Congress Faces Extended Session and War Debate
Mid-June adjournment fights spark a peace bloc as senators press for restraint in neutrality policy. Defense, Social Security, taxation, and WPA relief dominate talks, with Lindbergh urging aviation expansion and a push for a longer summer session to rework tariffs and aid.
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U. S
Washington
Europe
Alabama
John Bankhead
Texas
Tom Connally
Congress
United States
Army
Air Corps
Panama Canal
Charles A. Lindbergh
Germany
Britain
Italy
France
Nevada
Sen
Key Pittman
House
Ways and Means Committee
North Carolina
Robert L. Doughton
Doughton
Alben W. Barkley
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Chamber Debates and Political Tensions at Early 1940 Convention
The article notes friction between the White House and business leaders as President Roose velt declines a chamber address. It covers the five point chamber plan to curb government control, tax reform, and spending limits, plus industry dinners for lawmakers. It also cites Windsor rumors and Jim Farley forecasts a tough 1940 election.
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Roosevelt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chambermen
Congress
John W. O’leary
Executive Committee
US incomes rise in 1939 first quarter while relief rolls shrink
Total personal income in early 1939 rose to 16.105 billion dollars, up 2 percent from 1938. WPA relief plans cut 900 thousand from rolls this summer, leaving an estimated 1.5 million clients by June 30, 1940. Names like Smiths and Johnsons appear among top social security families. Coffee consumption grows as cocoa and tea imports decline, with 1938 coffee imports reaching 1.987 billion pounds and tea dropping from 95 million to 81.37 million pounds between 1937 and 1938.
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U. S
WPA
Smiths
Johnsons
Browns
Williamses
Millers
Jonses
Soldiers and a Killing on a Hawaiian Barracks Night
Charley Suval recalls a 1920 incident at Schofield Barracks near Honolulu where The Kid, a quiet rookie, fatally shot Corporal Bradley and wounded Charley and Howe during a heat wave and mosquitos. The tragedy ended when Charley used a heavy stone to stop The Kid, both Bradley and Howe dying. The Kid was sent to the States. Charley recovered in hospital.
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Elso
Hawaii
Waikiki
South Sea
Charles Saval
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charley
13Th Field Artillery
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
United States
Paradise
Schofield
Tropics
Charley Suval
Bradley
Howe
Bowler Hat History and Notable Hat Designs
The bowler or derby dates to over 60 years ago with William Bowler of St Swithin s Lane shaping the design for a Norfolk farmer. It remains a symbol of solidity in Britain and signals social status with its high silk flat. John Hetherington created the topper in London about 140 years ago and faced arrest for startling onlookers. Antoine Gibus, a French innovator, introduced a notable opera hot spring mechanism in hats. High hats are still handmade.
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Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Britain
France
Chamberlain
Reich
Poland
Rumania
Litvinoff
Germany
League of Nations
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Joseph Stalin
Paris
London
Europe
Stalin
Hitler
William Bowler
St. Swithin’s Lane
John Hetherington
Antoine Gibus
Remedy Anti Fat News—Safe Reducing by Dr Wendt
For those seeking weight loss advice, Dr. Wendt of Canton South Dakota offers a safe, sure reducing method.
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Dr. Wendt
Canton
S. D
Make These Frocks Wear Em Proudly Pattern 1743
Make These Frocks Wear Em Proudly pattern 1743 offers a spring graduation dress with a gathered bodice and sash bow. No. 1743 suits sizes 11 13 15 17 19 and No. 1737 fits sizes 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 with material needs listed. Send 15 cents for the Barbara Bell Spring and Summer Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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Joseph W. Labine
Senate
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Atlantic
White House
Nebraska
Edmund Burke
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Norway
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Lithuania
Memel
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Estonia
Latvia
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Chamber
George H. Davis
Kansas City
Hugh S. Magill
American Federation of Investors
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
James Roosevelt
New York
Politics
Farley
Jim Farley
American Institute of Public Opinion
George Gallup
Adventurers’ Club
Corporal Bradley
Corporal Howe
Derby
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J. S. Mill
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