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Formal announcement of the intention to negotiate a reciprocal trade agreement with the United Kingdom was made today by Secretary Hull, under the requirements of the Trade Agreements Act.
revision urged by Gen R E Wood
Gen R E Wood on price policy, before Sen Com
CIO and affiliates file injunction suit in Fed Ct against Hague and Jersey City officials
Repts possible discovery of tomb of Menes, Egyptian king
1938Bob Eubanks, American game show host and producer[†]
Robert Leland Eubanks is an American disc jockey, television personality and game show host, widely known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off since 1966. He also hosted the successful revamp version of Card Sharks from 1986 to 1989. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his radio DJ work in 2000. It is in front of Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, where he worked during the first years of his broadcasting career. In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement Emmy Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
1938Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (born 1880)[†]
John Barton Gruelle was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comics author, illustrator, and storyteller. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls and as the author/illustrator of dozens of books. He also created the Beloved Belindy doll. Gruelle also contributed cartoons and illustrations to at least ten newspapers, four major news syndicates, and more than a dozen national magazines. He was the son of Hoosier Group painter Richard Gruelle.