Germany and Russia seal new Nazi Communist trade pact
Berlin hails a new phase of Nazi Soviet relations with a trade treaty amid a broader posture of alliance. Reports note Marxist rhetoric, Finland, and Finnish volunteers as signs of the changing European balance as 10 day Caribbean fishing trip by the President ends with an emergency defense bill approval.
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Russia
Berlin
Europe
Congress
Caribbean
Secret Service
Washington prepares 1940 convention plans and leadership reshuffle
National figures including John D. M. Hamilton and G. O. P. leader call for a 1940 convention venue and date in Washington. Hoover Jr. touts oil detection progress while Hoover Sr. forecasts European war demands. Bulgarian premier resigns amid shifts toward Soviet ties and other notable moves ripple through diplomacy and industry.
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John D. M. Hamilton
Washington
Herbert Hoover JR
Herbert Hoover SR
U. S
George Kiosseivanoff
Soviet
Russia
Joseph E. Davies
Belgium
State Department
America
Christian
Denmark
Fritz Thyssen
Artie Shaw
Lana Turner
Las Vegas
Nev
Roosevelt’sPeace Mission Sparks White House Intrigue
A Chicago Tribune report claims Sumner Welles conceived the European peace junket and pressed it on President Roosevelt with Marguerite LeHand present. The piece notes tension as envoys Hull and Early deny a split while Welles sails to Europe. The Vatican moves Myron Taylor to ambassadorial status, drawing Baptist criticism.
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Sumner Welles
Chicago Tribune
Welles
White House
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LeHand
Tribune
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Britain
Paris
Bill Bullitt
France
Europe
Cordell Hull
Steve Early
Mr. Hull
London
Berlin
Rome
Vatican
U. S
Myron Taylor
Pius XII
Insurance Quiz Highlights SEC Findings and Supreme Court Rulings
U S insurance firms face scrutiny as the SEC reports that major companies drift from core life writing to investments with rising asset concentration. The Penn Mutual chief urges mortality statistic modernization, while the Supreme Court delivers cases on confession standards, NLRB review limits, and a gasoline tax injunction for interstate buses.
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Leon Henderson
Securities and Exchange
U. S
SEC
Welles as ambassador danger in European drift debate
Washington columns argue Roosevelt may push Sumner Welles abroad as ambassador at large, a move viewed as steering US policy toward Europe. The piece links Welles and Berle to broader push for a third term and greater involvement, noting political strategy and constitutional questions about a possible merger of unions.
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Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Groton-Harvard
Americas
Welles
Woodrow Wilson
Adolf Berle
Berle
Roosevelt Faces Secret German Peace Overture In White House Probe
Washington details of backstage talks about a German peace plan reach President Roosevelt. W. R. Davis met Adolf Berle and John L. Lewis to discuss Hitler ideas, traveled via Bermuda to Berlin, and returned with a German document. G men shadowed Davis as British and Justice officials coordinated.
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Welles
State Department
Hhair
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
W. R. Davis
Walter Jones
Pittsburgh
Hitler
Davis
Germany
White House
Adolf Berle
Berle
Adolf
Portugal
Bermuda
Secret Service
United States
Morocco
Berlin
Mayflower
British Secret Service
Justice Department
Jones
Harrisburg
Agriculture payments and wartime aircraft orders unfold
The article outlines 1940 farm parity payments totaling hundreds of millions for cotton wheat corn and rice as 1939 price levels trigger aid. It also notes a wartime aviation boom with thousands of ships on order, mass delivery within 30 days, and U S designs like a four motor bomber entering production amid Foreign sales to France and Britain.
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Congress
Agriculture Department
Europe
U. S
California
France
Britain
U. S. Army
Navy
Army
Import From Poland and Tax Protest Rally
At Berlin Field Marshal Hermann Goering announced one million Poles will be moved to work on German farms to bolster food supplies without drawing men from the front. In Albany New York eight thousand taxpayers protested a proposed fifteen million dollar personal income tax increase and called for reductions in the pending three hundred ninety six million dollar budget.
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Berlin
Hermann Goering
Albany
N. Y
Albatrosses Travel World Seas as Mariners Observe
Ornithologists and sailors note albatrosses fly global circuits across lifetimes. These birds endure long ocean gales yet suffer seasickness when perched on a moving ship, a curious naval observation.
Heat from flour mill grinding powers six story building
Heat generated by friction in the grinding machine raises heated air drawn off by a fan to warm the entire six story South Dakota flour mill, except in very cold weather.
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South Dakota
Lawyers Widen Role Beyond Courtroom
A number of American lawyers are asked to manage personal affairs for clients including buying and furnishing homes advising on marriage partners paying bills and selecting servants.
Fuel Mixes Power in Early Outboard Boat Races
In many outboard motorboat races the fuel blend of alcohol benzol and castor oil is used for its greater power than high test gasoline. This report notes the preferred fuel combination reported by Collier's.
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Collier’s
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