Industry Urges New Deal For American Growth In 1938
The Western Newspaper Union reports a 1938 platform urged by American industry. It calls repealing unfair labor laws and burdensome taxes to resume growth. The plan, submitted by Charles R. Hook of the American Rolling Mill, was adopted by 2,000+ attendees in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merican
National Association of Manufacturers
Charles R. Hook
American Rolling Mill Company
N. A. M.’s Resolutions Committee
Japanese Capture Threat Grows As Nanking Falls
Japanese forces reach Nanking and breach multiple gates, signaling imminent occupation. Chinese defense stiffens in suburbs and nearby towns, while General Chiang Kai-shek and his wife reportedly escape by plane, disappointing Japan's aim to seize the Chinese leader.
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Nanking
APAN
Chiang
Kai-shek
Diplomatic Changes Shuffle Top Posts
William E. Dodd resigned as ambassador to Germany amid German hostility and Nazi policies. High R. Wilson, currently an assistant secretary of state, expected to be named Berlin envoy. Dodd, once a Chicago history professor, planned historical work on the South after his departure. Robert W. Bingham of Louisville remained ambassador to Great Britain.
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William E. Dodd
Germany
Washington
High R. Wilson
Berlin
Dodd
University of Chicago
South
Robert W. Bingham
Louisville
Great-Britain
United States Steel forms Delaware subsidiary
The United States Steel Corporation announced the creation of United States Steel Corporation of Delaware to oversee several subsidiaries. Ben Fairless will be president, with capital held by United States Steel of New Jersey. headquarters will be in Pittsburgh as part of a broader corporate readjustment. Myron C. Taylor called it the final move in the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation of Delaware
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corporation of New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Myron C. Taylor
Roosevelt Faces Turbulent Congress Over New Deal Bills
President Roosevelt, returning from Florida, confronts a split Congress in a tense session. Debates over tax revisions, budget balance, and four key administration measures stall, with the farm, wage hour, and labor bills fighting deep partisan and union opposition. House moves to push the wage bill amid threats of veto and possible delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Wallace
A. F. of L
Federation
Rules
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Labor Committee
Stage Drama Talk Sparks Turbulent House Encounter
Mark Trent hosts a tense visit from Lola Hunt as Inspector Harrison probes a will and missing silver. Jed Stewart guards secrets while Lola rewrites the history of Mary Amanda Dane and hints at a larger plot, with talk turning to a New Year opening and a looming production in town.
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Sam
Reyburns
Brooke
Mary Amanda
Mark
Trent
Stewart
New York
Mark Trent
Taku
Kowa
Jed
Bill Harrison
Conine
Jed Stewart
Inspector Harrison
Mr. Stewart
Harrison
Brooke Reyburn
Henri Jacques
Henri
Lookout House
Hunt
Lola Hunt
Lola
Permanent Wave Gland May Save Millions in Hair Care
Prospect Connecticut reports a local discovery by Lester Green of a gland producing a curl fluid. The solution rubs into hair to create lasting waves and resists rain, with shampooing enhancing its effect. Green suggests potential uses in bed spring manufacturing by coating wires to form springs. No patent yet. others may experiment.
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Prospect
Conn
Carl Louis Mortison
Waterbury
Republican
Mortison
Lester Green
Mrs. Green
Mr. Green
Western Newspaper Union
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Dodd and
Bingham
William Borah
Idaho
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Henry W. Edgerton
Cornell University
Antitrust Division
Department of Justice
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Union
Joseph P. Kennedy
Federal Maritime Commission
SEC
United States
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
State Department
London
Brookings Institution
M. Slade Kendrick
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
W. E. Dodd
U. S. Steel
Green
A. Fs of L
Buffalo
Lewis
House of Tabor
United Automobile Workers of America
John L Carey
Dearborn
Ford Motor Company
Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Aluminum Company
America
Malin Craig
Spain
Craig
Lindberghs
England
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Dwight Merrow
Englewood
Pan-American Airways
Edgerton
Corent University
District of “Columbia
Court of Appeals
Borah, Burke and
van Nuys
John Marshall
Hugether
United States Lines
Metal Industries, Ltd
J Emilie Loring
Emilie Loring
WNN Service
John Masefield
Ledburn
Herefordshire
New York City
Luke O’connor
Columbian Hotel
Jefferson Market Jail
Yonkers
Masefield
By Jeanne
Frank E. Hagan
Elmo Scott Watson
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