Record of Seventy-Sixth Congress Reflects Record Spending
Anti administration forces propel a peacetime federal outlay of 13.344 billion dollars as the first session ends. The piece highlights White House wins, including defense and relief, alongside defeats on spending, neutrality revision, and key reform bills. Observers note a shift toward an anti administration congress next winter.
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Congress
Franklin Roosevelt
House
FHA
Senate
Hyde Park
Florida
Claude Pepper
Roosevelt
White House
Treasury Post Office
War Department
Navy Department
Agriculture and Farm T Credit Press Licesees
Tnterlor Department
District of Columbia
Department of Labor
State-justice-commerce
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Douglas
Allon Power
Virginia
Floyd Hoberts
Nevada
William Boyle
U. S
NLRB
Florida Ship Canal
Dics Committee On
Political truths open for public inspection this month
Two major political truths emerge: publicity can turn a mediocre candidate into a leading contender, and public sentiment can still welcome new faces. McNutt rises in polls after joining federal service. Taft enters the race discussion. meanwhile, a wave of Czech Jewish refugees seeks asylum in the U.S. amid confiscations and personal tragedies. Indictments shadow Louisiana politics as Leche, Weiss, and Burford face charges over Rodessa oil and contraband.
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Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
Roosevelt
McNutt
Garner
Farley
Hull
Hopkins
Paul McNutt
Jack Garner
Ohio
Robert Alphonso Taft
G. C. P. Gallup
Taft
Richard Leche
Leche
Seymour Weiss
Freeman Burford
Texas
Rodessa
Chess Game Across Nations Shapes World Crisis
The article outlines a tense period where France and Britain fear a coming crisis in August or September as Japan aligns with Italy and Germany. It notes ambassadors Shiratori and Oshima pursuing a military alliance, with drastic threats of suicide if talks fail. Meanwhile, U S. retaliation and global moves push democracies to watch Asia and Europe, including labor leader John Morgan proposing joint British and American fleets under a U.S. admiral to stabilize the Orient.
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France
Britain
Japan
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
U. S
Far East
Italy
Lake Company
Toshio Shiratori
Rome
Matahiko Oshima
Berlin
Germany
Tokyo
Russia
Moscow
U.S
China
Tientsin
British International Export Corporation
Europe
Axis
Spain
Balkan States
Washington
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Asia
John Morgan
Orient
Barter plan lard trade faces tariff rules and loopholes
Barter schemes proposed by U S lard producers aim to swap lard for German machinery via American importers and German currency. The plan seeks to circumvent trade rules by using askimarks for private German buyers, discounting German goods for the U S market. Officials rebuffed by Hull, hearings pursued with Under secretary Hanes.
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U. S
Germany
State Department
Cordell Hull
Contiuation of US Soviet trade pact signaled
Briefly signed one year continuation of the Russia United States trade treaty, under which the Soviet Union will buy a minimum of 40 million dollars in American goods. Foretold wheat crop totals and a tentative strike settlement also noted.
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U. S
Co. I
United Automobile Workers
General Motors
Detroit
Chicago
Pan-American Airways
SEC
Germany
Japan's Girls Replace Men In Industry
A modern wartime shift sees Japanese women filling factory roles as men enlist. In Tokyo and Osaka large numbers of girls operate in toothpaste, shoes, clothing, glass and pottery plants with long hours and minimal breaks. In silk and textile work, dormitories and contracts tie families to workers. The piece notes rising female participation across business fields from stenography to office work, highlighting the heavy mechanization and young female labor force sustaining national needs.
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Japan
Tokyo
Osaka
Nagoya
Tokyo Glass Factory
China
Sgma
Who's News This Week Aims To Reach Mars
New York reports Dr Clyde Fisher, famed Hayden Planetarium curator, continues efforts after failed contact with Mars. His career spans American Museum of Natural History leadership, popularizing astronomy, and exploratory work with Carveth Wells in Lapland, while his wife Te Ata is a Chickasaw lecturer.
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U. S
Chicago
Adele Langer
New York
Albert Aaron
Mars
Clyde Fisher
American Museum of Natural History
Fisher
Te Ata
Bearer of
Amateur Astronomers Association
Carveth Wells
Lapland
Pretty for Afternoon Or to Wear at Home
A sewing pattern description for dresses No. 1795 and No. 1793, suited for afternoon wear and home, with details on fabrics, sizes, yardage, and styling. Includes instructions to order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in New York, with prices at 15 cents each.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Forty-third Street
New York
N. Y
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Common Sense About Constipation Diet Advice
A doctor advises finding and treating the cause of constipation rather than merely easing symptoms. The piece promotes diet changes, emphasizing bulk from high fiber foods like Kellogg's All-Bran, plus ample water. It notes All-Bran is produced in Battle Creek and sold by grocers.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Need of Encouragement in Artistic Temperament
A brief aphorism notes Veronica’s remark that encouragement helps counteract the natural despondency of creative temperaments. The quote emphasizes the role of support for artists facing discouragement.
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Veronica
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Shiratori
Hara-Kiri
Army
America
United States
Little Red
Ohio Normal
Johns Hopkins
Lillian Spalding
Michigan
Three Rivers
Teachers’ College
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Pearson and Rolfe
Yankee School of Thought
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Danning
Jurges
Terry
Giante
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Doans
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