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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
2
As Roosevelt frets over a drifting New Deal and a rising Republican surge, the article analyzes congressional shifts and key votes shaping 1940. It notes Hatch and Logan bills, NLRB probes, and the looming census kickoff with emphasis on employment, fertility, migration, and education as central issues.
In preliminary talks at Tokyo British Ambassador Sir Robert Leslie Craigie acknowledged need for Japan to take extraordinary defensive steps in China and abandoned Britain's aid program. The move signals a Far East policy reversal likely to enable Japan's broader control of China and push Western commercial interests out.
In Michigan 80 year old Gov. Loren D. Dickinson added a radio speech to his warnings about sin and high life evils then surprised critics by endorsing a recall petition circulated by Detroit Republican John B. Corliss Jr. The petition was withdrawn.
The text notes Japan's economy strained by the China war with a severe drought in central and southern regions threatening the rice crop. Electricity shortages worsen as power is needed for industrial speedups, forcing funds away from war needs to farm relief.
Revenue for 1938 39 totaled 5 181 573 952, down from 5 658 765 314 last year with a 477 191 361 decline. Income taxes led the drop at 434 269 356. The International Association of Clothing Designers predicts gaudy spring menswear with taupe to maroon suits and slimmer trousers. Retail slump persists, but wholesale activity remains strong for autumn.
Articles from Europe and Washington discuss alleged talks involving Germany's Helmuth Wohlrat and Britain's R S Hudson. Rumors describe disarmament-for-loan schemes and a five power plan aimed at peace in 25 years, with denials issued but optimism and fear of appeasement lingering.
We present a vintage style picnic feature with simple dish ideas and kitchen tips. Readers learn cream dressing beans peach ice cream frankfurters cabbage salad and cupcakes plus a coffee tip and a book promotion by Eleanor Howe for household hints.
In Moscow, Shi genori Togo and wife shadow box over a touchy issue while Japan and Soviet forces wage bitter fighting on the Outer Mongolian Manchukuoan border. Tokyo refuses to pay fines on Japanese coal and oil concessions on Sakhalin, with warships and troops on alert and no inch given by either side.
The column offers simple tips such as boiling vinegar in a skillet after frying fish to ease cleaning, placing wax paper under refrigerator trays for easier removal, and storing green bananas in a dark paper bag to ripen quickly. It also suggests trimming the top slice of bread for fancy sandwiches, inserting an olive slice to open, and airing a hot water bottle after use to prevent sticking.
The piece lists eight trivia items with brief answers. It covers why the Red Sea appears red, the oldest Western hemisphere university, the smallest tree, Palestine’s size, why pine needles stay green, a land known as the Land Without Women, who said You may fire when you are ready Gridley, and frog metamorphosis from tadpoles to adults.
Tests show Camels contain more tobacco by weight than the 15 largest-selling brands and Camel cigarettes retain ash longer than the average of competing brands. This indicates Camel products have higher tobacco load and slower ash fall compared with peers.
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