Battle over national debt and tax policy in election year
Weekly analysis notes the looming $45 billion debt limit and the political hurdle of tax increases during an election year. Officials hint at spending cuts as the main tactic while defense and relief costs push the budget toward a roughly $9 billion deficit even with potential cuts.
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Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Utah
William King
White House
Steve Early
National Defense
Europe Seethes Over War Surprises Parachute Mine Crisis
Europe’s three month conflict broadens with covert strikes and spy intrigue as Germany touts a sea mine dropped from planes. Britain expands blockade, while Dutch Belgian and Italian tensions flare over London’s actions. Meantime Hitler’s plot rumors tied to Munich blast stir intrigue. McNary at Peoria urges GOP three point farm focused agenda.
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Western Front
Siroco
Berlin
Czech
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Georg Elser
Mr. Best
Stevens
Munich
Hitler
Elser
Otto Strasser
Balkans
Romania
Constantin Argetoianu
George Tatarescue
Prominent Figures Talk on Presidency and War
Senator Carter Glass praises John N Garner and Harry Byrd as best for the presidency. Ex Kaiser Wilhelm narrowly escapes harm when a windstorm uproots a tree near him. Tom Pendergast loses parole bid while imprisoned in Leavenworth. Gandhi calls for full freedom for his followers before India aids Britain in the war. Louis Taber wins re election as National Grange master at Peoria convention. Chief aim is to suspend the U S reciprocal trade program.
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Carter Glass
Virginia
John N. Garner
Harry Byrd
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Germany
Louis Taber
National Grange
Peoria
U. S
Know Your News Quiz Headlines
One hundred is perfection with a 20 point penalty for each missed question. The round object symbolizing Europe’s war is asked, plus items on Toledo schoolchildren, Kermit Roosevelt’s citizenship renunciation, Sammy Boy the California dog in media, and a GE corporate announcement by Owen D. Young and Gerald Swope.
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Europe
Toledo
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Sammy Boy
California
War front opens in southern Kwangsi hope to starve Chongqing
The article reports a rapid Japanese blitz in southern Kwangsi cutting Chinese rail links to French Indochina and hopes to starve the Chongqing government. It notes Chinese resistance in Nanning, Tokyo's claim of readiness to recognize Wang Ching-wei's puppet regime, and U S criticism of Japan amid trade tensions. It also covers a Washington briefing on American citizens in China and corn loan announcements at 57 cents a bushel with a forecast of increased sealings under the program.
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Japan
China
Kwangsi Province
Tokyo
Chungking
Britain
France
Nanning
Wang Ching-wei
U. S
Washington
Tientsin
Abe
Henry Wallace
Old Fashioned Hospitality Recipes for Easy Entertaining
A homemaker’s guide to warm gatherings with simple, affordable recipes. Dishes include one dish pasta with chipped beef, oven fried chicken, baked stuffed pork chops, quick baked beans, scalloped potatoes with ham, and a chocolate cake and cream pie. The column promises future fruit cake selections and tips.
Untitled Note on Disputes and Retirement
A mine item notes dismissals until the first of the year because schools ran out of money. (B) is correct. Roosevelt is described as a major in the British army. He died. They announced their retirement January 1.
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Roosevelt
Easy Entertaining Book Offers Simple Party Tips
Advertisement for a book titled Easy Entertaining promises delightfully simple entertaining ideas menus recipes and party suggestions. Readers are asked to mail 10 cents to Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois to obtain a copy.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Children Will Love These Cuddle Toys
Cats and pups are the best of friends in this collection of cuddle toys made from scrap material. Pattern 2291 includes four toys and directions for making. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. New York for the pattern.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Buddha Statues Outnumber Christ Figures Worldwide
Across the globe Buddha statues vastly outnumber Christ figures, especially in China and Japan where millions of statues of varying size and form fill temples courtyards caverns and gardens. In a remote cave a wall may hold 10 900 small Buddhas carved into the rock.
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China
Japan
Hungarian printer’s dire stunt over heartbreak
A young Hungarian printer, found unconscious in the street, said after a broken romance he printed his former lover’s full name and address in large type and swallowed them. The incident highlights a dramatic act tied to his heartbreak.
Swiss firm offers perpetual clock driven by climate
A Swiss firm claims a clock can run forever by atmospheric changes winding its springs. A few degree temperature shift keeps it going for two or three days. The piece notes bullet penetration varies by type and target, citing tests in moist sand with depths of 10, 14, and 16 inches at increasing distances.
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Collier’s
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McNary
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Owen D. Young
Gerald Swope
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