Cotton Reduction Plan Proposed to Trim 1941 Output
Farm Secretary Claude Wickard calls for cutting the 1941 cotton goal from 42 million bales due to vanished export demand. He offers 25 million dollars in cotton woods free to farmers who reduce acreage, distributing stamps redeemable for cotton goods at 10 cents per pound of avoided production. The plan preserves 1942 allotments and aims to curb surpluses while boosting cotton mill employment.
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Claude Wickard
Wickard
Influenza Warps East Warnings Spread Across Nation
A West coast influenza wave surged east by mid January with 100000 victims east of the Mississippi. Boston reports 20000 children absent. Texas 32000 cases. Memphis 45000. Carolinas and Tennessee close schools. St Louis reports 5000 ill as health officials urge rest, nutrition, and fewer crowds.
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Mississippi
Boston
Texas
Memphis
Carolinas
Tennessee
St. Louis
Willie Hoppe
Jake Schaeffer
Schaeffer
National Health Service
Defense split as Congress debates Roosevelt war aid plan
Congress debated Roosevelt's plan to loan or lease munition s to Great Britain. Wheeler led the attack with Hoover and Landon backing him while Willkie and Senator Austin supported modifications. Germany strikes and Mussolini weakens as Italy loses ground in Africa and Germans take over Italian bases.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Wheeler
Mont
Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Wendell L. Willkie
Senate
Austin
Maine
Willkie
House
Italy
Mussolini
Egypt
Libya
Albania
Benito Mussolini
Finito Mussolini
Axis
Schools Criticized by College Heads at Annual Meeting
The twenty seventh annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges heard criticism of present day educational methods as inadequate for democracy. Speakers included Dr. Theodore M. Greene of Princeton and Dr. John M. Mason of Swarthmore, with Rev. Edward V. Stanford of Villanova agreeing.
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Association of American Colleges
Theodore M. Greene
Princeton
John M. Mason
Swarthmore College
Edward V. Stanford
Villanova
South American railroad loan tale and rural press shifts
The article recounts the 1876 Brazilian rail project financed by U.S. money via the Export–Import Bank, the later 1912 line built with American capital, and remarks on how foreign trade benefits the creditor nation. It also covers the 1932 Hoover Roosevelts campaign rural press role, infla tion warnings from Wheeler McMillan, and Guy A. Hardy’s political career.
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United States
Import and Export Bank
Brazil
South America
J. P. Clark
Adventurers’ Club of
Chicago
Dad” Clark
Philadelphia
Madeira River
Bolivia
Mason Warner
Dad’' Clark
Henry Allen
Kansas
Republican
Ollie Little
Alma
Kan
Hoover
Everett Saunders
National Republican
Herman Roe
Northfield
Minn
Republican Committee
Ollie Littleback
America
Roosevelt as World Leader Hints and Latvia’s Exile
BAUKHAGE reflects on Roosevelt speech and a shift toward global leadership. He notes isolationist sentiment fading, the four freedoms, and the plan to make America an arsenal for democracies. He highlights Latvia’s minister Bilmanis, exile prospects, and a possible Latvia revival via the United States.
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Union
Jeannie
Washington
State of the
Europe
Congress
America
House of Representatives
Secret Service
Alfred Bilmanis
Bilmanis
United States
Latvia
Four-H
Washington Mall
Carl Ulmanis
Baltic
Ulmanis
Baltic States
Mr. Bilmanis
Napoleon
Moscow
London
Dr. Bilmanis
Battle Scene Shifts to Mediterranean in War Analysis
Edward C. Wayne assesses wartime shifts as Nazi forces aid a faltering Italian army in the Mediterranean. The column notes political support for FDR on lease‑lend during a period of naval reorganization and three new U S fleets.
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Mediterranean
Catania
Sicily
North African
Greece
Egypt
Royal Navy
Soutthampton
Willkie
FDR
U. S. Navy
Morse Salisbury Named Director of Information for Agriculture
Morse Salisbury longtime host of Farm & Home hour becomes director of information for the department of agriculture. Born in Iowa and raised in Kansas, he is small in stature, often appears surprised, yet steady in bearing and known for broad knowledge.
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Morse Salisbury
Farm & Home Hour
Department of Agriculture
Morse
Iowa
Kansas
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