Reorganization Bill Falls in House amid Depression turmoil
In April the Democratic House voted 204 to 196 against reorganizing the U.S. government despite warnings from Speaker Bankhead. Amid the debate, Paul Reveres warned Washington, and O’Connor was purged after opposing the bill. The president aired a $5 billion spending plan in a fireside chat as global events unfolded including European shifts and rising tensions in Asia.
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Leon Blum
France
Konrad Henlein
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Hungary
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Franco
China
Japan
Flapper Fanny and 1930s Headlines in Review
The column lists wartime era politics and public life notes including Chamberlain censure defeat in Commons, Hitler’s dominant vote, film and theater buzz, births and notable deaths, scientific notes, legal actions, labor disputes, and political banners. It blends social trends with political happenings and sensational items from that period.
Alfalfa Farmers View New Saskatchewan Area
A lush new area near Candle Lake northeast of Prince Albert in Saskatchewan may open for settlement. The wooded, thousands of acres sit 30 miles from a railway with soil suited for alfalfa. Carrot River farmers prosper growing high grade alfalfa seed for sale to the United States.
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Carrot River
United States
Jobless Bootblack Admits Slaying Wife in Inferno of Fire
Los Angeles police say William Spinelli confessed to killing his wife Rose Spinelli after years of unemployment and threats of separation. He detailed how he struck her with a hatchet, dismembered the body, and burned remains in an incinerator before a tense family Christmas. Detectives planned a murder complaint.
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Hubert J. Wallis
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Wallis
William, Jr
Helen
Joseph
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Bakersfield
Cal
Billy
South America
Etiquette Course Bans Soup Through Spaghetti Tubes
Olmsted Falls High School in Ohio begins etiquette classes in the cafeteria instructing students on proper silver use and table manners, including a ban on drinking soup through spaghetti tubes and eating with a knife.
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Olmsted Falls
U.P
Olmsted Falls High School
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