16 Nov 1939
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Newspaper
Renwick Times
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1939
Page
1
Joseph W. LeBine analyzes expects in January congressional session focus on neutrality. Britain pressures U. S. arms policy as war threats rise. Editorial notes say Roosevelts signing, pens trade, and British fleet moves shape tensions and policy.
View of Terminal Island prison at San Pedro California prompts queries about a famous convict leaving free in November 1972. Names Dino Alfieri Achille Starace Gen Alberto Pariaci Gen Guiseppe Valle share Italian heritage. Lawrence Pitzer linked to corn husking fame. Will Rogers name tied to Chicago lottery king A F Zimmerman. Telephone firms threaten to disrupt horse race betting.
In Washington Ambassador Grew pressed Japan to halt anticimerican actions in China and prove intentions for better ties before a possible renewal of trade terms. A sustainment of neutrality measures and export bans loomed as Key Pittman urged a warning to Japan while a separate Roosevelt report outlined national income and spending patterns for 1935-36, noting 29 million families and 10 million singles.
Seven year old Bruce Crozier wandered six days through mountains in Holbrook Arizona as 206 possemen searched for him. He told reporters he was not afraid after the first night. In New York the American Institute of Physics heard of an unexplained phenomenon. In 14 of the last 20 years U S temperatures have been above normal. In Kansas City Otto P Higgins, police director under Boss Tom Pendergast, pleaded guilty to income tax evasion.
Fragmented lines mention Al Capone and a political purge by Mussolini against pro German Italian cabinet members. A national corn husking contest winner is named at Lawrence. A Chicago hospital case appears linked to an indictment and a large financial figure. A note references refusal of wires to nationwide information advice.
Washington column argues Robert A. Taft needs new glasses to aid recognition of acquaintances, suggests vanity and political calculus, and frames Dewey and Vandenberg as stalled rivals. It also discusses lagging electric industry and a proposed Philadelphia power plant amid war needs, plus Japan’s power shortages and political reactions abroad.
A garbled list of home tips covers sliding drawers, stuffing fowl, handling broken glass, caring for electric cords, selecting a hot water bottle, growing a plant, restoring leather bindings, celery tops for flavor, and a pork roast topping with applesauce, brown sugar, lime, cinnamon, and clove.
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