Taft outlines five steps to balance the budget
Chicago taft warns balance requires president's will to cut bureaus and subsidies and to end favored projects while tightening relief and local works. He proposes a six part plan including reforming agencies and strict fiscal oversight to reach about seven billion dollars without harming essential programs. He criticizes Roosevelt's deficit spending and urges veto power to curb Congress’ spending surges.
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National Power Policy Committee
Disjester Loan Corporation
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Office of Government Reports
National Emergency Council
Maritime Labor Boa. Fiopley
Jackson Nomination Clears Senate Subcommittee Fast
President Roosevelt's pick Robert H. Jackson to be attorney general won early approval from the Senate judiciary subcommittee in under five minutes, a swift move taken without a formal hearing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Fenate Sudary
Romania vows to fight if Soviet invasion occurs
In a wartime dispatch from Chisinau Rumania a strong vow is issued that Rumania will resist Soviet invasion as a determined wall. The article notes tensions in Bessarabia and public allegiance declarations by King Carol and Romanian leaders amid regional fear of a Soviet attack.
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Rumania
Soviet Russia
Sarabin
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Bessarania
Bessarabia
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Berlin ration plan for livestock under German authorities
In Berlin and surrounding areas livestock including horses cows and pigs are to receive monthly feed allotments. A horse is assigned 330 pounds pig 84 pounds and cattle 168 pounds. Each livestock owner must hold a feed allotment yard pass to purchase supplies.
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Berlin
Gewnan
Belin
Postal receipts set all-time high in focal post office
Postmaster Robert Wilson announced the year 19 totals and a new peak of 32822.68 in receipts, surpassing the previous ten year high of 532,030.49 set a decade ago. December 1939 stamp sales rose over December 1938, with the month likely marking a new high in single month business.
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Focal Post Office
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Coleman Murder Probe Steadily Moves Ahead
State Police Haynie Porter and Police Chief Sweeney Copeland with Sheriff Baker pursued leads in Roy Coleman slaying. Four black suspects questioned after a robbery theory emerged when Coleman's purse with family photos and receipts was found near a church on North Hazel street.
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Hope
Guy
Haynie and
Porterfield
Palice
Sweeney Copelady
C. E. Baker
Coleman
North Hazel Street
Cotton New York Market Opens and Closes Higher
Cotton markets in New York opened Saturday at 10.97 and closed at LTl 20 with Middling spot at 1.66, up 17 points. Strong trading activity reflected a positive day for the commodity with gains across key measures.
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New York
William Powell Weds Young Movie Starlet
William Powell, 47, and Diana Lewis, 21, were married at a Warm Springs Nevada ranch in a simple ring ceremony officiated by Justice B. D. Hickman of Overton. Powell, famed for The Thin Man series, returns to film after illness while Lewis emerges as a rising star from Asbury Park.
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Diana Lewis
Bollywood
New
Palm Springs
P. C. Lewis
Asbury Park
Justice of the Pews
B.D Hickman
Overton
Nev
Immortal Baby Jean Seeks Eternal Life Roadshow
Baby Jean, six months old, is under the Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians with aim of immortality. Jean is raised at Peace Haven, Oakdale, Long Island, where rules ban meat tobacco and alcohol, but allow a future of endless life guided by Metaphysical teachings. Master Schafer, head metaphysician, describes Jean’s upbringing and the society’s plan while noting Jean’s parents are anonymous.
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NEA
New York
Baby Jean
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Master Metaphysicians
Jean
Metaphysicians
James B. Schafer
RFMM
Oakdale
Long Island
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Davenport
William K. Vanderbilt
Peace Haven
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians
Riviera
Vanderbilt
Schafer
Poncy Maven
Fargo
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University of Michigan
Thought Courage Beyond Blatant Danger
A Thought Courage is defined as seeing aid and not merely ignoring danger. The idea emphasizes recognizing assistance and prudent action over reckless risk, urging steady judgment in perilous situations.
