CWA seamstresses craft stylish garments from used materials
CWA workers in a federal building transform old skirts mufflers and trousers into fashionable outfits. Models include Rosemary Henry 16 and Jeanette Crawford with outfits made from donated items as the Junior Service League coordinates the effort to reuse worn clothing.
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CWA
Federal
Rosemary Henry
Myron Henry
Twelfth Street NW
Roosevelt Junior High School
Harrison School
Mike Skerik
Jeanette Crawford
Mike
M. J. Skerik
Sixth Street
Jeanette
Leslie Crawford
Junior Service League
Exchange 25
Court House
Lasswell
TruArt
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Ruth Kurtz
Heads And Tails Of Gold Problem Explained In Satire
A 1934 satirical piece mocks monetary policy and gold reserves. It contrasts government notes with claims of gold backing, notes inflation schemes, and critiques the era's economic explanations. The author previews topics like supply and demand versus production next. The tone is brisk and critical.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury gains from gold revaluation drive 1934 35 budget
The article details Treasury estimates of a 60 percent gold revaluation yielding about 2.666 billion dollars in government profit, minus 2 billion reserved for a stabilization fund, leaving 666 million for the general treasury. It also notes Senate suspicions of Vice President Garner's maneuvering to push legislation, and mentions continued CCC extension to 1936 and debates over a power trust code with NRA support and liberal opposition.
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Ashington
Treasury
General Treasury Fund
Senate
Jack Garner
Garner
Charles Dawes
District of Columbia
Jack
NRA
Power Trust
Frank MecNinch
Federal Power Commission
Henry T. Hunt
Cincinnati
Ickes
PWA
George Norris
Nebraska
Power Commission
Trust
Egyptian Ring Symbolized Eternity From Hieroglyphic Glyph
The article notes a wedding ring tracing its origin to a circular Egyptian hieroglyphic meaning eternity. It highlights the symbol’s lasting significance in marriage.
Washington notes on Glass Byrnes Owen and the gold revaluation debate
The piece surveys Senate banking hearings on the gold revaluation bill with Carter Glass avoiding clashes with Jimmy Byrnes and former chairman Robert L. Owen. It recalls Hugh Johnson’s sharp rhetoric, Father Coughlin’s House appearance, and the public’s reaction to Muscle Shoals real estate myths as Attorney General Cummings switches eyeglasses for varied tasks.
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Virginia
Carter Glass
Senate Banking Committee
Jimmy Byrnes
South Carolina
Jimmy
Glass
Robert L. Owen
House Banking Committee
Owen
Hugh Johnson
Father Coughlin
Carl M. Weideman
Detroit
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Cummings
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