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Marion Monee
Resignation of Treasury Undersecretary Hanes Shocks New Deal Critics
John W. Hanes, undersecretary of the Treasury, will resign effective December 31 and return to private business. A noted opponent of the New Deal’s free spending, he urged reducing government expenditures and boosting private enterprise amid fiscal strain and a 10 billion dollar appetite with a 5 billion dollar pocketbook. His departure signals possible shifts as the administration faces next year’s fiscal program.
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New Deal
the Treasury
John W. Hanes
Hanes
Roosevelt
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
New York Herald Tribune
German Admirals Doubt Naval War Victory Before World War II
The piece cites Fritz Sternberg’s American Mercury article claiming German admirals privately doubted a successful war with Britain. It notes Raeder's resignation reported and denied, urging caution that public Nazi statements masked internal warnings about Britain’s naval power.
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Erich Raeder
Mercury
Fritz Sternberg
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Sternberg
Britain
North Sea
Hitler
Christmas Misread Underscores Political Haste
A satirical fantasy portrays the President scrambling for last minute action on Christmas Eve as chaos and a festive timetable collide. Forgotten Men discover a calendar surprise foretelling a Fourth of July revival rather than Christmas and Thanksgiving.
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Quotes on war, neutrality and cooperation across nations
A series of conference and political voices reflect on unity amid conflict. Sen. H. Styles Bridges warns against hatred, while Premier Dirk Jan de Geer urges realistic neutrality. Taft cautions about overemphasizing foe intent, and Raymond J. Cooper argues progress comes from dialogue.
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Dirk Jan de Geer
Belgium
Questioning German Navy Leadership and Possible Protests
The passage discusses whether Captain Langsdorff’s death by his own hand and the reported resignation of the German navy chief could reflect a protest by popular naval veterans against what they viewed as the navy’s needless sacrifices under Nazi rule. It notes Hitler’s likely indifference to such gestures, suggesting this as a potential angle for future historians.
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Capt. Langsdorff
Hitler
After-Dinner War News Habit Echoes Across Nations
The piece discusses a British Times view of war news as the after-dinner distraction that derails conversation. It notes radio updates interrupt lively talk, provoking a land of different broadcasts yet same underlying reports. The author asserts England’s cultural swing and mocks the idea that news always wrecks dialogue.
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Europe
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England
Times
Farm relief seen as evolving, not final in new era
Ches ter C. Davis, former head of the agricultural adjustment program and current Federal Reserve board member, argues there will never be a final farm solution. He outlines a continuous, evolving policy that blends price supports, production control, and cooperative adjustment, noting constraints from export demand, gold flows, and consumer prices.
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Iowa
Santa Claus
Chester C. Davis
ED Hapleymerly
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Davis
Santa
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Treasury
Drought Faces Wheat Markets and Farm Policy
The speaker notes wheat at 1.15 per bushel with 85 cents to the producer and a 30 cent processor tax, stressing consumer incidence remains. Drought may raise prices, but hurts farmers, while storing reserves could insure against drought. Soil conservation and cautious farm planning are urged as war effects on markets seem limited.
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Years Ago Highlights From The Gazette Files
Recap of high school seniors play The Teachers in Hades with students Frank Clark Laura Turner Eva Stout and others. An accident on Dec 22 burned Mrs Joseph while tending an oil soaked pillow. Municipal water works ownership passed by over 1600 votes. Fawcett won courthouse lighting contract for superior goods. A cake walk at the Hook and Crook club featured cake dress and plantation tunes. The Star Literary Society elected Lily Jessie president with Davidson vice president Ridgeway secretary and Jones treasurer. Substation construction concluded at Stations A and B after months’ wait. The Midgets Wedding fundraiser at St Paul church netted 40 for the Home for the Friendless. Local entertainment at Greene’s included Hoyt’s Day and Night and Hamlet. Markets list wheat corn oats hens eggs hogs and cattle prices.
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Hades
Frank Clark
Laura Turner
Eva Stout
Bess Miner
Etta Armstrong
Myrtilla Foster
Memos from a Columnist's Girl Friday
Gossip from the press room covers film buzz Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier at an Atlanta premiere while dismissing rivals for Scarlett. Other items note Mark Hellinger’s inheritance, a Miami laundry sign, theatre and radio quips, Heywood Broun, Hitler silence, Lew Lehr’s warning, and social scenes at 52nd Street clubs.
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Atlanta
Vivien Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Scarlett
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
Mark Hellinger
October 1939 Vehicle Registration Surpasses 1933 Levels
In October 1939, 212 586 new passenger cars were registered, contrasting with 119 053 in October 1933. The data shows substantial growth in motor vehicle activity over the six year period.
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