Congress Faces Economy Battle in Hot Politico Clash
The analysis notes Congress and the White House clash over economic policy. It highlights Secretary Morgenthau and Vice President Garner backing restraint, while Eccles argues for prudent spending. It traces farm parity aims and Brazil debt talks and surveys Europe's march toward dictatorial cohesion.
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Federal Reserve
Marriner Eccles
White House
Congress
Washington
Eccles Demarche
Senate
Eccles
Morgenthau
Whose News This Week Features Sumner Welles and Hollywood Echoes
A column threads portraits of Sumner Welles and Walter Brennan with nods to Edenish traits and Roosevelt era politics. It blends biographical jabs on Welles with film-artist sketches and stray anecdotes from wartime service, Hollywood roles, and a Jamaica Bay vignette.
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Qoxe
Carl Sandburg
Walter Brent
Nan
Hollywood
Will Rogers
Rogers Pictures
Policy Battles and Economic Pressures Shape 1930s Neutrality Debate
The article outlines fights over United States neutrality laws amid German trade pressure and Hull’s reciprocal treaties. It notes the administration’s tariff moves risk widening Germany’s reach in Latin America, while Congress splits between broad presidential discretion and stricter isolation. It also recaps industry figures and social events shaping Washington sentiment.
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United States
Czechoslovakia
Britain
Canada
Germany
Cordell Hull
Brazil
Aski Marks
Latin America
Capitol Hill
Ethiopia
Spain
Austria
Munich
Congress
Adventurous Americans Spotlighted in Frontier exploits
Profile of John C Calhoun influenced lieutenant Webb brave mission to Fort Armstrong in 1821. Colorado river explorer Major Powell credited for cautious method and safe first descent. James Jesse Strang led a Wisconsin Michigan beaver island colony and was killed after clashing with residents over royal authority.
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Paul Revere Tames
Watson Webb
New York Courier and Enquirer
Illinois
New York
Webb
Washington
John C. Calhoun
Fort Dearborn
John Kinzie
Chicago
Fort Snelling
McNeil
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
Rock River
Colorado
Maj
J. W. Powell
Powell
Green River
Wyoming
Virgin Canyon
Grand Canyon
Illinois Wesleyan University
Colorado River
America
James Jesse Strang
Voree
LaCrosse
Wis
Beaver Islands
Traverse Bay
Lower Michigan
Fillmore
United States
Fidt
Thomas Bedford
Bedford
Michigan Mainland
Western Newspaper Union
Wind and Rates Rise from Baltic Trade in War Risk Insurance
Risk insurance for shipments through the Baltic Sea climbs as war tensions grow under Hitler. Attorney General Murphy notes rising foreign espionage but pledges full counter espionage readiness. The Forest Service says 140 million trees were planted in 1938 across 31 states. Kansas weighs a one day divorce law to spur new industries.
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Adolf Hitler
Baltic Sea
Frank Murphy
U. S
National Forest Service
Kansas
Treasury official may resign over breach with government
Forecast points to John W. Hanes undersecretary of the treasury resigning due to the difficulty of closing the breach between business and government. Kurt Schuschnig has been released after a year held by Germany since the Austrian Anschluss. Robert Maynard Hutchins named chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission after Justice Douglas joins the Supreme Court. Philip La Follette pushes third party growth as founder of the national Progressive party.
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John W. Hanes
U.S. Treasury
Kurt Schuschnige
Austria
Germany
University of Chicago
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Securities and Exchange Commission
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
U. S
Third Party
Philip LaFollette
Wisconsin
National Progressive Party
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