Congress Struggles Over Neutrality Policy and Embargo Debate
Joseph W. LaBine examines how Congress and the nation wrestle with keeping the United States out of European war. Borah Nye Vandenberg Clark and others split on embargo repeal vs cash and carry while leaders urge unity. Roosevelt pushes for repeal, international law, and nonpartisan handling as labor factions seek roles on the war resources board.
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Washington
United States
Minsis
Scott Lucas
U.S
Europe
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
America
Idaho
Borah
North Dakota
Nye
Michigan
Vandenberg Andissouri
Clark
U. S
White House
Alf Landon
Coal
Frank Knox
John Nance Garner
Steve Early
Thougt
U S
Houses of
Roosevelt
Thanksgiving dates clash prompts county proclamation
The Clayton county Iowa board of supervisors proclaimed November 16 as Thanksgiving so as not to conflict with the dates set by President Roosevelt on November 23 and Governor Wilson on November 30. The action aligns local observance with higher authority while avoiding date overlap.
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Roosevelt
George A. Wilson
Clayton County
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
War headlines and fronts from Poland to the Atlantic
War coverage details German triumphs in Danzig and Poland, with Hitler and Mussolini speeches, British reactions, and France and Russia adjusting to dismemberments. It notes sea losses as the Courageous sinks and U boats claim allied ships, plus American concerns over confiscations and searches at sea.
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Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Albert Forster
der Fuehrer
Konrad Henlein
Poland
Ministry of Information
Hitler
Duce
Mussolini
Germany
France
Britain
Russia
New York
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Edouard Daladier
Adolf Hiller
Lotarno
Courageous
Chamberlain
U. S
Notables in the News Duke of Windsor and Others
Duke of Windsor named major general of British expeditionary forces and to return to France. Charles M Schwab, born in Loretto Pennsylvania and builder of a steel empire, buried in New York. Kermit Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s son, reportedly renounced U S citizenship to join Britain's Ministry of Shipping as an Englishman.
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Duke OF Windsor
France
Charles M. Schwab
Loretto
New York
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
U. S
Ministry of Shipping
Beasts and Breeches in a Glass Room
Nina C. Marbourg recalls a 1908 Bronx Zoo incident with a chimpanzee. In a glass room the animal grabbed Nina by hair and neck before the keeper returned, calming the chimp and sparing her life. The keeper warned her not to reveal the episode, and now she tells the tale.
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Ello
Nina C. Marbourg
New York City
Nina
King Kong
Kg Kong
Jess Willard
Primo Camera
Man Mountain Dean
Hollywood
Bronx
Zoo
Rue Morgue
Waren
Western Newspaper Union
Copenhagen’s summer streets ride with bicycles everywhere
The article notes Copenhagen’s large cycling scene with one bike per one and a half people. Tandem machines and baby carriers are common on handlebars as many Danes cycle en masse. Summer Sundays see near total wheeling, with holiday exoduses and up to 30,000 bicycles at busy points.
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Copenhagen
Are Bicycle Enthusiasts Hour in Denmark Travel?
Danish road travel favors bicycles with a system of cycle roads where motor vehicles and pedestrians are barred. Accidents are few and traffic issues ease as bikes glide quietly. The scene features families and groups moving together with conversation and laughter filling the air.
Curtains That Fit Your Color Schemes By Ruth Wyeti Spears
This homemaking feature describes crafting curtains from leftover fabric with dye to create cream foundations and striped detailing. It suggests matching stripes to room colors or rug patterns, offers a method for joining short fabric lengths, and highlights a booklet with 32 additional ideas available postpaid for 10 cents.
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Ruth Wyeti
Spears
Ingham
Pulse of Youth and Misnamed Fate Sayings in 19th Century Ad Lindetail
A compendium of brief quotations includes Landor on love and youth, a health ad urging Dr Pierce's Pleasant Per fects Go Pellets at 30 cents, followed by Beaconsfield on fortune called fate. The fragment preserves figures and brands from period prose and marketing.
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Landor
Dr Pierce
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