Roosevelt in Political Spot Over Third Term Debate
The piece discusses President Roosevelt's precarious position amid calls for a third term by Governor George Earle of Pennsylvania. It weighs party dynamics, precedent set by Washington, and the strategic plays around 1940, noting Earle’s support and possible motive to smooth a renomination path.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosexwelt
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Earle
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Rovss
United States
George Washington
George
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Ethel du Pont
Eugene du Pont
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr
Christchurch
Wilmington
Del
Jefferson Island
Chesapeake Bay
John JL. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Presidential candidates and Capitol intrigue in the 1940s
The piece lists potential Democratic contenders including Henry Wallace, Murphy, McNutt, Davey, Barkley, Jesse Jones, and John L Lewis, noting their ambitions and possible paths to the White House. It analyzes Roosevelt’s strategy to preempt a crowded field and cites strained ties between the White House and leaders Garner Robinson and Harrigan in Congress.
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Henry Wallace
Murphy
Michigan
Paul McNutt
United States
Philippine Commonwealth
Davey
Ohio
Barkley
Kentucky
Jesse Jones
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
John L Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Labor
Mr. Lewis
Revell
Chesapeake Bay
Jyne
Representatives
Deierson Island
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Garner
Robinson
Arkansas
Harrison
Mississippi
Washington
Capitol
Harrigan
Senate Finance Committee
Western Newspeeper Union
Steel strikes linger as troops guard reopened plants
Pennsylvania and Ohio independent mills resume activity under state troops after violence subsides. Bethlehem Cambria plant half back to work and 250 pickets remain. C I O failed to sign contracts. Gov. Earle ends martial law in Johnstown. Cleveland and Columbus await actions as unions rally for mass meetings.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
George H. Earle
Johntown
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Great Cambria
Daniel Shields
Johnstown
Republic Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Mahoning Valley
Chicago
Perkins
Cleveland
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Lloyd Garrison
National Labor Relations Board
Edward F. McGrady
Mme. Perkins
Tom Girdler
Eugene Grace
Steel
Taft
Lewis
Davey
Columbus
Hopkins Trims WPA Rolls to 1,055,477 by July
Harry L Hopkins reduces Works Progress Administration rolls by 314,759, aiming for 1,055,477 by mid July. The cut will occur by not replacing workers who find private jobs and by removing ineligibles. WPA officials cite $2.175 billion spent in 1937 versus $1.5 billion relief approval for 1938.
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Hopkins
WPA
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Congress
Household QuesHons From Everyday Kitchen Helpers
A collection of domestic tips on keeping flannels soft with olive oil, imparting scent to soap stored with linens, scaling fish by boiling water, keeping hot meals warm over steam, repairing scratches with isoline, restoring tarnished silverware in boiling water with potatoes, enriching puddings with marmalade, curtain weights of silver sand, and a pineapple sherbet recipe with condensed milk.
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1940
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Warzberg
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Great Britain
France
Mediation Board
Jine
Arthur H. Vandenberg
National Labor Relations Nct
Em- Vandenberg
Gedeon
Robert Irwin
New York
Veronica Gedeon
New Yorks
Mary Gedeon
Frank Byrnes
New York City
Leon Blum
People’s Front
Camille Chautemps
Chautemps
Georges Bonnet
Bonnet
Stock Exchange
Vincent Aurial
Rene Braonet
U. S
Youngstown
Warren
Homer 8. Cummings
Senate Post Office Committee
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Post Office Department
Cummings
Madrid
Bilbao
Francisco Franco
Guadalajara
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Ava
Jeon
Coleman Lamp and Stove Co
Wuim
Wichita
Kans
Chianro
Philadelphia
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San Francisco
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
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