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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
3
Weekly column analyzes how British wartime policies erode U S sympathy as Hull protests are rebuffed. It notes India unrest under Gandhi, Japan's ire over a British ship incident, Churchill’s Dutch Belgian stance, and Romania's cautious neutrality amid oil contract pressures.
Secretary Morgenthau sparred with congress over budget balancing and cuts while avoiding tax specifics. He argued for raising the federal debt limit beyond 45 billion dollars, saying no immediate danger, as lawmakers trimmed 11.5 million from the treasury post office supply bill, bringing total to 126.1 million.
A lengthy Washington outline shows congress seeking reductions to dodge new taxes and raise the debt limit. It details a measure to boost the Export-Import Bank by 100 million dollars to allow Finland an extra 20 million for non military purchases, though Finnish demand for munitions clouds prospects. Debates flare over the reciprocal trade act as Farm Bureau and National Grange clash. Nye joins the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Borah’s seat filled. Stirrings for a deep sea channel grow as St Lawrence seaway talks adjourn. Finland reports 20,000 Soviet casualties in its defense, while Allied skies endure Baltic and Finnish bombings. British losses mount as Exmouth sinks. Germany renames the pocket battleship Deutschland Lugtsow amid blockade tensions.
The trend notes a reamortization scheme extending mortgage payments for 75,000 farmers with farm credit loans. Henry Wallace asserts control over the Farm Credit Administration driving the measure as part of a broader agricultural policy shift. Canada imposes an economic embargo on wheat, scrap iron, and steel ingots to neighboring countries to prevent transshipment to Germany, canceling a large wheat shipment to Russia. The National Labor Relations Board rules free speech is not absolute, denying Ford Motor Co. permission to distribute anti-union pamphlets.
John L. Lewis targets Roosevelt in Columbus address amid labor discontent and a push by some resolutions for a third FDR term. Observers question whether Lewis’s influence will wane as Tokyo and U.S. policy move toward embargo talk and growing pressure from church groups over scrap iron use in China.
The article outlines plans for Quint House to house the Dionne quints with their parents. A 14-member family unit plus staff is envisaged, featuring rest rooms, reception areas, conference rooms, projection rooms, and a rumpus room, while acknowledging the complex guardianship structure surrounding the children.
Fragmentary report notes a Swiss death and a Polish government relocation to France, Browder sentenced to four years with an appeal, and mention of Japan's puppet government in China.
Washington notes reveal Lord Riverdale in the capital guiding a major aircraft push. Britain will buy 10,000 American planes as German blockading slips undermine strategy, while Britain rachets up output to 2,000 monthly by spring. The Jackson Day scene features three young heiresses allied with Roosevelt. Senator Pepper presses Florida ship canal funding with RFC bond options. Democratic strategy seeks a late convention to shorten the campaign.
A new Aunt Martha department promises popular DIY pleasure and profit. The 15 cent pattern No. 79089 includes eight flower motif designs with outlines and painting directions for cutting from wallboard or thin lumber. Send orders to Aunt Martha Box 166-W Kansas City Mo.
An editor meets Sir James Barrie at dinner and asks about plays. Barrie replies with a witty line that some works peter out while others pan out. The remark elicits a twinkling response from the celebrated author.
A succinct quotation by John Masefield critiques how each generation disdains the one before it, capturing a timeless tension between age groups and cultural evolution. The line prompts reflection on intergenerational dynamics and the cyclical nature of disagreement.
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