Congress Drama Halts Week as FDR Weighs Salvage
Amid a near adjournment, Roosevelt and Garner, with Speaker Bankhead and leaders Barkley and Rayburn, plan salvage of the five point program. Housing bill favored, wage hour fate a defeat, tax revision and anti trust plans left unresolved. Panay incident looms as Tokyo reviews responses under pressure from Washington and Tokyo officials.
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Roosevelt
Garner
White House
Garmer
Bankhead
Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Senate
House
Congress
China vows to fight to the end as Nankow capital shifts
Chinese officials say no peace overtures to Japan and Chiang Kai-Shek refines new military plans. Japanese-owned mills in Tsingtao burned or exploded causing about 300 million dollars in damage. All U.S. nationals in the city reported safe, with three American warships ready to aid as needed.
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China
Hankow
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Teingtao
Supreme Court bans wire tapping in federal prosecutions
The Supreme Court ruled the 1934 Communications Act prohibits use of evidence obtained by wire tapping in federal criminal proceedings. Justice Roberts delivered the decision, reversing a Second Circuit ruling that upheld such evidence in smuggling alcohol convictions in New York. Justices Sutherland and McReynolds dissented.
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Roberts
Second Circuit Court of Appeala
Felux
New York
Sutherland and
McReynolds
War Vote Plan Blocked in Congress by Roosevelts Hull
President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull blocked Representative Louis Ludlows plan for a constitutional amendment requiring a popular referendum before war unless invasion occurs. Ludlow gathered 218 signatures to force a House vote, but approval seems unlikely soon amid political resistance. Under William Allen White, a liberal coalition formed to protect collective bargaining and union rights. The American Association for Economic Freedom, with White as temporary policy chair, aims to safeguard labor bargaining and organizing.
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Hull
Louis Ludlow
Ludlow
House
William Allen White
Kansas
American Association For Economic Freedom
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la W. Jett Lauck
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Frank Named to Chair Republican Charter Committee
Glenn Frank, former president of the University of Wisconsin, was chosen to chair a committee to draft a new Republican party charter. He may accept to formulate the party policies. National Chairman Hamilton said the committee would be an independent agency of the party with many members named by the executive committee. Frank aligns with the liberal wing of the GOP but is not aligned with Wisconsin La Follettes who ousted him from the university role. His views appeal to Hoover, Landon, and other party leaders across regions.
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Ambassador Bingham Dies In Baltimore At Sixty Six
Robert Worth Bingham American ambassador to Great Britain died in Johns Hopkins hospital Baltimore of a rare abdominal ailment at sixty six after resigning due to ill health His body was taken to Louisville for burial and lay in state in the Kentucky capitol Frankfort King George VI and Queen Elizabeth sent condolence cables Also noted was Gen Erich Von Ludendorff who died in Munich the World War veteran once chief of staff to von Hindenburg and later criticized factions in Germany
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Munich
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Germany
Farm Income Larger Despite Lower Prices in 1937
Government subsidies rose to 380 million while yields improved across major crops boosting total cash income to about 8.5 billion in 1937. Farmers benefited from strong production and conservation payments, with 1937 marking the best cash income since 1928.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
UAW Officials Build Half Billion Dollar War Chest
In Detroit U A W officials announce concentration of union resources into a war chest valued at half a billion dollars to organize Ford Motor Company employees. Union members who work part time are assessed, and international officers and organizers face a 6 to 10 percent salary reduction.
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Wallace Gains Ground as Farley Faces Setbacks in 1940 Race
Washington observers see Secretary Henry A. Wallace gaining momentum for the Democratic nomination with Farley hurt by the recession and sidelined by a pending postmaster general position. Farley may pursue New York governor instead, while Wallace broadens support among conservatives and farm groups, and spectators weigh Dewey’s potential impact on the race.
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Pierce Arrow Company
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Buffalo
Herbert H. Lehman
Roosevelt
Democratic
George W. Norris
Nebraska
G.O. P
Wage and tax fights loom over congressional caution
The piece analyzes lawmakers' reluctance to push new utility subsidies or wage hour reforms amid White House opposition and potential veto risks. It details bloc voting, farm and city alliances, and the political calculus of enacting or defeating major regulatory legislation. It notes doubts about two thirds majorities and the unsettled path to conference reports.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Chindman
House
Senate
White House
Jim Farley
University of Havana Ends Turbulent Custody Case
A fragmented report notes the University of Havana, one of America's oldest educational centers, briefly facing custody under a Dominican priest with papal authorization. The unclear text hints at church jurisdiction and disputed wealth, with subsequent securitization under church oversight.
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America
University of Havana
Dominnicas
Iucocen
Papel Jurisdiciun
Sure to Delight in Colors Bright
An old-fashioned bedspread bouquet pattern features roses cornflowers daisies fern and forget-me-nots with a lace frill. Embroidering yields a charming result. pattern 6908 includes motifs, a color chart, stitch illustrations and material needs. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle for pattern 6908 with name and address.
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Otain
Household Arts Dept
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New York, N. Y
Ready Made House Dresses Spawn Mass Production
Advertising created demand for ready made house dresses and enabled mass production. Today consumers pay less for a ready made dress than their mother paid for the fabric. The industry provides jobs for thousands of people.
Safe Pleasant Way To Lose Fat Ad Claims
A vintage advert promotes Kruschen Salts claiming rapid fat loss of 15 pounds per month, boosted energy, improved health, and clearer skin. It urges daily half-teaspoon doses, modest diet tweaks, light exercise, and promises enduring health benefits with a single bottle.
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