Parity Prices Abandoned as Policy on Agriculture
Secretary Wallace in Washington declared parity prices for farm products cannot be attained and that the aim now is to give the average farmer the same purchasing power as before World War I. He warned against costly measures and endorsed cooperative crop adjustment for future control, while noting a political consumer backlash. The president announced a polio fight foundation and a voluntary federal employment enrollment plan led by John Biggers.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
John Biggers
Post Office Department
Douglas Elected SEC Chairman Amid Conservative Push
Douglas heads SEC and defeats William O. Douglas bid backed by financiers. He succeeds James M. Landis and describes himself as a conservative, old school contender with no ruinous social experimentation theories in mind.
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Douglas
Secall Street
William O. Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
George C. Mathews
James M. Landis
Roosevelt Goes West on Special Train to Seattle Visit
President Roosevelt leaves Hyde Park on a special train with White House staff reporters and camera crews to visit his daughter in Seattle. He seeks to gauge popular reaction from the Middle and Far West as Justice Black travels to join the Supreme Court before Roosevelt's return to Washington. Mrs. Roosevelt accompanies him and no comment was made on Justice Black.
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Seattle
Middle
Far West
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
White House
Justice Black
Atlantic
Supreme Court
Washington
Bombing of Nanking and Canton Shocks World
Reports say Japan’s air fleets bombed Nanking and Canton despite protests from the United States Great Britain France and Germany. Chinese planes engaged but were overwhelmed. Ambassador Nelson Johnson evacuated his embassy and staff aboard the Luzon, then returned to Nanking. Tokyo claimed Chiang Kai shek planned moving government to Chengtu.
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Nanking
Canton
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Nelson Johnson
Washington
Luzon
Tokyo
Chiang Kaishek
Chengtu
Labor secretary skipped AFL convention in Denver
For the first time the secretary is not asked to address the annual AFL convention in Denver. Madam Perkins is not listed among invited speakers, and the AFL accuses the administration of bias toward its rival the CIO in the handling of her office.
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Labor Department
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Madam Perkins
A. F. of L
Legion Convenes in New York Opens with Memorial Service
About four hundred thousand American Legion members and families gathered in New York for the annual convention. The event opened with a memorial for dead veterans and featured parades, sham battles, and remarks from retiring national commander Harry W. Colmer warning of internal and external dangers and urging civic education on constitutional principles.
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American Legion
New York
Harry W. Colmer
Colmer
United States
Daniel J. Doherty
Mass
Tion
Tee Angeles
Uni
Eden Seeks Unity as Med Crisis Deepens
British Foreign Secretary Eden rushed from Geneva to a special cabinet session to report on Mediterranean tensions. The carrier Glorious was attacked by a submarine near Malta as fleets searched for pirates, while Spain’s Negrin urged the League to curb Italian and German intervention and the council vote denied re election.
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Eden
League of Nations
League
Mussolini
Hitler
Assembly of the League of Nations
League Council
President Roosevelt Praises Constitution at Centennial Speech
On the hundred fiftieth anniversary of the Constitution Roosevelt spoke from near the Washington Monument praising the foundational document. He called it layman friendly not a lawyer’s contract and urged that democracy can pursue common sense goals under the Constitution without undermining civil and religious safeguards.
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Roosevelt
Washington Monument
Trade union leaders clash over strike control and party plans
William Green and John Lewis spar over who shapes labor strategy in Washington. Green labels Lewis an opportunist seeking power through a labor agrarian party and blames Lewis for the Little Steel strike failure due to C I O misjudgments. Green calls for worker input on when to strike and insists on clear industrial conflict issues.
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William Green
John Lewis
Lewis
Green
A. F. of L
Washington
Vandenberg Endorses Battle Cry Amid 1940 GOP Drive
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan adopteds a Wartime rallying cry as he opens the campaign for the 1940 Republican nomination. He argues a coalition party could save national institutions though he doubts opposition to Roosevelt can unite under a new party name.
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Vandenberg
Michigan
Nebraska receives billions in emergency relief funds
The report details emergency relief spending in Nebraska from 1935 to 1937. It lists totals by program including Works Progress Administration, Public Roads, Emergency Conservation Work, Resettlement Administration, and War Corps of Engineers. It notes a large unobligated balance and rising enrollment figures at the New York and Nebraska campuses.
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Nebraska
Works Progress Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Resettlement Administration
Emergency
War Corps of Engineers
State Land Value Over Billion From 1937 Assessment
Lincoln reports 46,559,004 acres valued at 1.136 billion dollars in 1937, steady per acre value from 1936. Change due to new improvements and acreage calculation differences. Cherry county holds most acres at 3.4 million valued 10.43 million. Lancaster leads in farm land value with 515,041 acres at 64.47 per acre totaling 33.21 million. Saunders follows with 472,550 acres at 70.08 per acre totaling 33.12 million.
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Lincoln
W. H. Smith
Smith
Cherry County
Lancaster County
Saunders
Enrollment Figures Show Nebraska University Similar Fall Attendance
Lincoln registration at the University of Nebraska totals 1,403 students this fall versus 1,559 last year. There are 2,889 former students paying fees compared with 2,744 in 1936. Officials cite earlier closing time for the drop in new registrations. Wednesday morning saw steady enrollment activity, with more students expected to finish signing in.
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Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Omaha
the State University
Nebraska seeks 727075 in federal funds for security program
The Social Security regional board in Minneapolis reports Nebraska’s quarterly request for 727075 in federal money to support the state’s October to January assistance program. The total reflects the maximum spendable under federal rules with a similar request as the prior quarter. Breakdown includes old age 600454, ADC 109943, and blind 16679, all matched dollar for dollar.
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U. S. For
Lincoln
Social Security Regional Board
Minneapolis
Nebraska
Six Nebraska Institutions Overcrowded in August
Six of the sixteen Nebraska state institutions operating in August were overloaded by a total of 7 742 inmates or patients. The report documents strains across multiple facilities and highlights capacity issues within the state system.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Fragmentary Opinion Bits Reflecting Social Notes
The text quotes scattered remarks on rhetoric and modern life, mentioning airplanes drones zoom and the idea of a majority of one. It comments on women controlling many men, American pride amid wealth critique, and fading enjoyment of the old farm life.
Understanding Everything Through Pardons, A Sahel Note
A reflective line attributes to Madame de Stael about comprehension and mercy, linking deep understanding to universal pardon in a nuanced, literary aside.
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Madame de Stael
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