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Duessler
Spring Hill Youth Held Over Car Theft Case
Andrew Neal, 20, of Spring Hill, held in county jail at Washington Saturday in connection with the theft of an automobile found abandoned four miles north of Ozan. The car, stolen at Plain Dealing, Louisiana, was transported into Arkansas and abandoned near Oran. Deputy Sheriff Tom Middlebrooks said Neal confessed to the theft and has been turned over to federal officers. The sedan had extra parts missing. The report notes a separate line about Africa copper deposits.
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Spring Hill
Washington
Ozan
Tom Middlebrooks
Plain Dealing
Arkansas
Oran
J. L. Sanders
Middbrooks
Neal
Africa
Cape Province
Transvaal
Rhodesia
Belgian Congo
Musical Terms Quiz Window Card
A practice item asks to match terms like Andante Allegro Pizzicato and Cadenza with definitions. Choices cover tempo, texture and technique, plus plucked strings, bowing, and orchestral roles. The task tests recognition of correct musical meanings in a compact prompt.
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Baily
Ividenta Sele
Poll Tax Receipt Sales Delayed in Arkansas
In Little Rock county collectors were advised by State Auditor Humphrey to delay issuing 1940 poll tax receipts until after February 19. Voters may use 1939 receipts for next summer’s primaries, but 1940 receipts will not qualify for primaries. The auditor explained a 1939 law change sets issuance from the third Monday in February to October 1, and issuing now would disfranchise voters in the general election.
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Little Rock
State
Silor-Oscay
Humphrey Priday
Humphrey
U S Stands Put on State Merit Plan
U S Stands Put on State Merit Plan reports Arkansas board members failed to adopt thirteen suggested changes to a federal merit system plan. The Social Security Board found the state plans not in accord with sound merit system practices, delaying full implementation planned for January 2 across three departments receiving federal security funds.
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Little Rock
State Department
Social Security Board
John R. Thompson
Ed McDonald
Kansas City
SSE
Jackson Dinners Aimed At Campaign Fund Goal
Washington officials said Saturday they hoped to raise enough money at Jackson Day dinners nationwide Monday night to erase the party's debt and leave a campaign fund near 500000 dollars. The party had a designated 219000 for January 1.
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Washington
Kraft Cheese Company History and Name Changes
Chicago news recounts the Kraft family cheese business rise from 60 dollars capital to a global firm with about 8,000 workers. It traces milestones from J L Kraft and Brothers Co to Kraft Cheese Company in 1928, the 1928 Phenix acquisition, wartime cheese shipments, the 1921 leaf cheese, and 1933 joining National Dairy Product Corporation.
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Kraft Phenix Cheese’ Corporation
Kraft-Cheese Company
Kheese Company
James L. Kraft
Chicago
Kraft
United States
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Kraft Cheese Company
Phenix Cheese Corporation
Kraft- Phenix Cheese Corporation
Nevada County Bonds Bring Good Price
PRESCOTT Ark Friday purchase of 15000 dollars of four per cent six year Nevada county bonds at 205 42 by State National Bank of Texarkana. Proceeds to fund courthouse repairs and a Works Project Administration project already approved. Four other bidders present. lowest at par. High-boiling coal tar products once wasted now supply coumarone resins used in inks tiles binders and chewing gum.
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Prescott, Ark
State National Bank of Texarkana
Nevada County
Frigid Midwestern Cold Drives Subzero Temps Across Plains
An Associated Press report notes a deepening cold wave moving from the Rockies into the East and Midwest with subzero readings and snow. Frigid conditions drop to 19 degrees at the Fruit and Truck Branch Experiment Station, tying a seasonal low after two prior below freezing mornings.
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Middle West
Rock Mountain
Conting Tal Divide
New Mexico
Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma City
Abilene
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hope
Meru
Taylor Is Sent on Mission of Peace
AP Feature Service profiles 65 year old William Farish Taylor as he becomes President Nixon's personal representative to the Vatican, marking a shift from a storied business career with J P Morgan and U S Steel to public service. He champions public relief, high wage policies, and union recognition, balancing a lavish life with a sober, direct approach to leadership.
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J. P. Morgan
U. S. Steel Corporation
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East
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Italy
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Metropolitan Opera
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