Debates on Middle Ground Coalitions Across Parties
A weekly analysis argues that Roosevelt’s middle-road policy may draw GOP support and avert Democratic splits as Republicans and Democrats seek curtailed spending and bipartisan relief. It notes McNary and Bailey proposals show cross-party momentum. It also surveys European Axis gains, Pan American diplomacy, and Pope Pius XI’s health amid global tension.
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Jackson
Farley
Hopkins
Cordell Hull
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Hull
Congress
Senate
Oregon
Charles L. McNary
North Carolina
Josiah W. Bailey
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Bailey
Profit sharing spurs labor friendly firms profits and plans
U S manufacturers extend profit sharing to workers with stock buy-ins and management input. The plan faces mixed views in Congress and among unions, with supporters citing happier workers and steadier profits while opponents warn against pressuring voluntary choices and undermining bargaining.
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U. S
Proctor & Gambler
McCormick & Co
Baltimore
American Rolling Mil Company
Middletown
Ohio
Washington
Senate Finance
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Iowa
Clyde Herring
Vandenberg
Herring
Walter D. Fuller
Curtis Publishing Company
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Club of
Organized Labor
How to Sew 4y Ruth Wyeth Spear SOS
Doll collecting grows among adults with handmade dolls using scraps. Instructions show stocking doll construction from the foot section, with heads formed from the stocking toe and limbs folded and stitched. Books by Mrs. Spears offer doll making tips and gift ideas. autograph requests welcomed.
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Ruth Wyeth
Propagandists for democracy urged by Dr Morris Meister
New York educator Dr Morris Meister urges science teachers to act as propagandists for democracy by teaching students to hate war as unscientific. Construction industry leaders forecast 1939 as the peak year for home building with residential output possibly reaching 1.3 billion dollars. Chicago residents spend about 30 dollars yearly on liquor and 20 cents on higher forms of music. Denver PE classes use swing and jitterbug dances to teach rhythm social grace and provide exercise.
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PROPA
Morris Meister
New York
Denver
General Quiz Questions from Ask Me Another
A set of trivia prompts asking which country claims the North Pole land who wrote Oh what a tangled web we weave the maple leaf prize in Canada maple leaf size Huey Long's congressional speaking length the origin of the word gospel and the correct Daladier pronunciation.
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North Pole
Canada
Huey Long
Congress
North Pole claims and historic feats mixed with quotes
The text blends claims about Arctic sovereignty with Robert Peary hoisting a flag in 1909. It cites Sir Walter Scott and Marmion, notes a maple leaf contest winner of 21 by 22 inches, lists Huey Long's 1935 filibuster as 15% hours, defines Gospel as God’s spell or story, and notes a pronunciation for Dah-lah dyay with final syllable stress.
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North Pole
Robert Edwin Peary
Walter Scott
Huey P. Long
Senate
Ungentle Exchange Amidst Frustrated Conversation
A fragment shows a tense mother child exchange with interruptions and sobs. The dialogue centers on a late fall and the awkward moment of attire, reflecting distressed domestic dialogue and improvised humor.
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Bobby
Knee-ed! Boogy and Woogy Olive Belles at knee level quips
A brief cartoonish dialogue features Boogy and Woogy debating lessons from parents. A naturalist claims ants communicate. They joke about an after-dinner speaker who argues with a waiter over the bill.
New Dresses for Holidays Fashion designs for festive mid season wear
Two sewing pattern designs offer mid season dresses for holidays. Pattern No 1647 suits sizes 12 through 20 and 40. No 1634 covers 36 through 52. Girdle-like fronts slim the figure with versatile fullness. Patterns cost 15 cents, order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ill
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Ford Offers Edison Financial Help After Fire
In a retelling from Men Who Run America a friend recalls Henry Ford visiting Edison Laboratories in Orange New Jersey after a blaze about two decades ago. Ford reportedly gave Edison a blank check saying to fill it for a couple of million with extra if needed.
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America
Edison Laboratories
Henry Ford
Orange
N. J
Edison
Lydia E. Pinkham
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Eases Indigestion Overnight
An ad describes taking two tablespoons of Phillips Milk of Magnesia in water at bedtime to settle stomach upset from overindulgence. It claims the alkalizer sweetens the stomach and eases nausea by morning, then another two tablespoons with orange juice upon waking.
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Berchtesgaden
Adolf Hitler
Europe
der Fuehrer
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Austria
Moldau
Oder
Danube
North
Baltic
Black Sea
Hitler
Great Britain
Britain
France
Magnesia
Image
Minds at Peace Quietly Hold Steady Under Storm
The quote reflects resilience of the mind amid turmoil as a private, steady pace resembles a clock in a thunder storm. R L Stevenson expresses calm inner fortitude and self-possession despite external fright.
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R. L. Stevenson
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Harry Hopkins
James J. Farley
Homer
Cummings
Edouard Daladier
Rumania
Carol
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Ruthenia
der Fuchrer
Ukraine
Sub-Carpathian
Russia
James Monroe
Holy Alliance
South America
United States
U.S
Lima
Peru
Alfred M. Landon
Western Hemisphere
Pan America
Montevideo
Pius
Vatican
Mcnary
Landon
Labor
Phillips
TRADI
Smith Brothers
Prince Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
Ken Metz
Karl Haller
P. A
P.A
R. J. Raynelés
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