Mexico Recognition and the Good Neighbor Policy Debate
The piece argues that the Roosevelt administration rightly recognized General Camacho in Mexico, criticizes past interventions, and defends the Good Neighbor policy. It cites Hull, Pershing, Funston, and Morgenthau while urging a national priorities framework to fund defense and production without harming the general populace. It stresses Indian tradition in Mexican governance and warns against American rule over Mexican institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Camacho
Mexico
Funston
Vera Cruz
Pershing
Chihuahua
Mr. Roosevelt
Hull
Camacho
Wilson
Funston’s
Pershing’s
United Front
Congress
State Department
Roosevelt
Federal Union of Democracies Promoted by American Writer
An American columnist argues for a Federal Union of democracies among English-speaking nations led by the United States. The plan would pool defense and commerce, allow cross-border movement, and place executive power in a premier and cabinet under a Union assembly. It would require democracy and accept minority rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Union of Democracies
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
British Commonwealth of Atlas Rs
United States of America
Hitler
Mussolini
the Mikado
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Bire
League of Nations
Clarence K. Streit
Union
Federal Union
Union of Peoples
Inter-Continental Congress
South Africa
Hive
America
Legislative Assembly
Atlantic
Kansas
Clarence Streit
Continental Congress
Britain
FBI sees surge in alien fingerprinting nationwide
The FBI fingerprint division reports a heavy rise in workload with about 3,000,000 aliens to be registered and 13.5 million fingerprints on file. Additional sets arrive from civic groups and federal agencies, with rapid three minute identifications aided by a cross referenced card system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Live Stock Show Attracts Entries From 35 States
Stockmen and farmers from 35 states and Canada entered exhibits of live stock and crops for the 1940 International Live Stock exposition, the country’s largest agricultural show, being held in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
States
Canada
Beryllium Shapes Defense Role in Mass Rifle Parts
The metal beryllium, once costly, is increasingly used in defense research to ease tool shortages and improve alloy casting for Garand rifle parts. Whitney funded studies over seven years, highlighting beryllium’s light weight, fatigue resistance, and corrosion resistance as key to aviation and naval uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army
Army Ordnance
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Pan American Airways
Whitney
War Department
Ellen Drew rises from dime store to Hollywood ad star
Ellen Drew, once a poor waitress in Brown's Confectionery Hollywood, becomes a local icon as Cinderella special ad. She moved from Englewood Illinois after winning an American Legion beauty contest and soon earned a Paramount contract. Drew stars in D O A A Date With Destiny and Texas Rangers Ride Again, with Christmas in July now showing. Charles Grapewin lands Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road for 20th Century Fox, Henry Ford to direct, Ninally Johnson to revise the script for censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llen Drew
Brown's
Hollywood
Ellen Drew
Englewood
Ill
American Legion
Paramount Pictures
Destiny
Texas Rangers
Charles Grapewin
Grandpa Joad
Jeeter Lester
20Th Century-Fox
Notable Hollywood Names Attend New York Show
Joan Crawford headlines the National Horse Show in New York signing autographs amid fans while Bette Davis touts Mary Astor as a co star in Far Horizon and Warner Brothers eyes a long term Astor contract. Phillip Dorn and Charles Chaplin projects tease future film plans in technicolor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
New York
Bette Davis
Mary Astor
Warner Brothers
Miss Astor
Set of Shelves From Spools and Can Lids
Ruth Wyeth Spears describes a craft project from SEWING Books showing a trio of corner shelves made from a tin candy box lid a cracker can and a coffee can wired with spools and beads. Painted cherry red the shelves hang by a brass hook and hold condiments and salad items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Wyeth
Spears
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General Johnson Jays
Washington, D. C
Frank Parker Stockbridge
Federal Union” Plan
FBI
Western Newspaper Union
Ellen
Philip Dorn
Holland
Dr. Ditten
Hedy Lamarr
Charlie Chaplin
London
Ezra
Cecilia
Pat Barrett
Nora Cuncén
West
Antaloethe
James Stewart
Air Corps
George, Carroll
Acme Trading. CO
Montana Ave
Billings
Chambers St
Montana
Fipe & Supply CO. Pipe & Eres
Corane Seth Ae Sliacoreta
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Carlyle
J. M.ark
Sollee
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