Open Door Policy Faces Trade War Shift in U S Policy
The United States considers using federal funds to back trade with South America and to extend treasury credits to Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese government. Analysts see these moves as a shift toward financing allies to counter Axis influence, signaling a broader use of trade as a political weapon amid Sino-Japanese tensions.
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United States
Congress
Morgenthau
Treasury
South America
Lima
Germany
Italy
United States Treasury
Washington
Alsop and Kintner
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Tokyo
Japan
Son of Heaven
Challenge To Teachers Sparks Feminist Debate In Chicago
Mrs Evelyn Millis Duval director of Chicago Association for Child Study and Parent Education denounces feminine dominance in classrooms saying women teachers foster sissies and weak kneed husbands. She calls for more men teachers framing it as a new twist on feminism.
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Evelyn Millis Duval
Chicago
Association For Child Study and Parent Education
Duval
Morgenthau Faces Japan Over China Loan War Claim
Secretary Morgenthau delivers a pointed rebuttal to Japanese Foreign Minister Arita over the 25 million dollar loan to China and Japan’s denial of a declared war. The exchange centers on neutrality and the status of the conflict in the east. A stray line notes a hybrid tomato weight as a non sequitur.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Hachiro Arita
United States
China
Mr. Morgenthau
Japan
East
Nippon
The Once Over By HL LMTLUPS Adds Curious Americans
A collage of satirical blurbs features Chester Bowers imagining the Rose Bowl for flowers, Norris on Roosevelt third ticket, and Ed Wynn’s tax dispute. Jokes drift through politics and culture as a waitress quota case, Stork Club ruling, and humorous quips about autos and toastmistresses appear in light commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wynn
Place East of Suez Is Mocked as Undefeated Dream
A sly column mocks sports rankings as harshly as a mic full of chatter with no radio hookup. The writer assigns playful jabs at American bias and grid team hype, poking fun at national sports ratings in 1938.
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Suez
Our Children by Angelo Patri
A columnist argues teachers and parents need not pretend to know all answers. They should admit ignorance, encourage inquiry, and foster honest doubt to guide children. Patri promotes a new booklet Eating (No 93) offering guidance on feeding children, with a ten cent request to Bell Library New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Orient
Trans-America held bank conglomerate under fire in 1930s
Washington letters describe the SEC being pressured over the Trans-America holding company, a vast bank group with hotels real estate and other ventures. The piece notes Hoover era favor, shifting support to FDR allies, and suggests political meddling by California Democrats while SEC probes investment trusts within Trans-America.
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Trans-America Corporation
California
New York
Trans-America
Hoover
RFC
Dawes’ Bank
Giannini
SEC
Investment Trust
McAdeoos
O’connors
NEA Service, Inc
Rayville Citizen Reports Hold Up
George Dunnaway said his Rayville home was robbed near Seventh Street and the Illinois Central depot last Saturday night. He reported to Monroe police yesterday that two men, described as a tall 130 pound man in a checked suit and a short yellow man in khaki, both about 35, stole $7.50 and pennies.
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George Dunnaway
Rayville
Monroe
Dunnaway
I. L. Causey
Seventh Street
Illinois Central
University students return home for Christmas dances at Lotus and Elks clubs
William Wunsch from UNC joins dorm friends for a Lotus club Christmas party and a large dance with 200 guests. Watsons Bell Hops of Chicago provide music while white clad attendants serve iced punch. Entertainment committee members named. The following Wednesday Elks club hosts a joyous college dance with the Chicago Bell Hops jazz band.
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Lotus Club
Watson
Chicago
Messrs
George Zeigin
Robert Breard
Malcolm Biedenham
William Rodriguez
John Humble
Elks Club
Chicago Bell Hops Jazz Band
Orchid Sends Actress Dorothy Arnold Back to Stage
Dorothy Arnold nearly quit singing and dancing after The Band Box Revue until an orchid and a note from a fan inspired her. She began touring, then moved to radio where talent scout Mort Milman discovered her. Arnold, a tennis champion from Duluth, stands five feet four and a half inches tall and weighs 115 pounds with blond hair and blue green eyes.
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Dorothy Arnold
Mort Milman
Duluth
Small jelly molds preferred for single meals
Pack cranberry jelly in small molds just enough for one meal. Leftover jelly becomes watery after standing a few hours. Since 1909 about 60,000 airplanes have been built in the United States. The English thrush can sing for 16 hours without pause.
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Wrights
United States
Eight Warnings to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Workplaces
Health officials outline eight safety steps for factories garages mines and homes to prevent carbon monoxide exposure. Key tips include: ensure blue flame not yellow, avoid flexible gas lines, inspect tubing for leaks, avoid covering flames, do not patch leaks, report pressure changes, beware headaches, and seek medical help promptly.
Pedestrians Hit by Trucks Injure Two in City
Two pedestrians, a 4 year old girl and a man described as black, were injured yesterday afternoon when struck by small trucks. The girl, Bobbie Ray Johnson, suffered facial and leg bruises and is in St Francis sanitarium. The man, Henry Williams, fractured a leg, remained in the negro ward at St Francis hospital.
