Views on Spending and National Debt Across Parties
The press dispatches report Republican and Democratic leaders alike alarmed by rising deficits and debt. Senators Bailey King Byrd Harrison and others call for spending cuts and a balanced budget, recalling Roosevelt era warnings about taxes and prolonged deficits.
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Mississippi
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Hurja Sees Roosevelt Safe Third Term in 1940 Unlikely
Emil Hurja, who correctly forecasted FDR’s 1932 and 1936 votes, analyzed 1932 1936 and 1938 returns and concluded Roosevelt could not win a third term if he ran. Rural and small town voters show a shift that signals waning strength for Roosevelt, a trend noted by the Chicago Daily News.
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Hurja
Chicago Daily News
Muscatine Echoes Decade Recaps and Church News
As You Were 50 Years Ago notes G M Titus bought a premier Muscatine home and D W Jackson began building another. Twenty Five Years Ago a memorial tablet for John F Boepple founder of the Fresh Water Pearl Button works was unveiled. A Des Moines pastor J W Graves accepted the First Baptist Muscatine post. Ten Years Ago the high school orchestra under Charles Shook and the glee club under Marguerite Rininsland performed at the high school. Bishop A B Statton, former Muscatine resident, was reelected and reassigned to the United Brethren southwest district covering Iowa.
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Muscatine
D. W. Jackson
Journal
John F. Boepple
J. W. Graves
Des Moines
First Baptist Church
Charles Shook
Marguerite Rininsland
Bishop A. B. Statton
United Brethren Church
Iowa
Shoes to brother. base ball trouble in Chattanooga team
Durward Siammond known as the shoe less pitching wonder from Chattanooga Tennessee signed by the local baseball team. He gave his shoes to his brother who faced trouble and could not play baseball.
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Durward Siammond
Chattanooga, Tenn
Supreme Court tamps down on deporting Strecker case
The Supreme Court limits deportation of ex-Comrade Strecker despite politics and pressure. It rules he cannot be removed while his status as a Third International member, albeit resigned, remains in ambiguity. The decision prompts critique of Roosevelt administration and court overreach.
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Strecker
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Roosevelt
Hughes
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Department of Commerce
Harry Hopkins
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Patterson
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Roper
J. Monroe Johnson
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Aquatic Reptile Puzzle Answers Revealed
A completed crossword solution for the aquatic reptile theme is shown with entries for both across and down clues. The puzzle fills include terms for habitat, anatomy, and related items, listing descriptive words and common nouns aligned to the clue prompts.
Bricklaying Champ Swinford Sets Brick Records in Day
Springfield, Illinois bricklayer Roy Swinford, 44, reportedly lays 45 000 bricks in a typical day and once set an hourly pace of 7 659 bricks. The piece links Dust Bowl era weather to calls for crop insurance leading to federal action and mentions a 1788 Franklin note. Tomorrow features a town event with everyone sharing the same name.
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Roy Swinford
Springfield
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al Crop Insurance Corporation
Benjamin Franklin
Quillen Quote on Vanity and Perception
Cartoonist Aunt Hetry Robert Quillen notes a woman’s vanity outsmarts brains as she clings to flattery despite self doubt, illustrating social vanity and confidence in appearances.
Richly Described Pa Story Among Quiet Rural Lives
A 1939 publication fragment portrays Susan as lively yet frail, living with her first husband while health limits her independence, reflecting rural family dynamics and enduring marital ties in a small community.
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Susan
War of Uncertainty Hints at New Global Tensions
Quotes from Premie r Daladier and others reflect anxiety over nontraditional warfare and strained relations as leaders discuss wartime strategy and economic pressures. Prominent figures from France, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Ukraine comment on neutrality, aid expectations, and regional instability amid shifting alliances.
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France
Premier Daladier
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