Old Man Congress Faces Budget and Labor Turmoil
Washington watchers note Congress nears its 150th birthday while debates sharpen over National Labor Relations Act amendments and labor board reforms. The President faces opposition over spending and relief funds, with CIO-ALF tensions lingering and Felix Frankfurter’s nomination praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hitler
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Donald Wakefield Smith
Smith
Senate
A. F. of L
John L. Lewis
CIO
Miss Perkins
Department of Labor
Harry Hopkins
Governor Murphy
Solon
Felix Frankfurter
White House
Capitol Hill
Economic Highlights Forecast Positive 1939 Outlook
The era’s forecasters largely agree 1939 will bring progress, with a mild near term slowdown and a spring to fall recovery. Paul Mallon cites an industrial trough to March 97, then a rise to 120 by late fall. Roger Babson predicts total business may reach or exceed pre 1929 highs, with gains in jobs wages retail sales stocks and farm prices. Other forecasts point to improved railroad and public utility buying and hopes Congress will address industry challenges.
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Paul Mallon
Roosevelt
Roger Babson
Congress
Global Tensions Rise as War Clouds Gather
The text notes expanding domestic manufacturing and mining could boost durable goods demand and employment. It highlights strained U.S.-German relations, potential trade cuts, and strong State Department stances. It also mentions German propaganda, Nazi influence in Pan and South America, Britain’s distrust of Hitler, and looming European crises involving Mussolini and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nazi Germany
Key Pittman
Reich
State Department
Germany
Soviet
Ukraine
Russia
England
Hitler
Mexico
Cardenas
Pan
South America
Mussolini
Italy
Daladier
Why Businesses Fail Says Reformers Misjudge Retail Decline
The New York Times notes reformers misjudge business life, citing Dr Willard Thorp showing about a fifth of firms fail yearly and a Poughkeepsie study where only 46.9 percent survive beyond three years. It argues inadequate financing, inexperience, poor locations and inefficiency drive retail failures more than competition with big retailers, and opposes legislation to prop up failing firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Willard Thorp
Poughkeepsie
New York
Between War and Peace on the Armaments Drive
In a critical view of the armament program, the writer challenges official claims that the plan will instantly create hundreds of thousands of jobs. He argues ships and factories require months to start and that no airplane plants exist yet. Congress is urged to question the promise and clarify the funding without immediate building plans.
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Congress
United States
Mexico
Ins
Angus
Secreary
Cordell Hull
Wall
United State
Hull
Europe
Cardenas
We the People Face Defense Spending and Public Trust
The author argues that large sums for air power may misalign with immediate employment needs and that planes ordered now risk obsolescence. He urges a balanced view of defense, warns against fear-mongering about attacks, and stresses citizen patriotism and rational weapon planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mars
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Hom
Ouhr
Railroads seek national policy to ease 1959 crisis
The American Railroads face a dire year as 1959 profits sag, with John J. Polley urging Congress and states to adopt a national transportation policy. The report stresses rate reform and broader regulation changes to let railways earn a fair return and restore credit. It notes a $125 million net deficit after fixed charges in 1939 and warns of broad economic fallout if the industry collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Polley
United States
Congress
Rairoads
Pelley
Om Number 1
R Alroads
Expropriation and Confiscation Debate in U S Policy
A reflective column argues that wide radio use widens public confusion on public questions. It cites Lima Conference and misperceptions about expropriation of foreign property, noting Mexican positions and U S officials’ stance amid global debate.
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the Mariner
Webster
Hayne
Lima
Mesteo
Latin-Africa
United States
Mexico
Lima Conference Declares Solidarity Over Treaties
The Pan American Conference at Lima produced a Declaration of American Principles stressing solidarity, peace, and trade as primary. Observers say the declaration matters more than any treaty, with 110 resolutions advancing international law, cooperation, and cultural ties across the Western Hemisphere. Secretary Hull lauded the pact and urged unity, economic program, and stronger consultative mechanisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Cordell Hull
Conference
Hull
United States
Buenos Aires
Western Hemisphere
Oysters and Refugees Hearings Across the World
An article notes potential revival of Maryland oyster production boosting income by about 5 million dollars annually and creating thousands of jobs. It cites Lewis Tad Cliffe of the Oyster Institute of America on past declines and plans for cooperative advertising and a state tax to fund promotion. It also covers refugee children arriving in England from Germany and Poland, welfare efforts, and the League of Nations Conversations on culture and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Jeadais
Chesapeake Bay
Lewis Tadcliffe
Oyster Institute of America
Radccliffe
Marylad
Marsland
Dosercourt
Germany
Hamburg
Vienna
Berlin
Dovercourt
Poland
Intergovernmental Committee On Refugees
Last Sumer
Reich
In Memoriam for Chas Bernad Blades
In loving memory of our boy Chas Bernad Blades killed in an automobile accident five years ago on January 20 1934. In our hearts your memory remains sweet tender fond and true. Not a day dear Bernard that we do not think of you. By his loving Father Mother Brothers and Sisters.
