German Corner on Munitions and U S Embargo Debate
The piece argues that Nazi control of Skoda works and an embargo repeal would bolster Germany and harm smaller nations. It links Hull and Pittman to neutrality revision, discusses payroll tax changes and social security impacts, notes fourteen international radio stations facing FCC prompts for pro US culture alignment, and comments on perceived censorship by regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Krupp
Berlin
Skoda
Czecho-Slovakia
Europe
Rumania
Greece
Turkey
Jugoslavia
U. S
Senate
Cordell Hull
U.S
Mr. Hull
Nevada
Sen
Key Pittman
Nazi Germany
Congress
Latin America
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Townsend plan for elderly aid dies in house debate
A proposed Townsend plan to grant all over sixties about 200 monthly from a 20 billion dollar annual tax failed in the House. The move faced embarrassment for backers from last election. Congress is expected to liberalize social security and begin payments to 65 year olds next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend
Congress
Underground cables cut wire clutter in New York
The article notes that burying 560,000 telephone wires lowers bulk with one 25 inch cable carrying 3,636 wires and another 4,242 insulated wires in the same thickness. It adds that overground pole strings would require 9,000 lengths to span the corner. Dr. Arnold D. Tuttle suggests oxygen therapy could ease morning after hangovers, proposing mild oxygen doses as an antidote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arnold D. Tuttle
United Airlines’ Medical Department
Tuttle
Three men tied to news of public life and reform
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, former World War draft dodger, now in military prison after a return from Germany, plans to open a Philadelphia brewery and develop inherited property and a 2442 acre farm. Admiral William D. Leahy, retiring naval chief, may become secretary of the navy replacing Claude A. Swanson, while remaining temporarily in command. Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, is set to be administrator of the consolidated federal lending agency from July 1 and may oversee loans to small business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Germany
U. S
Philadelphia
William D. Leahy
U. S. Naval Operations
Blanton Winship
Claude A. Swanson
Navy
Admiral Leahy
Naval
Jesse Jones
Texan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Consolidated Federal Lending Agency
Roosevelt
Mr. Jones
Treasury News Notes on June 15 Refunding and Deficit
The June 15 refinancing offers exchange of 134 per cent notes maturing next September for new five year 4 per cent notes due June 15, 1944. The fiscal year 1938-39 shows a deficit of about $3.24 billion through April, with an expected near $4 billion by June 30. Secretary Morgenthau notes only 49 Americans had million dollar incomes in 1937, while 6.35 million filed 1937 tax returns. Senate approves lifting the $30 million cap on federal bond insurance. total debt limit remains at $45 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
U. S
Morgenthau
Senate
Puzzle Quiz Questions From The Page Note
Three questions test readers on a marked spot X in a magazine note asking what disaster occurred there recently. True or false asks if Homer Martins United Automobile Workers refused to join the AFL amid a CIO dispute. Another asks which infantile paralysis sufferer is returning from Lourdes pilgrimage in France. A final question queries the charge on which Judge Martin T. Manton was convicted in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
France
Lourdes
Martin T. Manton
New York City
Roosevelt third term showdown stirs Holt Garner Farley debate
The article notes a looming clash over a Holt backed resolution banning a third Roosevelt term. Holt opposes the move while Holt allies Garner and Farley fear a public verdict could boost or derail a potential run. Republicans pressure for a quick vote as Democrats split on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Garner
James A. Farley
Senate
Roosevelt
Farm income oscillates with economy amid subsidies rise
In 1929 U S gross farm income topped 12.79 billion dollars, fell to 5.56 billion in 1932, rose to 10.35 billion in 1937, then slipped to 9.22 billion in 1938. Subsidies reached 482 million, up 31 percent from 1937, while overall income still declined, suggesting relief effects are uneven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Answers to Puzzlers Summary
The British submarine Thetis sank with 98 lives lost. A 70 000 member referendum shows 96 percent favor affiliation with the AFL. Fred Snite Jr. of Chicago is named. A conspiracy to obstruct justice and to deprive the United States of impartial services is alleged for selling "justice."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thetis
A. F. of
Fred Snite Jr
Chicago
U. S
Niagara Falls case shows how public power motives skew investigations
William Bruckart analyzes the Niagara Falls power case, arguing federal oversight can become a tool for public ownership and political promotion. He highlights the Roosevelt era power policies, Ickes impact, and Casa March as a Texas attorney aiming for governor, alleging demagogic use of regulatory probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
Federal Power Commission
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Power Commission
United States
Congress
TVA
Roosevelt
Ickes
Interior Department
Nebraska
Commission
Casa March
Texas
The
March
Mr. March
Morgans
Mellons
Schoellkopfs
Carlisles
Rights of Private Persons in Public Investigations
A critical column questions whether private individuals still retain rights under the constitution amid aggressive congressional and public investigations. It cites figures like Hugo Black and Robert Jackson, and references the Aluminum Company of America and J P Morgan, arguing powerful names dominate headlines and scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Congressional Committee
Aluminum Company of America
J. P. Morgan and Company
Carlisle Power
Hugo Black
United States
Black
Supreme Court
Securities and Exchange Commission
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Our National Spirit and Social Call to Action
A collection of quotes urging national effort and brotherhood. The text contrasts truth with lies, emphasizes personal responsibility, and critiques insurance risk taking. It ends with an advertisement for a 124 page medical book from McCleary Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCleary Clinic
Elms Blvd
Excelsior Springs
Aristippus Note on Reading and Excellence
A concise reflection notes reading as a path to excellence. The quote emphasizes usefulness over breadth, praising focused study as a route to achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristippus
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
A promotional description promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual action remedy. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested protein in the stomach while Senna laxative wakes bowels, relieving constipation and stomach discomfort for both adults and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Silence Silence is the genius of fools
A brief quotation attributed to Bonnard noting silence as both a fool’s asset and a sage’s virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silence
Bonnard
Martyrdom Quote attributed to Napoleon I
A Napoleon I quotation proclaims that the cause, not the death, makes a martyr, reflecting a historical view on sacrifice and conviction.
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Napoleon I
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Joseph W. Labine
Western Newspaper Union
Czechia
Great Britain
North Sea
Birkenhead
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Rush Holt
White House
Bruckart
Washington Digest
William Bruckart
WNU
National Press Bldg
Washington, D. C
Jackson
Robert Jackson
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Andrew W. Mellon
Thomas E. Dewey
la Follette
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
LaFollette
Brotherhood of Man
Lydia E. Pinkham
Harold Somers, Inc
de Kalb Ave
B'klyn
N.Y
Disraeli
St. Joseph
Ben Jonson
Doan
Dean’s
Coen
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