Reform Bill Crisis Flares as Roosevelt Seeks Passage
President Roosevelt returns from Warm Springs to a tense Capitol as reform legislation faces stiff resistance. House leaders urge push with limited concessions while opponents flood Congress with telegrams and letters. Even if approved the bill would go to conference with debates likely and the measure may lose its so called dictatorship features.
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New York
Help Business Measure Surfaces In Senate Finance Clash
Senator Pat Harrison backs a rewritten revenue bill dubbed the help business measure. Debate ahead seen as likely, with Sen. Charles McNary praising it as an improvement and urging speedy passage to aid business. Core fights include undistributed profits tax, capital gains changes, and a proposed rider taxing processing on key commodities.
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Idaho
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Sloan Reports 1937 GM Earnings Decline
Alfred P. Sloan Jr., GM board chair, told stockholders that 1937 earnings were lower and attributed the drop to the government policy toward business eroding confidence and dampening markets.
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Alfred P. Sloan, JR
General Motors
Naval powers invoke escalator clause amid 35000 ton limit breach
United States and Britain told they would build dreadnaughts larger than 35000 tons as Japan’s refusal to disclose plans sparked a broader naval race. France remains at 35000 ton limit while hearings on a 1100 million naval expansion begin in the Senate with Hull and Leahy testifying.
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Green Calls AFL Affiliates to Withdraw From Labor’s Non-Partisan League
President Green ordered all AFL affiliates to withdraw from Labor’s Non-Partisan league, labeling it overrun by communists. He urged strict adherence to the federation’s non partisan policy in primaries and congressional elections and warned members to shun candidates from the Labor Non Partisan league, calling it a ventriloquist dummy for CIO leaders.
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Congress Eyes May Adjournment Amid Three Hurdles
Senate leaders aim to adjourn by May 1 facing obstacles from the wage hour bill and Hungary debt settlement proposal to railroad legislation. Barkley hopes to finish tax revision, naval expansion, and relief measure in April. Rayburn believes the House can wrap up by May 1, though revived wage hour talks could alter plans.
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Walker urges 25 percent cut in Bell rates
FCC lawyer Paul Walker says U S telephone rates could drop a quarter without harming Bell System earnings. He accuses high costs from depreciation, manufacturing, standardization, and revenue segregation. AT T president Walter Gifford calls the inquiry biased and faulted its conclusions.
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Paul A. Walker
Federal Communications Commission
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Walker
Walter S. Gifford
Gifford
Italy Ready for War as Mussolini Signals Offense
Benito Mussolini told the Italian Senate and world that Italy’s land sea and air forces are ready for rapid war and that he could field 9 million men if needed. He warned France and Europe that defenses will be answered with offense while Goebbels proclaimed German strength and Berlin as the new political center.
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Oil Expropriation Strains US Mexico Relations
Ambassador Daniels delivered a sharp protest to Foreign Minister Hay over President Cardenas expropriating foreign oil properties. Cardenas called a special session to consider an internal loan to fund indemnity payments as tensions rose. American withdrawal from the silver market threatened to halt many silver mines.
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Congress
Legume hay boosts profits in 1938 lamb crop plan
A 15 point program from the animal husbandry department advocates legume hay as the winter ration for sheep. It recommends grain rations before lambing and after, care for newborns, early creep feeding, docking and castration, May shearing, two dips for ticks and lice, and sorting market lambs by fat for higher returns.
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Sophia
WNU
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Agricultural College
Pekin Ducks Seen as Key to Breeding Research
A. R. Lee of the bureau of animal industry notes that Pekin ducks dominate U S markets and show uniform size due to inbreeding. He says most Pekins derive from few imports and calls duck breeding research a virgin field with strong potential to study inheritance of meat traits.
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A. R. Lee
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Easier Tractor Plowing By a Simple Steering Device
A Wallaces' Farmer writer suggests a self steering aid for tractors. Attach a coil spring from the frame near the steering wheel to the upper wheel area to create a light leftward bias. Adjust tension so the tractor remains in the furrow without climbing out.
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Gathering Eggs and Handling Hygiene Tips
Gather eggs at least twice daily in spring using clean wire baskets to cool eggs quickly. Ensure hands are clean, avoid soiling shells, and do not wash table eggs before marketing. If slightly soiled clean with fine sandpaper or damp cloth, air dry, then store in a cool clean space between gatherings and marketing.
Pasture Stocking Rates for Livestock from Indiana Guide
The Indiana Farmer's Guide states pasture per acre varies by species. One steer needs one to three acres. five ewes equal one cow. eight to ten lambs can graze an acre of good forage. 12 to 15 hogs at 100 pounds can graze this area. 15 to 18 spring pigs weighing 50 to 60 pounds may pasture on an acre of good alfalfa.
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Indiana Farmer’s Guide
Linseed Meal Popular for Dairy Cows Says Hoard's Dairyman
Linseed meal ranks as a popular high protein feed for dairy cows with conditioning qualities that boost its price above cottonseed meal. It provides 30.6 percent digestible protein and 78.2 percent total digestible nutrients, while cottonseed meal offers more digestible protein.
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Hoard
Easy Crochet Dress Pattern 1658 for Sizes 4 to 8
Simple mesh with puff stitch dots forms a charming dress in mercerized cotton. Pattern 1658 includes directions for sizes 4 to 8, a stitch illustration, material needs, and a photo detail. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Ave New York for pattern and instructions.
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Eiffel Tower Construction and 1937 Visitor Figures
The Eiffel Tower began work January 22 1887 and finished March 31 1889. It weighs 15 400 000 pounds, uses 12 000 steel plates and 2 500 000 rivets, stands 1 000 feet high and on a clear day offers 55 mile views from the summit. In 1937 it welcomed 810 185 visitors and a television station was installed at the summit for the radio tower.
Old Faces Depart In Talks Of George The Architect
A weekly chat among old friends dwindles as members disperse for new jobs. Bill and Bob reminisce about George who failed as an architect and then took to the stage. He supposedly still draws poor houses.
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