Youth movements and union power in the new deal era
The piece surveys legal limits on unions from the Clayton Act to Coronado Coal and analyzes how pro youth policies under Roosevelt spurred organized youth anxiety. It highlights concerns about exploitation by adults, calls for union registration or incorporation, and notes political implications of a Lewis CIO victory amid automobile strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Coronado Coal
Roosevelt
Walter A. Jessup
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Friends of Labor
Great Britain
Frank A. Vanderlip
Congress
O’mahoney
Cat in the house sparks a long domestic clash
A couple debates what to do about a stray cat that has wandered in. They quarrel over feeding it letting it out and whether Junior will demand another pet. They finally decide to wash the cat and ward off trouble while the cat escapes into the coal bin.
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Junior
Kitty
Nikce
Congressional AAA prospects amid court blocks and reform talk
Debates loom as Congress weighs amending the AAA while the Hoosac Mills decision blocks restoration. Hearings will probe new control plans, possibly reserve storage for wheat, with Tolley and farmer leaders urging bolder action. Alfred Sloan faces sharp questions in Washington.
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Ashington
AAA
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Tolley
Supreme Court
Hoosac Mills
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Last of the NRA payroll departs amid New Deal plans
Dr. Sol Barkin, a longtime NRA economist and labor adviser, is set to leave as the agency nears a memory. The piece notes regional conferences planned to pressure the judiciary, with Governor Frank Murphy and others on the speaker list, while Congress trends show many foreign born members.
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Mohicans
Sol Barkin
NRA
Barkin
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Labor Advisory Board
Supreme Court
Washington
George Norris
Detroit
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Pennsylvania
George Earle
Manhattan
LaGuardia
New England
Corn Belt
Pacific Coast
Congress
Senate
House
Germany
Canada
Ireland
Austria
Adolph J. Sabath
Illinois
Czechoslovakia
John Toussaint Bernard
Minnesota
Corsica
Napoleon
Robert F. Wagner
New York
James E. Murray
Montana
B. J. Gehrmann
Wisconsin
Leonard W. Schuetz
Henry Ellenbogen
Karl Stefan
Nebraska
Albert G. Rutherford
Michael J. Stack
William B. Barry
Frank Crowther
England
Robert Crosser
Ohio
Scotland
Cordell Hall
New York Times
New York Herald-Tribune
Philadelphia Record
Baltimore Sun
Washington Herald
Washington Post
Leonard Wood
Philip Henry Sheridan
Rhode Island
Theodore Francis Green
Hughes
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Georgetown
James Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Frances Jurkowitz
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Fred H. Brown
H. Styles Bridges
Public Service Commission
Tobey
Brown
Bridges
Changing loyalties in the senate amid New Deal pressures
The piece notes Senator Josiah Bailey of North Carolina shifting from anti to pro New Deal during the 1936 reelection battle and later reverting to anti stance after securing office. It also cites Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina turning pro New Deal as reelection approaches, marking a broader pattern of political recalibration influenced by reappointment and party fortunes.
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Josiah Bailey
South Carolina
Cotton Ed” Smith
Bailey
Brain Trust
North Carolina
Harry F. Byrd
Smith
Roosevelt
Washington
Claude Sapp
Sapp
Senate
Silence is the Understanding of Fools
The quote notes that silence serves as a misstep for fools while true wisdom values quiet understanding. It presents Boileau as author and frames silence as a virtue among the wise.
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Boileau
Royalties From Gone With the Wind Surpass Louis’s Earnings
A paragrapher notes that royalties on Gone With the Wind already exceed twice Joe Louis’s earnings from last year. The piece adds that Louis could not have written a book, so no need to feel overshadowed.
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Joe Louis
Joe
Movement for Union Transparency in Public Accounting
A discussion on extending public accounting requirements to labor unions mirrors trends in corporate disclosure. Experts note potential benefits for members and the public, referencing historic court cases and debates over federal incorporation and union liability.
Foggy Catch-Words on Liberalism and Conservatism
In four or five years debates will intensify about liberalism and conservatism. The piece argues definitions must be clarified for intelligent discussion and notes Tune magazine’s view that liberalism prioritizes human rights over property rights, a definition that may mean little to many readers.
