Weekly News Analysis: Lewis Attacks and Roosevelts Lend Spend Bill
Joseph W. LaBine examines how John L. Lewis’s sharp denunciation of wage hour amendments and Garner attack reshaped rural support for the New Deal. The piece traces shifts in Congress as the lend-spend bill faces cuts, with Barkley navigating concessions and a tainted bill moving slowly through committees.
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Lewis
Garner
South
Jack Garner
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Alben Barkley
North Dakota
Gerald P. Nye
World wheat prices and policy shifts in 1940s U S debate
U S agriculture projections show higher world wheat output and lower Liverpool prices with expected subsidy costs rising to about 50 cents a bushel unless domestic production grows. Roosevelt contemplates delaying referendum on quotas as Hatch bills face the president while shifts in TVA and FCC appointments unfold amid Soviet and global disruptions.
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U. S. Agriculture Department
U. S
Liverpool
Henry A. Wallace
Treasury
Roosevelt
AAA
Wallace
Crop Board
World War II Era Worldview Satire on Mars and Alliances
The piece parodies 1930s and 1940s geopolitics with Britain surrendering in Asia, U S embargos on Japan, and Japan aligning with Germany and Italy. It combines geopolitical shifts with absurd science fiction notes about Mars, earthquake myths, and failed radio contact from Baldwin New York as Mars recedes from Earth.
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New York
Mendez
Argentina
Bloemfontein
South Africa
Mars
Earth
Baldwin
N. Y
Press Wireless, Inc
Clyde Fisher
American Museum of Natural History
Lewis Violent Blast Demolishes Labor Leader's Political Claim
Washington column argues John L. Lewis's attack on Vice President Garner devastates his influence in organized labor and reshapes Democratic factions. It notes the fallout with Congress, implications for Garner's presidential prospects, and potential impact on Roosevelt era politics.
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Senate
House
New Mexico
Carl A. Hatch
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Frank R. McNinch
Federal Communications Commission
Cordell Hull
State, War and Navy
Tien
Lewis
Garner
Washington
Cain
John L. Lewis
John Lewis
Organized Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Capitol
House Labor Committee
Speaker Bankhead
Bankhead
Deep South
Democratic Party
Congressional
Democratic
Mr. Garner
White House
America
Western Newspaper Union
Latest Button Front Dresses Popular For Midsummer Fashion
The O WONDER button-front dresses are popular for midsummer. No. 1787 offers an easy to make version with inside pleats and gathers for shaping. No. 1790 features a waistline buttoning and wide lap-over skirt with circular swing. Patterns require specific yardage and sizes. order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Beil Syndicate
WNU
Anti trust suit against AMA tossed out in Washington
In Washington a U S antitrust suit against the American Medical Association was dismissed on the grounds that medicine is a profession, not a business. The decision cites the profession status of medical practice.
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Washington
U. S
American Medical Association
Rochester
Minn
William Mayo
Charles
New York
A. & P. Food Stores
Anthony Drexel Duke
Princeton
Dr Caldwell's Laxative-Senna with Syrup Pepsin
A vintage medicine ad urges using Dr Caldwell's Laxative-Senna with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and stomach discomfort. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach while the laxative stimulates bowels. Ad highlights tasting appeal for children and availability at druggists.
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Dr. Caldwell
Legacy of Hero Worship Across Time
A compact quotation notes that hero worship persists universally in human nature, from Carlyle to present thought, reflecting enduring reverence for exemplary figures across cultures and eras.
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Carlyle
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Seeoe
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Siberia
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Far East
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Wassily Bluecher
Popov
Berlin
Rome
Tokyo
Constantin
Molotov
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Constantin Oumansky
China
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Craigie
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State Department
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Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Office
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