Late-Term Bolt Signals 1940 GOP House Victory Hopes
In a期 analysis Joseph W. LaBine argues Republicans aim for a House majority with 49 seats and a strong Senate gain. He notes NLRB probe clashes with New Deal power, Hatch Bill limits on political games, Logan Bill curbs federal agencies, and looming 1940 census plans amid Indiana recall action.
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G.O.P
Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Hyde Park
James Farley
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Weeck
Labor Board
New Jersey
Mary T. Norton
Virginia
Howard W. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
White House
Hatch
House
New Mexico
Carl M. Hatch
Logan
Senate Banking Committee
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
St. Joseph
Marshall County
Indiana
Department of Commerce
U. S
Rumors Spark Peace Talks Vision Across Europe
A July day on the English Channel finds Dr. Helmuth Wohlrat and the Spectre of Peace sailing toward talks with Britain's R S Hudson. Rumors of disarmament for a large British loan to convert Germany from war to peace spread, with figures like 1 000 000 000 pounds mentioned. Denials followed, but international observers see hopeful signs amid fears of appeasement.
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English Channel
Germany
Helmuth Wohlrat
Britain
R. S. Hudson
Romania
Hudson
London
Herr Wohlrat
Foreign Office
Commons
Siren
Berlin
Danzig
der Fuehrer
Philadelphia
Washington
Philadelphia Inquirer
France
Italy
Poland
Gibraltar
Britain Reconsiders China Aid Amid Tokyo Talks
In Tokyo preliminary discussions, British Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie urged Japan to take strong defensive steps in China and abandoned Britain's aid program. This shift signals a Far Eastern policy reversal and could enable Japan to dominate China and push western commercial interests out.
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Tokyo
Robert Leslie Craigie
China
Britain
Far East
Japan faces famine threat and power shortage amid war impact
The article notes Japan's economy strained by the China war with unprecedented drought in central and southern regions endangering the rice crop and causing a hydroelectric shortage. The electricity gap worsens the push to speed up key industries and divert funds from war to farm relief.
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Japan
China
Trend How the wind is blowing
U S tax collections for 1938 39 totaled 5181573952 a drop from 5658765314 last year a decline of 477191361 Income taxes led the fall down 434869356 International Association of Clothing Designers predicts gaudy spring men outfits with taupe to maroon hues trousers narrow to show contours of the male leg Retail trade faces midsummer slump while wholesale buying remains strong suggesting solid autumn prospects
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U. S
International Association of Clothing Designers
Warring Powers Drawn into Asia and Sakhalin Crisis
In Moscow the Japanese ambassador Shi genori Togo photographs with his wife as tensions rise. Japanese and Soviet forces clash along the Outer Mongolian Manchukuoan border while Tokyo withholds fines on coal and oil concessions on Sakhalin. Warships and troops remain on alert with no side willing to concede.
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Russia
Shigenori Togo
Moscow
Tokyo
Sakhalin Island
Picnic party menus and recipes from old newspapers
A vintage household guide outlines picnic planning with menus and recipes. It covers cream dressing, baked beans, camp coffee, fresh peach ice cream, frankfurters de luxe, cabbage salad, and cup cakes, plus a note to read Eleanor Howe next week for sandwich ideas.
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Eleanor Howe
Household Hints book offers 350 quick everyday fixes
Eleanor Howe presents 350 simple practical tips for housekeeping questions. Readers can mail 10 cents to Household Hints Eleanor Howe 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Ill to receive a copy released by Western Newspaper Union.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Western Newspaper Union
Household Hints from Daily Life
Simple kitchen tips and storage tricks. Boil vinegar after frying fish to ease cleaning, place wax paper under fridge trays for easy removal, ripen green bananas in a paper bag in darkness, trim bread with a thimble for fancy sandwiches, insert an olive slice to open, and air out a hot water bottle to prevent sticking.
Even a Beginner Can Knit This Bedspread
Easy knitting pattern promotes two strand squares sized ten inches each. Learn to fill spare moments by knitting many squares for a bedspread or scarf. Pattern 6411 and materials list included. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle in New York for pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Un ol 2 FY Says: Reflections on future and civilization
A fragment reflecting on future hopes and caution about discretion. It suggests civilization aims to reform the dull and savage, making small progress and noting the power of sarcasm to move mountains.
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Census Bureau
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G. Ave
Douglas
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tWest
Sioux City
Iowa
Bill Wachter
Daisy Fly Hiller
Wlaat
Harold Somera, Inc
Wada Kath Aun Riley
WNU
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