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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
1
Joseph Labine outlines U S neutrality effects with wartime exports and naval theater. Ickes warns against profiteering while congress fights Americanism. Browder and Kuhn cases advance as authorities probe anti Semitic activity. Finnish front brutal, but volunteers rise. Sweden and Norway and other nations respond to war front pressure.
As Congress opened President Roosevelt urged Senate confirmation for two new appointees. Charles Edison, assistant secretary of the navy since January 1937 and acting head of the department since last summer, is slated for full secretaryship. Daniel W. Bell, former acting budget director, named undersecretary of the treasury to succeed John Hanes who resigned. Suppression of speech and press noted. Cambridge city council bans Lenin and Leningrad from printed matter, mayor refusing to sign. In Chicago, James C. Petrillo pushes deletions in two plays to remove references to John L. Lewis. In Mexico City the chamber votes to bar religion from schools.
The forecast names Breckenridge Long, ex U S ambassador to Italy and longtime State Department official, as the likely successor to Joseph Davies as ambassador to Belgium. Davies has assumed most of Longs duties in the repatriation office for Americans abroad. The report notes Goering falls from favor and reportedly plans a comeback from Schorfheide.
A brittle mix of rumors cites a U S neutrality ban evasion motive for a transfer involving the DiDonne quintuplets. It notes Dr Alan Roy Dafoe resignation possibly clearing parental guardianship and the couple Oliva and Maria. It also reports looming midwestern focus by both major parties, a Nebraska dust bowl forecast, and Farm Credit scrutiny under Henry Wallace amid credit risk fears.
A playful quiz recalls recent headlines and asks about an auto crash involving Ethel duPont and husband, Hoover relief aid, a papal visit precedent, and a former U.S. ambassador named as special assistant. Answers appear at the bottom of the column.
The Hull reciprocal trade act renewal tops a busy agenda as Congress debates tariffs and trade policy. Senators discuss logrolling, agriculture relief, and pension funding while weighing tax, debt, and defense plans amid a looming 1940 campaign.
Washington report states Harvard Law School Dean James M Landis closed the deportation hearing after reporting that Harry Bridges, a West Coast I C C leader, is not a Communist.
Fragmentary notes mention an earthquake followed by a blizzard and a death toll around 20 000. Names include Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and Joseph E Davies. Finland and a papal visit to a temporal prince are cited as points of context. The fragmentary source is unclear on dates and places.
Jeannette B. Lowitt of Arverne New York drives barefoot through a heat wave to reach a doctor with a dying baby after camphorated oil causes poisoning. She narrowly clears a railroad crossing when the car stalls, then reverses, saving the infant as doctors pump the child back to life.
The United States leads aviation safety through strict standards and heavy research spending. BF Goodrich scientists developed a new gasoline proof refinery hose for major airport refueling. The hose uses a synthetic rubber base to prevent natural rubber particles from entering engines and strands stainless steel wire to conduct static electricity to the ground.
London reports Sir Seymour Hicks, 78, official bucker-up of British civilians, sailors and soldiers, now touring the kingdom with laughter bombs. A celebrated light comedian, producer, and author, Hicks has written 64 plays and eight books, was knighted in 1935, and during World War I organized morale-boosting concerts for troops.
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1875 B offers a year round two piece tailored suit frock for sizes 12 to 20. Includes collarless jacket blouse with bodice detailing and two flat pockets, full circular skirt, ideal for business or classroom wear and even sports events. Send 15 cents and pattern details to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept room 1324 Chicago.
A promotional notice touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual remedy for constipation and stomach distress. It claims Pepsin digests undigested protein in the stomach and Senna stimulates bowel movement, appealing to families and children.
A pithy Euripides maxim extols the value of friendship over riches and power, noting that being beloved by many matters more than wealth or strength. The quote frames personal virtue through social affection as the ultimate good.
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