German Corner on Munitions and U S Embargo Debate
The column argues that German domination of Europe expands from economics to military power as Skoda and Krupp supply Germany. It cites Hull and Pittman pushing repeal of neutrality embargo, warns the U S aiding Nazi Germany. It notes tax and social security revisions likely ahead and reports on FCC program promotion and potential elite appointments in the Roosevelt admin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Krupp
Berlin
Skoda
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Tke Rumania
Greece
Turkey
Jugoslavia
U. S
Senate
Cordell Hull
U.S
Hull
Nevada
Sen
Key Pittman
Nazi Germany
Congress
Roosevelt third-term showdown and farm income shifts
The discourse centers on a possible third term for President Roosevelt amid Senate resistance led by Rush Holt, Garner, and Farley weighing immediate votes versus deferring to avoid signaling support for a third term. The piece also presents farm income trends from 1929 to 1938, noting subsidies rose while overall income fell, with sectoral figures for crops and products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Semple
Onward Telephone Wires Undermine Underground Feat
560000 wires on a New York corner would need 9000 pole strings if above ground. Underground cables now pack 3,636 wires in 25 inches. The latest: 4242 insulated wires in the same diameter cable. Hangover: air sickness from oxygen deficiency. Dr. Arnold D. Tuttle says mild oxygen could cure too much alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arnold D. Tuttle
United Airlines’ Medical Department
Tuttle
Treasury News Notes June 15 Refinancing and Deficit Update
The June 15 refinancing offers exchange of 426 million dollars in 1 percent notes maturing next September for new five year notes due June 15, 1944. Deficit for the first 11 months of 1938 39 reaches about 3.24 billion dollars, likely 4 billion by June 30. Morgenthau notes only 49 Americans had million dollar incomes in 1937 while 6,350,148 filed returns. Senate approves lifting the 30 million dollar federal bond insurance limit. total debt limit remains 45.08 billion dollars.
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U. S. Treasury
Treasury
U. S
Morgenthau
Senate
Puzzle quiz from old newspaper page topic
A column presents four trivia prompts on a map marked X and recent disasters, a true or false item about Homer Martin and the UAW, a question about an infantile paralysis survivor returning from Lourdes, and a legal charge involving former BG judge Martin T. Manton with a note that answers appear at the bottom of the column.
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Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
American Federation, of Labor
France
Lourdes
Martin T. Manton
Nelly
Answers to Puzzlers Summary
The British submarine Thetis sinks with 93 lives. A UAW referendum shows 96 percent in favor of affiliation with AFL. Fred Snite Jr of Chicago is named. A conspiratorial act aims to obstruct justice and deprive the U.S. of impartial services related to justice.
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Thetis
A. F. of
Fred Snite Jr
Chicago
U. S
New Deal Strategy and White Hope in 1940 Election
Insiders say the President is shaping a tax revision to revive business, including repeal of the undistributed earnings tax. Frank Murphy grows as a White Hope for the New Deal, with Hopkins and Jackson fading from the field. Roosevelt plans continued spending, with work relief and extended social security, while pork-barrel politics threaten fiscal restraint.
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Frank ~ White
House
Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Dole
Frank Murphy
New Deal White Hope
New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Murphy
Robert H. Jackson
Roosevelt
Jackson
New York
Harry L. Hopkins
Teather
Powerer
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Harry
Thomas E. Dewey
American Retail Federation
Capitol Hill
Koo
Senate
Florida Ship Canal
Florida
Florida Canal
Arthur Vandenberg
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Claude Pepper
Het
Harrison
Nance Garner
Garner
James FE. Byrnes
Bel Syndicate
Way Service
Charming Patterns For Smart Fashions
Fashion patterns offer slenderizing designs with a 1758 dress featuring a fitted high waist, gathered bodice, cape sleeves, and a V neckline in chiffon georgette linen or voile. Three piece ensemble No. 1755 adapts to a sleeveless playsuit, a daytime dress, or a little suit. Patterns Wo. 1736 and Wo. 1755 cover sizes 36 to 50 with fabric yardage and braid needs. order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Center Chicago.
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W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
The Better Way to Correct Constipation
An old newspaper advertorial promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a preventive solution for constipation. It argues avoiding cramps by addressing cause, recommends daily consumption with water, and claims regularity and improved mood, noting the product is made in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
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Kellogs's
Battle Creek
Life in the Right: Faith and Zeal in Debate
A compact reflection on moral certainty and religious zeal. The piece contrasts grace with harsh militancy, arguing that a life aligned with virtue holds sway even amid strong disagreement. It weighs conviction against humility in matters of faith.
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Joseph W. Labine
Usia
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend
Latin America
Woud
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Grover Cleveland Bergdole
Philadelphia
William D. Leary
U. S. Naval Operations
Blanton Winship
Claude A. Swanson
Navy
Admiral Leahy
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Qcorporation
Fed
Consolidated Federal Lending Agency
Jones
Ozechia’s
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Rush Holt
White House
Holt
John N. Garner
James A. Farley
North Sea
Reenhead
Carter Field
Ptime
Afcom
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ywree
neRnie
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