Social Security amendments and 1940 politics analyzed
The column argues Townsend pension plans may influence next year s elections by pushing an expanded social security program. It notes proposed shifts including higher coverage, state match funds, tax freezes until 1943, and possible unemployment insurance funding changes, with political cost estimates and reactions from leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Labiné
Townsend
Senate
House
U. S
Michigan
Arthur Vandenberg
Neutrality debates and late rescue of the Squalus submarine
The piece covers shifts in U S neutrality policy from 1935 to 1937 including arms embargo and cash and carry debates, then recounts the Squalus submarine salvage at Portsmouth New Hampshire where salvagers raised the ship after a fatal dive incident and faced a risky setback as water flooded the hull despite initial buoyancy signs.
Puzzle items point to Providence Kentucky and crop guesses
Four questions ask why Arrow points to Providence Kentucky, compare corn tobacco and wheat yields to last year, whether Paul V McNutt dropped his 1940 nomination, and a multiple choice about Father Divine with options about marriage ham sandwiches house or Roosevelt.
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Providence
Paul V. McNutt
Father Divine
Harlem
Exclusive
Newport
Franklin Roosevelt
Answers to Puzzlers and Crop Forecast Highlights
Puzzlers reveal twenty nine mines or soft coal mine explosion location. Farm output forecasts show corn 2 570 795 bushels tobacco 1 654 622 000 pounds and wheat 716 655 000 bushels with year to year changes. McNutt remains in campaign while taking security post and Father Divine bought Newport mansion from Kaufman family.
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McNutt
U. S. Security Agency
Father Divine
Newport
Angela C. Kaufman
Roosevelt battles over neutrality law draws sharp angles
Washington report traces how President Roosevelt seeks to amend the neutrality law, suggesting any law will tilt toward France and Britain, with China favored under undeclared war. It notes Senator Norris faces a deflating in Congress amid TVA bond row and party strife.
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Roosevelt
Norris
Nebraska
Washington
Congress
United States
Bernard M. Baruch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
France
Britain
Germany
Italy
China
Japan
Senate
George W. Norris
House of Representatives
TVA
House
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Rag Rug Hooked Pattern 2207 From The Sewing Circle
Pattern 2207 offers a hooked rag rug design with a 15 by 20 inch motif. Includes transfer motif, hooking directions, color chart and key. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. in New York for pattern.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
N. Y
There Are Two Ways to Get at Constipation
An older cereal advertisement promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a cure for modern constipation by supplying bulk. It advises daily toasted cereal with milk or baked into muffins, followed by plenty of water, and notes Kellogg’s in Battle Creek sells it through grocers.
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Roosevelt
United States
Hyde Park
Mexico
Germany
Hitler
Cain
George
Norris
Senate
House
Joseph
Uncle Joe Cannon
Bell Syndicate
WNN
Kelloge’s
Battle Creek
Brief Happiness The Wicked Flow Away as a Torrent
A concise quotation from Racine notes that the happiness of the wicked disappears swiftly like a torrent. It frames a moral observation on fortune and virtue without additional context or events.
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William Green
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Sigrid Schultz
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Reich
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Sarah Delano Roosevelt
U.S
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Edouard Daladier
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
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Clarence A. Lorie
Louisiana Medical Society
LSU
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Lorio
George Caldwell
Caldwell
E. N. Jackson
Dr. Smith
Board of Supervisors
Great Britain
NAVY
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N. H
Adm
C. W. Cole
IND
Carter Field
Senator Norris
Slee
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