White House Congress Rift Sparks 1940 Third-Party Talk
Analysis notes growing White House Senate hostility over appointments and policy. Roosevelt battles congress with judicial picks and defense requests as party cohesion frays, fueling speculation of a Democratic split and a possible 1940 third party.
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White House-Congress
Joseph W. la Bine
Texas
Martin Dies
Frances Perkins
Harry Bridges
Congress
Roosevelt
Labor
Nonpartisan League
Musmanno
WPA Trouble Shooter Brimhall Faces Rail of Relief Duties
Profile of Dean Brimhall, WPA troubleshooter and director of employment problems, detailing his high tempo work, aerial escapes, Utah roots, and business interests while facing looming funding and staffing pressures as New Deal relief programs waver. Includes note on Senate chaplain prayer costs and unprejudiced service by Rev. Phillips.
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York
WPA
Dean Brimhall
Sinclair Lewis
Utah
Rocky Mountains
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Brigham Young
Marriner Eccles
Ogden
United States Senate
Senate
Ze Barney Thorne Phillips
Phillips
Calvin Coolidge
Church of the Epiphany of Washington
TIPS to Gardeners Making the Garden Pay
Vegetable expert Walter H. Nixon lists high value crops for home gardens and outlines space efficient rotations. He advises two spinach crops yearly, midsummer plantings of Chinese cabbage and parsnips, successive carrot and beet plantings, and interplanting beans and beets around tomatoes with corn integrated when space allows.
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Walter H. Nixon
Smart Animals: Which Is The Brightest Species?
Dr. W. Reid Blair of the Bronx Zoo says dogs top the list for closest human association and adaptability. He adds the chimpanzee and orangutan as the smartest wild animals for problem solving and perseverance.
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W. Reid Blair
New York City
Bronx Zoo
Washington Post
Quilt Pattern 1721 Fun Applique and Lilies
Pattern 1721 provides accurate pieces diagrams cutting sewing finishing yardage chart and quilt diagram Send 15 cents with name address and pattern number to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY
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Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Flattery and Fame in Thoughtful Aphorisms
The fragment ponders tombstone evidence and equality of opportunity. It notes Liberty drives obligations to none and quotes Burke on fame as the passion of great souls. A reporter’s label may call a rugged statesman by wrinkles and a wart.
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Burke
Gear-Grip Tread Boosts Non-Skid Mileage on Safety-Lock Tires
Firestone unveils Safety-Lock cord construction and Gear-Grip Tread with over three thousand sharp-edged angles for stronger road grip and safer stops. Firestone Champion Tires, safety proved on the speedway, offered via Firestone Dealers and Auto Supply stores for highway protection.
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Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service
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Elbert D. Thomas
Robert M. LaFollette
Carter Glass
Harry F. Byrd
Wisconsin
Thomas R. Amlie
White House Interstate Commerce Commission
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Vic Donahey
Herschel W. Arant
Ohio State
Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
Francis Biddle
Pennsylvania
Joseph F. Guffey
John Lewis
Guffey
Michael A. Musmanno
Pittsburgh
Harry E. Kaldener
George H. Earle
Democratic House
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TVA
Gilbertsville
Florida
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Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Social Security
U. S
New Deal
Virginia
Clifton A. Woodrum
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
House
Pan America
Cordell Hull
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Don Francisco Castillo Najera
White House
Mexico
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Cardenas
Senor Cardenas
Luis Rodriguez
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Batista
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Chicago Daily News
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Stanley Reed
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Louis J. Brandeis
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Pierce Butler
Justice Frankfurter
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Henry Morgenthau
Elbert Thomas
Cuba
Who’s News
By Lemuel F. Parton
Mr. Brimhall
Brigham Young University
McKeen Cattell
Columbia University
Columbia
Wrights
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Corrigan
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Neely
Chaplain Phillips
Springfield
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General Theological Seminary
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