Treasury shake up sparks inflationary fears in Roosevelt era
Edward W. Pickard notes the sudden shift in Washington as Henry Morgenthau Jr succeeds Acheson at the Treasury during Woodin’s leave. The piece discusses inflationary policy fears, the gold purchase program, and potential resignations, with reference to the Reichstag vote and Nazi influence in America.
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Treasury
Washington
Woodin
Roosevelt
Dean Acheson
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Department
Dneséapade
Morgenthau
Cornell University
George F. Warren
Farm Credit Administration
Dutchess County
New York
West
Agricultural College
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Turkey
Acheson
O. M. W. Sprague
The
Lewis Douglas
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Arizona
Roosevelt Aims 4 Million Jobs in National Relief Drive
Governors, mayors and relief administrators gathered in Washington as President Roosevelt outlined a government led plan to employ 4,000,000 people this winter. He stressed relief must not be political and urged a universal approach, with Hopkins directing the program as a partnership among the United States, states, and local governments. The project would spend $400,000,000 on public works without increasing the national debt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
CCC
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
Roosevelt Seeks Quick Progress On Soviet Recognition
In Washington talks on recognizing the Soviet government stretch into a second week with special assistant secretary of state W. C. Bullitt and M. Litvinov discussed after Under secretary William Phillips. President Roosevelt, away for Thanksgiving, faced pressure to address economic relations and Soviet debt before formal recognition. Ambassador Sumner Welles remained in Havana amid Cuba’s political strains and debates over his recall.
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William Bullitt
Washington
Roosevelt
M. Litvinov
State Department
William Phillips
Georgia
Bullitt
H. D. Hatfield
West Virginia
NVA
Russia
Desident Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Sumner Welles
Havana
Cuba
Gray
Welles
William HA. King
Utah
Eminent Chicago Manufacturer N A Hurley Dies
AR D N Ahurley, eminent Chicago manufacturer and financier who chaired the United States shipping tests during the war, died leaving a record as a leading business figure and wartime organizer.
Italy to Observe Disarmament Talks as Germany Quits
The text notes Italy will participate as an observer and Hungary will maintain a similar stance after Germany withdrew from the disarmament conference. It claims Italy rejects measures agreed since July 15 and calls the conference doomed, mentioning observers in Geneva and a New York Daily News copyright story about Al Smith and Roosevelt shifts.
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Ermany
Italy
Hungary
Germany
London
Paris
John Simon
League of Nations
Geneva
New York Daily News
al Smith
Roosevelt
White House
New York
William Fr. Woodin
the Treasury
John J. Raskob
Jesse Isidor Straus
United States
France
Royal
Copeland
Lehman
James A. Farley
British alarm at naval buildup and 1930 treaty limits
The British government told the House of Commons it will build larger warships within the 1930 naval treaty limits. Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska has long faced abuse for his policy stances but is now seen as advancing in influence. At the University of Illinois Urbana campus Governor Horner presented Norris with the 1933 Cardinal Newman medal for lifelong contributions in statesmanship education philanthropy and humanitarian work.
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Britain
United States
Japan
House of Commons
George W. Norris
Nebraska
University of Illinois At Urbana
Horner
Cardinal Newman
Norris
David Shanahan
James Hamilton Lewis
W. H. Dieterich
Francis J. Lewis
Chicago
David Kinley
University of Iinois
Patrick Henry Callahan
Louisville, Ky
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Paul
McCarl Rules Ford Dealers Must Accept Shipments
Controller General McCarl, a powerful official, ended the NRA boycott by informing agriculture and commerce secretaries that shipments from Ford dealers must be received. He argued nothing in the national industrial recovery act or mobile code requires otherwise and aimed to keep government business from dissenters who comply with codes. A subsequent ruling affected formerFederal Trade Commissioner Humphrey.
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Ontroller
Joun Fk. McCarl
NRA
Henry Ford
Government Urges Patience in Economic Recovery Debate
Washington officials press patience amid farm and labor unrest as they cite supply and demand laws. They warn of selfish leadership, stress two horse teamwork between producers and workers, and cite farm income and factory payroll trends to explain slow recovery.
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Washington
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
California Syrup of Figs Promises Better Appetite
An old ad pitch promotes California Syrup of Figs as the cure for sluggish appetite in children. It claims the natural laxative gently improves digestion without weakening bowels and boosts eating, color, weight, and spirits. Bottlers warn only the genuine labeled product yields these results.
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California
United States
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York
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
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Senator Norris
William Bruckart
Carter Glass
Dem
Virginia
Senate
Blackfriars
St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe
Paul
Hereford
Thomas
Thomas of
Canterbury
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A. R. Peace and Gead
Gabriel Andrew
Avenbury
Briel
Andrew
Patad
Doan
Merita
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