TVA Debate Shapes 1940 Platform and Memphis Example
The piece argues TVA stays as a democratic adjustment to technology and questions its cost and governance. It cites Wendell Willkie’s call for a five year test period and Memphis as a model where public utilities raised living standards while saving taxpayers. It urges transparent accounting to reveal who pays and who benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
SEC
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis
United States
The Once Over by H L Phillips
Henry and Edsel drive a purge to build war planes amid worries on production. They discuss government plans, color choices, and the risk of shifting priorities from autos to aircraft while recalling past war contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsel
Henry
Washington
Air Force
Dad
New Deal Recipe A Billion a Day
Dorothy Quick reports on a proposed economic plan promising vast spending to deter German aggression. The piece outlines a bold, wartime mobilization idea framed as a daily billion dollar investment to counter Adolf Hitler.
Our Children By Angelo Patri
A meditation on youth pride and its clash with spiritual and moral truth. The essay argues that reason alone cannot define goodness and that enduring values come from faith, tradition, and obedience to timeless moral laws. It warns that youth may dismiss them at great peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Golden
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Morgan Yachts Corsair IV Sale May End Family Line
The Corsair IV, built in 1930 and 2,181 tons, may be sold to a British firm with government approval required by a law barring sales to belligerents. The Morgan family lineage of Corsairs spans nearly six decades with prior yachts serving in wars or government service. The elder Morgan once quipped that wealth should render cost irrelevant to yacht ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Morgan
Atlantic
Pacific
Time For Drill Burden on Employers During National Guard Training
The article argues firms nationwide should grant paid time off to National Guard members for training. It notes universal service is unlikely soon, making the guard the main source of mass training. Employers must cooperate to share the burden fairly with volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Tax burdens on rental buildings and municipal debt
The piece argues taxes on rental properties should not exceed one twelfth of yearly rent and cites cases where taxes reach half or all of rent. It claims waste and theft worsen municipal debt, urging value received for tax money and prudent spending by communities and individuals.
Washington Daybook summary of capital chatter and gridlock
A compact collection of Washington musings on living costs, jobseekers, and the Senate and House voting unanimity. The notes touch on Japan talks, traffic committees, and the extraordinary congressional unity described as 400 to one in the House and 80 to zero in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Notable University and Local Figures Plan Summer Travels
Fifteen years ago on June 21 1925 Herbert Levy a University of Texas student visits his mother Mrs Hattie Levy. Mr and Mrs RR Beaman with daughters Winnie Helen and Doris plan a lengthy motor trip east including New York City. Mrs WM Parker with children Jack and Sue depart for Detroit Michigan and Ann Arbor for a summer stay and a state university course for Jack. Edith Gunby a Business and Professional Women's club member is elected to attend the national convention in Portland Maine next month. Armandine Renaud leaves for New York City to study at Vestoff Serova and take Ned Wayburn special work. Dr J L Adams recovered from Mayo Clinic operation with encouraging word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Levy
University of Texas
Hattie Levy
R. R. Beaman
Winnie Helen
Doris
New York City
W. M. Parker
Jack
Sue
Detroit
Mich
Ann Arbor
The
State University
Edith Gunby
Business and Professional Women's Club
Portland
Maine
Armandine Renaud
Vestoff Serova School of Dancing
Ned Wayburn
Jobs for June Graduates in Banking Opportunities
This piece urges June graduates to consider banking as a career highlighting diverse roles from tellers and bookkeepers to statisticians and investment analysts. It notes types of banks mutual savings commercial banks and trusts, plus the federal reserve system and Rutgers programs. It emphasizes continuous study, strong job prospects, modest starting pay with secure rewards, and personal qualifications for success in banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Norris
Cleveland
American Institute of Banking
Mutual Savings Institutions
Federal Reserve Bank System
