Washington Digest details on Senate appointments shake followers
Brackart reports Administration gains control of Senate appointments upsetting some followers as Hopkins replaces Roper who is ousted as Secretary of Commerce while Hopkins steps in.
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Mice
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Urphy
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Morgenthau
California
Bertrand W Gearhart
Social Security
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Senate pressure grows over Roosevelt appointments
Washington observers report rising Senate strain as anti administration forces threaten to block Roosevelt nominees for judgeships and public offices. Supporters worry about inner circle influence and a potential rejection that could undermine New Deal control.
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Roosevelt
Senate
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Congress
Gov
James V. Allred
Texas
Isolation versus Internationalism in Senate Foreign Policy
Weekly News Analysis by Joseph W. La Bine examines the Senate debate on foreign policy with the editor noting opinions express the analyst rather than the newspaper.
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Senate
Joseph W. la Bine
U.S. Foreign Policy Split Shields and Secrets Debate
A national policy clash over neutrality versus internationalism dominates Washington as revelations about arms sales to France and a suspected U.S. French military link fuel calls for open congressional scrutiny. Tax risks and social security reforms also spark fierce debate as lawmakers weigh new benefits and funding.
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Japan
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Siears
Europe Eyes Peace as Germany Gains in Europe and Trade
A column analyzes Nazi Germany exploiting recent victories to press for a peace policy while consolidating gains in Austria Czechoslovakia and Spain. It foresees potential German British collaboration, a possible Russo-German pact, and Italy expanding claims against France. It notes Nazi aims in colonies, trade, and permanent PWA funding, plus a new railroad fare plan linked to 1935 expositions.
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der Fuehrer
Izvestia
Moscow
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Robert Spear Hudson
British Overseas Trade Department
Duesseldorf
Mussolini
Suez Canal
Djibouti-Addis Ababa
Wind shifts and policy probes shadow 1940s headlines
Trend notes wind effects on hunger strikers near a California prison offering coffee as authorities manage protests. Refugee policy moves in New York lawmakers consider Alaska entry for European refugees. Manganese prices surge amid European rearmament. US army drill rules omit squads right in tentative revisions.
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California
San Quentin
New York
Samuel Dickstein
Alaska
Arkansas
U. S
Notable Engineers and a Mechanical Brain: From Panama to Patents
A profile of John F. Stevens the Panama Canal pioneer and Hoover Medal recipient, framed with his unlikely ally the Montana Blackfoot Indian. Also highlights Vannevar Bush inventor of a large mechanical brain device and his critique of the patent system.
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John F. Stevens
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American Society of Civil Engineers
New York
Jim Hill
St. Paul
Rocky Mountains
Marias River
Stevens
Marias Pass
Mr. Stevens
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de Lesseps
Goethals
Vannevar Bush
National Economy Committee
Washington
Franklin Institute
Congress
Bush
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carnegie Institution
America
Boston
Tufts
Harvard
M. I.T
New York Patent Lawyers’ Association
Consolidated Ewe Pestites
Household Questions From Practical Homemaking Page
Household tips cover washing glass with starch water for lasting polish, baby safety on stairs, baking apples slit to prevent wrinkling, sewing through newsprint to stop sticking, preparing a new frying pan with potato parings, and darning silk stockings with fine silk and wool for durability.
Chap Found Swankin It Required Some Effort
Sir Cecil Fitch relates a Hollywood tale of sudden riches. A cottage piano arrives prompting neighbors to joke. The man soon wheels the piano away on a mandatt claiming he is off to take his first lesson.
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Swankin
Cecil Fitch
Hollywood
Mark Mel
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a fast acting remedy for coughs and chest colds. It claims the medicine soothes inflamed mucous membranes and helps expel germs, with a refund offered if not satisfied.
Good or Evil Return on Our Own Reflects Markham Thought
Insightful line attributes moral reciprocity to human conduct. Edwin Markham’s reflection links actions toward others to personal consequence and ethical accountability.
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