European Peace Talks Persist Amid War News
Weekly News Analysis by Joseph W. LaBine surveys ongoing European peace efforts despite increasing warfare. It traces mediations, Venlo and Munich incidents, rising anti-Hitler sentiment, and proposed European confederation plans from Chamberlain and others, with U.S. diplomacy tied to reciprocal trade treaties and possible defense funding. Garner and Dewey rumors anchor the political notes.
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Poland
Britain
Europe
Asia's Woes and Global Turbulence Rise in 1940s Mix
Chiang Kai-shek faces threats as Japan seizes a supply route via Nanning while another path through Yunnan remains contested. Soviet support wanes amid talks with Japan. Hollywood unions threaten theaters until a 10 percent wage hike. Romania navigates neutrality under King Carol amid German and Russian pressure. Elliott Roosevelt unveils a 100-station Transcontinental network. Prince Michael of Romania sits in the Bucharest senate after turning eighteen. Billy Rose bids for control of the 1940 Golden Gate Expo.
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Kwangsi
Nanning
Japan
Indo-China
Burma
Chiang Kai-shek
Yunnan
Chiang
Kunming
Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Holiday Fruit Cake Recipes and Tips From Solano Household News
Half the thrill of Christmas is in pre-holiday prep with fruit and nut laden cakes and cookies. Read directions for dark and white fruit cakes, plum pudding, and lemon icing, plus storage tips and a Gum Arabic glaze. Order the “Holiday Recipes” mimeo booklet from Eleanor Howe in Chicago for 10 cents.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Dies Urges Co operation or Responsibility for Killing Inquiry
Martin Dies, head of the Un American Activities Committee, demanded administration cooperation or responsibility for ending the inquiry. He warned it is a headache and worn him out. Harry Woodring, secretary of war, boasted of Kansas governorship and a rare cabinet appointment, noting a bachelor governor six years ago is now expecting a fourth baby. Harry Hopkins, secretary of commerce, started a campaign to remove interstate trade barriers, calling them a serious threat to the national economy.
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Washington
State Department
George Messersmith
Europe
Hull
Smoot Hawley
Martin Dies
un-Americanism Investigating Committee
Harry Woodring
Kansas
Kenson
Harry Hopkins
Pressing appeal for new U S trade pact in Tokyo
Chugai Shogyo demands immediate action to replace the abrogated U S treaty set to expire January 26, reflecting business discontent with Tokyo government. Gallup finds 70 percent of Americans support food stamp plan to distribute surplus to needy families, hinting at bigger surplus funds next Congress. Utilities discuss a private public network across the East, including a 220000 watt Chicago to New York line. Finland-Russia tensions rise as border artillery reports claim Finnish soldiers killed and wounded.
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Japan
Tokyo
U. S
Chugai Shogyo
Gallup
U.S
Washington
Chicago
New York
Finland
Russia
Cheerful Nursery Bright Walls and Azure Floor
A nursery exudes cheer with walls and woodwork painted warm cream and the floor in a vivid azure blue, creating a bright welcoming atmosphere.
Toys from Spoiled Spools Christmas Toys by Ruth Wyeth Spears
Readers learn to craft whimsical holiday toys from spool parts with doll arms legs and bonnet spools shaped by wires. The feature notes new Sewing Book No 4 and 10 cent editions, plus free quilt block patterns from Early American designs, with orders to Mrs Spears in Bedford Hills, New York.
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Ruth Wyeth
Spears
Share Fortune Quotes on Helping Felons
A short maxim attributed to Julian Hawthorne notes that the best use of good fortune is to share it with those less fortunate, here framed as a moral urging to aid felons. The quote emphasizes generosity and social responsibility.
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Julian Hawthorne
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