Lehman Opens Bid for Senate Seat as 1940 Looms
Governor Herbert H. Lehman signaled his plan to run for the vacant U.S. Senate seat, a move that heightens the 1940 political stakes in New York. State Attorney General John Bennett Jr. enters the Democratic gubernatorial race as leaders debate Lehman's next steps and party alignments.
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Washington Students of Politics
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Manhattan
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany Hall
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
George Gordon Battle
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Bennett
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Fiorello la Guardia
Nazis Erect Ersatz Economy In Four Year Plan Drive
Nazi Germany under Goering expands substitutes in a wartime economy. Substitutes include coal derived fuels and plastics, garbage-fed hogs, artificial rubber from coal and lignite, coffee from roasted barley and acorns, and fish-based products to save leather.
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NEA Service
London
Heinie Schmidt
Germany
England
Munich
Goering
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Cranium Crackers and Historical Quiz Sentences
A quirky puzzle prompts fill in the blanks from quotes and facts. It includes Roosevelt on life’s facing, a wordplay on monogamy, Hoover’s first name, and a distance guess New York to San Francisco.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Hitch-Hikers Stir Des Moines Traffic Control Talk
Des Moines city traffic engineer Harry Stedman says hitch hikers exploit traffic light push buttons to stop traffic for rides. He notes lights on certain streets change only when pedestrians press the button, enabling shortcuts for riders.
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Des Moines
Harry Stedman
President Cleveland’s Sea Voyage Beyond U S Territory
The record notes Grover Cleveland as the only president to exceed U S legal territorial limits during tenure, reportedly going beyond the three mile limit while fishing in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Flest
United States
Grover Cleveland
Atlantic Ocean
Spools, spoons and ancient tales from Kish
Uncle Ray recounts Kish an ancient city along the Euphrates now buried by mounds. Finds include a 75 foot tower and copper spoons dating 5,000 years, tracing spoon origins from shell and horn to Norse wood and later silverware. He notes folding spoons in Europe and evolving eating utensils. Tomorrow: A Story of Pins.
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Euphrates
Oxford University
Chicago
Field Museum
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Uncle Ray
Alamance Ballot Boxes Impounded Pending Recount Decision
Secretary Raymond Maxwell said ballot boxes in Alamance County precincts were impounded while a recount decision is considered. Chairman W A Lucas was notified after Alamance residents complained. Petitions are due, and if warranted the recount may proceed with Maxwell and Lucas present.
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Raymond Maxwell
State Elections Board
Alamance County
Maxwell
W. A. Lucas
Wilson
County Elections Board
Lucas
Alamance
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