Congress Braces for Battles Over Tax, Trade and Defense
President Roosevelt opened the new Congress with a stern defense of trade flexibility and calls for army and navy boosts. Budget figures show an $8.4 billion package with a $2.176 billion deficit projected for 1940–41, as lawmakers debate debt limits and new tax ideas like Wallace’s processing tax.
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Congress
Tom Dewey
New Deal
Treasury
Roosevelt
Byal Sen
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Martin
Merger Proposed for Western Union and Postal Telegraph
The article notes Western Union with 20 000 branches and 43 000 employees and Postal Telegraph with 4 400 offices and 14 000 staff facing financial trouble. Despite antitrust actions, the federal communications commission urged Congress to permit a consolidation of the two rival firms.
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Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Western
Postal
Buster Thurman Arnold
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
International tensions and Finnish stand in early war news
A Paris or Madrid sourced snapshot notes Finland’s battlefield gains against Russia and allied reactions. It highlights diplomatic moves from Moscow to London, Italy and Germany, and a British plan to mobilize 2 million men amid naval actions at Scapa Flow as Nazi U boats threaten the harbor.
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Salla
Suomussalmi
Aittajoki
Karelian
Estonia
Alcazar
Finland
Germany
Moscow
London
Sir William Leeds
Viacheslav Molotoff
Augusto Rosso
Paul Emile Naggiar
Petit Parisien
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Herman Goering
Heinrich Himmler
Joe Goebbels
Robert Ley
Hans von Mackensen
Russia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Reich
North Sea
Buenos Aires
Graf Spee
Scapa Flow
Royal Oak
Notable political and crime figures in global and U S events
Harry Bridges announces he will seek naturalization at the earliest moment after being freed on deportation charges. Charles Edison named secretary of the navy and begins studying speedups in naval construction. Louis Buchalter sentenced to 14 years for narcotics violations as Dewey vows decades more. James Cromwell named U S minister to Canada. John Finch pressured to resign from the mines bureau. Neville Chamberlain laments limited fishing time amid current duties.
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Harry Bridges
Charles Edison
Secretary of the Navy
Louis (Lepke) Buchaltter
New York
Thomas Dewey
James H. R. Cromwell
Doris Duke
U. S
Canada
John W. Finch
Bureau of Mines
Harold Ickes
Bureau
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
Midland Salmon and Trout Club
Quiz prompts on politics and history question list
A set of trivia style prompts asks about a British heiress with a neck wound, De Valera’s dictatorial powers request, Dies un-Americanism probe, commonalities among diverse figures, and why census takers haven’t visited yet. It presents a test scoring 100 points with minus 20 per missed answer and deems 60+ acceptable.
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Germany
England
Eamon de Valera
Parliament
Martin Dies
Congress
Justice Department
Robert Fechner
CCC
Guy Ballard
U. S
Quiz Answers Reflect Historic Figures and Claims
The list presents five items on figures and events. It names Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford, notes fears of an uprising by the outlawed Irish Republican Army, and includes statements about Congress funding, Russian division casualties, and a business census starting January 1 with a nose-count beginning April 1.
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Valkyrie Freeman- Mitford
Irish Republican Army
Congress
Supreme Court upholds NLRB rulings in three labor cases
The court sustains the NLRB on three counts including blocking a Falk Corporation ballot for a company dominated union, designating a CIO deep-water port bargaining agent, and ordering Jackson Michigan power employees to vote on CIO affiliation after a failed CIO versus AFL ballot. Justice Harlan Stone notes congressional review is the proper forum.
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Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Falk Corporation
Milwaukee
CIO
Pacific Coast
Jackson, Mich, Power Company
Easy Taxes Simplify Income Tax Forms Ahead of Deadline
Commissioner Guy T. Helvering announces simplified income tax report forms this year. Instructions have been pared down and stripped of technical phrasing to ease filing for taxpayers.
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Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Roosevelt era reshuffles push key appointments to top posts
President Roosevelt primes 1940 slate with Frank Murphy named to the Supreme Court and Robert Jackson elevated to attorney general as grooming for a possible ticket. Francis Biddle becomes solicitor general, Warren Madden shifts. Farley schedules a February 5 meeting to pick 1940 convention city, while Hull denies presidential ambitions.
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Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Cordell Hull
Francis Biddle
Circuit Appeals Court
Warren Madden
NLRB
James A. Farley
National Committee
Washington
Chicago
Scars Moses May Develop Into Cancer
Dr James W Barton recounts three women who believed they had breast cancer after finding lumps but were non cancerous. Each suffered prolonged anxiety and delayed consultation due to personal fears and distances from care, illustrating the mental toll of cancer suspicion.
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James W. Barton
Beware of Growth Prompts Regular Skin Checks
A health column warns adults over 40 to seek physician advice for persistent lumps or nonhealing sores. It notes skin cancers can arise from scars, moles, and lumps and urges monthly self-examination while stressing that early treatment via surgery, X ray, or radium is often successful.
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H. Montgomery
Rochester, Minn
Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
Quick Freezing Ushers Year Round Freshness in Dining
Household tips extol quick freezing for year round flavor for berries in January oysters in June and chicken or turkey anytime. Recipes from Easy Entertaining cover cream gravy asparagus with lemon butter sauce shrimp blue berry pies shortcake biscuits and fried chicken with step by step guidance from Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois.
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Jeanor Howe
Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Faulty Liver May Cause Arthritis
A health note links rheumatoid arthritis to liver function. Drs Rawls Weis and Collins report tests showing many arthritis patients have impaired liver toxin removal. Maintaining a lighter diet and active bending exercises may help keep the liver and joints healthier.
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W. B. Rawls and Associates
Annals of Internal Medicine
Rawls
Just Good Food Hints for Healthful Family Feasts
Next week Eleanor Howe shares tips on planning and preparing delicious food. Learn pastry that is tender and flaky, roasting meats to the proper turn, and seasoning soups and sauces for health and happiness.
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Eleanor Howe
Tips for Housewife Compilation of kitchen and home care tips
Practical household hints cover decorating ideas with tin lamp shades and pottery bases the importance of sifting sugar before baking efficient coffee measurement for iced drinks fixing leaks with paraffin strips conserving eggs in pumpkin pie using oatmeal as an egg substitute keeping foods cold with chilled serve ware cleaning ink with water and matches labeling canned goods with date and price for shelf life management
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