Wallaces shift on corn quotas sparks debate in Congress
Iowa lawmakers and national figures clash over the quotas and the excess supply trigger for a referendum under the crop control law. Secretary Wallace rules the excess at 2.913 billion bushels, using adjusted trend figures to raise the usable supply above congressionally debated levels.
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Resort to horse sense in modern diplomacy on Canton Enderbury
The Canton and Enderbury islets spark a novel U S Britain accord to share radio and aviation bases. The plan puts use over title, avoiding war risk and aiming for practical cooperation. It critiques diplomatic sentimentality and argues for straightforward, common sense statecraft.
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Pacific Islands
United States
Great Britain
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Tom the cat’s maze test stirs humane doubts at Pittsburgh lab
The Baltimore Sun reports Tom the cat in a University of Pittsburgh maze experiment described in Scientific Monthly. Tom achieved 90 percent accuracy in 230 trials before a sudden turn, refusal, and outbursts at trial 232. The Sun editor suggests the cat’s fatigue mirrors human frustration with chasing perfect scores.
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No Referendum on Corn Marketing Quotas in Washington
The passage dismisses a referendum on corn marketing quotas and notes a Washington consensus that there is already too much voting this fall. It mentions life as a maze and critiques laboratory experimentation as unscientific.
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Illinois
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Spain
The Impressions Of Jimmys Private Income And Influence
The Gazette recalls Ed Hadleys report that Jimmy Roosevelt earned about 42000 last year, a figure consistent with Davenport tax data and time estimates. The piece argues that even a modest private income feeds powerful political leverage and warns of how business favors could shape policy under the White House straining to balance public trust.
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Jimmy Roosevelt
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Gazette
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Washington
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Davenport
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the Gazette
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White House
Notable quotes banner on public figures and issues
A compilation of quotes from political, civic, and cultural figures. Notable lines include Mrs. Theodore Bilbo on a 1940 senate race, Cordell Hull on foreign service, Douglas Corrigan on the Spanish conflict, Eddie Cantor on anti Semitism, and reflections on education, governance, and aging.
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Diher and Baby op S Edgar A Baby Diher and Baby op
A poem extols a mother's constant care for a baby, describing the endless duties of feeding, soothing, and vigil with precise routines. It laments the intensity of maternal work while praising mothers for bearing the burden with a cheerful, dutiful tone.
Book Review Harp ers Publishes Horse and Buggy Doctor
R Arthur Hertzler of Halstead Kansas writes a memoir about rural Midwestern life and his country medical practice. The 68 year old doctor sold his private Halstead hospital to nuns for one dollar after years of hard work and financial losses.
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Tilden
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Plank Backlash Injures Two Women on First Street
A delivery wagon backing from the curb struck two women in the chin with long planks as they rode in a single buggy on First street. The impact upset the horse, sending them to the pavement. Also noted are visits, musical notices, a fence plant relocation, and local market quotes.
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