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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
2
In a swirl of cultural diplomacy and show business, U S cultural outreach via radio faces scrutiny as a propaganda doubt lingers. Gracie Fields rises as a global star, earning $750000 yearly from gramophone records and films.
A German war veteran with shell shock writes what is claimed to be the world’s smallest book in Munich. The volume is half the size of a postage stamp, three quarters of an inch thick and contains 96 pages with 10,989 letters each 1/15 inch high.
A battle among Tennessee Valley Authority leaders over alleged graft and honesty erupts as Sen. Berry seeks a 5 million dollar claim tied to flooded marble quarries near Norris dam. Lilienthal signals private power buyouts to wipe out nonpublic plants, while Franco reorganizes troops amid talks on Italy’s war role.
Franco era report describes the sinking of the rebel cruiser Baleares in a major naval battle near Cartagena. About 300 sailors drowned, 400 rescued by two British destroyers as loyalist forces claim a pivotal sea victory and vow to press the war to the finish.
The President orders control of Canton Enderby Islands in the Phoenix group and lands in Antarctica, citing earlier American settlements and the need for stopover sites for transoceanic air travel to Australia. Britain has disputed claims to the Phoenix islands, with discussions likely underway.
Saint-Quentin OMNT Rene Doyn el de Saint-Quentin arrives in Washington to present credentials to President Roosevelt. A 54 year old bachelor and member of a long famous French family, he visits the White House in full regalia. Also drawing attention are three unmarried sisters of King Zog of Albania on a pleasure tour. officials deny they seek husbands.
Senator Borah warned the senate that a billion dollar naval construction bill would face a tough fight. He called the program an armaments war starter and said it drains funds from a distressed public. Borah, senior member of the foreign relations committee, spoke out before consideration began.
The Supreme Court widens tax field by ruling income from leases of state school lands is not immune from federal tax. Justice Butler dissents with Justice McReynolds, warning the decision unsettles reciprocal tax immunity in the dual system. The ruling continues a trend narrowing reciprocal immunity notions.
Secretary Hull and the Czech minister signed a sweeping reciprocal trade treaty between the United States and Czechoslovakia. It provides tariff concessions covering 76.7 percent of American exports to Czechoslovakia and 55 percent of Czechoslovakian exports to the United States. Limited shoe concessions are granted to the Czechs, who produce large quantities of cheap footwear for the American market.
House leaders reportedly decided not to push the President's wage hour bill prompting anger among several members. Chairman John J. O'Connell of the rules committee urged action before adjournment, warning workers seek a minimum wage and maximum hours to end industrial slavery and lift them from starvation.
North Carolina Democrat R L Doughton chairman of the ways and means committee introduces the revenue bill drafted by a committee majority. Administration argues it boosts trade and eases business burdens without cutting federal income. Critics attack the closely held corporate tax and other provisions. Senate Finance Committee plans early hearings with opposition to several house bill terms.
A senate house conference committee refused President Roosevelt’s request for line item veto power. The house had added the provision to the independent offices appropriation bill, but the senate rejected it and the conference eliminated it.
Farmers in 12 commercial corn states were advised by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration that they may plant 40,491,279 acres in 566 counties this year, versus 58,616,000 acres in 1,123 counties harvested last year. The national goal for 1938, including commercial corn allotments, is 94,000,000 to 97,000,000 bushels.
A sweeping flood in Southern California after heavy rains left nearly 200 dead or missing in landslides and forced thousands to flee. Authorities estimate property damage could reach 65 million dollars.
Prague Premier Milan Hodza defies threats from Nazi Germany as Czechoslovakia vows to defend itself if necessary. Inside Austria, Seyss Inquart aids nazification by opening state payrolls to hundreds of Nazis, while Hungary moves to arm with a $200 million internal loan for air defense and rearmament.
In states from Indiana to Kentucky and Pennsylvania, New Dealers challenge traditional Democratic leaders over Roosevelt era policies. Key figures include Senator Van Nuys in Indiana, Governor Chandler in Kentucky, Senator Pepper in Florida, and Senator Guffey in Pennsylvania, as White House influence and party realignments reshape primaries and leadership contests.
The writer and philosopher Ed Howe of Atchison Kansas declines a fountain pen from a salesman. Howe quips that dipping his pen in a bottle is the only rest he gets all day and asks if the salesman wants to work him to death.
A woman recounts using E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease functional disturbances and restore comfort. She notes no ill effects and credits the remedy for relief without needing further medical consultation.
A speaker declares the chicken the most useful farm animal noting you can eat it before birth and after death, highlighting its wide utility in farming and food production.
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