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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1937
Page
3
Vintage needlecraft notice offers a Bluebirds embroidery motif for linens. Includes transfer patterns with multiple motif sizes, usage ideas for borders and corners, material needs, and price details. Send 15 cents to The Lewins Circle Needlecraft Dept in New York.
A reflective piece argues that illness erodes rights and threatens poverty and education for loved ones. It urges understanding for those in pain and cautions against insensitive messages, framing distress as a spiritual and social burden.
President Roosevelt confronts a political crisis as reports claim Hugo Black, newly confirmed Supreme Court justice, was a Ku Klux Klan member. The allegations center on Black's 1925 Klan resignation and a 1926 life membership with a gold passport.
Great Britain and France lead a Mediterranean patrol effort to curb pirate submarines after a nine power agreement at Nyon near Geneva. The accord limits shipping lanes, authorizes force against attacking subs, and requires surface escort for foreign submarines in member waters.
The pact never took effect before more shipping attacks occurred. In conference the Russian foreign commissar Maxim Litvinoff balked at naming Italy pirate and refused to sign, arguing the second protocol offered no protection and only required submarine commanders to be gentlemanly. Britain’s Anthony Eden reportedly argued sinking ships under those rules was impossible.
The article notes Japan's advance into Shanghai and North Hopei as German advisors push a three stage Chinese retreat. It describes efforts to slow Japanese reinforcements, split their lines, and cut naval access, while Japanese command responds with rapid, costly assaults. The piece frames Japanese losses in men as they attempt to avert a rout.
The article reports President Roosevelt warning US shipping concerns that American vessels carrying arms or war materials to China or Japan travel at their own risk. It cites a May 1, 1937 proclamation and neutrality act links, stating no U S action will follow if such ships are attacked.
In New York City primary contests Copeland, backed by Tammany Hall, failed to win the Republican nomination against Fiorello La Guardia fusion candidate. Mayor La Guardia secured re election while Jeremiah Mahoney won the Democratic nod with backing from James A. Farley.
William Bruckart argues the Wagner act and the National Labor Relations Board create a deep policy mess. He notes conflicts among AFL, CIO, and Roosevelt appointees, the Pennsylvanian wage contract case, and court rulings that clash with board orders, warning of a shift from court sovereignty to board supremacy.
The piece argues that the Roosevelt administration should replace a labor board aligned with John L. Lewis to protect trade unionism. It notes Lewis’s political push, Roosevelt’s inspection trip, and possible links to the court-packing debate and Senate opposition, with Secretary Wallace pressing for farm legislation.
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