Stormy Days in Capital Highlight Roosevelt Dismay
Roosevelt returns from a Florida fishing trip to a Capitol in flux as Congress struggles over tax revisions and budget balancing. Wage hour reform divisions split the party and labor, while Secretary Roper pushes tax overhaul and utility leaders hint at progress. Lindberghs return to the U.S. as military chiefs urge infantry primacy amid new defense needs.
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Florida
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
Wallace
A. F
Federation
Rules Committee
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Labor Committee
Leviathan Seized Vessel Sold To Metal Industries
APAN bid for the Leviathan, the giant liner seized from Germany in the World War, but United States Lines rejected it and sold the ship to Metal Industries Ltd of London for 800000. It will sail to England under its own power and be junked. The Leviathan cost ten million to build and the U S government spent over eight million to recondition it and paid Germany 16688000 for its seizure.
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APAN
Germany
United States Lines
Métal Industries, Ltd
London
England
Railroads Face 15 Percent Rate Rise Amid Crisis
National ae interpretec by William Bruckart notes railroads seek a 15 percent rate increase due to ongoing losses. Hearings before the Interstate Commerce Commission reveal layoffs, reduced purchases, and bankrupt mileage, with Dr. J. H. Parmelee arguing higher costs and lower receipts threaten the economy, while relief spending dwarfs rail outlays.
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Washington
Mit ‘Tion
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Railroads
Commission
J. H. Parmelee
Bureau of Economics
Association of American Railroads
Parmelee
East
As.i
Western Newspaver Union
Christmas Gift of a Son Reignites Hope in Old Woman
Mrs. Greene lonely after her sons grow, helps a hungry boy on a cold night. She offers a bicycle and a home, turning a simple act into a shared Christmas gift. The gesture heals both sides as they become family.
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Ars. Greene
Western Newspaper Union
The Christmas Harvest
A verse urging cheerful giving over stingy winter thrift. It contrasts skeptics who borrow and hoard with the joy of sharing, arguing that planting generosity enriches the soul and brings Christmas cheer to children and families.
English Plum Pudding Christmas Dinner Tradition
A traditional plum pudding recipe mixes stale breadcrumbs cream suet brown sugar corn syrup eggs citron currents baking powder and brandy or rum. Steam for 24 hours then store cool in a sealed tin until ready to reheat and serve with a preferred sauce.
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William'Borah
Idaho
Edward'r.'burke
Nebrasa
Henry W. ‘Edgerton
Cornell University
Antitrust Division
the Deartment of Justice
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Roper
Ansel C. Roper
Commerce
United States
Business Advisory Council
Chicago
Floyd L. Carlisle
Consolidated Edison Company
New York State Public Service Commission
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Willkie
Lindbergs
FTER
Charles A. Lindbergh
Malin Craig
Spain
Craig
Edgerton
Henry W. Edgerton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Borah, Burke and
van Nuys
John Marshall
National Ae Interpretec
William Bruckart
PVR Ees
Helen Waterman
Alson Secor
Capita
Santa Claus
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