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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
2
Washington dispatch notes relief money used for political purposes draws Senate investigation. Critics blame both parties for failing to curb funds while President Roosevelt and advisers are accused of avoiding accountability. Public pressure grows as newspapers condemn the handling of vast relief spending.
The piece criticizes four relief amendment proposals by Senators Hatch Lodge Rush Holt and Austin as attempts to curb political manipulation of relief funds. It argues the Senate avoided action, defending Roosevelt's New Deal while urging investigation into relief spending and its influence on elections. It highlights Hopkins Iowa primary as an example and calls for a U S Senate inquiry to ensure funds reach those in need.
Amsterdam A rag and bone man from Breda reveals how Vincent van Gogh canvases escaped sale for decades. He bought and traded works signed V G or Van Gogh for beer and pocket change, later selling the last pieces for 35 cents each, while his son keeps two paintings.
In Plandome N Y Nancy Whitmore twelve and her sister Jane twenty one perilously broke through Manhasset bay ice while a spaniel named Ping was left behind. Jane a skilled swimmer dragged Nancy to safety then crawled to solid ice and pulled herself and the dog free. The Whitmores are prominent New York telephone executive family.
In Wichita, Kansas, Carroll Joachim a vocational electricity teacher at Central Intermediate School built a robot that grades true false papers. The device uses ten questions per sheet and lets pupils punch holes for chosen answers, ensuring unbiased grading and saving Joachim about eight hours weekly.
At the Tuan Bazaar Mine in Filabusi South Africa J H Meredith awoke to a seven foot mamba wriggling across his chest. He stayed still until his wife called in servants who lured the reptile away and killed it.
Cincinnati Ohio reports James Louis twenty nine negro was sentenced to ten days in the workhouse for pouring glue into a neighbor’s gasoline tank. The offense highlights ongoing concerns about property damage and neighborhood safety in the city.
National Geographic Society describes Shanghai's International Settlement, Bund grandeur, and cosmopolitan life. It covers foreign influence after 19th century treaties, real estate growth, pidgin English chatter, and evolving roles of Chinese women amid nightlife, fashion, and modern amenities in the treaty port.
A collage of quotes on fame speech rights and social expectations. It muses on happiness in kindness versus wit, the lure of gold, miscomprehension, authority and restraint, and gender critique. It hints at psychology and ordinary life through terse reflections.
A reflective line on aging and value from Ralph Waldo Emerson noting that a man’s years are not counted while he has other things to count. It frames time through purpose and achievement rather than mere age.
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