Roosevelt Seizes 1936 Vote as Mandate for Court Fight
The article portrays Franklin D. Roosevelt framing his 1936 victory as a mandate to push Supreme Court reform. It notes his refusal of a constitutional amendment and describes court resistance, pressure for modernized judiciary, and eventual shifts in the court’s stance during his first term.
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F. D. Roosevelt
Supreme Court Battle
Supreme Court
New York
Wilson
Congress
U. S
Roosevelt
Billion More of Lend Lease For Agricultural Products
The article outlines a new surge in lend-lease funding to expand farm product production for Britain and export, detailing strategic shifts in milk poultry fats meat and coconut oil needs. It notes the SPAB board led by Henry Wallace and members Nelson Knudsen Hillman Stimson Knox Hopkins Henderson and others guiding production priorities.
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WNU
H Street
Washington
D. C
Department of Agriculture
England
Salt Lake City
Chicago
New York
Memphis
Great Britain
Paul Appleby
R. M. Evans
British Food Ministry
SPAB
Henry Wallace
Donald Nelson
William Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Secretaries of War and Navy
Stimson and
Knox
Republians
Harry Hopkins
Leon Henderson
America
United States Children Voice Tastes and Opinions in Poll
A 1941 Chicago poll of 8 to 13 year olds by candy maker William T Reed highlights child views and humor. The survey finds chocolate as favorite flavor at 22 percent, with butterscotch 16 percent and other picks like caramel and cherry. one boy joked he would defeat Hiller except for his mom father and dog.
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United States
Chicago
William T. Reed
Hiller
World War II Briefs Include Food Aid Tallies and Diplomatic Apology
The Army’s canned vegetables would form a 9 000 mile high pile, per the agriculture department. Secretary Cordell Hull received an apology from Japanese ambassador Kichisaburo No mura for taking Hull’s hat. In Washington the Institute for World Organizations at American University hosts League of Nations figures seeking reasons for its failure to guide a postwar world order.
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Department of Agriculture
Cordell Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Mr. Hull
Washington
Institute For World Organizations
American University
League of Nations
League
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