Washington's Three Rings Court News Echoing Roosevelt Era
A 1930s style digest outlines Roosevelt's domestic agenda on taxes WPA and crime, plus defense and neutrality talk. It notes Amlie’s withdrawal, civil defense proposals, and Democratic cautions about 1940 landslide prospects. Judicial: Strecker deportation ruling, Roberts on farm law power, and NLRB jurisdiction dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Strecker
Hot Springs
Ark
America
Supreme Court
Communist Party
Strecker
Labor
Perkins
Harry Bridges
CIO
Pacific Coast
NLRB
McReynolds
Congress
Washington and Roosevelt in Nineteenth Century Echoes
The piece recounts early U S history from 1789 to 1900s, noting Washingtons 1789 election and inauguration, Roosevelt recalling a crisis at Mount Vernon, and plans for Roosevelts 1900s New York world fair. It also mentions Methodists debates on bishops, slavery, and reunion with 400 delegates from the Methodist Episcopal Church meeting in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York City
Spain
Mississippi
Britain
Europe
George Washington
Mount Vernon
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal
Lindbergh to survey US aviation research facilities
Co Col Charles A Lindbergh, back from Europe, is called to active duty to survey U S aviation research facilities and report to Maj Gen Henry Arnold. His wife and two sons are returning to America. Yankee Clipper Harold Gray landed a 11 000 mile round trip and noted Atlantic service facilities adequate. Pan American plans a Canton Island base to reach New Zealand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
Uncle Sam
America
Air Corps
Lindbergh
U.S
Henry Arnold
Col. Lindbergh
Harold Gray
Baltimore
Atlantic
Pacific
New Zealand
Pan-American Airways
Canton Island
Celebrities and Royals Mark Birthdays Across the Week
The piece lists notable birthdays from Charlie Chaplin to Princess Elizabeth and notes public figures commemorating events. It covers political shifts, wartime figures, and cultural milestones from 50th to 75th birthdays, plus a wreath for Abner Doubleday and other current affairs.
Labor Law Debates Highlight NLRB Fairness and Strike Tensions
Senate committee weighs amendments as Burke and Madden clash over NLRB fairness. Madden defends board as as fair as traditional courts while Burke warns of pre judgment and coercion. Separately, tanker delays and union hiring hall fights ripple through Atlantic ports amid coal contract turmoil and paused schooling in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward R. Burke
NLRB
J. Warren Madden
Senate
Madden
Asia War Tensions and Notable Seaborne Alarms Worldwide
Reports flag rising conflict with Japan tightening grip on China’s ports and transport routes via Indo China Burma and Russia. Paris liner sabotaged with two deaths and major art losses. Antarctic territory mapping to press U S claims with Byrd Ellsworth aiming prospecting finds. U S diplomats reshaped as Weddell succeeds Bowers in Spain after a Fortune starter in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Burma
Russia
Nippon
Tokyo
Germany
Italy
U. S
Pacific
Sen. Key
Hitler's shadow over Europe as war threats loom
A 1930s panorama describes Hitler's rise, Roosevelts warnings, and shifting diplomacy. Britain expands frontline concerns to the Rhine and beyond while Mussolini and Hitler shape a bloc. Moscow, London, Athens, and Madrid react as Danzig and the Polish Corridor loom over potential conflict.
The World This Week Quiz Questions and Answers
Review questions from last week’s World This Week page cover topics on Italy and Corfu bombing, German views of British war aims, increasing corn yields, Justice Hughes age, Speaker Bankhead, John Torrio and Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Corfu
Britain
Justice Hughes
Bankhead
John Torrio
Grover Cleveland Bergdol
April events and dignitaries in New York and beyond
A sequence of early 20th century notices lists events and visits including Vanderbilt trophy bridge tourney in New York on Monday April 24, speeches by Attorney General Murphy, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt addressing the League of Women Voters, and meetings of professional associations in New York Washington Toronto and Kansas City. It notes Norway's Crown Prince Olaf and Princess Martha arriving in New York on April 27 and Adolf Hitler's response to a U.S. peace plea on April 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murphy
Associated Press
Marconi
Episcopal Church Congress
Washington
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Franklin D. Roosevelt
League of Women Voters’ Council
Methodist Constitutional Convention
Kansas City
Conference On Children In Democracy
American Society of Biological Chemists
Toronto
American Geophysical Union
Norway
Crown
Leaders Speak on War and World Affairs
The record captures quotes from Sen. Gerald Nye and Franklin D. Roosevelt criticizing imperialism and global governance. Ex-Gov. Philip La Follette urges recalling the U S ambassador to Britain and appointing a Franklin figure. Sen. James J. Davis warns against rushing into war with Congress weighing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald P. Nye
Philip la Follette
Great Britain
Benjamin Franklin
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Washington Circus
Hull
Thomas R. Amlie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amlie
Mr. Roosevelt
Farle
David J. Walsh
Hamilton Fish
England
France
Breckinridge Long
Norman Thomas
Brooklyn
House
Byrnes
WPA
PWA
CCC
NYA
Public Roads Bureau
Treasury
Public Buildings Division
Public Works Agency
House Wpa Inquirers
David Lasser
Workers Alliance
Herbert Benjamin
Methodists
M. E
North
M. E. South
Celebs
Adolf Hitler
Charlie Chaplin
Young Hollywood
Muzzy
May” Robson
Old England
Elizabeth
Doubleday's Day
Abner Doubleday
Arlington Cemetery
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ball Park
Reds
Pittsburgh
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
State Department
War Department
Johnny
Jimmy Woods
Jimmy
Effie S. Canning Carlton
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Methodist Protestant Church
Henry F. McElroy
Otto P. Higgins
Bryce B. Smith
Charles Carollo
Reeves
Senate Democrats
Sherman Minton
Robert L. Williams
Oklahoma
DePauw University
Leslie Burgin
Hubert Pierlot
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama
Indiana
West Virginia
Colorado
Paul Popenoe
Los Angeles
Daniel S. Roosevelt
Bronson Harriman Rumsey
Mexico
Illinois
James M. Slattery
Illinois Commerce Commission
Countess Haugwitz Reventlow
Lance
Edward P. Warner
Civil Aeronautics Authority
William B. Walton
New Mexico
Kate Jeremy Olson
California
R. Goodwyn Rhett
Charleston
S. C
Charles S. Howe
Case School of Applied Science
Harold D. Smith
Michigan
Hollywood
Tyrone Power
Tyrone
Burke Vs. Madden
Gulf Coast
National Maritime Union
Federal Maritime Commission
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Esso Baytown
Cavalier
CIO Soft
Pennsylvania
Paris
Secret Service
le Havre
Finder's Keeper
Antarctic
Dick Byrd
Lincoln Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Eduard Benes
Hapsburg
Dr. Benes
Alexander Weddell
Argentina
Claude Bowers
Weddell
Richmond, Va
Johnson
Berlin
Kladderadatach
Walker
South Wales
Echo
Hitler
Ngland
Rhine
Vistula
Danube
Woodrow Wilson
Herr Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Signor Mussolini
Goebbels
der Fuehrer
Rome
London
Moscow
Chamberlain
Poland
Rumania
Lord Halifax
Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Bulgaria
Madrid
Albania
Danzig
Warsaw
DeWitt Mackenzie
Peek-a
Gregg
Denver Post
Atlantic Ocean
Lewis
Milwaukee Journal
Paul Revere
Organization of World Affairs
James J. Davis
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