Rutgers University
American Bankers Association
Capital marriages rise as war jitters flare
The column notes war anxieties push marriages up by about 40 percent as men seek exemptions while women wed quickly. It mentions Italy entering the war increasing hostesses’ burden, Senator Reynolds seeking to aid Frances in Italy, and Governor LaGuardia rumored as a future secretary of war. It also jokes about pensions, Chicago politics, and Senator Pepper’s anti Hitler line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Senator Reynolds
State Department
Frances
Pal
Chicago
Roosevelt
Columbia
Woman’s National Rifle Association
Labor
Perkins
AFI
Dan Tobin
War Department
Navy
Senator Pepper
Florida
Pepper
Hitler
Roosevelt seeks $42 thousand for inauguration expenses
President Roosevelt asks Congress to allocate 42 000 dollars for expenses of inaugurating the next president. He urged the Senate appropriations committee to include the amount in a pending deficiency appropriation bill for the January 20 ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Monroe Residents Receive 1939 Life Insurance Payouts
Lincoln National Life estimates Monroe per capita life payments at $2.70 in 1939 with total policyholder and beneficiary payouts of $591,000. Arthur F. Hall praised life insurance as economic strength while noting national and state figures for 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Arthur F. Hall
The
Lincoln National Life
United States
America
Japan Warns France Over Supplies to China
Hong Kong June 21 The Japanese issued a third warning in eight days to the French to stop war supplies from reaching China via French Indo-China. The move came after a mutual agreement allowing Japanese inspectors in Indo-China to oversee the Yunnan railway, the so called blood transfusion route for Chiang Kai Shek’s regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Indo-China
Yunnan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hollywood Gossip Notes On Stars And Snaps
Jimmie Fidler surveys Hollywood buzz on Miriam Hopkins Teddy social Payson and ongoing delays while stars like Norma Shearer Cary Grant Bing Crosby and Barbara Hutton feature in anecdotes. The column notes public feuds hairdos prize fights and industry chatter with light, period tone.
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Hollywood
Payson
Teddy Social
Miriam Hopkins
A. Faye
T. Martin
Tony
Norma Shearer
Huntington Hartford
Arline
T Wee
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Laurence Olivier
Hazel Forbes
Reno
Harry Rickman
Bill
Nee Gordon) Elliott
RKO
Pearl Argyle
Warner
Kurt Bernhardt
Sonja Henie
20Th
Cary Grant
Ricardo Cortez
Barbara Hutton Reventlow
Tony Martin
Doc Stork
Jane Wyman
Ronald Reagan
Virginia Field
Love for Love revived by Players Club in New York
The Players club of New York revives Congreve’s Love for Love, a Restoration comedy first staged in London in 1695. The piece parallels modern British history, with references to William and Mary, Marlborough, and Churchill, while noting the revival is a family affair and not a commercial engagement. Oscar Serlin promotes a deluxe album about the Players, Empire Theater, and Clarence Day.
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New York
Players Club of
London
Whitehall
Britain
William of Orange
Mary
James II
Boyne
France
John Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Winston Churchill
Brittan
Old Players Club
Congreve
Churchill
England
Oscar Serlin
Old Empire
40Th Street
Broadway
Clarence Day
Serlin
Yalowka
Poland
Start of a Happy Life Sought in Banking Fraternity
A statement emphasizes partnership with the bank to begin a fulfilling life within the banking fraternity. It frames financial alliance as a path to personal happiness and stable growth through professional ties. The message highlights trust, mutual support, and long term commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Self
New US committee aids European child refugees
New agency organized with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as temporary chair to cooperate with Canada in finding havens for bomb displaced European children seeking safety in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Canada
Two Die in Tokyo Fire During Thunderstorm
Police report two deaths and 101 injuries from a blaze that damaged 13 government wooden buildings in central Tokyo yesterday after a lightning strike. Four seriously hurt.
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Tokyo
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Johnny
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Amazing America
Mbs-Wor
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Nbc-Weaf
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