British Soviet Tension Grows After Nazi Pact
The piece surveys rising British Soviet tension after the Nazi Russian non aggression pact. It notes a new trade treaty, Finland aid, allied pressures on Sweden Norway and Finland, and broader European war fears with parliamentary actions and policy moves in Washington and London.
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Germany
Russia
Berlin
Europe
der Angriff
Robert Ley
Finland
France
Britain
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
Near East
Balkans
Turkey
Iran
Afghanistan
India
President silent after emergency defense bill passes
Congress notes the President’s 10 day Caribbean fishing trip shrouded by Secret Service as he approves a $252 million emergency defense bill and departs.
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Congress
Caribbean
Secret Service
Names in the News Cast a Wide Net Across World and Politics
The piece lists figures such as John D. M. Hamilton as GOP national chairman and Herbert Hoover Jr. as innovator in oil detection while Hoover Sr. warns of wartime food strain. It notes Bulgarian premier Georgi Kyosevango Fy resigning, Joseph Davies named best dressed man, Danish royals quitting baths, Fritz Tiyssen losing citizenship, and Artie Shaw plus Lana Turner marrying in Las Vegas.
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John D. M. Hamilton
Washington
Herbert Hoover JR
Herbert Hoover SR
U.S
George Kiosseivangofyf
Soviet Russia
Joseph E. Davies
Russia
Belgium
State Department
America
Christian
Denmark
Fritz Tiyssen
Artie Shaw
Lana £ Lurner
Las Vegas
New
Missy LeHand Behind Roosevelt Peace Drive Sparks Rift
Washington gossip centers on Sumner Welles outlining a European peace mission before Marguerite LeHand and President Roosevelt. Denials come from Cordell Hull and Steve Early while Welles sails for London and Myron Taylor gains Vatican envoy status.
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Tribune
Missy
Roosevelt
Welles
Washington
Miami
Joe Kennedy
Britain
Paris
Bill Bullitt
France
Europe
Cordell Hull
White House
Steve Early
Mr. Hull
Sumner Welles
London
Berlin
Rome
Vatican
U. S
Myron Taylor
Pius XII
Welles as ambassador at large sparks debate on Roosevelt aims
The piece argues Roosevelt may send Sumner Welles abroad as ambassador at large, comparing to Wilson and House. It says Welles is a cautious appointee who would not overstep authority, while Roosevelt’s actions signal a push toward a third term and deeper European involvement. It also notes Berle’s role and broader fiscal ideas tied to World War I precedents. It concludes with Lewis’s merger proposal for CIO and AFL and criticism of its sincerity.
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Congress
American Youth Congress
House
Senate
Finland
China
GOP
Joans
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Japan
Cordell Hull
Britain
U.S
U. S
Therm
Defense
House Naval Committee
House Agriculture Committee
J. Warren Madden
NLRB
House Labor Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Agriculture Department
Washington
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Groton-Harvard
Americas
Welles
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Welles
Adolf Berle
Berle
L. Charters
Inside the Roosevelt peace overture to Germany
A detailed account follows W R Davis meeting with John L. Lewis and Walter Jones to discuss Hitler peace ideas. Roosevelt agrees to hear them. Davis travels via Bermuda to Germany, evading British and US authorities, translating plans, and sharing a German peace draft with Berle for the President. The episode features British secret service and G men surveillance.
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Washington
Welles
State Department
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
W R Davis
Walter Jones
Pittsburgh
Hitler Davis
Germany
Davis
White House
Adolf Berle
Berle
Adolf
Hitler
Portugal
Bermuda
British Secret Service
United States
Morocco
Berlin
Mayfower
Secret Service
Justice Department
Jones
Harrisburg
W. R. Davis
Insurance Quiz Spurs Debate on Life Firms and Mortality
The U S insurance companies face scrutiny as the temporary national economy committee in Washington highlights a shift from writing life insurance to investments. The SEC analysis of 26 large firms shows 42 billion in receipts from 1929 to 1938, with 10% in reserve and a 63 percent asset rise versus only 10 percent growth in life in force. The day also features Penn Mutual's John Stevenson advocating mortality statistic modernization, and three Supreme Court cases: Florida death-row confessions, NLRB fact-review limits, and Arkansas interstate bus fuel tax limits.
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National Economy Committee
Washington
U. S
Leon Henderson
Securities and Exchange
U S
SEC
John A Stevenson
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
TNBC
U .S. Supreme Court
Lincoln
Florida
National Labor Relations Board
Arkansas
Frankfurter
Black
Douglas
Goering Plans 1 Million Poles for German Farms
Berlin dispatch reports Field Marshal Hermann Goering announcing an import of 1,000,000 Polish workers to serve on German farms, boosting food supply without drawing soldiers from the front. Albany reports 8,000 taxpayers opposed a $15,000,000 income tax hike and sought cuts to a $396,700,000 budget.
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Poland
Berlin
Hermann Goering
Albany
N. Y
Beauty Treatment For an Old Chair
An old chair receives a stylish makeover using soft red cotton crash, dove gray binding, a tilted back leg adjustment for comfort, and padding with cotton batting under a new smooth muslin cover. The article notes four booklets with 128 thrifty ideas and offers to send bundles for a payment.
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Ruth Wyetil
Spears
Sten
Spears. Drews
Medford Fils
New York
Albatrosses Sail World Wide and Seamen’s Seasickness
Stramsge notes birds may circle the globe many times in a life. Albatrosses suffer seasickness on moving ships. A South Dakota flour mill uses friction heat to warm a six story building. American lawyers also handle personal tasks for clients. Outboard races use alcohol benzol and castor oil fuel mix. Collier's.
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South Dakota
Collier’s
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Joseph W. Labine
Western Newspaper Union
Karelian
United Press
Pitkaeranta
DR. Ley
Workers of the World, Unite
Chicago Tribune
Marguerite “Missy’’ LeHand
California
U. S. Army
Navy
Army
Hugh S
Johnson Jscs
United Features
WNU
Heaven
Hell
Wilson
Clemenceau
Franklin Roosevelt
Drew Pearson and
Robert Allen
Colonel House
Henderson
CH —Lin
Onnex
Stramsge
Terence
Lydia E. Pinkham
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