Gabby Hartnett Named Iron Man Model For Cubs
In this feature by LEMUEL F. PARTON, Gabby Hartnett is praised as a durable, standout catcher for the Chicago Cubs. Hartnett, batting .296 over 16 years with a peak .354, is highlighted for his speed and pitching staff handling, plus a long Cubs tenure under Phil Wrigley. The piece notes his roots in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and his career since 1922, with admiration for his leadership and resilience.
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New York
Gabby Hartnett
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Woonsocket
L. I
Charles Lee
Kipling
India
Oxford
Empire
Cambridge
England
Weekly News Analysis on Pension Plans and World Crises
A political analysis outlines G O P pension proposals and a sweeping social security overhaul. It notes Townsendism debates, potential monthly federal payments, and funding challenges. The piece shifts to Europe, detailing Chamberlain, Eden, and Baldwin amid Memel and Ukrainian tensions, plus Britain’s trade shifts and Germany Mexico oil barter.
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U. S
Washington
Townsend
Massachusetts
Allen T. Treadway
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Japan Faces Likely War With Russia Over China Open Door
The article warns of an imminent Far Eastern crisis as Japan expands military and economic efforts in Manchuria and China. It cites $1.63 billion in new army navy appropriations, guerrilla warfare in Shansi causing heavy casualties, and rising tensions with Russia over fishing rights and Sakhalin oil workers. The United States and Britain may press a united protest, but prospects of action appear slim.
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Memel
German East Prussia
Lithuania
Baltic
Reich
Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Germany
Hitler
Moscow
Soviet Republic
Persia
Afghanistan
Balkans
Jugoslavia
Milan Stoyadinovich
Poland
Russia
Balkan
Tunisia
Corsica
Nice
Savoy
Suez Canal
French Somaliland
Ethiopia
Great Britain
England
Export Credits Department
China
Berlin
Mexico
London
Manchuria
Shansi
Chiang Kai-shek
Canton
Tokyo
Sakhalin Island
U. S
U. S. State Department
Nelson T. Johnson
Joseph P. Kennedy
Possible retirement moves shake 1930s political landscape
Harold L. Ickes may retire as secretary of the interior to seek the Democratic nomination for Chicago mayor. John Nance Garner faces mock doom from Detroit friends over a presidential bid linked to his log cabin birth. Anthony Eden could return as dominions secretary after retirement. Joseph Martin seems poised to win the house Republican leadership on first ballot with solid GOP backing.
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Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Chicago
John Nance Garner
U. S
Detroit
Texas
Garner
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
Massachusetts
Rep
Joseph Martin
House
Washington
Damocles
Tom Heflin
Wall Street
Ole Tom
Senate
Tom
Pan American Conference Hints at Limited Unity
US delegates arrive in Lima for the Pan-American conference and find wary support from 20 nations. Critics warn against Yankee imperialism while South American centers align with Europe. Political aggression blocks and mutual trade with Europe shape a cautious, conditional hemispheric accord. German Italian and Japanese interests loom as agents operate among delegates.
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Lima
U. S
Rome
Mr. Hull
Mexico
Argentina
Italy
Germany
Roosevelt
Chain stores bogey man deserves measured policy
Western Newspaper Unison argues against blanket destruction of chain stores and warns of demagogic fear campaigns. It urges targeted regulation to curb abuses while protecting consumers and independent shops, noting price pressures from scale and the dangers of hysteria driven by politics and special interests.
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