Justices Lewis and Sears Named to High Court
Governor Lehman will appoint Justice Edmund H. Lewis of Syracuse and Charles B. Sears of Buffalo to the State Court of Appeals. Lewis will seek election next year and Sears will retire at end of 1940. They replace Associate Judges Irving Lehman and Irving G. Hubbs, Hubbs resigning for family reasons after twenty six years of service.
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Lehman
Edmund H. Lewis
Charles B. Sears
State Court of Appeals
Justice Lewis
Syracuse
Justice Sears
Buffalo
Lewis
High Court
Irving Lehman
Frederick E. Crane
Irving
Hubbs
Supreme Court
Fifth
Knee Nee Oe
Oswego County
Court of Appeals
Lester
Interdepartmental Committee Proposed on Interstate Trade Barriers
Secretary Hopkins proposes an interdepartmental committee to study interstate trade barriers. The group would act as a clearing house linking Federal Government and the Council of State Governments, easing state business and reducing barriers without intruding on state conduct.
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Secretary of Commerce
Hopkins
Council of State
New York debates unicameral legislature and reform ideas
The piece discusses regional highway coordination, trade competition, and proposals for a interdepartmental committee. It weighs Nebraska’s unicameral system as a model and questions its viability for New York. It also urges reforms to speed legislation and advance budget planning.
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Middle Atlantic
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
Delaware
Maryland
New York State
Nebraska
William Edward Johnson
Heaven's Destination A Baby Nominated for Immortality
A New York World Telegram feature notes six month old Jean Gauntt from Oakdale Long Island hailed by the Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians as candidate for physical immortality. Her nurse guides her to metaphysical classes to absorb thoughts of eternal life and joy, with plans to shield her from weariness and decay as she grows.
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Jéan Gauntt
Master Metaphysicians
Oakdale
L. I
Jean
Baby Jean
Meath
Justice Lewis Poised for New York Court of Appeals Seat
Syracuse reports Justice Fred Betts notes Justice Edmund H. Lewis of Syracuse as the favored successor to Judge Irving G. Hubbs on the Court of Appeals bench. Governor Lehman plans to appoint at least one Republican and aims to please party leaders, amid earlier chief judgeship debates and looming vacancies. The same issue threads through Seaway treaty talks and shifting Canadian objections as war dynamics press for swift approval.
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George L. Parker
Keene
N. H
New York Times
Istanbul
Europe
Germany
Vienna
France
Flanders
Disraeli
Duke of Wellington
Edmund H. Lewis
Syracuse
Irving G. Hubbs
Pulaski
Court of Appeals
Lehman
Hubbs
Irving Lehman
Tn Hethet
Justice Lewis
Crane
New York City
Marvin
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
United States
Great Britain
London
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Seaway
Dominion
Roosevelt Lets Finland Plight Command Personal Attention
President Roosevelt is shown giving Finland’s crisis special personal attention and sympathy, acting almost as his own secretary of state. Washington observers note heightened concern and condemn Russia’s aggression as inexcusable, with Finland receiving broad moral support.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Finland
Holland
Russia
Hitler
Finland Aid Question Opens in Washington
Wide sympathy for Finland noted as Hjalmar Procope, a Roosevelt ally, rises in Washington. Finland's debt payments to the United States amount to about 5.66 million with 5 million still owed, and a semi annual payment due December 15. Debate continues over breaking ties with Moscow while considering postwar reconstruction needs and the Neutrality Act.
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Finland
United States
Moscow
King
Utah
Stalin
Russia
Germany
President's wartime foreign policy power questioned
Washington says Congress did not grant Roosevelt formal authority to consult experts on foreign policy during war time. Yet the President is informally able to shape policy with expert input.
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Washington
Dec
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
President considers moral embargo on shipments to Russia
The president signals a possible moral embargo on exporting aircraft to Russia, drawing on prior Japan embargo logic for attacking noncombatants. Existing law allows export licenses with cargo planes to foreign governments, and Russia remains neutral in the war, enabling chartering of neutral ships to move planes to Siberia. The U.S. has urged European powers to avoid bombing noncombatants, but the plea has yielded little result.
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Russia
Japan
Britain
France
Pacific
United States
Siberian
Asia
Moral embargo on war ships and arms sales argued
The piece argues for a moral embargo denying arms to nations violating international law. It discusses distinctions between offensive and defensive weapons, potential effects on Britain and France, and how neutral nations’ cooperation could be shaped by enforcing lawful warfare. It notes Russia’s invasion of Finland and shifts toward treating quasi-belligerents as non neutrals.
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Britain
France
United States
Hoover
America
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Finland
Russia
Japan
China
Germany
Chicago to host large highway convention for firemen
Hugh S. Johnson notes Chicago will host a major convention with about forty thousand visiting firemen to discuss highways. He argues the rapid deterioration of surfaced roads and the expansion of trade areas due to motor travel have transformed daily life, suburban growth, and the school system.
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Chicago
Little Red
Public mood weighs on Finland crisis in late 1940s dispatch
The report notes silent concern among U S officials over the Finnish invasion and calls the conflict a Sarajevo like danger. President Roosevelt appears calm after the Warm Springs return while Hull Welles and Johnson show dulled responses amid efforts to steer public opinion toward a pro Allied stance and mediation hints.
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Ashington
Finland
Sarajevo
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Hull
Welles
Louis Johnson
State Department
Mr. Roosevelt
Finland Invasion Seen as a Global Threat to Neutral States
War analysts warn Finland’s aggression could threaten all neutral security and democratic norms. They foresee a rapid Finnish resistance limit of about two weeks and expect a replay of Poland’s risk to America and allied democracies. Magnetic mine warfare is judged unlikely to decisively alter Britain’s coastal lifelines. In domestic notes, the Justice Department contemplates changes in the solicitor general’s office to replace Bob Jackson.
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Finland
Red Army
Audh &R
Germany
England
Britain
Justice Department
Murphy
Bob Jackson
Jackson
Department
Cours
Highway funding crisis and proposed tax adjustments
A contentious discussion outlines the highway funding gap estimated at 3.65 billion dollars to repair and modernize the system without new construction. The piece argues current taxes on drivers and fuels could cover maintenance if redirected, while condemning waste and urging coordinated planning for efficiency.
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House Roads Committee
Fts
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New York World-Telegram
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St. Lawrence
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Fred Bétts
Raymond Clapper
Hjalmar Procope
Valtaire
David Lawrence
Hugh S. Johnson
Paul Mallon
Behind the News
Parley
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