Woodrum Refuses to Back "Share the Wealth" in New Deal Push
Roanoke congressman C A Woodrum breaks with the administration over tax and spending measures, signaling he will not swallow bills cooked up by leaders. He urges House debate on major legislation and warns against fast, partisan passage of emergency measures. The Roanoke Times notes growing dissent among Virginia lawmakers toward the White House program.
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Adroit Politics Pushes Tax Plan as Roosevelt Paramount
Senator Borah and Follette allied with critics urge heavier taxes to embolden administration during session. The Roosevelt camp remains quiet on the wealth tax plan after a special message suggesting shared wealth revenue aims. Observers note Huey Long and others influence the discourse as 1936 campaign dynamics unfold amid fiscal pressures.
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Sevetor da Follette
Roosevelt
Mgr. Roonevelt
Huey P.ind
Upton Linkewise
Roosevelt share the wealth plan analyzed in 1936 context
The piece argues Roosevelt used adroit politics to head off opponents by adopting the share the wealth idea as a strategy. It notes distribution of billions for the forgotten man and women, aiming to win votes while conservatives rise against the administration and threats from Lang, Upton Sinclair, Townsend, and others. It concludes the question of whether wealth distribution will derail opponents remains to be seen.
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Midnight Sun Celebration In Fairbanks Alaska Longest Day
Dispatch from Fairbanks describes the 24 hour daylight on the Arctic Circle edge with a midnight sun festival and a baseball game started at midnight under no floodlights as the sun barely dips below the horizon. It notes three months of continuous light and the contrast with the shortest day.
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Coogan Faces 500000 Damage Suits After Car Crash
Jackie Coogan, once child star, faces two suits seeking 500000 claiming his automobile accident killed his father John Coogan and three others. The driver in the crash allegedly was on the wrong side of the highway and Coogan’s father was at the wheel. The suits allege excessive speed and intoxication. Coogan’s wealth, built from earnings and investments, is cited as a motive. Survivors seek a large portion of his fortune.
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John 11
Joogah
How 2
Darkie'vogan
Coogan
Jobin
Sweet Content Quaints in Labor and Rich Content
A compact reflection on contentment and hardship attributed to Thomas Dekker. The piece explores wealth and mind, contrasts punishment and pleasure, and urges patient, honest labor as yielding a proud, wholesome result.
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Thomas Dekker
News Behind the News Sees Mixed Postcourt Signals
Paul Mallon reports on September business prospects with optimism for fall while noting a summer slump. Industrial production remains steady, coal and carloadings drive volumes, and price data show little net change after a May court decision. A Rockefeller Center radio city colony is listed as a news item.
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Chevrolet
Rockefeller Center
Radio City
New York
What Today Meana to You By MARY BLAKE and related notes
A collage of dated forecasts and sensational snippets covers economics in machine tool production, New York City life, birthdays for June 28, and Mussolini Europe policy. It threads optimistic claims, astrological bits, and political chatter about Italy, Hoover and Eden as readers encounter terse, often fragmented items.
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Ida
Epmopia
Ifa
Mussolini
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Elpmata
A J. Gage
Chi Fdds
John Boyle O'Reilly
London
Otis Skinner
Aull
John Y. Brown
Httiopia
Samson Talbot
Thomas W. Waterman
New York
Manhattan
Wind Velocity in Washington Reported at 7 MPH
Weather bureau data show Washington averages 7 miles per hour, despite political winds. Chicago records 16 mph, New York is 19 mph, Mount Washington tops with 168 mph.
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Truck blast kills two men in Borger area
Two men mounting bridge projects died when an ultrastyrene truck exploded near Borger Texas. Ben McDonald aged 56 and Paul Brooks 25 were killed. Bruce Hayes 40 of Whittenburg Texas was injured. The blast occurred about 50 yards from the scene.
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Whittenburg
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Austrian Decorator Will Lecture Here
Pr Hans Kronheim Austrian interior decorator will give a public lecture in the sales room of the Bluefield Paint and Varnish company in the Georgia Lumber building Bluefield avenue Monday evening July 1 at 7 45 o clock. Kronheim from the Great Vienna School says about 20 of 26 store fronts in an average American city lack decoration. He notes wall decorations in the US lag Europe and describes chalk and stencil wall art that is permanent. Kronheim will be accompanied by Dr Wilhelm Diefenbach of the Vienna school and they plan a survey for a US school similar to European institutions. Public invited to attend.
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Georgia Lumber Company
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Europa
Green Life In Hollywood Excerpt Features Olivia de Havilland
A Hollywood column recounts fan letters to Olivia de Havilland from Oakland Calif with praise for her marriage to Joe H Brown and notes on public interest in her films The piece also mentions William Powell Joel McCrea Maureen O Sullivan and the California Assistance League aiding film location needs and raising funds.
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Powell
England
Maureen O'Sullivan
Joel McCrea
Book A Day By SAUCE CATTON
A foreign observer John Gibbons reviews the travel diary This America noting friendly people, strong roads, good hotels, and brisk work but limited fun. He criticizes American railroads and social brusqueness while praising hospitality and dress. Published by Dun & Bradstreet, priced at $7.59.
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Duuon
Thirty Years Ago In Bluefield Telegraph Files
From The Files of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph thirty years ago today. Alien Brumfield, last of the Lincoln county feudists, died. Twenty thousand Jews fled Led Rus sia fearing massacre. W P Anderson, Montgomery county farmer, ground to pieces in a wheel accident near Shawnville. W L Shafer arrived in Bluefield as secretary of the chamber of commerce. Trampton Gray and W J Hatfield named probation officers of McDowell county. City board of affairs held its busy final session. Edna Carr Buchanan of Coopers and Buford Williams of Pearisburg wed here. Norfolk and Western crews held their quarterly meeting in Bluefield. Bernard McClaugherty ran for city board from the third ward.
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Montgomery County
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W. J. Hatfield
McDowell County
Misa Edna Carr Buchanan
Coopers
Buford Williams
Pearisburg
Norfolk and Weaternalorekrenora
Bernard McClaugherty
A Washington Bystander Reflects on Republican Fusion Hopes
Kirk Simpson analyzes reactions at Springfield to the Republican grass routes and creed, noting revival fervor and hints of anti Roosevelt fusion ideas. Southern Democrats’ stance, fears of states rights challenges, and Borah’s humorous amendment are discussed as potential triggers for a constitutional fight.
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al Smith
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Glal
New York Nightlife in the Frivolous Fifties
Paul Harrison surveys post prohibition nightlife in Manhattan, noting roof garden illusions atop skyscrapers and basements with stage shows. He observes a swing back to speakeasy vibes, with cabarets closing, but intimate spots like the Same Door with Louis Prima drawing crowds remain popular, plus era-era figures like Eddie Davis and Leon.
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Louis Prima
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Low Richman
Leon
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Chen Leon
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Eddie Davis
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