Early News Analysis Foresees 1940 GOP Victory in House
Joseph W. LaBine analyzes looming political shifts as Roosevelt faces a hostile Congress. He notes Republican gains, labor board scrutiny, and Hatch Bill limits on relief and political activity. The piece discusses NLRB doubts, the Logan and Lendings bills, and the aim to curb New Deal influence before 1940.
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Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
Hyde Park
James Farley
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Labor Board
New Jersey
Smith
NLRB
White House
Hatch
House
New Mexico
Sen
Carl M. Hatch
Logan
Census Preview Mainly Checks Social Trends in 1940 Count
The 1940 census will start August 15 in Indiana with a $20,000 test and a nationwide effort by 140,000 enumerators. Key questions focus on employment, fertility, internal migration, education, and social status as the government analyzes shifts since 1929 and rural versus urban changes.
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St. Joseph
Marshall County
Indiana
Department of Commerce
U. S
Census Bureau
Michigan governor backs recall petition withdraws petition
80 year old Gov Loren D Dickinson added a radio speech to his warning of sin and high life evils then surprised critics by endorsing a recall petition in Detroit Republican John B Corliss Jr. The petition was withdrawn.
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Michigan
Loren D. Dickinson
Detroit
John B. Corliss Jr
Japan faces famine risk as war drains farm relief funds
Japan's economy strained by the China war suffers unprecedented drought in central and southern regions, endangering the rice crop and causing a hydroelectric power shortage. The shortage worsens as power is needed for industrial speedups and funds for war are diverted to farm relief.
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Japan
China
Trend shows wind of revenue and fashion shifts
U.S. tax collections for 1938-39 totaled 6 281 673 952 dollars, down 477 191 961 from last year with income taxes leading the drop at 434 869 358. International Association of Clothing Designers predicts gaudy spring outfits for men, taupe to maroon, with narrower trousers to reveal contours of the male leg. Retail trade faces midsummer slump while wholesale buying remains strong, signaling optimistic autumn prospects.
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U. S
International Association of Clothing Designers
Wohlrat and Dove Hint at European Peace Talks
A July day voyage by Germanys Helmuth Wohlrat and the Spectre of Peace sparked rumors of secret discussions with Britains H Hudson. A proposed large British loan to Germany to shift industry from war to peace fueled talk of disarmament and a return or internationalization of German war losses. Reports of a five power plan prompted denials, yet observers saw glimmers of possible peace talks amid fears of further appeasement.
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English Channel
Germany
Helmuth Wohlrat
Britain
H. §. Hudson
Romania
Hudson
London
Herr Wohlrat
Foreign Office
Commons
Biren
Berlin
Danzig
der Fuehrer
Philadelphia
Washington
Philadelphia Inquirer
France
Italy
Poland
Gibraltar
War clouds loom as Japan Russia clash near Sakhalin border
Ambassador and wife shadow box in Moscow as Japan and Soviet forces fight bitterly on the Outer Mongolian Manchukuoan border. Tokyo refuses to pay fines on Japanese coal and oil concessions on the Soviet Sakhalin portion. Warships stand ready for an emergency. Neither side gives an inch.
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Russia
Shigenori Togo
Moscow
Tokyo
Sakhalin Island
South American Republic Orders Vehicles Valued at $3,000,000
Buenos Aires dispatches report U S auto and truck firms have signed for more than 3 million dollars in Argentine treasury notes to permit export of cars and trucks. Trade figures show a shift since 1938 with Argentine imports rising while U S exports to Argentina drop sharply in early 1939.
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Republic
National Geographic Society
Wash Tear de Swno
United States
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Uncle Sam
U. S
Treasury
Argentine Plains
Kansas
Argentine Pampas
Andes
Great Britain
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South American Republic
Hungary Strives for World Power After Secret Ballot
Hungary, under regent Nicholas Horthy, navigates a reduced map and shifting borders after World War I. The first secret ballot in two decades boosts Nazi representation fears, while schools and stamps depict a nation mourning lost territories.
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Dbiety
Pree Taahinaton
Hungary
Unsupervised play may be bad for c ild
A neighbor recounts how Teddy and Robert, two boys aged four and six, share daily play. The older boy dominates most activities, leaving Teddy exhausted and lacking satisfaction. The piece argues some unsupervised play can help, but not when one child always yields and the other always gets his way.
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Teddy
Mrs. Bacon
Mrs. Morton
Robert
National Kindergarten Association
Iwnu Service
Roman dog groups and American classifications
The article cites Margaret Kidder in the Los Angeles Times noting six Roman dog groups such as canes villauie house dogs and canes pisturales pr evaris shepherd dogs. It maps them to U S groupings including sporting dogs with bird dogs hound and terrier lines and a non sporting group, plus a top group and a working group that covers shepherds and war dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Margaret Kidder
Los Angeles Times
Rome
Romana
Smart New Fashions For Now and Later
A charm pattern 1784 offers a sleeveless dress with a transforming jacket as a street suit. Made in chiffon georgette silk print or linen, it emphasizes simple cool style. The front button suspender play suit and shorts set suit summer wear for school and fall. Sizes 8 to 42, yardage given. order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago. 15 cents each.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Large blue white Brazilian diamond named President Vargas found
The Engineering and Mining Journal reports a 726.6 metric carat blue white diamond found last October in Brazil. Weighing 71 mm by 56.5 by 24.5, it ranks third by size after Cullinan and Excelsior and is valued uncut at 750,000 florins in Amsterdam where it rests.
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Brazil
President Vargas
Amsterdam
Engineering and Mining Journal
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