Five Tax Measures Headed for Congressional Hearing
A political overview notes looming fiscal challenges as Roosevelt prepares to brief Congress on January 3. It highlights a rising deficit, record gold reserves, and proposed tax and policy changes aimed at funding armament, social programs, and wage rules amid a tense 1940 budget debate.
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Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
George H. Earle
Joseph N. Pew
Moses I. Annenberg
Philadelphia
Ernest T. Weir
Steel
Jay Cooke
Joseph N. Grundy
Communist Party
Labor
National Labor Relations Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
Rural Electrification Administration
Farm bill debate highlights U S loan shifts and Wallaces plan
The 1938 farm bill features loans on price fallen crops, with 48 million bushels of corn due for repayment by November 1. By mid October farmers faced low farm prices, prompting defaults and making the government a major corn broker, amid broader battles over surplus policy and Wallace's proposal to distribute surplus foods to low income U S groups. Sally Clark to marry George X McLanahan on December 3.
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NRA
Elmer F. Andrews
Austin
Texas
Puerto Rico
U. S
Uncle Sam
Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
Agriculture
Wallace
AAA
Supreme Court
Soil Conservation
Congress
State Department
Francis B. Sayre
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
New York City
Sally Clark
John Roosevelt
New York
George X. McLanahan
Dies committee exposed radicals and Communist influence in labor
Fred W. Frahm testifies before the Dies committee about sit down strikes and radical activity in labor. The columnist urges full exposure of radicals within government and unions, warns of CIA like influence, and calls for continued investigation and action to protect American life.
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Detroit
Mich
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House Committee
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Representative Dies
Texas
Russia
Dies
Hemisphere
House
Gary
Ind
Congress
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Redl
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Automobile Workers’ Union
Dies Committee
Unica
Cranberry Relishes for Meat with No Cooking
Favorite Week recipe notes two cranberry based relishes. Cranberry Orange Relish uses raw cranberries and oranges chopped together with sugar to create a ready serve uncooked relish. Cranberry Horseradish Relish blends chopped raw cranberries with fresh horseradish to accompany meats.
Uncle Phil Says and Sayings on Self and Society
A collection of aphorisms and witticisms on fame, authority, ambition, and character. It muses on idolization versus idealization, self-enmity, and the weight of public scrutiny with playful asides about grand ideas and personal flaws.
Small Part Know Your Side Knows Little Of The Case
A fragment argues that limited perspective weakens understanding of a dispute. It stresses that one who only hears one side cannot grasp full facts or implications of the case.
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