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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
2
In Minneapolis Minnesota F W Iebert found a black cat burned on one side under the hood of his car revealing a strange wound. In Bucharest Isidore Thal a 40 year old storekeeper broke the bank at the Sinaia casino gambling 35 cents to 7000 in his first attempt before he fell.
Fred A. Birchmore, 27, famed round-the-world cyclist, recounts his Near death near Zeyat Burma after a tiger and a poison goat episode on the Road to Mandalay. He says hunters poisoned a goat and the tiger later attacked him but he survived with injuries and a tiger skin sent home.
British General Ironside reassures Poland of steadfast support as Danzig rumors of peace surface amid Polish German tensions. The piece traces Berlin and London maneuvering, including Chamberlain’s guarantees, potential loans, and the shifting credit to aid Warsaw while WPA wage disputes threaten broad relief.
The article outlines Congress delaying neutrality legislation while considering embargo actions against Japan and renunciation of the U.S. Japan trade treaty. It highlights the lend-lease plan backed by Jesse Jones and Treasury praise, Senate and House measures on wage-hour changes, labor-board oversight, and political battles over farm policy and elections. British wheat price declines and Keynesian proposals for 100 million pounds of wartime reserves are noted as part of the broader economic and defense context.
In the Italian Tyrol Austrian German-speaking farmers resist Italianization and refuse return to Germany. A prosperous tourist trade suffers under Mussolini’s eviction orders while Hitler pressures Tyrolians into submission. Italy denies rumors of leasing or ceding the region to Germany.
In New York a rumor from a trusted informant claims the 1940 Democratic ticket will be Roosevelt and McNutt. Treasury figures report a daily average deficit of 22.3 million dollars in the new fiscal year’s first 15 days. An American ship aided in rescuing 209 from the Bokuyo Maru in the mid Pacific. In Tokyo talks on British rights in China end in deadlock. Arabs kidnap Cleveland minister Dr Jacob Goldner and his son, releasing the minister for ransom money.
A Western Newspaper Union release reports the Agricultural Adjustment Administration outlines the 1940 farm program emphasizing soil conservation and small farmer participation. It warns of new co operation rules, with a $2 penalty or payment tied to vegetable garden compliance, and questions the program’s political and fiscal implications.
The CAMELS performed notably with longer ash retention than the average across competing brands, indicating superior combustion behavior and potential durability under the test conditions.
A quotation by John Foster notes that when a firm decisive spirit is acknowledged, space clears around the individual, granting room and freedom to act. The remark emphasizes how authority creates autonomy for decisive leaders and how presence shapes surroundings.
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