Italy's Coal Sources and the Russo Finnish War Threat
A static briefing ties Census Director William Austin's plea to end Rosselli's census protest with Tobey's push to strike personal questions from the 1940 census. It notes Wagner Act debates, farm credit reform talks, and early March Russo Finnish war dynamics as Sumner Welles tours Europe, warning of a broader coal embargo clash between Britain and Italy and potential peace moves mediating between Russia and Finland.
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Washington
Racine, Wis
William Austin
Rosselli
Uncle Sam
James Rosselli
Kenosha
Wis
Sen
Charles Tobey
Rep
N. H
Franklin Roosevelt
Census Bureau
Senator Tobey
Senate Commerce Committee
Austin
Congress
House
NLRB
Senate
Agriculture
Farm Credit Administration
Department of Agriculture
Finland
Viipuri
Europe
Scandinavia
France
Britain
Germany
Russia
London
Berlin
Brussels
Paris
Stockholm
Sweden
Karelian
Lapland
Petsamo
Hango
West
Poland and Balkans News Stir Europe This Month
Reported from Berlin Paris and Washington this month show Nazi occupied Poland and Czecho Slovakia under pressure. Deportations paused over facility shortages while church services faced political limits. Executions of Poles and land dispossession are alleged. Rumors of Roosevelts third term swirl amid Moli Molotov pact talk and Romanian military moves.
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Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Berlin
Lublin
Paris
Poland-in-exile
Bydgoczcz
Gdynia
Paul Ghali
Chicago Daily News
LaGuardia Seen as Possible President Candidate
Friends urge Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to run for president in a lively Washington scene. Roosevelt expresses personal support, though LaGuardia defers, citing city duties. Also mentions Tugwell's Roosevelt manuscript work and Pare Lorentz's plan to turn Florida keys into a national park. A Capitol Hill custom of free eats highlights Florida tangerines and other regional foods among lawmakers.
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LaGuardia
Rex Tugwell
Tugwell
Roosevelt
Pare Lorentz
Florida Keys
Key Largo
Key West
Neutrality Patrol
Fort Callahan
Navy
Radia Ace
Capitol Hill
Congress
Michigan
J. Hardin Peterson
Florida
George Johnson
West Virginia
John Kunkel
Pennsylvania
Fred Bradley
John G. Townsend
Delaware
Georgia
Paul Brown
Joe Hendricks
Milton West
Texas
Wisconsin
Wind shifts and relief measures in wartime era
The report notes a planned start this month of a relief clothing distribution program patterned after a surplus foods stamp plan in five or six cities. It also covers crop outlook improvements in U S winter wheat due to favorable moisture, and a war department sale of surplus munition stocks to neutral nations including 90 World War I guns at Aberdeen proving ground. Additionally Britain tightens land sales to Jews amid Arab uprisings, with Chamberlain's government facing wartime confidence votes in Parliament and Palestine policy contention.
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Chicago
U. S
War Department
Aberdeen
Brazil
Britain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Mons
General Marshall Visits Hawaii Amid Air Show Cheers
Gen George C Marshall US Army chief was greeted by a squadron of 60 planes in Hawaii. Two ships collided in mid air but pilots parachuted to safety. Briton Frank Ashton-Gwathin and Frenchman Charles Rist led a delegation to ease US anger over German blockade issues. Washington talks followed with Secretary Cordell Hull. Most Rev Samuel A Stritch was installed as archbishop of Chicago.
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George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Hawaii
Frank Ashton-Gwathin
Charles Rist
U. S
Washington
Cordell Bull
Samuel A. Stritch
Chicago
Queen Elisabeth ends maiden voyage with pomp in New York
Britain's 36 million dollar Queen Elisabeth concludes her maiden voyage in New York amid grand display. A massive testing machine at New Kennington, PA, installed by Aluminum Company of America, demonstrated versatility by smashing a solid oak log and tapping an egg until a chick emerged, underscoring the tool's range.
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Britain
Elisabeth
New York
New Kennington
Aluminum Company of America
Capital Go Round: Bullitt Arrives in Baltimore in Style
A news photographer asks Tony Muto to spot ambassador Bill Bullitt as he descends from a transatlantic flight into Baltimore. Muto jokes that Bullitt will be the beer-dressed man aboard. Bullitt steps down the ramp in a brown business suit, green tweed topcoat, and a tan Homburg.
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Bill . Bullitt
France
Baltimore
Tony Muto
Muto
Bullitt
Seasonal Greeting From State Tax Bureau Causes Stir
A humorous note about a state income tax bureau Christmas card triggers fears of probes. Elmer Twitchell and his wife wonder if the card hides questions, consult lawyers, and finally mail a courteous reply while awaiting expert opinion. The piece ends with unrelated quotations and observations.
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State Income Tax Department
Hemphill
Elmer
Twitchell
Income Tax Bureau
State Income Tax Bureau
Mr. Twitchell
Mrs. Twitchell
Hardle
Dodson
State Tax Bureau
Tax Bureau
Household tips and daily domestic hints from old column
Japanned trays can be cleaned with a mixture of vinegar and powdered whiting applied with a soft flannel then wiped and polished with a chamois. Botbeds and cold frames belong in sheltered spots on a south slope or behind pines. If mayonnaise curdles add a few drops of cold water. Keep a dry mop on each floor to save time. Hang a slate in the kitchen for family to note preferred dishes for weekly planning.
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Sumner Welles
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Paria
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Mr. Welles
Il Duce
Conte di Savoia
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SSS
Raseren
Haa
Rumania
Balkan
Pope Pius
Bessarabian
Viacheslav Molotov
Bucharest
Bessarabia
Carol
Thomas Jefferson
John Nance Garner
Illinois
Roosevelt-Garmer
Garner
Edwin
Pa") Watson
Watson
Ashton-Gwatrin
Leber
Hiphillipr
Hitler
Mussolini
Popper
John ‘Harson Rhawden, “A
James Roosevelt
Fediena Dling
BABY
Atlas Chick CO
Dr. Louis
Atte Strong
Duradic
Scenamfcol
Trov
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Catefa Bayor
Werrice
Williams Roofing
Ty Ravens City
Alan Beipa
Cushman
Newa
Elizabeth Vickery Alten
Erce
Dr. Pierce
J. R. Lowell
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