Papal Elections and Europe War Prep Amid Stirrings
The column discusses Cardina Pacelli as a leading papal candidate amid Mussolini and Hitler pressures. It contrasts Vatican diplomacy with German Italian interference and notes Britain’s rearmament budget shifts and Spain as a balance focus. It also analyzes 1938 relief costs versus national income and implications for Roosevelt’s plan.
Labor Peace in Sight as Labor Fractures Threaten Wagner Act Revisions
The article argues three signals point toward a near showdown between the CIO and AFL amid a weakened NLRB after Supreme Court defeats. It notes anticipated Wagner Act revisions likely shifting power away from NLRB, potential AFL gains, and renewed peace talks with Roosevelt proposing a conference to resolve labor disputes. It highlights leaders John Lewis, William Green, and Daniel Tobin and tensions within the AFL and CIO.
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Dove of Peace
John Lewis
Congress For Industrial Organization
William Green
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Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Pro. I. O
Chicago
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
NLRB
Cleveland
NLREB
Congress
I. O
Moosevelt
Roosevelt
Daniel Tobin
A. F
L. Stalwarts
Tobin
Houston
Green
Senate Labor Committee
Impartial hotel czar eyed as era ends for Mulrooney
Edward P. Mulrooney, a veteran official and former police commissioner, takes a $25,000 hotel post as impartial chairman representing both employers and labor. Batista draws leftward signals in Cuba as he leans toward reform, while Brazil’s Aranha acts as peace envoy amid talks of a central bank and U.S. capital support.
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New York
Judge Landis
Will Hays
New York City
Edward P. Mulrooney
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
State Commissioner of Correction
West Street
Theodore Roosevelt
Albany Liquor Control
Brazil
United States
Rio Grande Do Sul
Vargas
Doctor Aranha
Consolidated
WNU
Testing Plant Oils For Contact Eczema Methods
Drs Bedford Shelmire and J Harvey Black report a simple plant oil test for contact eczema. The back is treated with forty oil spots in four rows. after drying, 10 per cent silver nitrate marks each row and a reaction indicates the offending plant.
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Bedford Shelmire
J. Harvey Black
Journal of the American Medical Association
Emotions May Cause Stomach Disturbances
Physicians note emotional distress can trigger stomach and intestinal upset, with fear of cancer or ulcer common in young adults. X rays and pattern recognition help diagnose ulcer linked to meals, pain beginning 2½ to 3 hours after eating, cyclic and persistent daily.
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Charles Gordon Heyd
American Journal of Science
WIN Service
Tax receipts lag as 1939 income tax falls short
Treasury reports March income tax collections of 425 million dollars, well below 723 million dollars for the same period in 1938. Vienna authorities announce the release of former Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg from Nazi custody. Hitler and Mussolini hold a meeting in Rome. Goering claims German population will rise from 80 to 100 million. Tammany leaders in Manhattan retain power as James J. Hines remains imprisoned for rackets conspiracy conviction.
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U. S. Treasury
Vienna
Kurt Schuschnigg
Manhattan
Tammany
James J. Hines
Notable Women in World Headlines Mark Quiet Changes
Russia's Nad eјda Konstantinova Krupskaya dies on her 70th birthday in Moscow. Japan's Empress Nagako bears a seventh child, a girl, nearing 36. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt resigns from the D A R amid controversy over Marian Anderson concert venue. Duchess of Windsor and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh identified as neighbors in Paris near the Bois de Boulogne.
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Russia
Nadejda Konstantinova Krupskaya
Nikolai Lenin
Moscow
Japan
Empress Nagako
England
Duchess OF Windsor
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bois de Boulogne
Simple Chair and Cover Idea for Home Decorating
A reader suggests making a chair from plain lumber and covering it with two tone chintz for a smart look in bedrooms, halls, or living rooms. The plan uses metal angles and straps sold at hardware stores and references Mrs. Spears sewing books for step by step guidance and ordered by mail from Chicago.
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S. Desplaines St
Chicago, Ill
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