Reversal of Foreign Policy Seen In U S British Loans to China
The piece discusses shifts in U S and British policy toward China amid the Sino Japanese war. It notes a $25 million Export-Import Bank loan to a New York firm for shipments to China, and parallel British credits to aid China's war effort, as London and Washington explore economic recourse against Tokyo. It also covers European responses, Romania's trade with Germany, and political maneuvering in Washington ahead of 1940.
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U. S
China
Japan
Cordell Hull
Shanghai
Canton
Hankow
Nanking
Orient
Tokyo
London
Washington
New York
U.S
Burma
Bank of China
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Great Britain
Chinese Exchange Equalization Fund
Germany
Foreign Office
Trouthpiece
Diplomatische Korrespondenz
United States
Rumania
Carol
Bucharest
Berlin
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Reich
Romania
Commerce
Daniel ©. Roper
Homer Cummings
John Nance Garner
Garner
Roosevelt
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Roper
Congress
Hopkins
Elson T. Johnson
Ae Cay
Confucius
Johnson
Ike Henry R. Curran
Lao Tze
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington University
Southwest
Far East
New Year on Wheels Brings California Journey
Josephine and Mac Silver drive through a blizzard seeking California for Mac’s health. A border patrolman, Jerry Boseman, offers shelter and guidance until the storm passes. They continue to the coast after a warm, brief reunion and best wishes for the new year.
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Mac
Josephine
California
Mountain Springs
Mr. Boseman
Mac Silver
Boseman
Mr. Silver
Jerry Boseman
Robot Planes Move Toward Military Use In 1940s Eyes
Ex boxer and actor Reginald Denny turns his toy airplane hobby into a business with six radio controlled robot planes for U S Army experiments next summer. He aims to develop a flying torpedo swarming bomb carrier guided without pilots. Reginald Denny, once famed as wholesome American screen hero, founded Reginald Denny Industries with James Blackton as manager. The piece also notes Elson T. Johnson, U S diplomat, and Dr. Franz Boas leading a scientists’ manifesto defending free scientific inquiry amid rising Nazi influence.
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York
Reginald Denny
Uncle Sam
Royal Air Force
Reginald Denny Industries
James Blackton
United States
Charles Frohman
Duke of York’s Theater
Second Corps
German National Institute of Physics
Aimstro
Reich
Franz Boas
America
Boas
Columbia University
Germany
New Germany
Consolidated News Features
WAU
Message Found in Butter Box Tells Of NZ Connection
Miss Ivy Newbury a Doncaster grocer's assistant opened a butter box from New Zealand and found a note asking contact F. W. Lester of Whangaree. She wrote back and learned Lester was born within 200 yards of her workplace, linking a local store to a distant birthplace.
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London
New Zealand
Ivy Newbury
Doncaster
F. W. Lester
Whangaree
N. Z
Lester
In-Law Club Formed by Staley Family in Ada Oklahoma
Loans linking the John F. Staley family led to a shared bond and the formation of an informal in-law club in Ada Oklahoma. The piece notes the family’s close ties and communal activities.
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Ada
Okla
John F. Staley
Man Audiences White House Gates With Hope Each Year
Washington report notes J. W. Hunefeld has worn a red necktie since 1911 and walked to the White House annually hoping for a presidential handshake. He was turned away in 1933 and 1934, and has not entered since.
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Commerce Department
U. S
Washington
John L. Lewis
J. W. Hunefeld
White House
Hoover
Roosevelt
Hunefeld
New Year’s Eve Roots in Roman Saturnalia
The piece traces New Year’s Eve origins to ancient Rome’s Saturnalia and Janus calendar reforms. It notes how emperors and state heads demanded presents, the shift after Caesar’s calendar change, and a rise in celebrations from solstice to January 1 observances.
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Rome
Janus
Claudius
New Year's Eve Advice From Ex-Fighter Jack Dempsey
Former heavyweight champion and New York restaurant operator Jack Dempsey urges modest New Year’s celebrations. He says young people should avoid heavy drinking and that many women customers order ginger ale or horse's necks. He predicts a quiet, festive night with controlled noise and a kiss at midnight being optional.
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Jack Dempsey
New York
Dempsey
Mr. Dempsey
Jack
New Year Mark in Horse Racing Circles
New Year’s Day marks a turning point for about 5,000 yearlings and many two year olds in training. Yearlings become eligible to appear under colors for the first time while juveniles join the three year old ranks for major races like the Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont.
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Old Kentucky
Wassail Bowl Recipe From English Traditions
A historic wassail recipe explains simmering spices in water with cardamom cloves nutmeg mace ginger cinnamon and coriander then mixing with fortified wine and sugar. Beat eggs into the warm spiced wine, add the rest of the ingredients gradually, then froth and top with roasted apples before serving hot.
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Joseph W. la Bine
Spain
Alfonso
France
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Franco
Council of Ministers
Prince Juan
Carlists
Rennovacion Espanolists
L .L. Stevenson
Harlem
Park Avenue
Forbidden
Lexington Avenue
Westchester
Harrison
Westchester County
Flushing Meadows
Long Island
Fred Stone
Stone
Scarecrow
Man Mountain
Dean
Bell Syndicate
WIN Service
Who’s News
By Lemuel F. Parton
Robot Planes
Pug Denny
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