Roosevelt Peace Bid Delays War Spread Amid Near East Crisis
Weekly News Analysis notes Roosevelt’s push for peace amid fast spreading European threat. Turkey seizes Krupp yards in Istanbul, Britain and Russia reposition forces, Bulgaria shifts to the Balkan camp, and Welles eyes a peace meeting in Europe while Congress debates new taxes and aid for Finland and Japan.
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A Syracuse University student analyzed speeches of great men noting pronoun usage by leaders Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Franklin Roosevelt and Neville Chamberlain. The Senate approved Marriner Eccles as Fed chair and Chester Davis as board member. Arch bishop Mooney warned Rev. Coughlin against controversial broadcasts. Queen Farida of Egypt reportedly expects a second child in March. Hoover spoke to Chicago Jewry about Africa as refuge for 10 million war victims.
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Werbert Hoover
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Tobacco ban may ease as Hopkins predicts lift
British import ban on U S tobacco hurt American growers. After weeks of talks Commerce Secretary Hopkins said the ban would likely be lifted soon. Analysts question whether Britain aims to aid Turkey and restore import revenues amid war priorities.
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Pinkish Congress YOUTH Opens Convention in Washington
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt attended as the American Youth Congress began its Washington convention. Archibald Roosevelt Jr. was expelled after trying to introduce a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Finland. The First Lady defended allied arguments yet favored Finland, while the congress adjourned with cheers for neutrality.
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Courts debate NLRB power and GOP signals for Chicago
The Supreme Court signaled a rebalance of NLRB power after a Waterman Steamship case, indicating Congress may curb the agency. Amid national politics, the GOP touts Lincoln Day tours to press Chicago as convention site while Democrats lag. Washington buzzes as parties eye June and July conventions and a potential Roosevelt renomination.
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Japan Abrogates Arbitration Pact and Hints at Expansion
In mid February Tokyo announced the abrogation of its arbitration treaty with the Netherlands stirring talk of expansion into the Dutch South Pacific. Observers warn of possible moves beyond the nine power treaty guarding China’s territorial integrity.
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Alger Clock Watcher Doctor Conrad's Rise In Radio Fame
In New York LEMUEL F PARTON recounts Frank Conrad known as the father of radio broadcasting. From a watch bet at Westinghouse Pittsburgh he built time signal reception and sparked KDKA. His work led to radio patents and honors while he pursues interests in botany biology and astronomy.
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Frank Conrad
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Westinghouse Company
Pittsburgh
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John Coleman
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Kdka Harding
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Lamme
Political rumors and weathered ambitions mix in Washington
Private talks between Democrats and Republicans stall on taxes and the debt limit as the 1940s political chatter intensifies. Mickey Rooney mulls a senate run during a presidential birthday visit. ex governor Gardner praises Rivers’ speech as demagogic. NYA youth tour leads to varied applications. agriculture faces a wartime hangover. GOP power players weigh Landon Knox Taft paths and Alaska as a political barometer.
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Mickey Rooney
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Bertha Joseph
Sen
George Radcliffe
Maryland
Joseph
Senate
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Knoxmen
Dewey
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Nebraska
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Ernest Gruening
Alaska
U. S
Maine
Radio and Education Homework by Radio News
New York City boards test homework by radio as teachers broadcast 15 minute lessons nightly with pupils reporting next day. Dialogues mix family humor and classroom issues as wireless lessons promise convenience but raise questions about attention and value. A note on the fur market mentions a platinum fox skin selling for $11,000 in New York.
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New York
Household Questions for Everyday Maintenance and Cleaning
Practical tips cover keeping piano keys from yellowing by daily light exposure sewing folded Turkish towels into hot holders browning and tying lamb roasts for easier carving tarnish removal for egg spoons using salt water polish bread for felt hats threading curtains on rods with a protective thimble and clock cleaning with kerosene soaked cotton to refresh the mechanism if no breakage is present the clock should run after a few days of airing and oil fumes.
Wise and Otherwise Refrains from a Widow’s Tale
A humorous collection of maxims. It notes a widow’s tale of first husband losses. It mocks logic used to prove others wrong and the uneven odds of bargains. It observes how a revue producer, given an inch, seeks a chorus’s full set of costumes.
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