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Newspaper

Alden Times

Location

Alden, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1940

Page

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Welles Expedition Bears Fruit In Shower Of Peace Rumors

U S efforts to ease Europe’s war tensions stir talk from Washington to Rome and Berlin. Sumner Welles meets Mussolini and visits Hitler in a bid for peace while loans to Finland and diplomacy spark competing reports from officials and insiders.

Welles U.S America Europe Washington Berlin Rome U. S Finland Sumner Welles Col Edward House Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler der Fuehrer Middle Slovakia Poland Hungary Austria Britain Russia Laurence Steinhardt Moscow Viacheslav Molotov Sweden Norway

Georgia and Louisiana politics across the era of turmoil

A clustered dispatch covers Georgia governor Rivers clashing with ousted highway chairman Miller amid federal contempt actions, Louisiana governor Long's failed bid and party realignments, and U.S. probes into Chicago figures Skidmore and Goldstein. It also notes Sumner Welles talks, Finnish credit hopes, and Steel Bank expansions shaping foreign trade and domestic policy.

Georgia National Guardsmen W. L. Miller E. D. Rivers Miller Oustee Miller Rivers

Dies committee fight over Matthews ends with 4 to 3 vote

Washington report details a near-successful move by Rep. Dempsey to oust J. B. Matthews the Dies committee's so called communism expert. The bid failed by one vote amid clashes over his radical background and reports on consumer groups.

Washington Dies J. B Doc Matthews John J. Dempsey Dempsey Joseph Casey Massachusetts Jerry Voorhis California Joe Starnes Alabama Noah Mason Illinois J. Parnell Thomas New Jersey Orange Texas Consumers Union Consumers Research Casey

Seasonal greetings from the State Income Tax Bureau

A distressed taxpayer, Elmer Twitchell, receives a card reading Seasonal Greetings from the State Income Tax Bureau and suspects a hidden purpose. He seeks legal advice, plans to consult his accountant and attorney, and even mails a greeting to the tax bureau, unsettled by the gesture.

State Income Tax Department Income Tax Department Hemphill Elmer Twitchell The Income Tax Bureau State Income Tax Bureau Dodson State Tax Bureau T_am Mr. Twitchell Mrs. Twitchell Tax Bureau

Soviet reach Viipuri suburbs in Finnish Front battles

In the Finnish Front Soviet troops advanced toward Viipuri suburbs while Finns claim destruction of the thirty-fourth Red tank brigade near the Lake Ladoga area to relieve the shattered eighteenth division. Naval and aerial activity rose on multiple fronts with clashes at sea and in the Orient.

Viipuri Mannerheim Line Lake Ladoga Red Tank Luxemburg Puerto Rico West Indies Oriental Front

Machine Demonstrates Absolute Pressure Here in Study

Idea of the Week in New Kensington Pennsylvania shows high school students a testing machine from Aluminum Company of America. It can apply up to 3,000,000 pounds of squeeze or 1,000,000 pounds of pull. After cracking a solid oak, it cracks an eggshell and hatches an Easter chick.

New Kensington Aluminum Company of America

Sherman act case against American Medical Association advances

The U S justice department sued the American Medical Association and affiliates for Sherman anti trust violations tied to opposing a Washington health group. A federal judge ruled AMA could be prosecuted under the act, despite arguments it is a learned profession not a trade. The case proceeded to trial after appeals court upheld the indictment.

U. S. Justice Department American Medical Association Washington James Proctor Federal District Court Supreme Court Buster Thurman Arnold U. S. Court of Appeals District Court

Pope Pius XII Celebrates Sixty Fourth Birthday Mass

Pope Pius XII marked his sixty fourth birthday and the first anniversary of his papal election by leading a pontifical mass in St. Peter's for Romans. Gov. Leon Phillips announced Will Rogers will be buried in a memorial at his birthplace Claremore. George Washington Hill of American Tobacco threatened resignation over incentive pay. Prince Aage of Denmark died in Morocco. Premier Redk Suydam of Turkey said Russo-Turkish relations are normal.

Pius XII St. Peter's Rome Leon Phillips Oklahoma Will Rogers Claremore George Washington Hill American Tobacco Company Hill Prince Aage Denmark French Foreign Legion Morocco Redk Suydam Turkey Russia

Household tips and decorating advice from a vintage column

Practical guidance on cleaning with vinegar and whiting for trays, handling mayonnaise separation by adding cold water, and energy saving with floor mops. Tips include locating hotbeds in sheltered spots and using a family menu jotting method. Color theory notes advise warm colors for north rooms and cool colors for south facing spaces.

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