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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
2
Joseph W LaBine surveys Garner’s 1940 nomination stance and weighs a widening Nazi Italian plot. He notes Roosevelt alignment questions, Italy’s role with Germany, and how Balkan and European fronts shift with Graf Spee’s fate and Finland USSR clashes.
Testimony before the House committee on the NLRB featured Dr. William Leiserson, a minority conservative member, clashing with Edwin L. Smith and Warren Madden. Smith admitted extralegal efforts to mediate a strike at Berkshire Knitting Mills, while C I O forward John Lewis urged criminal penalties for NLRB violators. Officials discussed a processing tax plan to fund farm programs as defense needs rise.
Ambassador Augusto S. Boyd returns to Panama to assume the presidency post after Dr. Juan Demostenes Arosemena’s death. In Istanbul Turkish officials expel 107 Germans amid suspicions. In Washington the Justice Department indicts a Russian magazine distributor and three officers for propaganda. Fears of enemy power presence reduce White House diplomatic receptions. President Roosevelt orders a tariff probe into foreign wheat imports from Canada to gauge competition with U.S. prices.
Washington dispatch forecasts a long 1940 session with extended duration likely into June. Key issues include budget appropriations and a proposed debt increase to 50 billion, separate defense budget plans, and potential tax changes. The trade treaty program, agriculture policy, and Democratic intra party dynamics also loom large as 1940 campaigns begin.
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission finds reduced trainload rates lawful reversing prior policy. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau supports raising the public debt limit from 45 to 50 billion dollars. November U S exports drop to 287 million from October 323 million with 12 million due to blockaded shipments to Germany. Gallup shows 75 percent still favor Dies investigation despite recent presidential criticism down four points.
The upcoming congressional session is expected to run longer than desired. Republicans aim to push a large domestic agenda. President Roosevelt seeks a fifty billion debt limit increase. Garner will monitor New Deal implementation for missteps. Senator Wheeler may enter the race for delegates.
Instruction text for a 1959 crochet medallion pattern from The Sewing Circle at Needlecraft Dept. New York. Includes directions, stitch illustrations, materials, and a photograph of the medallion. Requires 15 cents and sender’s name and address.
The article explains that many familiar labels misstate origins. It cites examples like Bombay duck, Brussels sprouts, Jerusalem artichokes, Jordan almonds, Jaffa oranges, and Swiss rolls, noting their names often reflect history or trade rather than geography.
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