House Leaders Push Quick Vote on Relief Fund Plans
Washington May 8 House leaders moved toward a fast vote on a 1.425 billion relief fund with a larger 2.364 billion deficiency bill for next fiscal year. Beiter led a PWA bloc in the Democratic caucus to earmark 700 million for Ickes PWA, a move opposed by Roosevelt and defeated 70 to 35. Bankhead and others argued a compromise allowing local loans through RF C with WPA handling projects, while Beiter allies urged heavier construction and quicker progress.
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Works Progress Administration
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Bankhead
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Belter
Dies
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McFarlane
Monahan
Montana
Kramer
California
Maverick
CCC Enrolls Eligible Texas Re relief Men End May Fifteen
Eligible young men ages 17 to 28 from families on relief programs may enroll in the CCC after passing a physical. Texas holds an unlimited final enlistment quota ending May 15. Interested individuals should contact county relief supervisors. A W Long leads Panhandle enrollment from the Athletic Club Building at 207 Polk Street.
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WPA
Resettlement Administration
County Welfare Boards
CCC
Texas
A. W. Long
Panhandle
Athletic Club
Polk Street
Tack Letters and Help Wanted Notices Mixed in City Ads
A jumble of short notices includes a dog theft appeal near Lincoln and Monroe with a reward phone number, several help wanted requests from women seeking housekeeping and care work, a lost ironing board report, and a note about champagne shortages at a local shipyard.
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Tack
Can't Launch Ships Belfast
Champagne cellars hold the finest vintages kept in Belfast as operations face re-stocking challenges.
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Belfast
Human Ops
Refuge for Foreigners in Addis Ababa Summer School Offer
Notices from several individuals seeking employment or housing. Nell and others offer work experience in waitressing truck driving and farm tasks, while a reader seeks curb service or housekeeping jobs. A four room house is desired for upkeep and owner may reclaim lost glasses at 917 Polk Street.
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Tack
North Lamar Street
Russell Street
Polk Street
Guffey Faces Dual Tasks in 1936 Campaign for Roosevelt
Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pennsylvania pursues two aims in the 1936 campaign. He is expected to deliver Pennsylvania’s 36 electoral votes for Roosevelt, possibly the first Democratic win there in a presidential race. Guffey, the first Democratic senator from the state since the Civil War, expands on the coal bill and Lloyd M. Lewis backs Roosevelt with 540,000 mine workers’ pledges. The piece notes Pennsylvania’s political shift and the coalition with John L. Lewis.
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Associated Press
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Roosevelt
Guffey
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Battler
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
What Thanks Does a Woman Get
A cheeky feature explores the reception and critique of a new soap discovery marketed as a no scrub product. The piece notes marketing hype, consumer expectations, and possible social reactions to women’s grooming claims.
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