Roosevelt peace bid and European crisis loom
Weekly analysis by Joseph W. LaBine situates a Roosevelt peace bid amid widening European tensions and Near East crisis. It notes Turkey seizing Krupp yards in Istanbul, Nazi removals, Russian border moves, and Greece facing war pressures while Britain Australia deploy to the Near East. The piece covers U.S. diplomatic steps, congressional fights, and looming fiscal strains as Europe tilts toward conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Roosevelt
Balkans
Near East
Turkey
Krupp
Istanbul
Russia
Greece
John Metaxas
Near Eastern
Political currents and budding ambitions in 1940s US
In Washington discussions hint at no tax hikes or debt limit changes amid a pre election mood. Mickey Rooney entertains political chatter in Baltimore while Old North Carolina and Georgia governors exchange playful praise. NYA aims a Latin America goodwill tour attracting varied applicants. Henry Wallace warns agriculture of war hangover. London Knox alliance signals GOP strategists foresee a Republican year if a candidate satisfies mass psychology. Alaska as a national sentiment barometer replaces Maine in the slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
Middle West
London
Knox
Dewey
Vandenberg
Taft
Nebraska
Borah
Landon
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
U. S
Maine
NAMES in the news briefing on world leaders and figures
A Syracuse University student analyzed speeches by Hitler Mussolini Roosevelt and Chamberlain noting pronoun usage frequencies. The Senate approved Marriner Eccles and Chester Davis for Federal Reserve roles. Archbishop Mooney warned Rev Coughlin on broadcasts. Queen Farida of Egypt expects a second child late in March. Hoover addressed Chicago Jewry with Africa refuge imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Franklin Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Senate
Roosevelt
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Chester Davis
Detroit
Mooney
Charles E. Coughlin
Vatican
Cairo
Farida
Herbert Hoover
Chicago Jewry
Central Africa
Tobacco Ban Bonanza and British Trade Gambit
The article notes that British import bans hurt U S tobacco farmers as Britain redirected ships to war supplies and courted Turkish tobacco. After weeks of talks Secretary Hopkins said the ban would likely be lifted, arguing it aimed at boosting British revenues and warehouse stocks, though the exact basis remained unclear and observers questioned Britain’s stance toward Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
U. S
Britain
Turkey
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Hopkins
Pinkish Congress Opens as Roosevelt Family Weighs In
The American Youth Congress opened in Washington with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt in the audience. Archibald Roosevelt Jr was ejected after attempting to introduce a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Finland. The First Lady doubted the pinkish label, while President and Eleanor Roosevelt publicly debated the Soviet action. The congress adjourned amid cheers for continued American neutrality.
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Sumner Welles
Berlin
Rome
London
Paris
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Col
Edward House
U. S
Vatican
Myron C. Taylor
Finland
Adolf Hitler
U.S
France
Welles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Youth Congress
Washington
Congress
Eleanor Roosevelt
Archibald Roosevelt Jr
Russia
Roosevelt
Roosevelts
America
Radio and Education Homework Goes on Air
New York City board of education adopts homework by radio with teachers discussing subjects over 15 minutes nightly and students replying next day. The piece blends humor about home life and radio themed quips, noting a cold winter in Europe and stamps with poets’ faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Jim Farley
Wappingers Falls
Household Questions and Simple Maintenance Tips
Daily exposure prevents piano keys from shining. Sew towels into hot dish holders. Honey and tie lamb before roasting. Ash tarnished egg spoons with meat oil rag. Chill water to crisp French fries. Clean felt hats with stale bread. Thread curtains carefully. use a smooth thimble. Clean a clock with kerosene soaked cotton for days and swing the pendulum.
Wise and Otherwise Wit and whimsy in a quirky quotable reel
A collection of witticisms on marriage luck logic and commerce. It notes a widow's truth about former husbands and jokes about bargains doctors and revue makers with concise clever lines. The piece blends humor and observation in a light column tone.
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Joseph W. Labine
Edilor
Western Newspaper Union
New Zealand
Australia
Suez
Italy
Bulgaria
Germany
Moscow
Reich
League of Nations Economic Committee
Hague
United Press
Webb Miller
Stockholm
House
Farm
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Foreign Relations
Japan
China
George W. Norris
NLRB
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Waterman Steamship Company
A. F
Co. I. O
Supreme Court
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Frank U. Roosevelt
Asia
Tokyo
Netherlands
South Pacific
Ching
Upp
Drew Pearson and
Robert Allen
Mickey
Mickey Rooney
Baltimore
Bertha Joseph
Sen
George Radcliffe
Maryland
Joseph
North Carolina
South Carolina
Max Gardner
Georgia
Ed Rivers
NYA
Leopold Stokowski
Latin America
Margaret Valiant
National Youth Administration
Hawaii
Carl Patterson
van Buren Ark
Bob Burns
Mickie Sweeney
Henry Wallace
Pinkish Congress
Mrs. Roosevelt
Nell
Mommer
Milton
Wilsou
United States Marine Band
Wonder Man
Wesley Stagg
Oscar Pettitt
Florida
W. Piling
Stalin
Metropolitan’ Opera
New York
Elmer Twitchell
Uou
Marjorie
Elizabeth Vickery
Dr. Pierce
Tate
Stanina
Dept
N-100
Buffalo
N.Y
Charles Dickens
Seteca
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