Prohibition Vote Fails in House Despite GOP Support
The House failed to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment as 272 voted for and 144 against. Republican Carl G. Bachmann delivered 103 votes, but 82 wavering lawmakers, including 17 Democrats and 71 Republicans, blocked the two thirds needed. Debate followed a brief roll call and party lines remained sharp.
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Carcery
Congress
Garner
House
Hiss
Judiciary Committee
Rainey
Tenois
Carl G. Bachmann
West Virginia
Ways and Means Committee
James W. Collier
Mississippi
Collier
Roosevelt
Senate
Rupp contests Davis Senate seat in Pennsylvania
The Allentown Democrat AWRENCE H. RUPP trails Senator James J. Davis by about 160000 votes and files a petition seeking Davis's removal and Rupp's seating, citing wholesale irregularities and 70000 assisted Philadelphia votes. The piece also touches on farm relief prospects and disarmament talks, with Einstein passport questioning and war debt chatter from 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awrence H. Rupp
Allentown
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Davis
Rupp
Philadelphia
Following Christ in Every Day Life
Lesson overview for December focuses on denying self and taking up the cross daily. Emphasizes a life motto for young and adult members, with weekly assignments and varied scripture prompts. Highlights growth through devotion, prayer, and Bible study, plus lessons on home, family, stewardship, and unity across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenun
Christ
Bethany
Jesus
Mary
Heaven
God
His Dying Eyes and Blessings In Every Duty
An officer asks a dying soldier for a prayer but the man deflects with a cross from his mother. The officer then dies holding the cross and a reflection on duties and sacrifices follows about blessings in duty and the burdens of wealth, family care, and happiness.
Young People Urged to Help in Sunday School Work
The article laments that many youths avoid demanding tasks for the church and society, preferring easy chores. It stresses the need for responsible personal service in Sunday schools and other church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Christmas Carols Bring Home Beloved Son
In a nostalgic tale, Mr Breen plans a warm Christmas as his son Seth Malden returns with a generous check. The couple recall old traditions while carolers sing, and the household awaits a long-absent child whose voice signals his return. The scene closes with a reunion and stories of family love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hreen
Joseph Breen
Jim
Jenkins
Theo
White House
Joe
Myra
Seth Malden
Daley
Santa Claus
Aira Breen
Red Indian Hunter Skills and Early Domestic Tools
The article surveys Native American hunting traditions tracing origins of pursuit and tracking across continents. It notes early use of dogs, spears, bows, arrows, clubs, harpoons, throwing sticks, and blowguns, plus adaptive weaponry across regions. It describes landscape features, fences, corrals, traps, and snares aiding game capture.
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James Waldo Fawcett
Washington Post
South America
Asia
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Slope
Indian buffalo hunts as social and solitary rites
The text describes the Indian hunter as communal for large game like buffalo, hunting with friends and ceremonial rites, songs, fetishes, and taboos, while smaller animals were pursued alone with extreme caution. It notes the hunter’s skill sharpened as game numbers fell, reaching unmatched technique.
U S Debt Stated At About Sixteen Billion
The article notes the total public debt of the United States stands around 16 billion dollars. It explains this money was borrowed from U S citizens and residents who earn interest on their bonds and that there is no foreign debt.
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Kurt von Schleicher II
Germany
Franz von Papen
Friedrich Syrup
Federal Labor Exchange
von Schleicher
Hitler
Paul ‘von Hindenburg
Hoover
Senate
James H. Wilkerson
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Wilkerson
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
American Bar Association
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Jones
House Agriculture Committee
Em Harris
The
Farmers’ Relief Conference
Fascist Council
Musselini
Italy
United States
Hal
Union
U. S
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Walter Walker
Colorado
Kurt Schuyler
Walker
Robert KR. Reynolds
North Carolina
E. S
Curtis
William Reynolds
Raymond Benjamin
Fpranklin D. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
New York
Augusta
Augusta National Golf Course
Bobby Jones
Gen. von Schleicher
von Neurath
Geneva
Special Assembly
League of Nations
Manchuria
Japan
League
Lytton
Manchukuo
Joseph Connolly
Irish Free State
Albert Einstein
Wilson Observatory
California
Institute of Advanced Study
Berlin
Our
Fair Land
Savant
Woman's Patriot Corporation
Einstein
Communist International
Baron von Neurath
Prof
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Christian Standards OF Life
Mr. Breen
RCA
Universal Burner Co
Fond du Lac
Wis
Louibe Laure
Okbe
Wisconsin
M. Brewster
Lindsay
Okla
Sores Cheeerez
W. Nou
Cabana Sun Club
Fefit
America
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