Birthdays and headlines mix in a world at war
The piece surveys personalities and events from Henry Ford and Mussolini to Abyssinia and Italy. It notes Ford's longevity, Mussolini's age, rumors of Addis Ababa bombardment, Italy's gold in London, and British arms embargo effects. It also mentions General Electric heat claims and Dewey on racketeering.
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Mussolini
Italy
London
Mr. Swope
London Times
Universal Service
Rome
Addis
Ababa
England
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Fess Nypaioetn
Congress Braces for Tax Fight as Republicans Demand Delay
Democratic leaders push ahead with the goak the rich tax bill amid Republican calls for postponement until next winter and a full budget review. Sen Hastings proposes August 10 quitting date while Sen Vandenberg denounces the plan as a hoax and urges January action. The bill aims at steep levies on large fortunes to raise revenue, set for potential enactment before adjournment.
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Congress
Hastings
Delaware
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senator Vandenberg
Uncle Sam
la Follette
House
Ways and Means
Supreme Court to Decide AAA Powers Amendments Debate
Opponents of the AAA extensions reach the Supreme Court route. The Senate passes the administration bill with 15 opposing votes as supporters count on the court to settle the dispute over Secretary Wallace's expanded authority.
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Senate
Hoosack Mills
Boston Circuit Courts of Appeals
AAA
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Supreme Court
Supreme
Ray Silver Dies At 65 In Martinsburg West Virginia
Ray Silver longtime agriculture advocate died suddenly at his Martinsburg home at age sixty five. He served as president of the United States Grain Market Corporation of Chicago and led several grower cooperatives including Inwood Fruit Growers and Berkeley Fruit Growers. He also headed credit associations, directed United Growers of America, and served on national commissions and delegations related to tariffs and unemployment.
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Ray Silver
Martinsburg
W. Va
United States Grain @arket corporation of Chicago
Inwood Fruit Growers’ Co-Operative Corporation
Berkeley Fruit Growers
Easters’ Credit Association
United Growers of America
Federated Growers Credit Association
National Bureau of Economic Research
Taft
Farm Bureau Federation
Europe
Italo Ethi opia crisis prompt League council action
Haile Selassie demands immediate convocation of the League of Nations to address the Italo Ethiopian dispute. Ethiopia cites article M of the Covenant as protecting independence, while Britain weighs full action if others assent. A London Daily Herald report claims the Admiralty plans a vast war fleet by 1942 at $750 million.
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League of Nations Council
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League
Geneva
Tada Hawariat
France
The
Italy
Stanley Baldwin
London
W. C. Martin
Foreign ‘Office
Ac ‘Ording
Daily Herald of London
Admiralty
Bolton Byres-Monsell
United States
Germany
Japan
Roosevelts reshuffle in Virgin Islands sparks debate
President Roosevelt moved Pearson and Wilson from office in the Virgin Islands and named Lawrence W. Cramer as successor. St. Thomas and St. Croix leaders protest the choice, while Washington criticism grows as Cramer awaits Senate confirmation.
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Virgin Islands
Roosevelt
Paul M. Pearson
T. Webber Wilson
Pearson
Lawrence W Cramer
St. Croix Island
Senate
Cramer
St. Thomas
Pearsons
St. Croix
Virgin, Islands
Wilson
Washington
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Interior
Ickes
PWA
Judge Wilson
Harrison
Federal
Parole Board
Cummings
Amy T. Stannard
Colorful midsummer silk prints trend in gowns
Western Newspaper Union notes vivid silk prints dominate summer fashion with bold tropical color splashes, cutout floral trims, and innovative sleeve and collar ideas. Designers favor simple lines to let prints shine.
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Western Newspaper Union
Fall Forecast by Cherie Nicholas
Fashion notes describe two hats in the fall forecast. One hat features bright green velour with a black and white plume curling down the neck. The other showcases a sheer body with a feathered brim and trim designed for dinner dress wear.
Flowers in fashion set for stylish ensembles
Flower themed styling dominates current fashion as orchids and camellia sprays decorate daytime costumes and frocks. velvet wrapped corsages pin at collars while evening wear features hair sprays in tiara style. single orchids appear on jeweled bracelets for a chic touch.
New Silk Patent Leather Belts For Daytime Wear
Fashion notes introduce silk patent leather belts to pair with daytime dresses. Belts fit snugly at the waist and are slightly wider than previous belts. Available in bright red dark red pink lilac yellow and black to contrast with summer frocks.
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Brisbane
Henry Ford
General Electric Company
Centigrade
Gerard Swope
Thomas E Dewey
New York
Ina
Hiotorists
Yugoslavia
Alesander Bogar
Minneapolis
Minn
George
Greece
Edward W. Pickard
Teedy
Works Progress Administration
L R. Alderman
Alderman
New York University
Ohio State University
Purdue University
Olivet College
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
University of California
Harry
Bi. Hopkins
Nikolai -Sokolott
Hallie Flanusar
Holger
Cahill
Henry
G. Alseberg
New - York City
Hopkins
Enator Glass
Marriner
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Doughty Virginian
Gerald Nye
North Dakota
Charlies EB. Coughlin
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Banking and Currency Committee
Glass
Tugwell
Hugo Black
Senate Lobby Committee
John W. Carpenter
Dallas
Texas Power and Light Company
Chesapeake Bay
Texas
Black
Carpenter
Administration
Benjamin Cohen
Dozier A. de Vane
Wheeler and
Barkley
George Huddleston
Alabama
Cohen
Wheeler
Moscow
Bremen
Hudson River
Berlin
Wilbur J. Carr
Anti-Nazi Federation
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Senator Glass
Senator Black
Emperor
Haile
L. W. Cramer
Daniel
Babylon
Jerusalem
Nebuchadnezzar
St. Daniel’s
David
God
Belteshazzar
Bel
Hananiah
Shadrach
Rach
Meshach
Sheshach
Azariah
Abednego
Nego
Satan
College of
Rev. P. B.a
Moody Bible ‘Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper
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