Christmas Club funds to be distributed to millions nationwide
Herbert F. Rawl founder of Christmas Club A Corporation announced a $320 million disbursement to about 6.6 million members through roughly 4,500 banks and institutions over the next two weeks. The plan shows per person savings rising to $48.55 on average with diversions into purchases taxes and end-year obligations across states led by New York and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Rawl
Christmas Club
Mutual Savings
New York State
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Bank of America N. T
L. A
California
Bank of the Manhattan Company
Greater
Seamen's Bank For Savings
New York City
Dime Savings Bank of
Brooklyn
Maryland
Economic Fears Shape Roosevelt Debate and 1938 Outlook
The piece surveys economic fears and opinions on Roosevelt's leadership. It cites debt, reserves, and the risk of a dictatorial trend, plus foreign entanglements as depressive factors. It predicts a quiet industrial period and erratic security prices, with 1938 likely lower income than 1937. It notes a looming Congressional session debating farm aid and wages and hours with a powerful board proposal opposed by many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
U. S
Your Washington and Mine by James E. Pope
James E. Pope argues against propaganda and war lust, urging Americans to avoid entangling alliances. He criticizes Congress special sessions, New Deal critics, and Roosevelt for potential dictatorial moves. The piece questions a third term and warns of economic and political missteps amid fevered patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Your
Washington and Mine
James E. Pope
Rumor of Armament Boom Sparks Debate in Washington
In a Washington Angle column, F.B.B. warns rumors of a two billion dollar armament surge may strain the economy. Critics, including Dr. Harold Butler and Edward McGrady, say rearmament reduces living standards, tightens materials markets, raises prices, and shifts labor away from productive work. The piece notes Navy requests for battleships and a stalled national defense bill, urging renewed consideration of a unified Department of National Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
International Labor Organization
Harold Butler
Edward McGrady
Butler
Mr. McGrady
America
Navy Department
Congress
Army
Navy
Department of National Defense
Economic Highlights Show Earnings Jump Yet Stocks Sag
Newsweek notes a wide gap between strong earnings in chemicals, building materials, oils, steels, utilities and other groups versus sagging stock prices and confidence. Foreseeable drop in fourth quarter industrial earnings, steel production down from peak, and uncertainty in consumer orders add to malaise. Tax issues like undistributed profits and capital gains taxes fuel debate amid mixed Congressional hints andAdministration stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsweek
A. T. & T. Gillette
National Distillers
Dictator in Democracy Debate Warns Against Self-Anointing Rulers
A speaker argues the nation will not accept a dictatorial figure or a benevolent dictatorship. He cautions against any dictatorial board or agency, despite benign appearances, stressing America will not head toward a tail spin. The passage also references mercy and aid prompted by Christ and the Red Cross in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Christ
Red Cross
Japan’s Pacific aims and a new Pacific conference
A foreign correspondent notes Japan’s push for Pacific reserves and Hainan, Britain’s $1 billion China investments, and Singapore as a naval pivot. The piece contrasts Japan’s defense claims with strategic fears, and cites calls for a new Pacific conference to safeguard interests. It also observes Russia, Germany, and France rewriting history, plus a Japanese geography map assigning five North China provinces to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Formosa
Hainan
Canton
England
Britain
China
Singapore
United States
Pacific
Philippines
Australia
Yokohama
Marshall Islands
North Pacific
Central Asia
Basque refugee children return from England to Spain
The Basque children brought to England from Bilbao, about four thousand, are being sent home. The British Spanish Relief Council strives to locate their previous homes and kin, with some four hundred already repatriated, while many parents are refugees, complicating reunifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Bilboa
Spain
Commerce or conquest the only path after failure
The passage questions why commerce would fail and argues for negotiation over destruction. It highlights the opening of a major bridge by King Christian, linking the Baltic coast to three islands with rail connections and extending toward Norway and Sweden, as a symbol of integrated trade and cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Baltic
Norway
Sweden
Dispelling the Fog on New Deal Critics
The piece defends Roosevelt's New Deal from conservatives who warned of disaster during prosperity and now signal doom as stocks slip. It credits the administration with pulling the country from 1929’s crisis and argues critics profit from fear while policies that saved the nation remain essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
America
Liberty Leaguers
Republican Party
Frank Kent
China
Shen Tsung
United States
United States of America
Liberty League
Japan’s Western Push Expands to Asia and Pacific
Editorial notes describe Japan’s westward advance into Chinese northwest provinces Mongolia and Central Asia facing Russia. It traces eastward reach into the Pacific with clashes against Britain and the United States, noting acquisitions like Sakhalin in 1904 and Formosa in 1894-95 and mandates of island groups by the League of Nations after World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Mongolia
Central Asia
Russia
Pacific
Great Britain
United States
Sakhalin
Formosa
Marshall Islands
Carolinas
Marianas
League of Nations
Roosevelt Criticism on New Deal and Third Term Fears
Charles Michelson, Director of Publicity for the Democratic National Committee, argues the Liberty League and Republican allies push to regain privilege and undermine the New Deal. He dismisses fearmongering about a dictatorship, notes stock market volatility, and predicts renewed speculation about Roosevelt seeking renomination amid talk from columnists and insiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Hustle Brings Opportunity to the Early Arriver
A concise adage declares success favors the proactive, urging individuals to pursue chances rather than wait. The quote emphasizes that progress arises when one meets opportunities with decisive action and effort.
