Shirley Wins Hearts of FDR and Aides
A diminutive visitor to the White House meets Franklin D. Roosevelt and aides including Secretary McIntyre, Secretary Morgenthau, Secretary Roper, Solicitor General Jackson, and Senator Joseph Guffey. She secures signatures from all four officials and McIntyre, then hands the book to another for safekeeping. She tells reporters this is a very important book while autographing cards for White House staff.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sec. McIntyre
Sec. of the Treasury
Morgensthau
Sec. of Commerce
McIntyre
White House
Barbara Fights for Custody Amid London Scandal
Barbara fights to guard her young son as a custody dispute unfolds at a guarded mansion in London. Scotland Yard officials interview Barbara while telephones buzz with calls between London Paris and New York. The count’s return to England hinges on a warrant, with Sir John Milbanke noted as a financial power behind Barbara’s fortune.
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Haugwitz
Scotland Yard
George Yandell
Clare
Bar~rbara
London
Paris
New York
Little Lance
Sir John Mil Banke
Winfield House
John
Milbanke Trust
Barbara
England
Lonis
International “News Service
FDR Urges Prosperity Plan as Critics Rally Riots in Jersey City
President Roosevelt urged capital and labor to aid a national prosperity program amid riots at liberal speakers in Jersey City. He credited wage hour and other laws for progress, defended business against anti government talk, and touted new housing, tax cuts, and RFC loans to spur private investment. He hailed Supreme Court collaboration, new federal judgeships, and expanded defense spending as part of a balanced national program. He stressed two key private sector needs: competent honesty in taxes and wide access to work and rising living standards.
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Jersey City
Congress
U. S. Housing Authority
RFC
Govarnment
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Committee invites senatorial candidates to answer on wrongdoing
A committee issued a hands-off warning and invited senatorial candidates to complain about opponents. A broad questionnaire will request information on political wrongdoing by federal or state employees, contributions, gifts, services, promises of appointments, patronage use, and actions of those receiving federal pay influencing employees.
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Sandidates
Monopoly Inquiry Investigators Named Fireside Chat Timed
A 1930s style report notes the naming of monopoly inquiry investigators and a fireside chat by the president timed with a major lending and spending program. The president expresses optimism about business as Hyde Park announces the signing of the spending bill. a German farm laborer is jailed for laziness.
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Hyde Park
Britain studies debt repayment plans amid Johnson act limits
Prime Minister Chamberlain and Sir John Simon push toward debt settlement with the United States. They seek a realignment to end default status under the Johnson act, while four repayment options are explored including gold payments, U.S. loans, currency concessions, and trade concessions. The approach follows talks with Ambassador Kennedy and parliamentary soundings.
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Neville Chamberlain
John Simon
Britain
U.S
America
Chamberlain
Joseph P. Kennedy
Roosevelt
U. S
Buying Wave Surges Fifth Day On Wall Street
Buying Wave extends into its fifth day pushing to 44.50 the highest since March 5, up 3.80 or about 15 percent in five days. Wall Street analysts express surprise at the abrupt turnabout and some warn the market will need time to digest the jump.
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Wall Street
Counter Spy Plan Under Consideration in 1938 Note
The president cited facts learned by an unnamed former agent who resigned before trial and agreed to write articles that jeopardized prosecutions. France’s ambassador to Britain, Corbin, and American ambassador Bowitt discussed Franze's position, while Builltt gauged French reaction, all amid the espionage note.
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Kennedy
Charles Andre Corbin
Britiain
Franze
William C. Builitt
France
ENS
FDR Speech Highlights Liberalism and Liberty in Campaign Tone
The remarks emphasize confidence in Americans to solve problems with government aid, define liberalism as belief in democratic principles rather than communism, and stress the right to peaceful assembly and free expression. The speaker defends political discourse and opposes suppression of individual liberty in the name of patriotism.
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Nzve
Democracy Party
Chinese flood ditching to drive back Japanese near Lunghai
Reported by allied observers the Chinese forced a river flood strategy to repel Japanese advances along the Lunghai line south of Cheng-chan toward Log ane. They smashed dikes to redirect invaders eastward toward the coast, using heavy rains and the Yellow River to their advantage.
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Cheng-1 Chan
Logane
Yellow River
Alies
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Supreme Report
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Helen Morris Beauty Shop
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Monopoly Inquiry
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Haseen
O. J. Morrison
Iuid
Great Britain
Lunghai
Strategic Cheng
Handsome
Dealer
General
Mils
Minneapolis
Minn
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Virginia Liquor Control Commission
Charleston
Capitol Building
General Mills
Etalon
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