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Bobbie Ray Johnson
Edna Johnson
DeSiard Street
I. C. Gaar
Parker Street
DeSiard
Gaar
Morris Erskine
Loop Road
St. Francis Sanitarium
Henry Williams
Breard Street
J. F. Tanner
Julia Fay Tanner
Tanner's Cleaning Establishment
Adams Street
Pine
North Sixth Streets
St Francis Samitar
Whiteman Honored Amid Repeated Scranton Fire Alarms
New York reports recount Paul Whiteman's honorary fire chief ceremony in Scranton Pennsylvania interrupted by multiple alarms and false alarms as the crowd returned repeatedly. Stella Clausenova and Stell Clausenova renaming notes appear with Ballet Russe and Met performances.
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New York
Paul Whiteman
Scranton
Paul
Ross Morgan
Russ
Syracuse
Ballet Russe
Stella Clausen
Met
Stell Clausenova
Competition Not a Threat to Small Shops
In a summer resort town a small importer reports that a nearby branch store attracts more customers. The ad campaign benefits both shops as shoppers visit multiple outlets. A well run, reputable shop draws loyal buyers and thrives despite new competition.
Burglar Terrifies Benton Home Before Fleeing
A white male intruder entered Harmon Benton’s home at 502 South First Street yesterday noon, demanded money, took 25 cents and a $20 purse, grabbed a locket, and fled when a door slammed. Mrs. Benton’s daughter-in-law confronted him before he escaped along the Missouri Pacific tracks. detectives Bedsole, Parker, and Graves investigated.
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Harmon Benton
South First Street
James Benton
Missouri Pacific
D. J. Bedsole
Radio Network Listings and Schedule Changes
A dense orchestration of NBC WEAF and regional network station lists outlines channel groupings East Midwest South Mountain Pacific with program slots for 4:30 to 11:15 PM including Jack Armstrong Little Orphan Annie Amos n Andy Fred Allen Kay Kyser and Dance Music Or. The note warns of changes due to network designations and includes corrections and time conversions.
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Nbc-Weaf
Weaf
Wnac
Wtic
Wjar
Wtag
Wesh
Kyw
Wifbr
Wre
Wey
Weae
Wtam
Wwij
Wdel
Midwest
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Koa Kdyl
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Wsb
Wme
Wsmb
Wjdx
Kpre
Whbre
Pacific
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Kgw
Komo
Khq
Kpo
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Wiw
Work
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Wsan
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Cbl
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Wday
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Ksoo
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Koam
Wapo
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Wtar
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Wis
Wiax
Wila
Wsun
Wiod
Wsoc
Wibe
Wwne
Wese
Wave
Wsm
Kwoo
Wky
Wfaa
Annie
Charles Sears
Malcolm Claire
Amos 'N
Andy-east
Edwin C. Hill
J. Marshard Orch
J. Marshard Or
Tommy Dorsey
Fred Allen
Town Hall
Kay Kyser
J. Messner
Wmbd
Wisn
Wibw
Kfh
Wkbb
Wtaq
Wkbh
Weco
Wsbt
Kscj
Wnax
Whlb
Kglo
Kdah Weoa
Wmfg
MOUNT
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Ksi
Kgvo
Kfbb
COAST
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Kfpy
Kvi
Ksfo
Koy
Karm
Khbe
Kgbm
Kiro Kgar
Castillians
The
J. Hereford
Organ
Howleye & Aviation
Bob Trout
Wabe
Sophie Tucker
Network
Paul Whiteman
Band
Theater of Stars
Edgar A. Guest
Wiz
Whz
Wbhza
Kdka
Wxyz
Wsyr
Wmal
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Waby
Webr
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Wmff
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Kso
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Kma
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Wmos
Wibo
Wdsu
Wag
Ween
Kxyz
Kilo Kvod
Kutc
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Ing
Detroit
St Louis
Chester Bowers
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Norris
Irwin
W. H. Schaper
Fred Hammill
Hopkins
Stork Club
New York Labor Relations Board
Associated Newspapers
Our
Angelo Patri
Bell Syndicate, Inc
U.S. Treasury
Finland
Morgenthad
John T. Flynn
NEA
Securities and Exchange Commission
William Wunsch
University of North Carolina
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Dr. Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
George Ross
Wilfred Funk
Funk
J. P. Morgan
Helen Menken
John Golden
Diane
Golden
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
CBS
WABC
Wade
Wdre
Wweau
Wpre
Wibi
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Wibm
Kmbec
Kmox
Whas
Kfab
Krnt
Walt Whas
Whee Wore
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Chac
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Wmas
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Wkbo
Whio Webi
Wbrk
Wnbdx
Wade Wabt Wan Oixie — West
Wsfa
Wgam
Wdod
Kira Wrec
Wiac
Wwi
Wtoe
Krid
Kirh
Wdae Whig Wabj
Sis
Wmbr
Ktul
Weea
Wdne
Wnox
Mmm Wine Wehs
Weoc
Rye Waim
Wredwa
NBC
WJZ
Don Winslow
Navy East
Landt
Tom Mix
Vaughn de Leath
Blves—west
Rollini Ensemplele
Jesse Crawford
the Serenaders
Lyon and Marlowe
Lowell Thomas
Siso Cat
Mr. Keen
Lost Persons
Horace Heidt
Rey Shield Radio Review
D. Ellman
Wings For the Martins
Deme
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