Closer look urged on Export-Import bank expansion policy
The New York Times argues the House rush to raise Export-Import bank lending from 200m to 700m lacks clarity on use and safeguards. It warns loans could backstop Latin American surpluses, urges explicit limits, and stresses real cooperation with Latin America amid default risks and broader foreign policy questions.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Amercan
House Committee
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Federal
Paraguay
Western Hemisphere
Jones
Latin America
Foreign Bondholders Protective Council
Great Britain
Balkans
New York Times
Mussolini Eyes Grand Show of Military Might
The piece criticizes Mussolini for brinkmanship as he threatens Britain over Greek islands and hints at plans to dominate neighboring regions. It contrasts Italy's claimed might with the purported 8 million Greeks and notes past campaigns against Albania, framing the dictator’s European posturing as risky grandstanding.
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Tr Duce
Great Britain
Greece
Benito
Mussolini
Albania
England
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Berbera
Somaliland
East Africa
Romania
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Andorra and Monaco to be conquered by Benito
A cheeky political quip notes that if small nations fail, Benito Mussolini might still find a way to prevail or be forced into a difficult position as the world’s map shifts. The pun hints at leadership over diminutive states and the perils of counting within a dictatorship.
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Andorra
Monaco
Il Duce
Benitos
A cooling-off plan to curb strikes in Minnesota era
A Minnesota cooling-off law cut strikes and wage losses by establishing a 10 day mandatory conciliation period after notice to strike or lockout. The process requires compulsory conferences, limits mass picketing, and delays action to help parties reach a pact. It credits Governor Stassen with tempering disputes.
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Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Traffic safety starts at home says Cedar Rapids police
Capt Gordon Hughes of the police traffic department urges parents to educate children about street safety. He notes pedestrians cause all recent traffic deaths and that safety must begin at home and be reinforced in schools to reduce accidents and lives lost.
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Gordon Hughes
Police Traffic Department
Captain Hughes
Cedar Rapids
War power and Western hemisphere fears in two editorials
The Memphis Commercial Appeal cites Julius Caesar on conquerors to judgment. The Detroit News quotes Hitler, noting his offhand claim of no designs on the western hemisphere triggers renewed calls for defense buildup.
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Julius Caesar
Caesar
Memphis
Fuehrer
Hemisphere
Detroit News
Notable quotes on politics education and defense from 1940s leaders
A collection of brief quotations from Noel Coward, Nanhee Policy Council, Rev Weldon Crossland, Jesse Jones, Marshal Petain, President Roosevelt, George Jessel, John, and Wendell Willkie. The sayings cover criticism, military build up, education, risk, democracy, and national defense, reflecting contemporary public discourse.
Chatterboxes Echoes of Family Memory
A reflective verse highlighting how everyday family moments and home joys become lasting memories. The poem recalls ancient jokes, mothers’ care, and simple joys like a baby’s first steps, urging readers to mark these chatterboxes as they capture life’s happiness and traditions.
Walter Winchell on Broadway column notes guest writers
Editor states Walter Winchell is on vacation in August and that guest columnists will write the daily feature in his stead. The item explains the arrangement and sets the reader for new voices alongside the Broadway coverage.
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Walter Winchell
Palooka writer shares memories of luck and craft
TAM FISHER presents a guest column recalling a lucky American upbringing, early cartoonist break at age 20, and a life drawing path. He notes meeting figures like William Jennings Bryan, sketches a mayor, and recalls fishing with M. E. Coyle of Chevrolet, all while reflecting on talent, ambition, and public service.
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Free America
Grover Whalening
William Jennings Bryan
Public Square
Wilson
Bryan
McKinley and Roosevelt Club Formed in Local Politics
The Gazetta Filea notes the formation of the McKinley and Roosevelt club with William G. Dows as president P W Tourtellet as first vice president Robert Sinclair as second vice president T A Berkabile as secretary and Ed M Scott as treasurer The Commercial club secures the W H Andrews broom manufacturing plant of Chicago visiting official Mr Andrews will move here Sept 1 and leases three houses for himself and associates A M Clemence YMCA secretary resigns to lead association work in Norfolk Va for his wife’s health betterment.
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Young Republicans
McKinley and Roosevelt Club
William G. Dows
P. W. Tourtellet
Robert Sinclair
T A Berkabile
Ed M
Scott
W H. Andrews and Company
Chicago
Andrews
A. M. Clemence
YMCA
Norfolk
Accidents and Achievements in Cedar Rapids and Beyond
A Cedar Rapids report details several August mishaps including Frank Zbanek’s 14 foot fall from a stepladder at Van Buren school, Mrs. Safranek’s horse scare on South First Street, and Dick Matus’s arm crushed when an engine backed over it during a chase of a chicken in the express room. Cedar Rapids gymnasts excel at the national Sokol tournament in Cleveland with Melsa winning hop, step and jump and Filip taking top prize in weight lifting. Local markets list words on wheat corn oats hens eggs hogs and cattle prices.
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Dick Matus
Union Station
Matus
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
W. L. Melsa
Frank Filip
It Happened Last Week By Bob Estabrook
A lengthy review of foreign policy shifts led by Roosevelt, King, and Churchill featuring a proposed Atlantic base deal, pending draft talks, and Allied aid to Britain. The piece notes the U S leasing air bases, debates over conscription, refugee movements, and geopolitical shifts from Britain to Italy and Germany. It also covers the Boris men mobbing Pepper, naval budget debates, and notable deaths including Trotzky Chrysler Lodge.
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Great Britain
Roosevelt
Canada
Mackenzie King
London
Churchill
Britain
U. S
Atlantic
England
Newfoundland
West Indies
Pacific
Canton
Enderbury Islands
Hawaii
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Philippines
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Congress
Senate
National Guard
Hemisphere
State Department
American Legion
France
William C. Bullitt
Florida
Claude Pepper
Alva B. Adams
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