Confidence crisis grips nation as depression endures
Gloucester writer Roger W. Babson surveys a 1920s mood in which confidence is deemed the key to recovery yet opinions diverge on how to restore it. He notes battles over pensions, labor laws, relief, tariffs, taxes, and military spending, while Congress is pulled by myriad lobbying groups.
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Roger W. Babson
Gloucester
Mass
Howard Coonley
National Association of Manufacturers
Coonley
Norman Thomas
United States
England
France
Schoo
Congress
Washington
Polish British Talks on Aid in Event of German Invasion
In Warsaw General Waclaw Stachwicz chief of the Polish General Staff meets with Sir Edmund Ironside of Great Britain. The discussions focus on British military aid to Poland if Germany invades.
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Warsaw
Waclaw Stachifwicz
Edmund Ironside
Great Britain
Poland
Germany
Four Memorial Windows Dedicated at Helping Hand Mission
Mrs. Henry W. McVicar invites the public to a 3 pm dedication of four memorial windows at the Helping Hand Mission in Indian Hollow. The donor is C. K. Morrison, acknowledging memories of James Winey Dr. J. T. Wayman E and F Staples and Laura Cottrell.
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Henry W. McVicar
Indian Hollow
C. K. Morrison
Old Baptist Church
Staunton
James W.iney
J. T. Wayman
E. and
F. Staples
Laura Cottrell
Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street Presbyterian Church
Cephas Fahnestock
The
Brethren Church
L. G. Bridgers
United Brethren Church
Wildwood
East Radford
Preston
Founders sought a free republic free from lobbyist pressure
The speaker recalls Washington Madison and Hamilton founding a three branch government and a representative republic. He notes Congress moved to the Potomac and warns that pressure groups have grown from the legislature to the executive, while courts remain comparatively insulated.
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Republic
Washington
Madison
Hamilton
Legislative
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
New York City
Potomac
Washington Republic
Medocracy
Executive
Exports In Fruit Rise Despite Small US Crop
A USDA bulletin reports total fresh apple exports in 1938 39 at 12 071 000 bushels, up from the prior season with baskets producing the largest gains. The total value edged higher while the average price per bushel fell to 1 26. Pear exports hit a record 3 419 000 bushels as a 32 473 000 bushel pear crop boosted shipments, though value per bushel slipped to 1 75.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Conjecture Over Fate of General Shtern in Far East
Moscow reports speculative chatter among diplomats about General Grigori Shtern after he was relieved as commander of the first special Red banner army in the Far East. General Popoff succeeded him as Shtern’s fate and future assignments remain unclear amid purge rumors and decor removal reports.
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Moscow
Grigori Shtern
Red Banner
Far East
Mongolia
Shtern
Popoff
Spain
Marshall Vassily Bluecher
Bluecher
Changkufeng
Siberia-Manchoukuo-Korea
Kornyeff
Pop
Missing Miss Brooklyn Beauty Elinore Bertrand Found
Elinore Bertrand 16, former Miss Brooklyn, was reported missing after the finals of a beauty contest on Long Island. Authorities traced her last sighting to two discharged World’s Fair cadets before she was found in Philadelphia.
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Elinore Bertrand
Brooklyn
Long Island
World’s Fair Information
New York
Philadelphia
Anita Louise
Anita
Buddy Adler
Miss Louise
Paramount Pictures
France
Bette Davis
Allen Jenkins
Memories of stars fade and quirks of Hollywood fame
In Hollywood a columnist contemplates why aging stars panic when careers wane, noting Marian Nixon's contentment and the natural end of long runs. The piece also tracks gossip about John Conte, Ann Sheridan, Mickey Rooney, Ruth Chatterton, Bette Davis, Anita Louise, and others, plus a brief on movie pairings and box trends.
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Hollywood
Marian Nixon
Marian
John Conte
Ann Sheridan
Colored Fruit Demand Strong in British Markets
The London office of the foreign agricultural service reports good demand for colored apples at British auctions this week. Early English apples remain in light supply while imports are expected to rise slightly. best apples average 2.11 dollars a bushel in London, unchanged from last week but down from 3.19 at the previous year’s sale.
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California
London
Tasmania
United Kingdom
U. S
The
Foreign Agricultural Service
Best selection of used Chevrolet cars in town
QUALITY USED. CARS There are more Chevrolet Cars sold than any other make. therefore, you will find the BEST selection of Used Cars at your Chevrolet dealer. SEE THESE BARGAIN SPECIALS NOW! list of vintage model years and coupes follows.
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Chevrolet
Master Commissioner to report on Annie Hubbard estate
In Frederick County Virginia 1939 the court orders reference to a Master Commissioner to determine Annie Hubbard estate details including real and personal property and their partition potential to report heirs creditors and residuary beneficiaries and to set a distribution scheme and attorney fees. The notice fixed August 15 1939 for filing and proving claims at 4 North Loudoun Street with continued hearings as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tessie Baker
Circuit Court
Frederick County
Annie Hubbard
Loudoun Street
J. W. Baker
J. P. Reardon
Armament Costs Could Reach 20 Billion This Year
Washington reports that world arms spend may hit 20 billion dollars in 1939 as Britain and France lift budgets. Morgenthau cites Britain almost 50 percent of its budget on arms, France about 40 percent, Italy 50 percent, Germany 60 percent, Japan over 70 percent, with the United States at about 12 percent in peacetime. Estimates rely on round figures from official and semi official sources, noting secrecy and currency issues.
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Washington
England
France
United States
War and Navy Department
Uncle Sam
Navy
Nazi Germany
Morgenthau
Congress
Foreign Policy Association
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Japan
Russia
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