1940 election shadows in Roosevelt era politics
Jay Franklin Washington surveys looming 1940 politics. Republicans rally behind job focus and labor strategy while Democrats seek strong nominees like Wallace and Clark. Roosevelt faces third term questions as party factions maneuver ahead of the convention and primary battles.
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Jay Franklin Washington
Roosevelt
GO P
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Don & Raskob
Boli
Sons of the Wild Jackass
Frank Gent
Party of Prosperity
England
American Federation of Labor
Railway Brotherhood
Engand
John L. Lewis
Clark
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Clarke
Doc Copeland
Togwell
Jan
Henby A. Wallace
Wallace
George Warley
Pennsylvania
Keystone
New Deal
Bayle
John 4. Lewis
Senate
Jim Davis
the Register and Tribune Syndicate
Britain carries through crisis with royal resolve
Observers note the King Edward's popularity and the empire's unity as a crisis passes. The governing class rallies, the dominions stabilize, and the empire resumes its routine while the crown remains a symbolic yet unifying force across Britain and its dominions.
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Edward
Britain
England
Oime
Europe
York
Benjamwen
New Money Flood Feeds speculation and realty boom feared
A New York firm bought a midwestern bond at 2.24 percent, the lowest city rate. The government borrows cheaply, boosting bank deposits and credit. Analysts warn oversupply may lift prices and spur speculation from stocks to realty, signaling a coming boom in land and buildings and potential social tension as tensions rise.
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New York
Father Coughlin
Lke
Vaustare
The Nation Faces a New Era of Progressive Promise
The piece envisions a transformative period under the administration with fairer press coverage and money circulation focused on redistribution. It anticipates policy shifts toward higher living standards, shorter work hours, union labor support, social security reform, and trade alignment with Latin America, while restraining inflation and preparing for a seasonal bill payment push.
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Hull
United States
Maxes
One Minute Test Answers and Etiquette Hints
A mixed page of quick quiz items and advice. It notes the common medium of exchange in China as silver, and identifies Mercury as the planet near the Sun. Also includes etiquette guidance on tuxedos versus formal wear and a Seneca quote about drunkenness.
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China
The
Secret Police of
Soviet Union
Hollywood makeup men fret over kissing scenes in era film
Hollywood reports on the era’s kissing sequences showing how makeup and sound teams battle to keep smiles from sounding wrong and ruining takes. Wally Westmore cites stars like Marlene Dietrich Gary Cooper and Jean Harlow as among the most challenging for lipstick and facial touchups during romance scenes.
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Hollywood
Wally Westmore
Shell Paramount
Wesmore
Giaaya
Swarthout
Westmore
Orchids
Jack Cattle
Marlene Dietrich
Gary Cooper
Jean Harlow
Joan Grawford
Westmare
Mnaletty
George Raft
Twenty Years Ago Journal Notes December 15 1916
Nearly fifty farmers and dairymen joined the Curry branch of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Milk Producers Association at yesterday’s meeting. Mr and Mrs Guy Gilignon took over the Mrs I M Leiplein confectionery on West Main Street and will continue the current business. A Daughters of Isabella officers list was named for the year. Horton Davis, mails clerk at the station, suffered three fractured ribs in a fall. High school students were dismissed due to engine failure powering the heating system. Erie Railroad bonuses and a baby daughter born to Mr and Mrs Burkhardt were noted among other items.
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Om Anis
Curry
Northwestern Pennsylvania Milk Producers Association
Guy Gilignon
I. M. Leiplein
West Main Street
Horton Davis
Peon High School
Zaa
Charles Burkhardt
Dd. Ressler
Erie
Howard Tanning Company
Sailors Study by Mail Reveals Lighthouse Keeper Among Students
A review of ten correspondence course lists from the University of Didifor shows at least one lighthouse keeper among the students and several sailors enrolled in the sea related studies.
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Urissen Cal
University of
Peake Lake near West Newfoundland Route 597 details
The excerpt describes Peake Lake in Pennsylvania with a questionable string of OCR errors, noting its shore relief with an artificial 310 wave feature and lease details. It also mentions a thief targeting J M Coleman’s apartment twice, first cutting 175 feet of rope from a dumbwaiter and later attempting to cut the clothes line.
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Pecks Lake
Puke County
Newfoundland
Ivania
Plense
Troy
J. M. Coleman
Coleman
Third plan in New Trenton slaying nabbed in Portland
The third and final suspect in the brutal New Trenton Indiana dissection slaying of Ears ey R. Miller, a wealthy Cincinnati retired fire captain, was captured Saturday in Portland Oregon. Joseph Poholaky, 3, in Warren Ohio, was arrested last month after release by Exie authorities.
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New Trenton
Ind
Earsey R. Miller
Cincinnati
Satuday
Portland
Ore
miWwices
Orig
Joseph Poholaky
Allay
Walker
Mont
Warren
Exie Authoriies
Paris fashion notes on mid-season tail ored suits
Paris styles from December describe tail ored suits in deep rose black and purple tones with varied jackets and skirts. Designers Lucien Lelong Jean Patou Schiaparelli Henry Greed feature double breasted coats slim skirts and coordinated color contrasts for sports and street wear amid Paris fashion collections.
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Paris
Lucien Lelong
Jean Pato
Ayeater
Schiaparelli
Henry Greed
Woran
Toiay
Ban on Anti German Blotters in Cape Town Schools
The Department of Zacation bans the use of Anti German blotters in Cape Province schools. Blotters bearing the anomplion Roycutt Eventing Gen nsw were said to have been used in some schools.
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Cape Town
Department of Zacation
Cape Pro
Nsw
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