Parity price shift and farm policy rethink in 1930s note
Secretary Wallace abandons parity price goals, aiming to restore farmers’ purchasing power to prewar levels while urging soil conservation payments tied to crop acreage. He warns treasury limits prevent lasting parity for exports. Douglas named SEC head pledging free market stance and strict anti fraud actions.
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Washington
Douglas
Secall Street
William O. Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
George C. Mathews
James M. Landis
Yale
Roosevelt Goes West Nominally to Seattle Visit
President Roosevelt leaves Hyde Park on a special train with White House staff and reporters to gauge popularity in the West while Mrs. Roosevelt accompanies him. Justice Black sails home to join the Supreme Court before Roosevelt returns. A plan to fight polio is announced as a new foundation to direct the war.
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Seattle
Middle
Far West
Hyde Park
White House
Justice Black
Atlantic
Supreme Court
Washington
Pacific Coast
Labor Chief Skips AFL Denver Convention
The Labor secretary is not invited to speak at the AFL convention in Denver for the first time in history. The list omits Madam Perkins, and the AFL views her administration as biased toward its rival the CIO, reflecting ongoing friction with the department.
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Labor Department
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Madam Perkins
A. F. of L
Legion Convention in New York Opens with Memorial Service
Some 100000 American Legion members and families gathered in New York for the annual convention opening with a memorial service for dead veterans. Former national commander Harry W. Colmer urged defense of constitutional checks and warned against Nazi propaganda and subversion from within and abroad. Daniel J. Doherty of Boston was elected national commander as Los Angeles won the 1938 convention.
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The
Daniel J.doherty
Boston
Mass
Los Angeles
Eden and World League News from Geneva and Madrid
British foreign minister Eden reports on Mediterranean tensions and Italy's parity demand. Spain’s Negrin accuses Mussolini and Hitler of intervention as League of Nations debates council re election. Roosevelt defends the Constitution as flexible yet protective of liberties.
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Anthony Eden
Geneva
Mediterranean
Italy
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Glorious
Malta
Admiralty
Fearless
Spain
Juan Negrin
League of Nations
League
Hitler
Assembly of the League of Nations
League Council
Green Attacks Lewis in Washington on Labor Unity
President Green of the A F of L savages C I O leader Lewis as an opportunist seeking political power through a labor farm party. He blames Lewis for the bloody strike in little steel plants and its collapse due to C I O disregard of workers deciding when to strike. Green calls for clear understanding of issues in any coming industrial conflict.
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Green
Lewis
William Green
John Lewis
A. F. of L
Washington
Vandenberg Opens 1940 Campaign With Battle Cry
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan voiced plans for a Republican bid in 1940 at Bay City saying a realignment of political parties is inevitable to save national institutions. He suggested a coalition party could form a united front across regions and borders, though he doubted opposition to Roosevelt would rally under a new name.
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WWE
Vandenberg
Michigan
Bay City
Roosevelt
Mason and Dixon Line
Mississippi
Biggers to Lead Unemployment Census Project
John D. Biggers of Toledo, president of Libby Owens Ford Glass, named administrator to manage a national census of the unemployed. He will work from the Department of Commerce without salary and hopes to finish tabulations before December 1, under presidential guidance.
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Biggers
Sam
John D. Biggers
Toledo
Libby-Owens- Ford Glass Company
Department of Commerce
Star Dust and the Zenda Romance Dominate Big Screen Week
Hollywood previews crown Ronald Colman in The Prisoner of Zenda as a crowd favorite with dual roles and elaborate court scenes. Off screen, Miriam Hopkins elopes, Claudette Colbert charms Warner Bros, and industry tensions rise as Joan Blondell strikes. Bing Crosby returns with Double or Nothing while radio stars plot future projects across studios.
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Zenda
Ronald Colman
Madeline Carroll
Hollywood
Miriam Hopkins
Anatol Litvak
Alice Faye
Tony Martin
Yuma
Ariz
Twentieth Century-Fox
Mr. Litvak
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Martha Raye
Mary Carlisle
Our National Bird Jokes and Odd Observations
A collection of humorous vignettes from a columnist, referencing Benjamin Franklin’s national bird idea, stock market crooks, a Wayfarer’s hunger claim, a police tale, a snake dance, and Navajo goat hair profits. The piece blends satire on emblem debates and social quirks with regional anecdotes from Oklahoma and the Southwest.
Masterfulness as a daily vow to achieve excellence
A motivational directive urges starting each morning with a clear image of mastery. It advises maintaining the vow of superior efficiency, levelheaded judgment, and decisive action throughout the day to ensure every day becomes a red-letter effort toward lifelong mastery.
Purely Vegetable Black-Draught Relieves Constipation
An advertisement urges relief from constipation by taking purely vegetable Black-Draught. It claims the remedy soothes stomachs with no upset, using leaves and roots ground finely to relieve discomfort.
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