Allentown Optimism Despite Depression and New Deal Debate
Bruce Catton reports Allentown Pennsylvania hopeful about recovery as industry rebounds. Factories hum with Navy orders, construction resumes, and retail and housing drive a brighter mood. Yet relief rolls shrink slowly as sentiment shifts away from Roosevelt and the New Deal amid unemployment concerns and calls for jobs.
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Allentown
Pennnsylvania
Cone
Belhichem
Navy
Mack Motors Co
General Assistance Direct Relio
IAS
Unanimnus
Itt
Roosevelt
Relief Bureau
Japs Rush Troops Into Manchoukuo As Reds Threaten
Tokyo reports Japanese forces flood Manchoukuo via Korea and North China amid Soviet tensions and German ties. Russia denies mass Red army redeployments to Western frontiers as rumors of a new war trend spread through Manchoukuo, Korea, and Siberia.
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Tokyo
Dpa
Russia
Germany
Japan
Asia
Korea
Siberia
Moscow
Tass
Russig
Manchoukuos
Outer Mongolia
Chhina
Mongolia-Manchukuo
Back To School Sale At Penney's Fasihions For Youth
The Lite magazine feature covers Penney's back to school event highlighting affordable youth outfits. It notes fall essentials such as overalls collars creases and light jackets with emphasis on boy and girl sizes and payment options. Store official Fasihions For Youth promotes a sale with broader youth merchandise and upcoming promotions.
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Penney’s
Fasihions
Lite
Corluray
Cress
A. Buaneist
Mimiter
Elaldten Wintt
Ingal Peany
Public Concert At City Hall Friday
Public concert scheduled at City Hall Friday features a local choir and soloists. The event aims to provide free admission and showcase civic music with a varied program.
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City Hall
The Moral Love Thy Neighbor in a Black Picnic Tale
A fragmented report describes a community event where residents gathered for a black picnic, with references to relationships and duties among neighbors. The piece mentions a telephone exchange and a city within a state, noting a chief operator and a system serving about 40,000 people.
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Nate Blackamento
Cilif
Californies
Mas Crue Wilhquist
Thought on love and heaven given by God
A compact line prose reflecting on love as a divine gift from God, and the notion of heaven as a singular destined place. Waber Seett is the attributed author in this brief, archaic phrasing.
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Wabler Seett
Cranium Crackers Mystery Pages Readout
An OCR fragment lists names and codes in a puzzle style, asking which item does not belong. The garbled text mentions Susie, Graham, Wilson, and several cryptic groups with place names like New Hampshire and Delaware, ending with a reference to page verification.
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Agiaies
Sieangen
Susi
Bilstern
Duat Wilson
Davie Regs
Graham McNunee
Bo Mutuerh Ceneliivcronm
Thas
Aie
Voruan
Starylaw
New Hampshire
Delewive
German Commander In Bolivia War Is Dead
Berlin reports Hans Koubt, German commander of the Bolivian army in the Gran Choon war with Paraguay, died Monday at Lupine Kentucky. The cause is unclear in the fragmentary dispatches.
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Bolivia
Berlin
Germany
j—Ward
Hans Koubt
Paraguay
Lupine, Liddy
Indiana Census Dress Rehearsal Tests 174 Interrogators
In South Bend Indiana a census dress rehearsal places 174 interviewers in St Joseph and Marshall counties to test questions for 1940. Supervising is Gerald Ryan of Washington DC US Census Bureau. The test aims to gauge acceptability of personal questions while showcasing varied local cross sections in agriculture industry and urban populations.
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Elizabeth Walker
South Bend
Ind
Sam
St. Joseph
Marshall
South Ben
St. Joseph County
Gerald Ryan
Washington, DC
US 5
Census Bureau
Marshall County
St. Joseph Eatuity
U. S. Census Bureau
General Weygand To Be Allied Chief
Paris reports that General Maxime Weygand, former French army chief, has been chosen as commander of Allied forces in the eastern Mediterranean in case of war. He, 72, landed at Beirut after flying from Paris where he held talks with military and civil leaders. The new mission was initially kept secret.
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Paris
France
Maxime Weygand
Near East
Mediterranean
Weygani
Beirut
Syria
Bierut
One Way Out Of The Trouble Parade Goat Delivers Message
A $250000 fire in Centralia Washington destroyed an ornate parade float built for Longview. City officials substituted a goat to carry a banner declaring the fire failed to ruin the celebration while the town faced the task of reassembling a float.
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Centralia
Wash
Washington City
Longview
Mind Your Manners Quiz On Letter Writing Etiquette
A quiz on proper social usage covers dating of dates, folding letters, closings, and signoffs. It notes formalities vary by era, with answers indicating November 1 as a date, proper closings like Sincerely, and evolving preferences favoring less stilted closings.
Foreign Vessels Held Up In New York Harbor
New York port authorities detained German liner Bremen and French Normandie plus British Aquitania and Transylvania at Hudson River piers pending a customs search. Collector Harry Durning said ships would be held to ensure they cannot be equipped for offense, mirroring Roosevelt’s stance.
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Bulletin
New York
Nor- Windle
Premsylvania
Bremen
Acquitania
Flarry M. Durning
Transylvania
Hudson River
Lloyd Ling
Washington
State Department
Harry Durning
Artly
Roosevelt
Johnson Leading Mississippi Governor Primary Race
Jackson based report shows 59 year old Congressman Johnson leading over former Gov. Conner by about 12,000 votes with roughly half precincts reported. Backed by Senator Bilbo and Senator Harrison, Johnson seeks a fourth bid while Bilbo faces re election next year and Conner’s ally Hugh White aims to unseat him.
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Jackson
Miss
Paul B. Johnson
Theodore G. Bilbo
Martin Sennett Conner
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Johnson
Julieson
Bilbo
Harrison
Hugh White
Conner
Wold
Canner
Bilbe
Thanksgiving shifted to November 23 in 1940
President Roosevelt proclaims Thanksgiving on November 23, 1940, moving the holiday up from the usual fourth Thursday to align with a fixed date. The decision places Thanksgiving as the third Thursday in November, affecting celebrations nationwide.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Twin Soldiers To Guard the Canal
Twin brothers James and Walter Eanes of Dane Sean will join the army in Panania. Sergeant Lyle V. Gam, army recruiting officer, notes James’s enlistment via regular channels and that he would be sent to Panania to join Walter, who enlisted July 18. Boiled snakes are used as a cure for tuberculosis in Keres.
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Danville
James
Walter Eanes
Danesean
Panan
Lyle V. Gam
Jame
Panania
Jun Walter
Cotton market slips in New Orleans trade on Wednesday
In New Orleans the cotton market opened at 8.58 and closed at 8.47 with spot prices easing. Middling prices stood around 8.78 as traders noted a quiet session and modest declines overall.
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NEW Orlans
Pi— Deluber Cotton
Spot Woman
Hitler open to direct talks with Poland on terms
Reports say Adolf Hitler signaled willingness to discuss terms directly with Poland while Berlin insists the demand for Danzig and the Polish Corridor stays. The British cabinet studied the message as Poland and France weigh possible negotiations amid ongoing European war preparations. Evacuations of children from Paris and Rome continued and France moved to requisition railways for military use.
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Adolf Hitler
Poland
Berlin
Danzig
Europe
London
Hitler
Paoland
Germany
France
Paris
Rome
Massolini
Milan
Foland
Wilhelmina
Leopold
Grmany
Great Britain
Britain
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