America braces for M Day in large mobilization drive
In 1938 the United States readies for possible wide scale war. Congress funds army expansion, aiming for 400000 mobilizable personnel plus reserves. Plans cover air power, armored units, industrial and electricity mobilization, rail expansion, price and wage controls, and emergency production with 10,000 factory partners. Bernard Baruch urges vast rearmament to deter Germany and Italy, risk of a two ocean navy, and a united Western hemisphere defense.
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Joseph W. Labine
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Europe
Asia
United States
South America
Munich
Japan
Far East
Congress
Malin Craig
Army
Navy
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
Bernard Baruch
Old War Industries Board
Baruch
America
Western Newspaper Union
Democratic contest centers on Hull Garner Clark prospects
Washington pundits weigh Cordell Hull John Nance Garner and Missouri’s Bennett Champ Clark as the likely Democratic presidential candidates for 1940. Hull’s neutrality and geographic issues complicate strength while Garner could unite anti New Deal factions. Wheeler’s past influence is noted as shaping Roosevelt’s path, with internal party battles seen as the main threat to the next White House.
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John Nance Garner
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Garner
Hull
Ray Moley
George Peek
Alfred M Landon
Cordell Hall
Supreme Court
St. Lawrence Seaway
White House
Sen
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Clark
Pendergast
Kansas City
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Wheeler
Chicago
Maine
Mississippi
Iowa
William Randolph Hearst
Newton D. Baker
United States
House of Representatives
House
Pretty Workaday Fashions For Indoor Season Patterns
Bright new workaday clothes for women and daughters with aprons and a flare-skirted schoolgirls dress. Pattern Nos 1625 and 1622 detailed yardage and notions, fall winter book and ordering info from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
U S Will Fete British Royalty With Style and Ceremony
The article outlines a rosy plan for welcoming King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the United States. Undersecretary Sumner Welles would greet the royal couple and guide their train to Washington. At the White House, Mrs. Roosevelt will not curtsey, while other American women likely will. The seating, dining, and a gun salute at an Arlington wreath ceremony are described to honor the visit.
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Buckingham Palace
White House
Washington
England
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Elizabeth
United States
Canada
Sumner Welles
Union Station
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Queen Elizabeth
King George
Arlington’ National Cemetery
Roosevelts
Endurance and Wrongness in Rochefoucauld Quote
A compact reflection on human nature notes that few people err more than those who cannot endure being wrong, attributed to Rochefoucauld. The remark emphasizes stubborn discomfort with error as a common flaw.
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How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men
Advice aimed at women in midlife addressing loss of appeal during perimenopause. It recommends fresh air, eight hours of sleep, and Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to boost vitality and ease nervous symptoms, claiming the remedy supports natural resistance and steadiness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
A Trade Mark Is an Honor Range and Newspaper Advertising
The piece denounces substitutes in advertising as illegitimate, untrusted products with a “Just as good” label. It argues unknown manufacturers gain nothing from poor quality and avoid accountability since their names rarely appear with products. Consumers face uncertain quality when brands lack reputation.
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Anti-Saloon League
Grant M. Hudson
Louis C. Cramton
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