Roosevelt warns constitutional change risks democracy and tyranny
The piece argues the president cannot override the Supreme Court and advocates preserving the U.S. Constitution against moves to alter it to fit New Deal policies. It warns such changes could turn democracy into an oligarchy, urges bipartisan defense of constitutional governance, and discusses public reaction to aviation hero Charles Lindbergh and the Lindbergh home shrine plan.
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Dickinson
Iowa
Roosevelt
National Industrial Recovery Act
NRA
White House
United States
Congress
Daily Telegraph
America
Europe
Lindbergh Shrine Link to Minnesotan Roots
A fragment notes Charles A. Lindbergh was raised in Little Falls Minnesota and rose to worldwide fame as the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, highlighting his early life.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Littlie
Falla
Minn
Acros
Atlantic Ocean
Bince
Democrats promise to balance budget amid rising deficits
The piece derides Democratic claims of near term budget balance as impractical amid daily deficits surpassing 3.1 billion dollars. It cites emergency spending, rising national debt beyond 34 billion, and anticipated tax hikes in future years, while noting Roosevelt's stance against current balancing. It references a Princeton election result and Charleston Gazette's silence.
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Uncle Sam
Congress
Roosevelt
Even In Heaven No Man Is Happy Long
Fragmentary verse reflects on human striving and dissatisfaction despite rewards. The speaker questions earthly ambitions and dreams, suggesting even in heaven one may still long for more. The archaic phrasing cites habit and desire as eternal forces shaping happiness.
New Deal tensions and Mongolian trouble unfold
A survey of national policy shows the president navigating new deal reforms amid internal opposition in Congress. Notes report shifts in relief leadership, court challenges, and rail legislation, with Japan moving on Inner Mongolia as Washington plans census hub relocation and Farm Bureau leaders discuss crop controls.
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Japan
China
Inner Mongolia
Russia
Washington
Cenaus Bureau
Baltimore
NRA
Ed O'Neal
Chester Gray
Farm Bureau Federation
Cheater Davis
AAA
Aaa-Ara
United States
The Once Over Reflects On Horse And Buggy Era
A humorous column by H. L. Phillips contrasts past horse and buggy days with modern governance. It laments changing ethics and contracts, noting simple respect for agreements, local commerce, and personal responsibility, while poking at shifts in politics and economics represented by figures like Roosevelt and Ruth.
Radio Talk On Home Debts By HOLC Chairman Fahey
Washington radio broadcast tonight features John H Fahey chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank board discussing mortgage relief steps. He will explain new HOLC legislation authorizing 1 75 billion dollars to aid distressed homeowners and protect private thrift and home financing institutions.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Washington Tonight
Red
National Broadcasting Company
John H. Fahey
National Radio Forum
Washington Evening Star
Fahey
HOLC
Welter V. Rows
West Virginia
What Today Means to You by Mary Blake June 6 birthday guidance
Gemini readers born June 6 are advised to use optimal hours 9:30 to 11:30 a m 1:30 to 3:30 p m and 6:30 to 8:30 p m with caution periods 7:30 to 9:30 a m 3:80 to 6:50 p m and 8:40 to 10:30 p m. The column notes mood swings, urges avoiding hit or miss business methods, recommends thoughtful social choices and accepting criticism. It concludes with personality traits and possible careers including painting acting writing and education.
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Jane
John Trumbull
Aoloier
Daniel Beach
Catherine A. Warfield
Henry Mogler
Bruno
Oscar Klein
Meredith Clymer
Physican
The
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Prosecution and Parody Amid Jagged News Snippets
A garbled OCR style string riffs on Harpoon Huey Long prosecutions for back taxes, odd legal jabs, political jibes about NRA decisions, German spectators, a Sachs-like driver, a Pittsburgh door incident, and scattered cultural quips, all presented as a brittle, collage-like historical newspaper fragment.
Screen Life In Hollywood and the Research Library
Hollywood researchers face quirky questions about lists of books they rely on. They note frequent use of reference works like The World Almanac, Famous First Facts, Customs of Mankind, Who's Who In the Theater, and A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method among others to assist writers and designers.
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Helen Percey
Joseph Nathan Kane
Lillian Eichler
John Parker
Banieter Fletcher
Helen Rex Kellar
Dame
Wardrobe Department
Designera
la Mount
Histore Alma
Ordara
Col
Robert
Wylla
Howard Pyle
Gea
Legauge Avery
Misa Pearcy
Book Review of Besides the Wench Is Dead by Ulinto
Bruce Catton reviews a 1920s themed novel set in a Pittsburgh boarding house. A widow, a wealthy man, and city society intertwine as old standards crumble, offering a moral tale that echoes familiar Gilded Age concerns. The reviewer praises the storytelling but chides the repeated morality. Doubleday, Doran and Co publish at $2.
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Pettingil
Huddleston
Senate
Boti Houses
Man Deal
Robert Ulin
America
Pittsburgh
Inia
Allin
Doubleday, Doran and Co
Thirty Years Ago Today Regents Appointed at Institute
Edward Harper of Keystone was named a member of the board of regents of the West Virginia Colored Institute at Institute. Also noted are a Modern Woodmen lodge at Mayheurs and a fatal train collision near Bedford City injuring Engineer Lee Moore.
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Edward Harper
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West Virginia Colored Institute
Mayheurs
Frank Steff
Hugh Cabtnesa
Lee Moore
Norfolk and Western
Bedford City
Harry ©. Ellatt
Princeton
Mercer County
Bluefield Lodges
Modern Woodmen of America
Bland Street Methodist Church
Mina Jessie Taylor
Bluefield
Fred Wareley
Northfork
Bristol
Washington bystander reshapes NRA era in Supreme Court
The piece discusses how the Supreme Court's unanimous NRA rulings affect White House plans and congressional timing, with farm and labor groups potentially aligning at the polls. It questions the act’s remaining value beyond June 16, possible constitutional pivots, and the need for new legal advisers amid a narrowed interstate commerce scope.
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Liang Ag
Wagner Labor Disputes Plan
Sby
Supremeé Court
Roosevelt
New York writer Paul Harrison observes European life
In a Europe-dominated column, Paul Harrison riffs on anecdotes about English society and American luminaries. The piece covers a champagne court case, a gifted but jealous actress, Maurice Chevalier’s London move, and Sir James Barrie at Adelphi Terrace drafting a new play amid aging fame and famed colleagues.
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