WPA Officials Defend Actions in Kentucky Primary Inquiry
The WPA defends its handling of political charges while denying widespread coercion. Administrator Hopkins notes only two employee cases found guilty, with swift discipline. Critics question pay increases in Kentucky and Oklahoma versus eleven other southern states. Hopkins cites potential bias in wage decisions amid claims of political favoritism toward Senator Barkley’s renomination.
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WPA
Kentucky
Hopkins
Barkley
Rain Schedules Overspill City Lush Weather Rhapsody
The piece humorously laments excessive rain across cities including Tokio Estherville and New York City. It speculates on rain stopping methods and notes public weariness with relentless showers while pondering practical remedies or the lack thereof.
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Tokio
Estherville
New York City
Self-Government and Voter Knowledge Questioned
Column reflects on voters how well they know candidates after primaries. It cites the Tax Policy League of New York noting 175000 local government units dilute citizen responsibility and engagement across national state and local levels.
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Tax Policy League of New York
United States
Tax Policy League
Voters Burdened by Many Local Duties Protest Short Ballot Need
The piece argues that citizens face overload from township, school district, and district duties and cannot study political candidates fully. It notes the primary shows voter fatigue and supports Iowa leaders' call for a shorter ballot, though reform pace is uncertain as party leaders fear change.
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Iowa
Weakness and Values Skew Parade In 1988 Commentary
A collection of past essays and remarks laments modern ignorance of values and the damage of vandalism, urging readers to value books, art, and national ideals. It critiques complacency, economic strains, and social trends while riffing on cultural absurdities and political quips.
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Obby
Bobby
New York Day by Day notes on city life and cartoons
Charles Driscoll surveys New York wit and city scenes from air travel to dining, praising Nancy Hoyt, Elinor Wylie's sister, and noting figures like cartoonist George Clark and actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke. He jokes about baldness remedies, cancer offers, and the Parisian chic of Afe Chambord on Third Avenue.
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New York
Manhattan
Captain Kidd
George Clark
Cleveland Press
W. J. German
Pocahontas
Nancy Hoyt
Algonquin
Elinor Wylie
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Daniel Frohman
George Marcoux
Chambord and New York dining scene in summer heat
The piece notes the Chambord French restaurant with its champagne displays, open kitchen, and subdued music attracting celebrities like Helen Hayes and Joan Crawford. It contrasts the hot Manhattan summer with cooler interior venues, mentions air conditioning spreading, and recalls woven corn husk table mats versus newer Japanese place mats.
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Alex
Maurice
Roger
Chambord
San Francisco
Helen Hayes
Joan Crawford
New York
Minneapolis
Wichita
Manhattan
The Poet of the People Edgar A Guest
An archival verse recalling the poet Edgar A Guest and the bygone era of simple wishes. The speaker contrasts past fretting over limited means with memories of garden blooms and modest dreams, noting happiness seemed tied to life before striving for distant fortunes.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Flood Victim Fears Second Drowning Reports
Mount Carmel Illinois and early 20th century flood tale. Pene Adams long thought dead from a 1913 Wabash river boat sinking writes the editor amid ongoing floods. His wife recalls a New York death notice card before the flood’s heavy rains.
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Mount Carmel
Ill
Pene Adams
Wabash
New York
Pring
Adams
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