporting broader economic understanding and American enterprise, aiming for more things for more people and greater security and stability. The foundation was established July 6, 1936 in Delaware as a non-profit membership corporation.
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Alered P. Sloan, JR
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Mr. Sloan
Sloan
Delaware
Italy Leaves League
Italy announced its withdrawal from the League of Nations after Mussolini’s fascist council decision. The Duce delivered a bombastic speech, drawing cheers as Italy had long kept aloof, and the move is seen as of limited immediate impact.
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League of Nations
Mussolini
Duce
Landon Ends 1940 Run But Stays in Politics
ALERED M LANDON said in Washington he would not seek the Republican nomination in 1940 and would not accept the honor if offered yet he asserted he would not retire from politics and would remain active in the party. In the capital he met with the President for a cordial talk not centered on politics or business.
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Alered M. Landon
Washington
Republican Party
First Flight Anniversary Observed by Aviation Posts
Friday December 17 marked the thirty fourth anniversary of the Wright brothers Kitty Hawk flight. Army general staff orders sent all military flying posts to launch every available aircraft at the exact hour of the first takeoff. About a thousand fighting planes were aloft simultaneously.
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Kitty Hawk
N. C
Army General Staff
Atlantic planes sought for transatlantic service bid
Pan American Airways issued a call for bids on 12 passenger planes capable of 100 riders each. Each craft must fly 274 miles per hour at 20 000 feet and cost about one million dollars. Bids go to Charles Lindbergh, PA A technical committee chairman, by March 15.
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Pan American Airways
Charles A. Lindbergh
Eight Scouts Honored for Heroism by National Scout Leader
Eight Boy Scouts were cited for heroism by Daniel Carter Beard. Three received gold honor medals: J. P. Fraley of Hitchins Kentucky Guy Groff Jr of Marengo Iowa and Kenneth Simon of Redridge Michigan for rescuing drowning persons. Five others received certificates: John Mentha of New York John Ruggi of Yonkers N Y Philip Beaney of Bath Me William Benham of Napoleon Ohio and Eenat Shaffer of Berrien Center Michigan.
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Daniel Carter Beard
National Scout
National Court of Honor
J. P. Fraley
Hitchins
Guy Groff, Jr
Marengo
Iowa
Kenneth Simonson
Redridge
Mich
John Mentha
New York
John Ruggi
Yonkers
N. Y
Dollar liner President Hoover runs aground near Formosa
The liner with about 600 passengers ran aground on a small island off Formosa while sailing from Kobe to Manila. Passengers were landed on two rocky islets and rescued by the President McKinley of the same line, then taken to Manila.
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Manila
Mc.Kinley
Burke's Peerage ranks Windsor duchess low in list
The new Burke's Peerage places the Duchess of Windsor in the twenty ninth position among duchesses. The Duke of Windsor formerly King Edward VIII is ranked fourth among imperial men, after his brothers King George VI and the dukes of Gloucester and Kent.
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Gloucester
Kent
Mellon cleared in tax case against Aluminum Company head
Three months after his death Andrew W Mellon, Pittsburgh industrialist, was exonerated by the United States Board of Tax Appeals. In a close eight to seven vote the board dismissed fraud charges and reduced the government claim on Mellon's 1981 income from 3,075,000 dollars to about 750,000 dollars.
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Pittsburgh
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Brookings report flags inequities in undistributed profits tax
The Brookings Institution study concludes the undistributed profits tax is unequal and hard to apply across diverse American industries. Dr. M Slade Kendrick of Cornell led the research with Brookings staff, using data from 3,600 surveys sent by Senator Frederick Steiner of Oregon.
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M. Slade Kendrick
Cornell University
Frederick Steiner
Republican
Oregon
Washington Sees Third Term Talk in Quiet Battle
Washington notes Republican and Democratic factions drift toward a conservative bloc shaping the 1940 convention. The debate over a possible third term for Franklin D Roosevelt centers on Southern conservatives and party realignments, with figures like Lewis Douglas and Isabella Greenway shaping Arizona and national loyalties. Tin and copper price swings illustrate global market pressures amid New Deal politics.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
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Dayton
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Douglas
Lewis W. Douglas
Roosevelt
William H. Woodin
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Arizona
Isabella S. Greenway
Roosevelts
Lou Douglas
President Coolidge
Ike Hoover
White House
Ike
Coolidge
Home Heating Hints By on Bare Cating
A short note cautions against using a poker to stir a furnace from above. It warns stirring stirs ashes and live coals, causing clinkers, clogged grates, and poor air flow. It suggests be gentle and shake grates to break clinkers and drop them into the ashpit.
Pompous passenger argues with ticket collector over watch ticket
A railway carriage tale unfolds as a pompous old man, boasting of his success, battles a ticket collector who questions his destination. The exchange ends when the collector reveals the ticket is for a watch, not travel, exposing the passenger’s arrogance.
We Missadae Quote on Secret Sorrows and Sadness
A literary quotation notes that every man bears secret sorrows unseen by the world and that coldness may mask inner sadness. The line reflects Longfellow’s viewpoint on hidden feelings behind public demeanor.
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Longfellow
How One Woman Lost 20 Lbs of Fat
An advertisement urges fat individuals to weigh daily, take Kruschen Salts in hot water, adjust diet, and begin mild exercise. In four weeks they claim fat loss and increased energy with clearer skin, promising the product costs little and is available from druggists nationwide.
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America
Energy Does Things 7 Energy in the Spotlight
A brief notice notes Energy Does Things 7 Energy expanding its role, highlighting its impact and relevance in regional energy initiatives. The item mentions local involvement and ongoing developments shaping energy policy and industry perception.
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