Debt limits tests tax politics in election year budget
Weekly analysis notes the looming $45 billion national debt limit and the push to cut spending over raising taxes. Officials claim possible deficits reductions to $2–2.5 billion, but defense costs may climb to $3 billion, keeping the budget near $9 billion with no reversal of the spending trend.
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Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Utah
William King
White House
Steve Early
Harold D. Smith
WPA
National Defense
Europe in the Mad War: Spies, Mines and Political Shifts
Europe endures the third month of the strange war as spies, parachute mines, and trade talks dominate headlines. Hitler cites new threats while incidents at sea and air battles shape a tense balance of power. The Balkans feel the tremors as Romania shifts leadership and U S Senator McNary outlines GOP farm-focused plans at Peoria.
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Europe
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
Western Front
Siroco
Berlin
Czech
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Georg Elser
Mr. Best
Stevens
Munich
Hitler
Elser
Otto Strasser
Britain
Hts
Germany
Balkans
Romania
Constantin Argetoianu
George Tatarescue
War exploits widen in southern Kwangsi and Tokyo aims
From the front in southern Kwangsi 40 000 Nipponese troops cut China's rail link to French Indo China as Japan seeks to starve the Chongqing government into submission. Britain France cautious. Abe warns troops stay till China frees itself from communists. U S officials report harassment of Americans in China and warn trade talks ahead of a January 26 treaty deadline. In Illinois C I O and A F of L unite in a rare coal mine dispute. Henry Wallace announces corn loans at 57 cents a bushel with forecasts of higher placement under seal program.
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Japan
China
Kwangsi Province
Tokyo
Chungking
Britain
France
Nanning
Wang Ching-wei
Aly
Germany
Far East
Nobuyuki Abe
Washington
Tientsin
U. S
Abe
Mike Washington
Henry Wallace
Entertaining with Easy Winter Recipes for Guests
A homemaker’s friendly guide offers simple dishes for unexpected visitors including spaghetti with chipped beef, oven fried chicken, baked stuffed pork chops, quick baked beans, escalloped potatoes and ham, a best chocolate cake, and a chocolate cream pie.
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Double Boiler
World and national notes from wartime era headlines
Senator Carter Glass praises John N Garner and Harry Byrd as top presidential candidates. Ex Kaiser Wilhelm narrowly escapes harm from a windstorm. Tom Pendergast denied parole while in Leavenworth for tax evasion. Gandhi demands freedom for followers before India aids Britain. Louis Taber re-elected master of the National Grange at Peoria convention. Chief resolution calls suspension of the U S reciprocal trade program.
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Carter Glass
Virginia
John N. Garner
Harry Byrd
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Germany
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Leavenworth
Mohandas Gandhi
India
Britain
Louis Taber
National Grange
Peoria
U. S
Perfect score quiz prompts readers to test news savvy
A playful puzzle asks five questions about wartime objects, local school protests, Kermit Roosevelt's citizenship, a famous California dog named Sammy Boy, and a GE leadership announcement by Owen D. Young and Gerald Swope. Answers appear bottom of the column.
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Europe
Toledo
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Sammy Boy
California
Owen D. Young
Gerald Swope
General Electric Company
unclear OCR fragment about retirements and British army
Disjointed OCR notes mention a mine casualty and a retirement announced January 1. References to Roosevelt as a major in the British army appear. No cohesive reportable event is identified.
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Roosevelt
Easy Entertaining Offers Simple Party Ideas
A short promotional blurb invites readers to obtain a book titled Easy Entertaining by sending 10 cents to Eleanor Howe at 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois. The volume promises easy menus recipes and party suggestions for all.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Time to Make Fruit Cake Column Preview
A Western Newspaper Union column urges readers to prepare fruit cake next week with a splendid selection of rare old recipes and hints for making them.
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Western Nowspaper Union
Cuddle Toy Pattern Offers Four Toys From Scraps
Cats and pups themed cuddle toys made from two scrap pieces. Pattern 2291 includes four toy designs with instructions and materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept., 82 Eighth Ave., New York, NY.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
Strange Facts and Bullet Penetration Curiosities
A miscellany notes Buddha statues outnumber Christ carvings, especially in China and Japan with vast temple and cave displays. A Hungarian printer swallowed his lover’s full name and address in type after an on street awakening. Tests show bullet penetration varies with type and target, reaching 16 inches at 1,500 feet in moist sand.
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China
Japan
Collier's
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Gillespie, Ill
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