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Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1940
Page
1
Editor Joseph W. LaBine notes Congress stalls on the Japan question while awaiting concessions from Tokyo. An economy drive impacts farm funding as part of broader fiscal concerns. The column presents the analyst's opinions, not the newspaper's official stance.
New Englander from Montana arrives in Columbus amid CIC O labor intrigue. Wheeler backs Roosevelt if renomination occurs while courting CIO support, amid calls for neutrality and labor advancement. He outlines planks on trade, jobs, relief, and unemployment as key national concerns.
A Washington debate centers on an embargo against arms shipments to Japan after Tokyo flouted U.S. rights in the Orient. Some senators urge strict action while others push for restraint, with senators Pittman Barkley Min ton Austin and Schwellenbach voicing divergent views on policy toward Japan.
Securities and Exchange Commissioner Jerome N. Frank said public utility companies have not begun voluntary integration programs as required by the holding company act and that the government is about to initiate proceedings. Britain's treasury reported the sale of nearly 10 percent of readily marketable American securities in the first two war months. Rumors of mass arrests in Ukraine circulated in Rome's Girnale d Italia after reports of a plot against Stalin Molotov and Voroshilov. Churchill claimed Britain and allies are far ahead of 1914 in combating Nazi Germany and foresee a stronger effort than then.
Harry Hopkins resumes work after months as commerce secretary. John Thomas of Gooding Idaho named U S senator to replace the late William Borah. Kaiser Wilhelm II, exiled, turns 81 in Doorn Netherlands. Edward Harkness, philanthropist who gave away over 100 million from Standard Oil wealth, dies at 66 in New York.
A Europe focused column outlines U S. rights issues with Senator Schwel lenbach proposing an embargo to curb perceived violations of the nine power treaty while 75 percent of the public backs the move. Congress presses to cut farm parity payments and avoid new taxes as foreign developments loom. In Romania King Carol faces German oil pressure and allied pressure over Romanian oil shipments. The Russian front near Ladoga sees heavy losses as four Soviet divisions are routed and thousands die or are wounded or freeze.
Doris Duke Cromwell, wife of U. S. minister James Cromwell to Canada, joins ten best dressed women after Paris poll. Other names include Duchess of Kent and Windsor, Antenor Patino, Begum Aga Khan, Mrs. Miller, Baronne de Rothschild, Harrison Williams, Countess Hutton-Reventlow, the five and dime heiress, and Queen Elizabeth. Despite buying no Paris clothes, the queen earns a first time spot.
Questions probe a ship that has lately aided a sinking steamer, was seized by Germans, and later held by Russia and the move to name it. The quiz asks for the ship’s identity and related details.
City of Flint outlines plan to present dominion government war record to the public amid complaints. Florida fruit and vegetable properties suffer millions in damage, Atlanta reports a 1 inch snowfall. Rear Admiral Richard Byrd is credited with discovering new mountains near Marie Byrd Land in the Antarctic. Poland faces charges of mass shootings manhunts plundering and persecutions in a memorandum.
In 1917 the Russian czarist government fell to 23 men. Early this year the U S justice department detained 17 Christian Front adherents in New York with crude arms. FBI chief Hoover said their aim was revolution and they were anti Jewish. Detroit preacher Coughlin later called himself a friend of the accused. After a week the department sent Assistant Attorney General Rogge to investigate.
The piece notes Mexico selling expropriated oil to Germany before a blockade reduced revenue, U nited States trade policy with Japan led President Cardenas to court Tokyo for capital to dredge a Pacific port and expand petroleum storage. It cites a 60 percent Gallup finding favoring a public war referendum and a surge in U S arms exports from 83 million in 1938 to 204.87 million in 1939 highlighting aircraft and air parts.
Mrs. William E Borah widow of the late senator weighs future plans while leaving the couple's Boise home. She may write on Washington and her experiences, having declined before. Also notes SEC probe into a StandAir gas affair and rumored Navy post for Stettinius as Townsendites pick St Louis for their convention.
A chaotic satire on government census questions and public life. It mocks inquiries about ownership, bank accounts, and utilities, contrasts with a rising car production milestone, and jokes about political figures and society figures. The piece blends playful dialogue with undercurrent social critique and light boulevard humor.
Fashion pattern 8634 features a shirred dress with a corselette waistline and a slim silhouette. Suitable for sizes 12 to 20, it pairs a deep square neckline and rounded sleeves with a bell skirt. Offered in cottons or silks, it suits house wear and street use. pattern requires 3 1/2 yards of 39 inch material for size 14. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago.
A reflection on how seeking happiness by altering others fails. true contentment rests in changing one own dispositions rather than meddling with external things. The quote, attributed to Colton, warns that lack of self understanding leads to wasted effort and amplified sorrows.
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