07 Mar 1940
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
1
Senate hearings on reciprocal trade act reveal Agriculture Secretary Henry Wallace hinting at aid to distressed farmers as exports shrink since the war. Possible remedy includes an excise on munitions exports to fund farm support amid record January trade by the U.S. and a $20 million boost for Finland non-military purchases.
Europe reports indicate Finnish defenders retreating before Russian pressure while holding at Sveisiline near the border. Western Front patrols and artillery moves are acknowledged by both sides as air war intensifies with Allied bombers over Berlin and Paris. A Sead battle plan involves mass Arctic ships sinking a Nazi merchant near Finland. Behind the scenes in France, Gen. Sikorski drills about 160000 troops with survivors and professionals from Poland after the German invasion.
The House approved Senate backed measures including a 20.009 million non military loan package for Fin tard and a 60 million farm aid appropriation to sustain crop control payments. A Wagner proposal to regulate investment companies was sent to the Senate. The chamber also passed a resolution extending the administration’s trade program as census preparations begin under the Census Director.
Reports from Washington and London sketch a web of wartime maneuvers as Germany presses for Finnish-Russian truces and sea lanes, while U S President Roosevelt returns home to push a broader Caribbean defense and census row, with political pulses in Ohio and a looming third term debate.
Washington report by Carter Field notes Roosevelt can win renomination at Chicago if he wants it. Mass and Ohio developments, plus gas and electric fights within the New Deal, signal continued strength and the likelihood of a Roosevelt path to the nomination, despite lingering opposition from some allies.
Sewing circular notices advertise a transfer pattern for a colorful alphabet suitable for initials on home and personal items. The cluttered text lists pattern details, costs, and ordering directions, with a wedding photo anecdote and garbled lines about sizes and ordering.
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