Roosevelt Aims to End Demagoguery With New Deal Aims
The article discusses President Roosevelt’s plea to adopt his Second New Deal program to curb demagogues like Huey Long. It contrasts compulsory arbitration and wage laws with AFL opposition, noting a hope to improve economic security by 1941 while warning of dangers to democracy from demagogues.
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Huey Long
Roosevelt
Great American Federation of Labor
Long
United States
Argument Of No Value In Street Conflict Cartoon
An editorial cartoon on pedestrians versus motorists explores the clash in city streets. The piece notes dangers from double parking, speeding vehicles, and pedestrians darting into traffic while urging restraint and shared responsibility.
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Athens
Alphonse and Gaston
Congress Debates Cash-and-Carry Neutrality Plan
After months of study Congress eyes action on a new neutrality law. The cash and carry plan could limit munitions sales to paying customers in the United States, reducing direct involvement abroad. The piece notes that past policy allowed generous treatment of foreign buyers and warns neutrality may still draw the U.S. into conflict.
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Congress
United States
Germany
America
Atlantic
England
Washington
Tax overhauls hinted as Magill leads treasury study
Washington report notes Roswell Magill heads Treasury tax review aimed at a flat rate 20 to 30 percent to replace corporate levies. The piece also explains Farm Bureau limits on official endorsements of the court plan and the need for a directors’ meeting.
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Washington
Treasury
Roswell Magill
Magill
Congress
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ed O'Neal
Federation
White House
AFBF
Rural Resettler Alexander Speech Debated as Delivered
The Agriculture Department announced Dr. Alexander did not use a prepared text and spoke extemporaneously at the Des Moines conference. Des Moines editor J S Russell and radio listeners insist the sharp remarks against southerners were delivered, raising charges of deception and misrepresentation.
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Alexander
Des Moines
Agriculture Department
J. S. Russell
Des Moines Tribune
Russell
Department
New Order
McNutt Sworn In as Philippine High Commissioner
The Philippine High Commissioner Paul McNutt takes the oath amid a crowd in Washington. Attentive staff and donors watch as MacArthur Quezon and McNutt consider future Philippine accommodation. Andrew Mellon, 81, focuses on an art gift to the capital while Congress members reassess past fights.
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Paul McNutt
White House
Marie Byrd Land
War Department
McNutt
Clark Gable
General MacArthur
Quezon
Philippines
Washington
Treasury
Andrew Mellon
Congress
Mellon
Jokes and jabs mark a nation in satire and scandal
A satirical column mocks German prayers to Hitler, judges, and aging monarchs. It notes nine is company for the Supreme Court, praises judges for cooperation, and quips that speeders gain 20 days. It cites Edward's abdication, a western man jailed for chaining his daughter to a bed, and the risks of elopement.
Public Forum Letters Questioning Democracy Icons
The letter column laments flag displays and questions the reverence for George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, asking how long the nation can sustain a free government. It quotes Washington and references Gettysburg and the 1796 farewell, contrasting with despotic threats and wartime rhetoric.
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the Messenger
Lincoln
Washington
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Cemetery
Republic
G. D. Ridenour
Nelsonville
Ohio
Fort Gower and the First Declaration of Independence
Narrative recalls Fort Gower at the Hocking River where Lord Dunmore’s 1774 campaign built a stockade named for the Earl of Gower. Virginia forces marched toward Indian towns while Cornstalk’s chief defeat at Pt Pleasant stoked demands for liberty. Officers at Fort Gower secretly drafted a declaration promising they would fight for freedom if needed.
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Virginia
Northwest Territory
Ohio Country
Lord Dunmore
Lewis
Kanawha
Pt. Pleasant
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Hocking
Earl of Gower
Logan
Hocking County
Circleville
Cornstalk
England
Fort Gower
White Moth Returns My Mother's Spirit in Silence
A poem recalls a mother’s soul departing to a dim shore and hints at a white moth that appears in the narrator’s room, sparking thoughts of reunion. The piece ends with a tailor’s quip about men boosting ego with clothes and colors by Frank C. Nagel of New York.
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Earth
Frank C. Nagel
New York
Crime Picture Puzzle Involving Pardons And Paroles
A study notes citizens were victimized by the same criminals, then jailed without a break in. The image shows bars intact, with no escape. The article highlights numerous pardons and paroles signed by governors and parole boards.
Daphne and Jennifer Clash Over Love and Career in New York
Daphne Brett, a bright young advertising executive, rents her late father's Connecticut estate to architect Larry Smith and becomes entangled as her sister Jennifer arrives. Jennifer, newly moved to New York, pursues Daphne's ex and tests Daphne's resolve to stretch beyond a pure career while Daphne navigates love, loyalty, and social pressure.
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Daphne Brett
New York
Connecticut
Larry Smith
Daphne
Jennifer
Tuck Ainsley
Mr. Smith
Brett Hall
Larry
Agency
Anne
Tuck
Social Register
Subtle plans and sly schemes among sisters at supper party
Daphne and Jennifer scheme over a married man and social invites. Jennifer vows to win him with a sly approach while Daphne feigns indifference and plans a quiet Sunday at home amid a stack of papers and velvet pajamas.
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Daph
Daphne
Jennifer
Franklands
Kim Preston
Chickenpox Facts and Transmission From Dr Morris Fishbein
Health column explains varicella a highly contagious disease, its incubation period, names used, and germ nature. It notes transmission is usually person to person, that once infected usually confers immunity, and that vaccination is not routine though possible. It emphasizes keeping infected children home and distinguishing chickenpox from smallpox.
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Hitler
Detroit
Edward
George
the Public Forum
Adolf Hitler
Martha W. MacDonald
Walter M. Haas
Poet’s Corner
Messenger
Leda Sams
George Clark
Chapter
Wall Street
Harrison
Bretts
Brett
DR. Morris Fishbein
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