Three Democratic Candidates Start Pre-Season Campaigns
The piece surveys early 1940 Democratic efforts led by Farley Garner and McNutt, assessing regional dynamics from Indiana to the South, and weighing prospects for a Garner Farley unity ticket amid Republican hopes and Roosevelt’s fate. It also notes economic shifts in production and distribution, and Mussolini’s diplomacy shaping European tensions.
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America
U. S
Gallup
Roosevelt
Garner
Farley
Bmcnult
Colege
Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
Philippines
Indianapolis
Frank McHale
McNutt
Pacific Post
Mr. McNutt
Messrs
Cactus Jack Garner
Navy beef and Germany turmoil in early 1930s news
Fresh Argentine beef barred from U S drives Argentina to disrupt Lima talks while canned beef could be bought by the navy for 15 cents a pound. Roosevelt touts the idea as a cordial precedent amid farm‑vote critics in Congress led by Rep Leo Allen. Germany’s Reichsbank changes under Hitler see Dr Brinkmann retire after a breakdown. Admiral Leahy named to succeed Blanton Winship as navy chief. Rothschilds flee Vienna and Paris amid rising tensions and a $10 million ransom claim.
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U. S
Argentina
Lima
Willy
Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Buenos Aires
Jose Cantilo
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Adolf Hitler
Rudolf Brinkmann
Brinkmann
Herr Brinkmann
Puerto Rico
Blanton Winship
William ©. Leahy
Austria
Baron Eugene de Rothschild
International
France
Baron Louis de Rothschild
Vienna
Hotel Metropole
Taxation Rehash and Farm Spending Debate
A senate farm appropriation of 1.23 billion dollars prompts White House pressure to delay action until summer as new taxes are crafted. Key figures Pat Harrison and Robert Doughton back rehashing upper-bracket levies while preserving low income rates, with a proposed 18 percent corporate levy and adjustments targeted at small businesses to offset deficits and influence next year’s election.
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Congress
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
House
Finance Committee
North Carollina
Robert Doughton
Ways and
Trans Atlantic Service From Southampton Planned
English Imperial Airways announces first trans Atlantic service via Southampton Montreal and New York set to begin. King George and Queen Elizabeth to enter U S from Canada at Niagara Falls on June 1. Thomas J Pender Kansas City political boss stands trial for evading 442596 in 1935 and 1938 taxes. Nationwide 4 H encampment opens near tidal basin in Washington on June 15. Mauretania 84000 ton liner leaves Liverpool for maiden voyage to New York on June 17. Government reorganization creating federal loan public works and security agencies takes effect June 24.
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English Imperial Airways
Southampton
Montreal
New York
King George
U. 5
Canada
Niagara Falls
Thomas J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Tidal
Washington
Fog of Death on a Foggy Atlantic Tow
Pete Gear of Sunnyside Long Island joined a coal barge crew for a voyage 195 miles off Block Island in September 1927. A thick fog settled in after the barge anchored in a shipping lane, compelling Pete to ring the fog bell for 36 hours straight to avoid collisions while four seasick crewmates slept, until a rescue plane spotted them and a tug reclaimed the tow on day five.
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Peter Gear
Sunnyside
L. I
Pete
Atlantic
Block Island
Long Island Sound
Montauk Point
Beon
Bargerman
Bargeman
Peter
New London
WNU
Patent Office Origins and 19th Century Reorganization
The article traces Patent Office origins from Article I and the 1790 act allocating patent grants to state and legal officers to 1836 when Jefferson and an act established the patent office under a commissioner. It covers transfers to the Interior Department in 1849 and a 1825 transfer to the Department of Commerce by President Coolidge.
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The
United States
Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Patent Office
Department of the Interior
Coolidge
Department of Commerece
Economic Barter Vision Spurs Theorist Talk In Time
By Lemuel F. Parton, New York. A lively column links Dr. Feis, an economic adviser, to barter talks with Britain over rubber tin and wheat, while tracing intellectuals like Milne Littauer and references to Tau time and T time. It sketches the era’s mood, mentions Harvard, the United States Bureau of Standards, and Gloversville’s glove makers.
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Mediterranean
Germany
Poland
Danzig
France
Britain
Signor Mussolini
Munich
Mussolini
der Fuehrer
Hitler
Italy
Spain
Albania
Europe
New York
Herbert Feta
State Department
Eyas
Dr. Feis
Uncle Sam
London
Chamberlain
England
Dr. Fels
New Yorker
Harvard
University of Kansas
University of Cigoinastl
Council of Foreign Relations
E. A. Milne
Montaigne
Lucius N. Littauer
Littauer
Bureau of Human Standards
Chauncey M. Depew
Gloversville
N. Y
Milne
Brealau
Carl Schurs
Fritz Kuhn
Consolidated Features
WNU Sergica
Mercerized String Square Crochet Pattern 6307
Instructions and charts for making a 10 inch mercerized string crochet square with grape motif. Includes materials, stitches, and illustrations. Send 15 cents in coins to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York NY to obtain pattern.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts,Dept
14Th St
New York
N. Y
Calm Interchange in Quiet Sentiment
A fragment reflecting Dr Johnson on ideal discourse, describing a calm exchange of sentiment without competition or vanity, emphasizing serenity and gentle dialogue.
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Johnson
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