Small business advocate Draper to aid defense effort
Ernest G. Draper, longtime small business ally and New York head of a food packing firm, is named by the Federal Reserve Board as its representative to mobilize small businesses for defense. He will coordinate with reserve banks and local banks to expand small firms' access to government contracts and credit.
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Consolidated
New York
Ernest G. Draper
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Banks
Draper
National Labor Board
Senate
Small Business League
Amherst
New Jersey
League of Nations style moves and wartime notes mix
Article surveys Hitler’s attempted new League alignments with Japan Romania Slovakia and Bulgaria, notes skepticism about Berlin diplomacy, and shifts to Mussolini’s failed Greek campaign. It reflects neutral analysis and theater figure Mrs. Crothers alongside war news from Albania and Greece.
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Adolf Hitler
Berlin
League of Nations
Bulgaria
Japan
Germany
Italy
Romania
Iron Guard
Ion Antonescu
Antonescu
Slovakia
Boris
England
Mrs. Crothers
New York
Hugenot
Sofia
Russia
Big Red Brother
Dardanelles
Ministry of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment
Hitler
Mussolini
Albania
Switzerland
Benito Mussolini
Greece
Koritza
Pogradez
Argiocastro
Dunkerque
Adriatic
Asl
San- Su
Blood Purge in Romania and Labor Strikes Across U S
Anarchy in Romania spreads as Iron Guard executes at least 64 political enemies and claims a martyr. In California Downey Vultee Aircraft faces a 12 day shutdown over wage demands and arbitration terms amid labor clashes. Aluminum Corporation of America at New Kensington also halts production after a dues dispute and union demand.
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Balkan
Rumania
Iron Guard Party
Ion Antonescu
Corneliu Codreanu
Codreanu
Carol
Downey
Calif
Vultee Aircraft
C. I. O. Automobile
Congress
House
Jackson
Representative Dies
Texas
FBI
John R. Steelman
Department of Labor
Conciliation Service
R. J. Thomas
New Kensington
Aluminum Corporation of America
Aluminum Workers Union
Philip Murray
Hitler
League of Nations
Soviet Russia
Bulgaria
U. S
Princess Juliana to Visit White House in Private Dinner
Guest Princess Juliana of the Netherlands will visit the White House December 18 with the Dutch minister stating the occasion is strictly personal and private. Mrs. A. E. Burkhardt of Poland Ohio earned America’s best crocheter honor after a 250000-entry luncheon set contest. Matilda W. Wilson, automobile heiress and social leader, named lieutenant governor of Michigan by Gov Loren D Dickinson, as the incumbent faced legal questions over the appointment after Frank D. Fitzgerald’s death.
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Juliana
Netherlands
White House
Washington
Champ
A. E. Burkhardt
Poland
Ohio
America
Matilda W. Wilson
Michigan
Loren D. Dickinson
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Dickinson
Mrs. Roosevelt
Canada
Ottawa
Prince Bernhard
London
Wilhelmina
Aid to Britain Money Needed and Funding Limits
Lord Lothian reported Britain has depleted almost all American aid funds as it sold gold and U S securities to finance orders. President Roosevelt defended current aid limits and urged faster production, while London discussed trading crown colony possessions for munitions in a semi official tone.
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Lord Lothian
Washington
London
United States
U. S
Roosevelt
Britain
Caribbean
Food Price Inquiry Aims to Curb Monopolies in Markets
The Department of Justice extends its probe from home building indictments to food markets alleging monopolistic practices. It targets processors and distributors taking 45 to 60 percent of consumer dollars, with claims of price fixing in fish cheese poultry and bread industries.
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Department of Justice
Robot plane scores hits in guarded tests at navy bases
Secret project tests of a pilotless radio controlled bomber show direct hits at distant targets from bases in Hawaii and Langley Field. The robot plane, which can release bombs automatically, may be used with piloted aircraft or relay stations for long-range missions. Navy warns to prevent disclosure under Espionage Act.
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Washington
Navy
Hawaii
Langley Field
Debate on War Powers and Congressional Consultation
William Allen White argues that wartime government powers resemble dictatorship only in existence and threat. He notes historical use of commandeering and priority lists, warns of a chisel ing fringe, and suggests Congress discuss aid to Britain while avoiding unnecessary war. He supports a consultative congressional resolution without declaring war.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Woodrow Wilson
Smith and Wesson Manufacturing Company
National War Labor Board
William Allen White
Britain
Congress
White
Weekly News Analysis Reflections by Western Union Panel
Editorial note explains opinions are those of the analyst and not the newspaper. Released by the Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
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Capitol
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France
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Payne H. Ratner
Kansas
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New York Court
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