German Corner on Munitions and U. S. Embargo Policy
The column argues United States neutrality laws fail to curb Nazi military leverage as Germany gains control of Skoda munitions. It highlights Hull and Pittman pushing repeal of the embargo, warning that U. S. action risks aiding Nazi aims. It also surveys social security tax plans, potential reforms, and the impact on old-age reserves. Fourteen U. S. stations face FCC license renewal demands to promote international goodwill.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Krupp Works
Berlin
Skoda
Czecho-Slovakia
Europe
Rumania
Greece
Turkey
Jugoslavia
U. S
Senate
Cordell Hull
Mr. Hull
Nevada
Sen
Key Pittman
Nazi Germany
Congress
Roosevelt dodges third term talk amid weather quips
President Roosevelt avoids answering about a third term, prompting West Virginia anti New Deal Sen. Rush D Holt to press his stance. Holt opposes a Roosevelt bid and would push a senate-confirmed resolution he has kept folded for over a year to bar a third term, while two New Dealers opposing Holt push a rival position.
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Roosevelt
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Rush Holt
White House
Senate
Holt
John N. Garner
James A. Farley
Prominent Americans Face Jobs Shifts and Policy Debates
Three notable men may take new roles soon. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a World War draft dodger imprisoned in the US, plans to use wealth to aid employment by opening a Philadelphia brewery and developing land. Admiral William Leary and Admiral Leahy see Navy leadership shifts. Jesse Jones may head the reconstruction loans agency, while a Senate resolution under debate tests Roosevelt’s political future. U.S. farm income trends and subsidies are examined with multiple data points across crops and livestock.
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Grover Cleveland Bergdowl
Germany
U. S
Philadelphia
William Leary
U.S. Naval Operations
Blanton Winship
Claude A. Swanson
Navy
Admiral Leahy
Naval
Jesse Jones
Texan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Consolidated Federal Lending l Agency
Roosevelt
Mr. Jones
Oatmeal in Budget Cooking Promotes Easy Family Meals
Oatmeal emerges as a versatile budget helper with recipes for muffins soup cookies and patties. The piece highlights oatmeal as a wholesome vitamin B source and a way to stretch meat and add energy to meals. It also promotes a new cookbook Feeding Father by Eleanor Howe and notes uses for old license plates in painting.
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Lucky
Eleanor Howe
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Engineering feat halves wires with deep underground cabling
Onward telephone reports 560,090 wires could be strung above ground needing 9,000 pole strings. Underground, a single 234 inch cable would carry 3,636 wires, and a new 4,242 insulated wires in the same thickness is claimed, showing dramatic cable compactness. Hangover science notes oxygen deprivation in air sickness and suggests mild oxygen could aid those recovering from too much alcohol, sparking talk of drug store oxygen bars.
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New York
Arnold D. Tuttle
United Airlines’ Medical Department
Tuttle
Puzzle quiz questions from a newspaper column
A column presents a set of quiz questions asking readers to identify a recent disaster at a marked map spot, judge statements about union affiliations, a cited infantile paralysis survivor returning from Lourdes, and the charge on which former U.S. Judge Martin T. Manton was convicted, with answers at the bottom of the column.
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Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
C. I
France
Lourdes
U. S&s
Martin T. Manton
New York City
Treasury Refinancing Planned for June 15
June 15 marks the next U. S. Treasury refinancing with an exchange offer of 426,354,600 in 134 percent notes due September next for new five year notes due June 15, 1944. No new money needed until September. Fiscal figures show a 1938-39 year deficit likely to hit about 4 billion by June 30. Morgenthau noted only 49 Americans had million dollar incomes in 1937, while 6.25 million filed 1937 income tax returns. Senate approved removing the 30 million limit on federal bond insurance, though the 45 billion debt limit remains for next year.
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U. S. Treasury
Treasury
U. S
Morgenthau
Senate
Answers to Puzzlers and Referendum News Items
Answers to Puzzlers indicate a misprint and include a note on a British submarine loss with 98 lives. A referendum among 70,000 UWA members shows 96 percent backing affiliation with AFL. Fred Suite Sr. of Chicago is named in a conspiracy to obstruct justice and to deprive the U.S. of impartial services in a sale of justice.
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Thetis
A. F
Fred Suite Sr
Chicago
U. S
Charming Patterns For Smart Fashions
Spring and Summer Pattern Book offers Barbara Bell designs No 1755 and 1756 for versatile garments with slimming lines. Patterns cover three piece ensembles, dresses, and separates in colors and fabrics like chiffon georgette and linen with sizes up to 52. Order form and prices included.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
The Better Way to Correct Constipation
Advice promotes Kellogg's AN Bran cereal as a simple preventive remedy for constipation. It claims bulk in the diet plus water prevents irregularity, urging daily consumption of Kellogg's AN Bran from Battle Creek and availability at groceries.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Truth Needs No Defense Proverb Says Dignity of Truth
Quote attribution to Ben Jonson notes that truth requires no defense as protests rise around truth's dignity. The line frames public discourse and integrity amid disagreement.
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Ben Jonson
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