Communists Seek World Influence at Moscow Congress
Delegates from the United States and 65 countries at the Communist International world congress in Moscow pledged to push their cause and overthrow governments by force. The meeting drew praise for Dimitry Manuilski and prompted a sharp note of protest from the U.S. government amid growing concern over Communist agitation at home.
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Earl Browder
Wm. Foster
America
Russia
Prada
Dimitry Manuiliski
Josho Ig
Comintern
Bullitt
Texas Pensions and Politics Stir Statewide Debate
The column blends national and local concerns from 1930s Texas, noting government crop cuts, liquor politics, and job hopes. It highlights Red River and Fannin counties funding a county hospital, debates over taxation, and calls for broader hospital support alongside state and federal spending spurts. The piece laments political expectations and urges vigilance amid shifting policies.
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Red River County
Fannin County
Bonham
Lamar County
Allen Memorial Hospital
Utility Compromise Eases Holding Company Legislation
The Bulkley compromise provides standards to simplify rather than dissolve utility holding companies. The SEC gains a concrete framework to prune complex paper corporations, reducing investor and consumer risk from inflated valuations and speculative structures. The move aims to balance investor interests with consumer protection as years pass.
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Senate
House
Bulkley
Securities and Exchanges Commission
Christian Science Monitor
Political Pageant Doubts and Phrases Across Papers
A collage of satirical clippings notes strongman acts, egg frying diplomacy, and oath swearing trends from papers like Indianapolis Star and Detroit News. It mentions Roosevelt embracing peace in Ethiopia and hints at national policy plans described across papers.
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Indianapolis Star
Roosevelt
Ethiopia
Sin
Worth a Smile The Test Man and the Barber
A humor collage notes a shave request met with a parable about a hair in the throat. A man asks to test neck leaks triggering a barber’s quip. A Chicago bookseller joke about Canon Farrar ends with a wire suggesting Philadelphia. Prices, jokes on meat, parachute caution, and political remarks close the piece.
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Chicago
Canon Farrar
Seeker
God
New York
Philadelphia
Songs I Made For You by Margaret Widdemer
Poet Margaret Widdemer reflects on creating songs for a distant someone and a past life while laments spring water and red tulips. The narrator admits the deepest purpose is for a person yet unknown beneath the sun, shaping all her future songs.
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Margaret Widdemer
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