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Fortune Magazine
Nebraska unicameral begins with salaries approved
The first two laws enacted by Nebraska’s unicameral legislature authorize salaries and expense money for members. The move challenges the idea that a single house would attract a different kind of legislator.
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Nebraska
Queen Wally among Maoris and royal games
The piece describes Maori social rules for kings and queens in a light mock tone. It notes Wally Simpson as a self styled queen within Maori custom, implying multiple queens and casual titles. It frames acceptance of status as part of a playful imperial critique.
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New Zealand
Baltimore
Wally Simpson
Confidence Drives Home Speeding Car Says Lecturer
A temperance lecturer warns that drink dulls finer traits yet notes confidence in driving persists. The remark contrasts alcohol’s perceived weakness with bold driving mindset observed in motorists.
Voices of 1937: quotes on morals, power, and policy
A compilation of public figures offering sharp takes on society. Silas Strawn warns forgotten workers, Alice Aldrich mocks flapper fashions, Knudsen defends corporate size by service, and Beaton and others judge beauty, education, and international order.
Winter Weather Lament Amidst Lost Summer Mood
Poem portrays a bleak mood and weather as a symbol of despair. The speaker rejects belief in God and summer, laments robins and clover gone, and insists on lingering in misery until spring returns. The voice conveys cold skies and a birdless world with aching gloom.
Fricket Chirp Timing Hints At Warmer Weather
A brief note explains that fricket chirp rates rise with warmth, so counting chirps over a set interval estimates current temperature. The concept links insect behavior to meteorology, suggesting local climate inference from animal sounds.
Plant species reach tree size in Canada study finds conifers 31
A study reports 160 species reaching tree size in Canada of which thirty-one are conifers forming 80 percent of standing timber.
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Canada
Prescription accuracy and vigilant compounding emphasized
The article urges careful handling of prescriptions at Paramount Pharmacy. It stresses accuracy and proper equipment, noting druggists who prioritize service never relax vigilance, double check compounds, and safeguard patient health and doctors' reputations.
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Runciman
Foundling
Alfred P. Sloan
General Motors
Sloan
Last Mohican
Noah M. Mason
Wales
Charles G
Nesetts
Sweden
Vincent L. Palmisano
Maryland
Italy
Samuel Dickstein
Russia
Herman P. Kopplemann
Connecticut
Ukraine
Harry Parker
Ways and Means
Mount Vernon
Parker
Union Station
W. S. Black
E. R. Burkhalter
Faye Weakley
J. C. Broeksmit
Associated Charities
C. J. Ives
N. M. Hubbard
North Western
Thomas E. Green
Grace Episcopal Church
Schmidt
Kinematographe Movies
Greene’s Opera House
Alabama
Bancroft
Hopkins Trans-Oceanic Star
Kinematographe
Cinch Club
A. C. Blake
G. F. van Vechten
C. D. van Vechten
M. Hubbard
C. H. Cogswell
Dawley
A. T. Averill
J. A. Snyder
P. E. Hall
J. H. Smith
W. W. Higley
Cook
Duxbury
Lawton
William H. Dunshee
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Harman
General Assembly
W. H. Stepanek
Chicago
Belden Hill
Kennedy
Marvin J. Gates
Cooking Club
Walter Leach
Minneapolis
L. M. Ayers
Ed Foster
Agnes Miles
Berlin
Earl Jackson
Cleveland Racing
F. G. Ladd
Dysart
Danbury Hatters
United Hatters Union
United States Supreme Court
Queen Wally
Willy-Nilly
Silas H. Strawn
US. Ss. Chamber of Commerce
Alice P. Aldrich
Chicago Woman’s Court
William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Cecil Beaton
Mother Goose
Mother Hubbard
Mabel E. Simpson
Frederick P. Keppel
Carnegie Corporation
Cordell Hull
C. Ray Hansen
Lyman Bryson
Teachers College
Columbia University
Rexford
Guy Tugwell
Ahl
It Big Shoe Store
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Merchants Bank Building
Paramount Pharmacy
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