Brookings Views On Economic Recovery Face Industrial Leaders
Industrial leaders and the Roosevelt administration should study Brookings Institution theories on sustaining wage price gaps through higher production. Dr. Harold G. Moulton warns inflationary price spirals threaten a self limiting boom, urging accelerated technical advances, better management, and labor efficiency. The debate contrasts Brookings with AFL and WPA officials, guiding policy for the next six months.
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Roosevelt
Harold G. Moulton
Brookings Institution
Brookings
American Federation of Labor
WPA
Hopkins
Moulton
Statesmen at Work in Ohio Legislature Backfires
The Ohio legislature recessed July 22 then returned December 8 to pass an unemployment law. They created forty mythical recesses to collect weekly mileage, costing about 27000 dollars. An attorney filed suit to block the state auditor from paying the claims. A hearing was set for Friday with an outcome awaited.
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Ohio
The Hobby Question and Constructive Use of Spare Time
Dr. R A Schwegler of the University of Kansas warns that not all hobbies are beneficial. A good hobby should expand abilities, reduce tension, increase social contacts, and broaden the individual’s relation to their environment, while a bad one harms body and mind.
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R. A. Schwegler
University of Kansas School of Education
Schwegler
Measuring a Hobby by Its Effect on Worthwhile Achievement
The text argues that a hobby should be valued by its effectiveness in producing a sense of worthwhile achievement and personal power. It warns that isolating a person through a hobby lowers overall effectiveness and may lead some to drop paper dolls as a result.
Abdication sparks talk of Baldwin plot and royal romance
In a back and forth talk the pair speculate that the king's abdication was driven by fear of power and a Baldwin ouster. They discuss Mrs Simpson, potential trouble, and even a revolution, noting the eggs scene as a humorous start to the affair.
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Baldwin
Mrs. Simpson
War and peace through a critic’s lens in 1936 notes
A 1936 column voices antiwar views and social critique, contrasting gas warfare horrors with political hypocrisy. It targets diplomacy, democracy, and dictatorships, urging common citizens to reject war makers and mobilize for peace. The writer references American politics, fascism, communism, and current events with sharp remarks.
New York Day by Day Diary of outings and society talk
A New York diary recounts visits to an art exhibit by Fred Detwiller, dining at Lebus, meetings with notable figures, and Broadway nightlife. The writer notes Cartier royal plaques, Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford chairs, and a Babe Ruth sign as urban curiosities while commenting on New York women heading to London and high society whispers.
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Lebus
Kentucky
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Roxy
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Ravel
Eddy Duchin
du Pierrot
Leslie Howard
Irene Dunne
Charles Laughton
Noel Coward
Gertrude Lawrence
Great Avenue
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Edward VIII
Prince of Wales
Spain
Greta Garbo
Norma Shearer
Joan Crawford
Polo Grounds
Babe Ruth
Agatelles
George Worts
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Leon Trotzky
Royal
Second Avenue
H. G. Wells
Kent Coopers
New York Colony
Miami Beach
Fiske O’hara
Los Angeles
Go West and Grow Up With the Mind M. L. Gillespie Notes
A breezy collage of quotes, tips, and mini features. Miss Gillespie writes fast on writing tasks and memory improvements. Musings on authors, educators, and social habits populate a fragmentary column.
Exploring Mind and Science in Modern Society
An author argues science guides moral choices and shapes social rules. He notes a surge in new jobs and a growing need for trained people to fill roles. The piece emphasizes selecting disciplined minds to meet future demands.
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