Weekly analysis on Wang Ching-wei turmoil and Sino日本 relations
The column surveys Wang Ching-wei’s Hongkong talks with Japanese agents and terms favoring Japan, Chiang Kai-shek’s weakened control, and Tokyo’s upbeat interpretation. It also notes a Kuomintang purge in Chungking, shifts in U.S. policy, and broader wartime diplomacy affecting China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wang Ching-wei
China
Asia
Chiang Kai-shek
Tokyo
Chiang
Chungking
U. S
Britain
Fuminaro Konoye
Kuomintang
Wang
Hongkong
Manchukuo
Japan
Shanghai
Szechuan
Yunnan
Railroads in Congress Debates Transportation Reform
The piece surveys post adjournment optimism on railroad labor issues, outlining a six man management labor committee plan for regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission, creation of an independent transportation board, a federal transportation court, and repeal of the long and short haul clause. It notes Senator Wheeler's cautious stance, Rep Lea's broad relief proposals, and Hastings postalized transportation ideas with regional division and varied fare classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Transportation Board
Roosevelt
White House
Management-Labor Committee
U. S. Transportation
Senate-House
Burton K. Wheeler
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Montana
Wheeler
Wheeler Rail
Clarence F. Les
California
Lea
House Interstate Commerce Committee
John A. Hastings
New York State
Hastings
North Dakota
William Lemke
U. S
New York
San Francisco
Manhattan
Chicago
Jagel Says Culture, Not Trade, Key Export
Frederick Jagel of the Metropolitan Opera credits arts as a more effective export than diplomacy for South America. He notes Argentines value propriety and hospitality, praising American musical talent and the potential for a musical renaissance here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W York
Frederick Jagel
Metropolitan Opera
Operatic Ster
Buenos
Aires
South America
Mr. Jagel
Portanova
New York
Caladini
Milan
Rodolfo
Italy
Radames
Ivory Tower
Hull
Jagel
Metropolitan
Hopkins confirmation looms amid defense push and political peril
In Washington the Hopkins confirmation faces strong opposition and pelting questions as Democratic leaders weigh how far to back White House picks. The defense push, led by Johnson and Clark, tests budget limits while Barkley’s past WPA stance haunts his presidential prospects. Congress backs broad defense though concerns about efficiency, costs, and the alcohol blend plan loom large.
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Roosevelt
Corcoran
Hopkins
Jackson
Oliphant
White House
Garner
Farley
Hull
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Congress
Murphy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Washington
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Harry
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Alben Barkley
WPA
Barkley
Kentucky
Heaven
Earth
Harold Ickes
Tommy Corcoran
Ben Cohen
Hugh 5. Johnson
Louis A. Johnson
Sen
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Johnson
Clark
Persecuted Jews face new fronts in Europe under Nazi pattern
The report outlines expanding European anti Jewish actions starting in Czechoslovakia with ghetto style laws and removal from politics civil service teaching journalism and radio. In Danzig Jews flee ahead of union with the Reich and Liechtenstein ousts late arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazi Germany
Czechoslovakia
Danzig
Free City
Reich
Liechtenstein
Easy Cutwork Will Delight the Beginner
Begin now with simple tonhole stitch cutwork for lovely linens. Pattern 6237 offers 14 motifs from 3 by 3 inches to 3¼ by 15 inches with materials and color schemes. Send 25 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 West 14th St. New York NY with name and address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Dept
West 14Th St
New York, N. Y
Shadowless Groundhog and the Shadow Myth
Shadowless Groundhog Day on February 2 mocks the idea of a prophetic shadow. The piece notes the rodent’s reputation as a dependable winter sleeper who rarely emerges when a shadow would alarm observers. It mentions variability of sightings from late February to May in different regions.
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Joseph W. la Bine
Pheo
U. S. Atlantic
Munich
Berlin
Great Britain
Germany
London
England
France
Paris
Seven Seas
U.S
Atlantic
Hitler
John R. Swanton
Smithsonian Institution
Sing Sing
Lima
Peru
U. S. Navy
Who's
By Lemuel F. Parton
John Mulliediand
Columbia University
Society of American Magicians
Subway
Mr. Mulholland
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
American Automobile Association
U. S. Bureau of Standards
National Defense
Navy
Ball Syndicate
WNU
Pattern
Phillip
Phillips
Wilson
Ileee
Peidouya
Haley
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