Britain May Pay War Debt in Blocked Account
Neville Chamberlain and the British cabinet debated how to handle the 95 million dollar war debt due to the United States. The king and key ministers discussed postponement versus immediate payment, with foreign office advocating prompt payment if postponement fails. Britain faced a drop in the pound and weaker European currencies as dollar scarcity rose, while U.S. policy under Roosevelt loomed on the horizon.
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Britain
United States
Washington
King George
Neville Chamberlain
Foreign Office
France
England
Herriot
London
Expansion of regulatory authority urged for public utilities
The power commission asks Congress to broaden its supervision of public utility firms. It seeks authority to require federally licensed entities, including holding companies, to submit information for oversight. The aims are to regulate holding companies through operating subsidiaries to consumers and to protect investors in holding company securities.
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Congress
The
Power Commission
Commission
MacArthur urges larger regular army to meet defense needs
General Douglas MacArthur says the regular army should be expanded by 2,000 officers and 40,000 enlisted men when finances allow. He notes current levels have fallen from 18,000 officers 280,000 men to about 12,000 officers and 125,000 enlisted. actuals on June 30, 1932 were 12,180 and 119,888.
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Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Philippine Scouts
Buckley Named Governor General of Irish Free State
Babee Buckley a retired shop keeper and longtime rebel against British rule was appointed by King George to be governor general of the Irish Free State on the advice of President De Valera. Buckley succeeds James McNeill who was forced out of office by De Valera. London reacted with shock seeing the move as an attempt to belittle the king and stain the office.
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Babee Buckley
George
Irish Free State
de Valera
London
Buckley
James McNeill
Turbulent German politics and Cuba release orders loom
The article notes President von Hindenburg seeking a new German ministry with Gen. Kurt von Schleicher as top candidate but facing Nazi opposition from Hitler. It also reports Cuba's President Machado freeing 80 political prisoners and 66 more, ending military rule except Havana, amid claims of U S pressure and denials.
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Paul von Hindenburg
Germany
Kurt von Schleicher
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
von Schleicher
Reichstag
von Papen
Machado
Cuba
Alberto Herrera
Isle of Pines
Havana
United States
Manchuria Crisis Casts Shadow on League Session
De Valera as League of Nations president submits the Lytton commission report on Manchuria to the assembly urging a special session on December 6. Yosuke Matsuoka counters that the assembly is not competent to handle Sino Japanese issues, while the council recalls the commission only to provide information. The nineteen member assembly committee plans the session as Japan weighs withdrawal to preserve its Manchuria hold.
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Pawn DE Valera
League of Nations Council
Lytton Commission
Manchuria
League Assembly
Specia
Yosuke Matsuoka
Lytton
Matsuoka
Japan
League
Franco-Russian Nonaggression Treaty Signed in Paris
Premier Herriot of France and Ambassador Dovgalevsky of Russia signed in Paris a new Franco Russian treaty of nonaggression and conciliation. It is the first such pact the Soviet government has completed with any of the great powers.
International Live Stock Show Stars in Chicago
The 1932 Chicago event drew top entries with a Hereford steer from Texas named grand champion world steer shown by Will Largent of Merkel. Walter Biggar of Scotland judged. Wheat crown went to Herman Trelle of Wembley Alberta for a third year. hay king is M. W. Gillett of Nebraska. 4-H Congress ran parallel with strong prize support. Labor push for a five day week and thirty hour week sparked by William Green in the AFL convention in Cincinnati, signaling tougher union tactics ahead.
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Chicago
Texas
Walter Biggar
Scotland
Will Largent
Merkel
Herman Trelle
Wembley
Alberta
Can
M. W. Gillett
Nebraska
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Green
Western Newspaper Union
Why Xmas Abbreviation Uses the Greek Chi
The Detroit News explains that Xmas uses the Greek letter chi as an initial for Christ not a cross. The X represents the first letter of Christ in Chi Rho usage and parallels Xn for Christian and Xty for Christianity.
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Christ
Detroit News
Christmas Spirit Recalled by Rich Young Man
A wistful young man in a stylish winter coat eyes two poverty stricken children in a shop window and laments the loss of Christmas spirit. The narrator urges a simple old path: believe in the star and child, forget self, and help those in need. The tale echoes a rich man who departed sorrowful.
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Santa Claus
Bethlehem
Tom
Lessons on Leisure and Rest for the Christian Life
A compact lesson summary explores hearing God’s Word, children playing in a safe city, the need for rest after ministry, and doing all things for God’s glory. It ties Nehemiah, Zechariah, Mark, and Paul to a Christian ethic of joy, retreat, and edifying conduct.
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Nehemiah
Zechariah
Jesus
God
Christian
Ezra
Tabernacles
Jerusalem
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist
Christ
Do It Then as to the Lord A Devotional Thought
A concise exhortation asserts that God is present in all daily life and endeavors. It urges believers to perform every act as for the Lord, whether in public duties or private reflection, framing daily work as service to God.
Contrast Between Science and Spirit in Understanding
A reflective line contrasts human limits in science and nature with a stricter obedience in spiritual realms. The phrase suggests people understand only what they follow or obey within belief systems.
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Henry Ford
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