Analysis of U S spending curbs and conciliation drive
The piece argues that the U S refusal to curb spending jeopardizes conciliation efforts led by Hopkins and Morgenthau. It details debates over taxes, debt limits, and budget plans, plus congressional aims to reform regulation, labor policy, and public works to spur recovery without broad tax hikes.
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U.S
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Hopkins
Des Moines
U. S
Morgenthau
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
White House
Seventy-Sixth Congress
Wyoming
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Federal Monopoly Investigation Committee
A. F
U. S. Labor Department
Roosevelt
John Lewis
A. F. of L
A. F. of
William Green
Guaranty Trust
Michigan
Arthur H. Vandenberg
New Deal
Surplus U S Cotton Loans Spark Plan Clash and Franco Outlook
Government holds about 11 million bales of cotton on loans near 500 million dollars. Secretary Wallace proposes three paths including continued loans with a subsidy, outright payments, or price pegging with sales abroad. In Europe General Franco looms as Spain’s leader, with monarchist Don Juan and rival powers shaping implications for Rome, Berlin, and London.
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U.S
Henry A. Wallace
Senate Farm Committee
U. S
Wallace
Francisco Franco
Spain
Europe
Juan
Ramon Serrano Suner
Franco
Rome
Don Juan
Britain
Mediterranean
France
Galeazzo Ciano
Count Ciano
Berlin
Poland
Hitler
Roosevelt Amlie pick seen as weak political move
National Affairs notes that President Roosevelt’s appointment of Thomas R. Amlie to the Interstate Commerce Commission is regarded as one of his weakest political choices. The piece cites long-standing opposition to independent commissions and discusses broader debates over bartering with Germany, currency issues, and the balance between imports and exports amid budget pressures and internal cabinet conflicts.
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Nebraska
John J. Cochran
Roosevelt
Congress
Executive Department
Budget Bureau
Civil Service Commission
Coast Guard
Federal Communications Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amlie
Germany
Morgenthau
Boths
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Thomas R. Amlie
Mr. Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court
William E. Humphrey
Hugo L
Capitol Hill
Aubrey W. Williams
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Youth Administration
United States Senate
White House
Adventurous Americans The Redoubtable Mme La Compt
A historical profile recounts Mme La Compt born 1734 at St. Joseph Lake Michigan. She influenced Potawatomi and other tribes near Cahokia and refused to flee during attacks, guiding war bands to safety. Her later life included migrations, marriages, and a long life ending in 1843 at Cahokia.
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Mme. la Compt
la Flammes
St. Joseph
Lake Michigan
Mackinac
Pilotte de Sainte Ange
Sainte Ange
Chicago
Cahokia
Mississippi
la Compt
George Rogers Clark
Illinois
St. Louis
Tom Brady
Virginia Moon
Memphis
Tenn
Ohio
Tennessee
Sterling Price
Union
Hollywood
Pola Negri
Mary “Miles Minter
Greenwich Village
Age of &i
Western
Pms
Longevity Trends and Auto Show Advances
U S health service notes 1938 babies reach 62 years life expectancy, 1937 cohorts 1.1 years less while 1931 shows two years less. Dr Percy W Bridgeman, Harvard, will refuse to work with scientists from totalitarian regimes. The 1939 New York auto exposition plans four week lead time and presents models only mildly changed from current makes. U S employment falls by 880000 in January, first drop since August.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Percy W. Bridgeman
Harvard
New York Automobile Exposition
U. S
Simple Designs Offer Linen Linehs Cutwork Patterns
Transfer pattern from 1960 with 18 motifs from 2 by 3 to 2 by 15 inches includes materials and stitch illustrations. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY for pattern number and your name and address.
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
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Joseph W. la Bine
Wall Street
California
Clarence F. Lea
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Association of American Railroads
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
R. V. Fletcher
Vandenberg
Prince Juan
Carter Field
Cordell Hull
George N. Peek
America
United States
Hull
the Treasury
William H. Woodin
Treasury Department
Treasury
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Long
Colorado
Stephen H. Long
Engineers Corps
United States Army
Missouri
West
Rockies
Max Lasensky
Sioux City
Iowa
BABY
D. Inman Hatcheries
Dept. A. Aberdeen
Watertown
Okey Ah Ata Toro
Doan
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