Economic Highlights of the 1930s Congressional Session
The current Congress stalls industrial growth with unfinished business and debated measures. Key items include Social Security, Banking, Holding Company, TVA powers, Motor Bus regulation, AAA amendments, liquor and oil oversight, and NRA evolution. The Blue Eagle era ends with voluntary industry compliance and a 17 million telephone tally.
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Congress
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Senate Committee
Glass
Federal Reserve System
House Interstate Commerce Committee
NRA
Recovery talk by bankers and government leaders
A public message discusses growing appreciation for bankers aiding recovery and urges public understanding. It emphasizes interlinked global affairs, patience with progress, and the need for business initiative to complement government measures. It argues banks supply credit but do not drive activity, and warns legislation uncertainty hampers expansion.
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America
Making It Harder For Bank Robbers
James E Baum of the American Bankers Association outlines protective equipment to deter bank robberies. He cites silent alarms, tear gas units, bandit resisting enclosures, and timelocks on safes, noting these measures alter robbers’ chances and suit both small and large banks.
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James E Baum
American Bankers Association
Mr. Baum
Privately Owned Banks Rule Most Central Bank Stocks
The article notes that only four central banks have government ownership. It highlights Canada’s Bank, which opened recently after an exhaustive study, and whose stock is privately owned rather than government held.
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That of
Canada
Bank of Canada
Agriculture and Industry Returns for First Quarter of 193
Industrial corporations reporting quarterly results show a 2 percent higher net profit than in 1934. The total farm value of major crops excluding stock is reported at 4,782,428,000 in 1934, up from 4,114,265,000 in 1933 and 2,882,195,000 in 1932.
Gogebic Leads U P in Taxes Across Upper Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula’s four counties Marquette Chippewa Gogebic and Menominee show Gogebic with the highest road tax at 50076.46 and total tax 315899.02 in 1934. Marquette follows in total taxes, while Houghton Delta Dickinson rank differently by population and tax totals. City and township figures reinforce Gogebic’s high spending pattern across roads schools and local levies.
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Upper Peninsula
Marquette
Chippewa
Gogebic
Menominee
State Tax Commission
Gogebic County
Houghton County
Marquette County
Houghton
Delta
Dickinson
Dickinson County
Boughton County
Chippewa County
Homerton
Gegebic
Gecebic County
Bessemer
Hancock
Iron Mountain
Ironwood
Munising
Wakefield
Mining costs on Gogebic highest among Michigan ranges
Statistics by Frank Pardee and W Osgood show Marquette range ore cost per ton at 3.6277 dollars, Menominee 3.8905, Gogebic 4.2544, with corresponding Lake Erie values and gross profits. The Marquette range yields the highest gross ore profit, while silicious open pits show smaller margins.
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Marquette
Menominee
Gogebic
Frank G. Pardee
W. Osgood
Marquette Range
Menomine
Gogebie Rane
Lake Erie
Menominee Range
Michigan
Mining costs and outputs at Michigan open pits fall in 1956
Data from Pardee shows 5.046.278 tons mined in Michigan last year, down from 2.854.378 tons in 1935, with shipments totaling 3.496.771 tons, 576.125 tons less than 1953. Taxes paid by abacite mines reached 1,487,465, while wages rose. miners earned about 4.5656 daily and average yearly earnings jumped to 969.55. Mines operated 215 days, with 2,729 workers on average in 1956, down from 4.38% and 2.729 in 1934 and 195? respectively.
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Nat. Men. Gog. L. Erie
Parde
Michigan
Br Acuite
Open Season for Pen Dilers Warns Housewives
Its Open Season this is the open season for pen dilers whose high pressure salesman ship frequently induce the housewife to part with good money for poor merchandise. Some of them are honest but many are selling bogus wares the true value of which is not discovered until after the departure of the peddler.
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Paw Paw Courier-Northerner
City of Bessemer Special Meeting Proceedings 1935
Special meeting of the Common Council of Bessemer Michigan held June 24 1935 at 7 30 P M Major James presiding. No bids were received for 71000 City Serial Sewer Improvement Bonds and the issue was awarded to the United States Government per the 1934 agreement. City Clerk Leo F Mueller.
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Common Council
Bessemer
Michigan
James
Rele
Hill
Crenna Hellman
Erickson
Stelmack
Michelli
Prucca
Jacobson
Probelski
Negri
Leo F. Mueller
City of Bessemer
Hellman
United States
United States of America
Hill. Crenna. Hellman
Ericls
Wisconsin’s ex-governor named state housing director
In 1918 during a North Sea storm a man washed overboard from the U S S New York was later washed aboard the U S S Texas. Albert G Schmedeman, former governor of Wisconsin, has been appointed state housing director for Wisconsin.
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North Sea
U. S. S. New York
U. S. S. Texas
Albert G. Schmedeman
Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
McCarl
Les
AAA
Petroleum Administrative Board
Federal Alcohol Commission
Blue Eagle
Deceater
Robert V. Fleming
R. V. Fleming
Bankers Association
U. P
Menominee Ranges
Bessemer Herald
Bessemer Homes
Sage
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