World War II era turmoil claws at Shanghai and Santander
Dispatches describe the Japanese Chinese clash near Shanghai with ships bombarding the Whangpoo while Chinese forces counterattack and evacuations of American nationals proceed. In Spain rebels seize Santander area with 35 villages captured and 1,000 prisoners as Franco advances on northern coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanghat
Chapei
Whangpoo
Shanghai
United States
San Diego
Calif
U. S. S. Augusta
Uncle Sam
China
Roosevelt
Japan
Manchukuo
Edith
Barcelona
Copenhagen
Peame
Tunisian
Mediterranean
Santander
Franco
Bilbao
Madrid
Roosevelt fights and New York clash set for 1940 race
The piece reviews how court reform and judicial moves under President Roosevelt shape congressional action and party lines. It links New York City mayoral politics to a national conservative versus radical divide, with Copeland and Mahoney as central figures and Farley’s influence in the Tammany machine.
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House Rules Committee
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
Homer S. Cummings
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Cummings
Snell
Colorado
Resettlement Administration
Democratic Campaign Committee
White House
House Ee Committee
New York City
New York State
Tammany
New Deal
Copeland
Senate
Jim Farley
House
Senator Copeland
Great City
New York Supreme Court
Mahoney
Burrough
Tammany Group
Farley
Marvin McIntyre
Western Newspaper Union
Let Members Pour at Women's Club Tea
Mrs. Post advises on hosting a large tea for about 150 guests. She notes that hosts should decide whether committee members pour or the hotel serves, and that the hotel will handle replacing cups and replenishing food.
Question Black's Eligibility for Supreme Court Seat
The Senate confirmed Hugo L. Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court by 63 to 16 after a contentious fight. Six Democrats and ten Republicans opposed citing Klan associations, while Republicans argued he could not legally join the court. The issue of eligibility might be tested before the court itself with Attorney Albert Levitt.
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Homer S. Cummings
Sumners
Congress
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
House of Representatives
House Appropriations Committee
Executive Department
Naval Building
Senate
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Edward R. Burke
Neb
Royal S. Copeland
N. Y
High Tribunal
Shaking Hands Is Matter of Impulse
A brief column notes that greeting etiquette hinges on spontaneous impulse rather than strict ritual, suggesting casual warmth and social ease guide handshakes in everyday encounters.
Etiquette on shaking hands when leaving a small group
Mrs. Post notes etiquette hinges on impulse rather than rule. If the group stands together you would typically shake hands with each person. if they are in separate spots you would not traverse the room to greet everyone. When someone accompanies you to the door you would likely say goodbye with a handshake.
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W. Pickard
Wn Newspaper Union
Jim
Washington
Pierce- Arrow Motor Corporation
Pierce-Arrow
Maine
Vermont
TE Paris
France
Near East
Far East
Syria
Levant
Damascus
LA Nacion
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Brazil
South America
Hull
Senate Naval Committee
South American
Judicial Unien
New England
George H. Moses
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Curtis
Moses
Jack” Garner
Garner
Department of Justice
Black
Aste
Emily
Emily Post
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