Battle to Raise National Debt Hinders New Taxes in Election Year
Joseph W LauBine analyzes the looming debt ceiling threat as budget battles loom in an election year. White House officials hint at economies while defense and relief costs strain receipts. WPA rolls, business activity, and tax intake favor cautious spending tweaks over tax increases, with deficits seen at 2 to 3 billion.
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Joseph W. Laubine
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Utah
William King
White House
Steve Early
Harald D. Smith
National Defense
Europe Faces Mad War With Spies Parachutes and Trade Talks
Europe enters the third month of its strange war as espionage and weapon rumors eclipse actual fighting. Hitler threats, sea mines dropped in the English Channel, and Britain’s blockade stoke tensions with the Netherlands Belgium and Italy. Submarine and air force actions report losses while Nazi claims of plot ties surface amid political shifts and a Czech crisis. Oregon Senator Charles L McNary outlines a trio of GOP policy aims at the National Grange convention touching AAA payments trade pacts and public land policy.
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Europe
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
English Channel
Britain
Reich
London
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Western Front
Siraco
Berlin
Czech
Heinrich Himmler
Georg Elser
Mr. Best
Stevens
Munich
Hitler
Elser
Otto Strasser
Hillerite
Germany
Hier
Balkans
Romania
Constantin Argelianu
George Tatarescue
IM0
National Grange
Peoria
Oregon
Charles L. McNary
McNary
Japan drives 40,000 troops into Kwangsi disrupts China rail
In southern Kwangsi 40,000 Nipponese troops blitz Chinese rail links with French Indochina to starve Chungking. Nanning holds out against invasion as Japan hopes to gain recognition for a Wang Chingwei government. Washington flags harassment of Americans in China and U S trade tensions with Japan loom before January 26 treaty end.
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Japan
China
Kwangsi Province
Tokyo
Chungking
Britain
France
Nanning
Wang Ching-wei
Aly
Germany
Briain
Far East
Nobuyuki Abe
U.S
Washington
Ins
Tientsin
U. S
Notable Names In The News And Royalty Near Misses
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia praises John N Garner and Harry Byrd as best qualified for the presidency. Wilhelm II narrowly avoids injury when a windstorm topples a tree minutes after his passing. Tom Pendergast, ex-Kansas City boss, denied parole in Leavenworth for income tax evasion. Mohandas Gandhi calls for freedom for his followers before India aids Britain in the war. Louis Taber reelected master of the National Grange at Peoria. convention closes with a resolution to suspend the U S reciprocal trade program.
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Carter Glass
Virginia
John N. Garner
Harry Byrd
Wilhelm Iohenzollern
Germany
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Mohandas Gandhi
India
Britain
Louis Taber
National Grange
Peoria
U. S
Know Your News Quiz Item From A 1930s Column
A playful quiz asks about a round object as a principal war weapon in Europe, Toledo schoolchildren headlines on a propaganda dispute, Kermit Roosevelt’s citizenship renown, Sammy Boy the California dog in media work, and a key postwar tie between Owen D. Young and Gerald Swope at General Electric.
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Europe
Toledo
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Sammy Boy
California
Owen B. Young
Gerald Swope
General Electric Company
Mine closure and retirements noted in early year reports
Dismissals at year start due to school funding shortfalls. References to becoming a British commander, Roosevelt, Kerr, and a retirement announcement in January. Contains scattered fragments with limited context and no clear events.
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Brisher
Roosevelt
Two Crisp Patterns With Double Values
Two vintage sewing patterns described for girl frocks with two way necklines and interchangeable styles. No. 1860 fits sizes 14 to 42 with yardage details for collar variations. No. 8568 covers ages 6 to 14 with material and trimming requirements. Send orders to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in San Francisco.
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Size
Calif
Gell Syndicate
WNU
Wick Votes in A Tumultuous Time
In a chaotic period, U S Senator H Styles Bridges warns that democracy may survive only if the nation remains united across creeds religions and regions. He asserts the government is the last hope for democracy to endure and work.
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U. S
H. Styles Bridges
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