Congress Flees New Tax Issue After Farm Budget Boost
Weekly News Analysis by Joseph W. LaBine surveys Congress reversing an economy push as farm subsidies rise to 928 million with 200 million in parity and 90 million in agricultural loans, Morgenthau resisting new taxes while Treasury debates surcharges and sales limits. Europe sees no halt to tensions as Axis diplomacy shifts. warplane sales spark hearings as Roosevelt defends sales for production gains. Japan tightens grip in China with Chiang Kai-shek’s forces, Wang Jingwei aims for a Tokyo-backed autonomy in north China.
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Solar storm causes worldwide communications chaos
TELEtypes gibberish and telegram delays jagged across nations as radio and telephone links suffer. Astronomers link the disruption to a solar cyclone creating a vast sunspot, triggering strong currents and widespread transmission failures.
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Names in the News from Around the World
Reports from Gibraltar note the Conte di Savoie halted for Sumner Welles as a Nazi suspect Brakmar Schacht is said aboard. Paris mourns Dr Edouard Branly at 96, a pioneer in wireless discovery. Al Capone travels from Baltimore to Miami Beach, weakened by the journey. Tokyo convicts U S writer James R. Young of spree rumor, sentence suspended. Berlin marks birth of a son to Prince Louis Ferdinand and Grand Duchess Kira, linking ex Kaiser Wilhelm lineage.
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Farley Inning Dominates Political Forecasts This Year
Postmaster General Farley declared his name would go before the Democratic national convention, with observers weighing whether he could be president or vice president. Talk of a clash with Roosevelt and possible retirement swirled as Farley toured southern states. Most notable economic note recalls 1939 cotton stock shortages and Britain’s decision to curb U.S. cotton purchases, signaling renewed loans and export subsidy considerations.
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White House eyes spend plan as WPA costs shrink
National affairs report on White House debates over continuing heavy spending via loans and grants, with Roosevelt favoring loans over grants and discussions of hospital and water projects. The piece notes potential WPA cuts, farm bloc influence, and the end of the Harrison Bilbo Senate hatchet as old feuds fade while old rivalries remain.
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Big Business And Grace
Grace Baldwin seeks a banking career but faces gendered resistance. She refines plans to start an office cleaning agency while pursuing a possible role with banker Mr. W. M. George who offers support. Grace weighs accepting a backer and a practical office job as she awaits Frank and an architect to discuss a small dovecot project.
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Corrigan Method Redefines Calistoga Horse Races
In Calistoga California the Corrigan racing plan streams events by making owners surrender their mounts and ride others horses. As races begin every rider aims to win, risking their own horse’s fate while the last three finishers lose.
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Ask Me Another A Genera Quiz
Five trivia questions cover Europe peace histories Fire risks and materials weight and stage terms. Questions ask which country has long peace, why asbestos resists burning, weight of a cubic foot of solid gold, define a horse opera, and whether barking frogs have a tadpole stage.
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Notable myths and facts in early geography and science
The text asserts the Republic of Anderrs in the Pyrenees valley between France and Spain and its independence by Charlemagne in 800 AD. It notes asbestos as noncombustible, claims a cubic foot of gold weighs 1200 pounds, calls Westerns horse operas, and states barking frog development occurs within the egg as it matures.
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Believe in Dr Pierce’s Prescription Aids Women
A concise promotional note urges women to use Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription over time to build physical resistance by improving nutritional assimilation and overall vigor.
Cause of martyrdom named by Napoleon expression
The phrase frames martyrdom as arising from the cause rather than the death, attributing the label of martyr to the broader struggle overseen by Napoleon. The statement emphasizes ideological commitment over physical demise and anchors the concept in historical discourse.
Peggy Chooses Camels for Slower Burn and Rich Flavor
Peggy, like millions, prefers Camels for slower burning, milder coolness, and richer flavor and aroma. Camel cigarettes deliver more pleasure per puff and more per pack, according to her.
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