American journalists visit England and postwar hope and warning
Reading clippings from English papers, American reporters discuss Arthur Balfour and Lord Northellie predicting peace flaws and a League of Nations, Admiral Sims praising the Navy, and warnings that WWI lessons may repeat in this war as bombs fall. Farmers face higher costs from proposed railroad wage increases impacting prices and transportation across millions of farms. State tax collections show rising per capita taxes into 1940 with notable state variations.
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England
Arthur Balfour
Amerilcan
Europe
Admiral Sims
Roosevelt Churchil
Ameri¢ta
Havires Jasares
Chicago
Tidewater
Liverpool
America
Missouri
Tax Foundation
Alabama
Nevada
South Carolina
Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Farm price talk and wartime labor shifts in Washington
Washington news recounts a farm price conference with President Roosevelt and Louis J. Taber, Nations Grange president, yielding approval of a parity averages formula for wheat and cotton under price controls. It notes defense labor dislocations, unemployment estimates, and OPM efforts to reallocate workers, retrain, and create subcontracting crews amid wartime production.
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Louis J. Taber
Nations Grange
Leon Hendersman
Roosevelt
Henderhe
Department of Agriculture
Taber
Bret
Meed
Loveto
Henderson
Defense
OPM
Weekly News Analysis: Neutrality Act Debate and Allied Views
Edward G. Wayne reports shipping losses and a Kearny incident influence neutrality act discourse. British stance brands invasion as impossible while French authorities pursue two Nazi officer assassinations in a related security context.
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Kearny
Kearny News: U S Destroyer Hit and Neutrality Debate
The Kearny destroyer struck by a Nazi torpedo reported serious damage with about 21 lives lost and several wounded. Congress faced a fierce neutrality act debate as additional sinkings and mounting pressure pushed talks toward arming merchant ships and possible war moves.
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Kearny
U. S
Washington
Congress
Hold Venture
Panama
Lehigh
Stara and Stripes
Africa
White House
Pee
New Yorkera dre Talking About Babe Ruths Price and Broadway Notes
A jumble notes Babe Ruth’s rumored 25000 price for Gehrig film and MGM plans plus Jimmy Walker linked to a new racetrack. It surveys Broadway life, editors profiles, ex-Warden Lawes weight gain, radio morale broadcasts, bootlegging talk, anti Nazi views, and socialites chasing fame in wartime New York.
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New Yorkera Dre
Babe Ruth
Gehrig
Goldwyn
Ruth
Jimmy Walker
MGM
Mickey and
Judy
Life
Ginger Togers
Wway
Lawes
Sing Sing Prison
Italy
Benin
Rome
California
Cal
England
New England Rug Craft Promises Warm Home Decor
A fragmented ad style notice touts a hooked rug design named New England that lends charm to a boy and home. It urges readers to use any material, with woolen preferred, and suggests coordinating colors like green, black, beige, and orchid. The text hints at patterns and methods for weaving and crocheting rugs and accessories, inviting readers to place orders.
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New England
Delicious Recipes Free Offer From Standard Brands
An old postcard advert invites readers to request a recipe card set including App Cake, Coffee Cake, Heath Bread, and other appetizing recipes by mailing a post card to Standard Brands, TV Department W, 691 Washington Street, New York City, promising a grand sample bundle.
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Dept. W
Washington Street
New York City
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