Reversal of Foreign Policy Seen In U S and Britain Loans to China
Editor notes reveal shifts in U S and British strategy as loans to China emerge amid Japan's gains. Ex-Im loan of 25 million dollars to a New York firm for exporting to China backed by Bank of China, plus 10 million pounds in British export credits, signal economic recourse. Roosevelt administration and London debate and domestic political maneuvering hint at 1940 strategy, with Rackshaw Hopkins tipped for commerce post and Lewis's labor bloc moving toward a third party.
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Japan
Cordell Hull
Shanghai
Canton
Hankow
Nanking
U.S
Orient
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London
Washington
New York
Burma
Bank of China
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Great Britain
Chinese Exchange Equalization Fund
Germany
Diplomatische Korrespondenz
United States
Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Homer Cummings
John Nance Garner
Garner
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WPA
Harry Hopkins
Congress
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Nelson T. Johnson
Envoy Johnson
Henry R. Curran
Confucius
Lao Tze
Amony
Chamber of Commerce Oratory
George Washington University
Johnson
Southwest
Far East
Free-lunch counters and culling two-year hens for better layers
A City State University Poultry Department note urges free-lunch counters in laying houses to boost egg output and cut feed labor. It recommends retaining two-year-old hens, culling poorly developed pullets, repairing ventilation, and vaccination timing. It explains feed rations, protein levels, and the value of separating mash concentrate from grains in self feeders.
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A. R. Winter
Poultry Department
City State University
WNU
Advantage in Having the Same Breeds in Agriculture
A dairyman starting with purebreds learns that copying neighbors lowers isolation and boosts market access. Shared breeds attract buyers, allow bull exchanges, cooperative purebred ownership, and participation in surplus stock sales, while also fostering community cooperation across livestock and poultry.
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Missouri
Farmers In Vermont Egg Grades And Agriculture Practices
Farmers discuss grade A eggs and regional differences in labeling. Straw mulch aids strawberry beds and protects against winter damage. Terraces are inspected for rodent holes to prevent breaks. Egg storage and honey production scale are noted with figures. Pullets, feeds, and dairy herd practices are referenced.
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Vermont
How the Wind Is Blowing Holidays
Christmas mail reaches record levels with 3 billion postage stamps. California medical association approves a state health plan for doctor and hospital care. State legislatures prepare a wave of social security law changes. Detroit reduces automobile deaths by 42.4 percent in 1938.
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California
Medical Association
Pan American policy shifts as Lima conference ends
The article notes President Roosevelts delegation faces a dual aim to reassure Latin nations the U S no longer seeks domination while remaining guardian in chief. Hull seeks unanimous Pan American unity to curb totalitarian influence though Argentina and Mexico threaten consensus. Landon backs Roosevelt, showing party unity and Monroe Doctrine resolve amid New Years Eve ban in Philadelphia.
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U. S
Roosevelt
Lima
Cordell Hull
Pan-America
Germany
Mexico
Hull
Alf M. Landon
London
Washington
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Eden
Cliveden
Robot Planes and Ambassadors In Wartime News
Reginald Denny, once a boxing star turned actor, develops a toy airplane hobby into a business and sells six robot planes to Uncle Sam for future army experiments. Ambassadorships and cultural notes follow, highlighting Reginald Denny Industries and Nelson T. Johnson’s China work amid global tensions.
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York
Reginald Denny
Uncle Sam
Americas
Royal Air Force
Reginald Denny Industries
James Blackton
United States
Charles Frohman
Duke of York's Theater
Second Corps
Dazed lines on beauty, fame and shifting fates in early film era
Fragmented reminiscences reveal models and actresses dodging interviews, noting artifice and public gaze. Counihan's Hollywood path and Mary, remembered from Our Gang, illustrate the churn of looks, offers, and career pivots in a swiftly changing industry.
Quotes from leaders urge liberal stance and caution
Vermont governor George Aiken urges Republicans to loosen rigid codes and show actions to match liberal words. Neville Chamberlain warns Germany about war costs and Britain’s financial resilience. George McLean Harper criticizes the American colonial severance as a grave historical mistake.
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Vermont
George D. Aiken
Congress
George McLean Harper
U. S
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