Quote on lifting the world by encouragement
A historical line by Elizabeth Harrison praises those who build others up with encouragement rather than criticism, honoring the uplifting role of supportive individuals in progress and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Harrison
It is never too late to give up our prejudices
A succinct quotation attributed to Thoreau urging openness and the abandonment of bias at any stage of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thoreau
Homemaker Club Meetings and Charity Plans Across Clubs
The Twentieth Century Club hosted 21 members and a visitor with songs and prayers, voting $500 for Easton Emergency Hospital and discussing site options for a club house. The Caroline County Federation plans a November forum on International Relations in Denton, with talks on Nazi threats. The Harmony, Greensboro, Federal, and Unity Clubs held meetings with demonstrations on sick room supplies, officer elections, and holiday plans, including Christmas events and a rally in Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
Howard Harris
America
Maggie
Easton Emergency Hospital
John Noble
Ed Lane
Caroline County Federation
Denton
Harding
Hopkins
Walston
Sunshine Comittee
Homemakers Club Holds November Meeting at Two Homes
The Andersontown Hobbs Homemakers Club met November 15 at Mrs Zora Nuttle's home with 17 members and 8 visitors. Announced were the Ridgely Rally on November 30 and the Denton Federation meeting November 18. A county dues motion passed. A cov ered dish Christmas party was planned. County nurse Mattie Smith spoke on improvised sickroom equipment and home nursing demonstrations. Hostesses Mrs Sallie Lord and Mrs Bessie Brown served refreshments. The group met again at Mrs E Dukes home with 9 members present for a talk by County Health Nurse on home nursing. Next meeting set for December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Club
Roland Towers
America
the Beautiful
Sunshine Committee
Pliny Todd
Alton Messer
Ridgely
Harry Cooper
Harry Bastian
Charles Bilbrough Jr
Wm. Simmons
E. J
Federal Club
Thela Dean
Alice Howard
Belle Todd
Nellie Williams
Elizabeth Andrew
Ethel Meredith
Nora Howard
Fannie Trice
Mattie Smith
Miss Smith
Mabel and
Esther Meredith
Unity Club
Harry Gordon
Easton
Robert Dulin
Katherine Gardner
William Gardner Jr
Irvin Theis
Andersontown-Hobbs Homemakers Club
Zora Nuttle
Denton
Sallie Lord
Bessie Brown
The
Homemakers Club
Slats Diary of Oliver N Warren Chronicle
Slats records a week of school, church, and daily life from a boyish perspective. He jokes about athletics, teachers, Jane and marriage, with mentions of Abe Lincoln, Babe Ruth, and Dizzie Deen, and notes on education, mischief, and freedom as a young American citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S
Jane
Gillem
Aberham Linken
Babe Ruth
Dizzie Deen
Ft. Ball
P. m
Sam
Hern
Agen
Wood
Skeems
Diesel power changes the railroads and costs
J E Jones reports on a shift to diesel locomotives as steam becomes costly. President Budd and Electro-Motive head H L Hamilton cite water savings of about 50 million dollars annually and fuel costs cut to about one quarter of steam. Diesel could double mileage life and reduce switching costs, reshaping the railroad industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budd
Burlington
H. L. Hamilton
Electro- Motive Corporation
J. E. Jones
Man Scorns Hangman Then Joins War to Kill for Fun
A humorous observer scoffs at a hangman who kills for pay and notes a man who travels abroad to fight, seeking entertainment in killing as a grim spectacle of war.
Death of Mr Ramsdell prompts tribute and notices
Mr Floyd C Ramsdell prominent Third district citizen dies after brief neuralgia of the heart at his home aged seventy six. He lived in Caroline after leaving Delaware and Pennsylvania and edited the Union. he was postmaster at Denton in Harrison's administration. Surviving widow Mrs Louisa Ramsdell and nine children. Funeral tomorrow. Also notes on Register of Wills nominees, local livery stable abandonment, two weddings in Mt Washington and Federalsburg, and obituaries of Robert J Jump and J Marion Hackett with details of careers and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd C. Ramsdell
Third District
Ramsdell
Caroline
Delaware
Thither
Pennsylvania
Chautauquay County
New York
Peninsula
Union
Republican Party
Denton
Harrison
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
Louisa Ramsdell
Harry E. Ramsdell
David S. Ramsdell
St. Louis
F. Clarence Ramsdell
Sioux Falls
S. D
Charles P. Ramsdell
Camden
N. J
H. Judson Ramsdell
Hickman
Emma R. Foreman
Chicago
Robert Butler
Kate Morgan
R. T. K. Garey
Register of Wills
Z. Petter Steele
Edward W. Liden
Clinton Cook
J. R. Fleetwood
Reuben Garey
Main
Third Streets
Nettie Hopkins Calloway
Clyde Fulton Groff
Baltimore
E. L. Watson
Hill Top Park
Mt. Washington
J. Scott Shugars
Mildred Culler
Leo Morgan
C. E. Ruckle
May Dehenkel
Groff
Nancy Elizabeth Davis
James H. Davis
Oliver Wood Spicer
Hazelwood Spicer
Federalsburg
Thomas E. Perry
Federalsburg Methodist Episcopal Church
William Bell
Robert J. Jump
H. A. G. Westerfield
Temple Lodge
Elizabeth E. Pippin
Robert J. Jump, Jr
Charles C. Jump
Derby
Connecticut
James B. Steele
J. Marion Hackett
Caroline County
Easton
Hackett
Barnet
W. Clayton Hackett
Lelia Hackett
Valuable Corporation
Easton Bank
Ridgely
Messrs. A. G
I. T. Saulsbury
Mrs. William H. Harding Entertained Relatives Sunday
Bethlehem social note reports Mrs. William H. Harding entertained her children and grandchildren on Sunday, hosting a family gathering at home with relatives from nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Harding
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the Mighty Christmas Club
Mr. Roosevelt
Wall Street
F.B.B
Germany
France
Peter the Great
Catherine
Oliver N. Warren
Journal
Bethlehem
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