Reciprocal Trade Fight Foreshadows Senate Clash
In a sweeping WNU column Joseph Labine notes the administration faces strong Senate opposition to Hull's reciprocity program. He reports preemptive moves on copper tariffs, Farm Credit and agriculture budgets, and hints at a bold presidential strategy to press Congress or go public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
State Department
Chile
Congress
Cordell Hull
Argentina
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Hull
Pan American neutrality and wartime tensions swirl in 1939 end
A wartime survey notes the fragile neutrality belt from the Americas as the Graf Spee incident, Columbus survivors, and Axis activity shape U S policy. It reports Sumner Welles pressuring for participation, looming Pan American talks, and a wary Navy stance while forecasts warn of broader conflict.
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Self
Graf Spee
Montevideo
Florida
Arauca
New York
Ellis Island
Columbus
Wilhelm Daehne
Pan America
Washington
U. S
Sumner Welles
State Department
Navy
Daphne
Uncle Sam
White House Message To Pope Pius XII
President Roosevelt sent a Christmas message urging men to reject destruction by brute force and noted Myron Taylor was named U S representative to the Vatican. The letter was also sent to Dr George Butterick and Rabbi Cyrus Adler. The president discussed war costs, naval plans, and hopes for China’s Yangtze reopening amid wary U S business sentiment toward Japan.
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Pius XII
Franklin Roosevelt
U. S. Steel
Myron Taylor
U. S
Vatican
George Butterick
Federal Council of Churches
Cyrus Adler
Jewish Theological Seminary
Isaiah
War
Navy Department
National Defense
House
Naval Subcommittee
Navy
Minnesota
Melvin Maas
Roosevelt
Dollar Makers Small Services Win Loyal Customers
A small, unseen service by frontline workers yields big business impact. An elderly woman safe crossing in New York and a railroad official helped by a smart employee built lasting customer loyalty and potential future orders. The railroad president later valued the gesture during negotiations, proving small acts create lasting ties.
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New York
There's Gold in Windows and What Makes Displays Pay
A display manager for a drug store chain outlines window display economics. He notes 10 percent of a town passes a good location window daily, equating a town of 10 000 to 1 000 passersby per day and 7 000 weekly. Proper window space can be worth 20 to 50 percent of rent. He highlights quick viewing times and the 87 percent of purchases driven by sight, stressing two-sided windows and the impact of advertising in local papers.
Scorecard style quiz on 1939 news events
A compact trivia prompt references a British cruiser Orion violating U S neutrality off Florida, notes a European dictator’s 60th birthday, cites Pope Pius XIX planning a state visit hosted by a European leader, asks which crime figure Lepke Buchalter faced headlines for among three choices, and asks whether U S grain acreage in 1939 produced more despite less planted.
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Orion
U. S
Florida
Pius XIX
Vatican
Louis
New York
Thomas Dewey
Fragmentary historical notes on wartime figures and crops
The fragment references events and figures: an Apache? Arauca cruiser under fire at Port Everglades. Stalin’s Finland conquest promise cited as a birthday gift. Vittorio Emanuele at the Quirinal with no pope visit since unification. A unnamed option B marked correct. Lepke Bribery case mentioned. A 1938 crop production note contrasts with 1939 estimates, noting higher yields in barley winter wheat corn and other crops.
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Congress
Mr. Morgenthau
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Port Everglades
Josef Stalin
Russia
Army
Finland
Vittorio Emanuele
Italy
Quirinal
Lepke
Convict-Turned Horticulture Expert Promotes Grafting
Sacramento California January inmate Jack Essary at the state prison has gained notice for grafting plants from cuttings. Unable to obtain Harmondin A he uses hot iron searing to seal cuts. He perfected grafting tomato plants and produced dahlias from seeds cutting costs by about twenty percent.
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Sacramento
Calif
Jack Essary
Mid Winter Marmalades From Pantry Supplies
Home cook's guide shows how to make jams and jellies from citrus dried and canned fruits with recipes for English Muffins Raisin Buns Cranberry Conserve Marmalade Rolls and Petticoat Tails plus a Scotch Marmalade using carrots lemons and oranges to create festive spreads and baked treats for winter bread and tea.
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Ealing
Lovely Basic Dress Pattern 1878 B Slenders Figure
A Barbara Bell pattern description presents Lovely Basic Dress 1878-B designed to slenderize the figure with front bodice panels joined to the skirt, side gathers for bust fullness, and a single front button row. Velvet wool broadcloth or flat crepe fabrics suit this design, with sash ends tied to form a bow or bustle. Includes sew chart and sizing 34 to 48, price 15 cents.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
New Quick Frozen Foods Featured On Good Eating
Next week Eleanor Howe will discuss the newest contribution to Good Eating offering quick frozen fruits vegetables fish and poultry. She will give directions for using these products and share her favorite recipes.
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Eleanor Howe
Better Baking booklet offered by Eleanor Howe
Advertises Eleanor Howe's practical booklet Better Baking with recipes for biscuits buns cookies cakes pies and puddings. Encourages sending 10 cents to 919 North Michigan Avenue Chicago Illinois to receive a copy.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Illinois
Household Hints From a Kitchen Corner
Practical cooking tips from a vintage page cover cheese on scalloped tomatoes creamed soup with meals, meringue tips with salt and lemon, custard doneness test using a silver knife, garlic rubbed around a salad bowl for seasoning, space around refrigerator walls for air circulation, using an electric heater to beat fudge, and turning steak with a fork to keep juices in.
Inconsistency Reminder from Macaulay on Weakness
The quote notes that even the strongest minds possess weaknesses and urges readers to view flaws without wonder or revulsion, highlighting the value of tempered judgment and self awareness.
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Macaulay
Word of Praise Inspires Hope in Dark Moments
A speaker urges giving praise freely to lift someone who feels all is lost, arguing encouragement can spark motivation just when doubt overwhelms. The message emphasizes timely affirmation as a practical act of support and kindness.
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Fca’s Hill
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Hans Langsdorff
the West
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North Sea
Britain
Netherlands
France
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K. A. Meretskov
Leningrad
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People’s
Helsinki
Daehne
White House
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Nobuyuki Abe
Nippon
Abe
Dollar Makers
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