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Chas Bernad Blades
Bernard
Johns Hopkins School For Nurses
Henry T. Nuttle
Andersontown
Edward E. Nuttle
Federalsburg
Samuel G. Nuttle
Denton
Charles W. Hobbs
Tilghman Nuttle
Maryland Senate
Todd
Elizabeth J. Lord
John M. Lord
Daniel Wright
William Denny
William Gardner
Lida
Mattie
Ella Lord
Philadelphia
Wm. Godfrey
Baltimore
G. S. Thomas
John Rosser
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Lord
William Jackson
Cordova
Hillsboro Cemetery
Jackson
C. B. Jarman
Robert Zacharias
Burt Hobbs
Fred P. Roe
J. O. Bernard
James M. Clark
T. L. Chaffinch
F. L. R. Nuttle
J. Boon Dukes
John H. Baggs
H. Earle Smith
Chas. W. Collison
Charles Blades
Norman B. Taylor
J. Peter Cook
Wm. H. Cannon
Joshua F. Covey
Arthur J. Messick
Geo. F. Smith
E. Connelly
E. E. Nuttle
Harry Gambrill
Frank Wilson
George F. Smith
Thos. B. Russell
B. F. Richards
P. W. Downes
L. T. Sparklin
G. H. Tarburton
Edward Hoffman
J. T. Moore
The Santa Fe Trail Continues In Old Adobe Hotel Lore
The piece recalls Santa Fe’s adobe hotel Tonda at the plaza terminus as a hub for caravans scouts and traders over fifty years. It notes the bar and the drink Tas lightning a name tied to a jolting effect, dances called fandangoes and New Mexican fashion, with a teaser that the story continues next week.
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Tonda
Plaza
Santa Fe
Iself
Plaim Simon
Niles
Tenderfoot
Slats Diary recounts a hunting week and school tales
Oliver N Warren presents Slats diary entries from a Mississippi schoolboy. The week blends hunting with misheard language, classroom notes, a new family, and small adventures. Slats and friends track a mysterious animal print, visit a restaurant, and joke about fights and punishments as they navigate daily life with humor and regional speech.
Ridgely Church Visits and Local Movements Reported
Rev C W Strickland of Hillsboro called on Rev O B Reed while Young folks under sixty enjoy sledding. Mrs Norman Wilson returned Sunday from Wilmington visit. Mr Thomas Koeneman accepted a new position in Cordova.
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C. W. Strickland
Hillsboro
O. B. Reed
Falks
Norman Wilson
Wilmington
Thomas Koeneman
Cordova
In loving memory of Nettie Dean
In loving memory of my dear mother Nettie Dean who passed away January 20 1937 Two years have passed but your memory lingers in my heart Never a day goes by without thinking of you Sadly missed by her son William Dean Federalsburg Md
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Nettie Dean
Januay
William Dean
Federalsburg
Denton Plots Mills And Marriages Mark Twenty Five Years Agone
Mr F B Nuttle buys Keefer mill site on the taual road likely to host a flour mall. Swartz mill in West Denton ignites in high winds. fire short lived with minor roof damage. Various local marriages, bank elections, and obituaries mark community life.
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F. B. Nuttle
Keefer Mill
Taual
J. F. Swartz
Denton
Mason
Ruth Marion Morgan
J. Alanby Morgin
Manassas
George F Beaven
Francis Barton Morgan
Hillsboro
Channing Holt Yarborough, Jr
Hr. Yarborough Sr
Richmond
Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church
Wm. M. Dame
Gilbert J. Morgan
Baltimore
Yarborough
Agricultural School
Prince William County
Frank Adams
Maggie Passwaters
Emma Willis
Lawrence Ewing
Mabel
Edward Ewing
Helen Jackson
Guy
Frank Ewing
Minnie McKnott
Charles Horney
Charles E. Ewing
Tuckahoe Neck
Clara E. McGawen
Wilmington
Del
Harry W. Roe
Montreal
Canada
Elkton
John E. McElnoyle
Roe
E. I. duPont Co
Raymond Lee Butler
Butler
Postul
Washington
Clayton Covey
Walter Covey
L. F. Covey
Will Todd
H. D. Horsey
Ruth Covey
Grace Covey
Louise Todd
Earle Horsey
Clayton Satterfield
Robert H. Wyatt
Harrington
Caroline County
Margarette VY. Qutten
Smyrna
Armory M
Seabreeze
Florida
C. H. Dean
Denton National Bank
Harvey L. Cooper
Charles W. Hobbs
Thomas B. Sparklin
Abraham R. Wright
William H. Deen
Thomas C. West
Harry S. Dailey
Thomas W. Jones
Frank P. Covey
H. Clay Hobbs
Somers Blake
Thomas L. Day
William Croll
Geo. S. Raleigh
Albert G. Towers
Paul Holsinger
The
Peoples National
William B. Nuttle
Gordon Wilson
Nuttle
Addie Williamson Nuttle
Elias W. Williamson
Use Color To Boost Industry Profits
Journalists McQueeny and Podolsky in Rotarian Magazine argue color boosts moods and buying, work efficiency, and health, driving merchandising. They cite blue eyestrain relief in hosiery mills, blue benches for coolness, blue green operating rooms for surgeons, and color’s potential to cut glare and save fuel.
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James McQueeny
Edward Podolsky
McQueeny
Podosky
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Dome
Lretr
Americas
League of Nations Permanent Committee On Arts and Letters
Nice
M. Paul Valery
Frankfort
Madrid
Pais
Venice
Warsaw
Continents
Memoriam
By Albert C. Rose
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Oliver N. Warren
Blisters
Jake
Emmy
Lake
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