Early 1940 Campaign Moves Stir Pubic Spotlight
President Roosevelt presses campaign imagery with memorial speeches and library events while Republicans race to define strategy. Notable figures include Dewey Taft Van denberg James Wheeler Garner and John Lewis as party efforts push toward 1940 election publicity before Congress reconvenes.
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Congress
National
Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Tom Dewey
Fritz
Hampshire
H. Styles Ae
Los Angeles
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Pennsylvania
Arthur James
Hyde Park
Baltimore
Montana
Burton Wheeler
John Lewis
Dallas
Texas Editorial Association
John Garner
War at Sea and Domestic Fiscal Strains Highlight War News
War risks deepen as Britain and Germany clash at sea with sinkings of Athenia and Simon Bolivar. In Czecho-Slovakia and Finland, uprisings and Russian pressure threaten stability. Domestic finance debates rise with talk of tax increases as Congress nears the 1940 budget crisis.
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Seven Seas
Britain
Germany
Deutschland
Admiral Scheer
Wilhelmshaven
Athenia
Simon Bolivar
Moscow
Finland
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Eccles
John W. Hanes
Congress
Treasury
John Hanes
Colorado
Sen
Alva Adams
Budget Bureau
Congressional Tax Committee
Trade news mixed with political tensions across regions
Secretary Hopkins reported October export gains to Latin America rising 28 percent to 47 million while exports to Britain and several European nations declined. The new Venezuela trade pact takes effect December 16, and observers worry over Germany’s influence and a lowered crude oil tariff. Public commentary includes Grange objections to Argentine trade terms. Other items note a tanker explosion at Bayonne and a fraud case involving Ruth Rubens.
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Harry Hopkins
United Kingdom
Belgium
Netherlands
Spain
Germany
Poland
Latin America
Venezuela
Czecho- Slovakia
Mexico
U.S
Fred Brenckman
National Grange
Peoria
Ill
U. S
European War Hurts U S Industry Says Washington Column
Bruckart argues that the European conflict has done more damage than good to American business. He notes weak consumer demand, shifting exports, and rising but uneven war-related manufacturing, with rail and airplane sectors benefiting while general trade declines. He warns of a needed national readjustment and shrinking export markets.
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Washington
Atlantic
United States
Virginia
England
Industrial Conference Board
Canada
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Panama
Far East
Japan
China
Hoover
Hopkins
Department of Commerce
GE leaders Owen Young and Gerard Swope retire
General Electric board chairman Owen D Young and president Gerard Swope, ages within the leadership circle, say they will retire January 1 to allow younger blood. Mussolini warns of the final word in peacetime Europe. Wang Ching-wei resists the puppet government plan, delaying its formation. Dr James Monroe Smith, ex LSU president and convict, attempts suicide in prison.
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Owen D. Young
Gerard Swope
General Electric Company
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Europe
Wang Ching-wei
Japan
China
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
State
Household Questions on Cleaning and Care
Practical household tips cover cleaning collars with ammonia or vinegar, lime water for jars and milk bottles, oil-treated chamois leather gloves to prevent stiffening, slow two day stew for prunes, and reviving tarnished silver with boiling water and washing soda.
Phillips Wrencin on Growth and Permanence
The quote argues continual growth surpasses stagnation and claims permanent growth is superior to all. It highlights a preference for ongoing development over fixed stability as a guiding principle attributed to Garfield.
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Garfield
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Washington Digest
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