Hore Belisha rise and Rothschilds in recent European headlines
British War Secretary Hore Belisha is highlighted as a reforming force reshaping the army amid prewar tensions. The piece shifts to the Rothschild family tracing their centuries‑long fortune and influence after the Creditanstalt collapse, noting their vast holdings and resilience through crises.
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Louis
Alphonse
Creditanstalt
Franz Lehar
Austerlitz
Holy Roman Empire
Aus-Nathan
James
Solomon J Rothschild
Mayer Anshelm
Europe
Argent
Consolidated News
Rayburn Leads House Toward Reform Bill Passage
President Roosevelt urged unity on a reform bill as Rep. Sam Rayburn signaled it would pass with amendments. O'Connor warned he would vote against it despite concessions. Congress faced expected delays in conference and debate before any enactment. Sloan blamed November sales decline on lack of confidence and rising payrolls. He then left profit participation after requesting removal.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
House
White House
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Bureau of Education
John J. O'Connor
New York
Sloan
House of Representatives
John J. O’connor
United States
Washington
Western Newspaper Union
Help Business Measure Pushed In Senate Debated Tax Changes
Sen Pat Harrison described the help business measure as the revenue bill reworked by the senate finance committee and sent to the senate. Critics expect a week of debate while supporters claim swift passage to aid business.
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Senate
HAT
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Charles McNary
Oregon
House
James P. Pope
Idaho
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
GM earnings shrink in 1937 report by Sloan
General Motors chairman William S. Sloan Jr. told stockholders that GM’s 1937 earnings were lower and that government policy toward business caused a lack of confidence and hampered growth. He warned policy could chill investment and urged stability.
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Sfred P. Sloan, JR
General Motors
Nations prepare for naval arms race under escalator clause
United States Britain and France respond to Japan's refusal to disclose naval plans by invoking the London treaty escalator clause and pledging larger dreadnaughts. Britain notifies Germany and Soviet Russia. France vows to stick to 35,000 tons unless continental powers depart. Senate hearings on a 1.1 billion naval expansion begin with Hull and Leahy testifying.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Japan
France
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
State Hull
Leahy
Walsh
Congress
Clark
Missouri
Alaska
Equator
Hawaiian Islands
Walker Says Phone Rates Could Fall 25 Percent
Paul A Walker of the FCC told Congress that U S telephone rates could drop by about 25 percent without harming Bell system net earnings. He blamed high costs on depreciation policies and manufacturing expenses tied to Bell and other practices. AT T president Walter S Gifford called the investigation one sided and unfair, disputing the report’s summary.
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Sporting
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Paul A. Walker
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Bell System
Congress
FCC
Walker
Walter S. Gifford
Gifford
Loyalist Spain near loss as insurgents seize Lerida
Rebels advance toward Tortosa and press on toward the Mediterranean as loyalist forces fight to hold Catalonia. Lerida, a key Catalan city, falls while observers forecast the war's end.
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Spain
Franco
Lerida
Catalonia
Tortosa
Mediterranean Sea
Green Orders AFL Withdraw From Labor Non-Partisan League
President Green instructs AFL affiliates to withdraw from Labor's Non-Partisan League and to shun any independent labor party ticket. He warns 3,500,000 members to oppose candidates backed by the league, calling it a ventriloquist's dummy for CIO leaders and urges strict non partisan voting in primaries and Congress elections.
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Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L. National
A. F. of L
Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization Leaders
Congress weighs May adjournment amid major bills
Senate leaders eye adjournment by May 1 but face wage hour, Hungary debt settlement, and railroad fights. Barkley aims to clear tax revision, naval expansion, and relief by April, unless Hungary debt talks stretch debate. Rayburn expects House finish by May 1, though wage hour revival could alter plans.
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Ongress
Barkley
Senate
Hungary
Rayburn
House
Chamber
Mussolini Warns France Of Implacable War Readiness
Italy's leader told the senate that land sea and air forces are ready for rapid war and warned Europe of Italy’s offensive doctrine. He claimed the submarine fleet is largest, air force among the best, and vowed to mobilize up to 9 million troops under his command. Goebbels echoed strength for Germany in Vienna, declaring Paris no longer the heart of European politics.
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Italy
Bento Mussolini
Senate
Il Duce
Europe
France
Mussolini
Goebbels
Vienna
Germany
Paris
Berlin
Oil Seizures Spark U S Mexico Protest
FR BEATIONS describe a sharp protest by Ambassador Daniels to Foreign Minister Hay over expropriation of foreign oil properties by President Cardenas. Cardenas convened a special session to consider internal loan funds for indemnity payments as U S support for silver waned and tensions rose.
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United States
Mexico
Daniels
Eduardo Hay
Cardenas
Congress
Primary campaigns loom in Democratic races for 1940
National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart discusses looming Democratic primary battles for senate and house nominations. It assesses Roosevelt influence, possible coalitions against the New Deal, and the impact on party leadership and future conventions. It also covers Clark Pope dynamics and concerns over presidential press material sales.
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William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
Washington
Senate
House of Rep
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
Michigan
North
House of Representatives
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
New Mexico
New York
Indiana
van Nuys
Supreme Court
House
Clark
Tocsin
Pretty Dresses That Flatter the Figure
Spring and Summer sewing patterns offer easy to follow designs that slim the figure. The Barbara Bell patterns suit sizes 34 to 52 with detailed sew charts, fabric suggestions, and concise yardage. Send 15 cents for the pattern book and individual patterns from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
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