Congress faces new tax issue as farm bill grows
In a sweeping shift, the 1940-41 farm appropriation advances to $923,000,000 with parity payments and loans, provoking Treasury protests over debt and taxes. Europe moves toward blocered tension with Reynaud’s fragile majority, Balkan maneuvering, and German-Russian pressure on Romania while defense debates spark mass aircraft sales abroad and a huge 70 ton warplane.
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Aluminum Company of America
Army Air Experts
1940 Farm Census Will Reveal Status of U S Agriculture
The 1940 census of agriculture, taken with the population census, measures a century of U S farming. It tracks land use, crop shifts, debt, tenancy, and income to address farm problems and guide policy, markets, and conservation efforts.
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Farley Emerges as Key Figure in Roosevelt Third Term Debate
Washington columnist William Bruckart analyzes power struggles within the Democratic Party as James Farley positions for the presidential nomination amid talks of a third term for Franklin D. Roosevelt. The piece notes Garner’s bid, Farley’s potential resignation, and the payroll-driven dynamics shaping convention day strategies.
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Democratic Party
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Notable Names in Transit and Attributions Across Europe
At Gibraltar the Conte di Savoia was stopped carrying Undersecretary Sumner Welles while sought Nazi economist Hjalmar Schacht aboard. In Paris Dr Edouard Branly, 96, credited with wireless telegraphy, dies. Ex gangster Al Capone travels to Miami Beach. A physician calls him weakened. In Tokyo James ER Young, U S writer, convicted for spreading false rumors. six months suspended. Berlin records birth of Duchess Kira, daughter of the late czarist pretender.
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Strange Bedfellows and the Third Term Issue
William Bruckart discusses the Roosevelt coat tail riders and the third term controversy. He says the president’s failure to clarify his stance leaves third term advocates in an embarrassing position.
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Washington
Ask Me Another A General Quiz
The questions quiz on Europe peace status asbestos fire weight of solid gold per cubic foot horse opera and frog life cycle. It asks differences between diamonds and coal as carbon and seeks the oldest existing example of printing.
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Facts From Various Historical Subjects
The brief items cover Andorra’s supposed Charlemagne link and independence claim in 800 A D Asbestos is noncombustible as a mineral A cubic foot of gold weighs 1204 pounds Western films are termed horse operas The barking frog matures to adulthood within the egg Coal is impure carbon while diamonds are pure crystalline carbon A Buddhist prayer printed in 756 A D is owned by the Art Institute of Chicago
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Peggy Chooses Camels for Slower Burn and More Pleasure
Eggy highlights Camels as the cigarette of choice citing slower burn, milder taste, and richer fragrance. She notes Camels deliver more puffs per pack and greater enjoyment per puff in a tone reflecting widespread consumer preference.
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