City boards seek clear powers amid zoning clash
The local board of adjustment faces questions about its authority, with the City Plan commission and the City Council often divided on zoning limits. A joint clarifying session is urged to define procedures, scope, and goals for the new administration, easing past tensions and safeguarding public interests.
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Council
Adjustment Board
City Plan Commission
City Council
Board of Adjustment
Message From The Front To Charlie In Kansas
A wartime letter from Dolly in Chicago to Charlie urges political maneuvers for a Republican ticket. It notes Kansas troubles and Senate gabbing, suggests a younger, showier candidate or a crooner tactic, questions dyeing a mustache, and hints at papers stressing home sanctity and American resourcefulness. Dolly promises to help and asks about a backup trade.
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Kansas
Herbert
Senate
Washington
Dolly
Chicago
The Call of the Wild Picnic Rules and Tips
A humorous guide to picnic season advising advance planning to avoid rain woes. It urges notifying companions, allocating foods and gear, and preparing excessive food to whet appetites, while noting the inevitable snag of a wet ground after rain.
Automobile sales tax and production overview and Ford impact
The three percent sales tax on new autos after June 21 falls on the dealer’s wholesale price, effectively two percent of the retail price if wholesale is two thirds of retail, and two and a quarter percent if wholesale is three quarters. Cars bought before that date by dealers from manufacturers avoid the tax, and dealers passing it on can raise trade-in allowances. April 1932 new passenger registrations were 55 percent below April 1931, with few new Fords sold, while 1929 Ford production dominated and earlier years’ data show Ford’s model changes did not greatly curb competitors. Comparisons suggest April 1931 registrations were overstated and 1931–32 declines would be about 30 percent if adjusted. Data from 43 states and DC indicate a broader auto market revival remains elusive as many cars exceed traded-in lifespans. Chrysler’s data show shifts in car ages among large fleets between 1929 and 1931.
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Automotive Daily News
Colorado
Georgia
Maine
Mississippi
Tennessee
District of Columbia
Chrysler
Gary
Sing Sing
Marae
Two Mournful Reflections on Justice and Society
A long political and cultural reflection catalogs varied social irritants and absurdities from prohibition to daylight saving, skeptically noting punishment by mentality, ineffectual reform, and cynical remarks about taxes, debt, and politics. It quotes a 1932 notice of administrator’s sale in Linn County Iowa, detailing property description and sale terms, to conclude with a legal sale dated July 14, 1932.
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Anna Elekar
District Court of
Linn County
Iowa
Said - Ener
Rise From Sordid Depths to Success in New York
A revealing letter to a New York columnist shares a candid memoir of a small town girl who comes to the city, works in a show, serves as a keptee on W 72nd Street, and experiments with rum running and a ‘cokie,’ exposing the seamy side of urban life and the lure of the White Way.
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New York
W. 72Nd Street
The Story of a Wayward Girl 1932 Memoir Revealed
A woman recounts a turbulent life from a rough schoolyard whisper to runaways, yards of travel, and a turn toward respectable enterprise. She details illegitimacy, escapes, work in mills and hats, a Paris visit, a Pittsburgh wholesale job, and a self made fortune. She states she never married and plans a trust for two illegitimate children.
Witty Exchange Marks Wedding Vows
A bride and groom exchange a sharp quip at their wedding as the groom admits flaws he expected the bride to overlook. The bride retorts that her awareness of his defects kept her from choosing a superior partner, hinting at humor over marriage.
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Rapids and
Marion
Local Board of Adjustment
West Union
Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Curtis
Dolly Gann
Mrs. Hoover
Dear Charlie
Call OF
Eeeewee
al Capone
Tammany
America
Hell
Heaven
Williams
Park Avenue
Hutchinson
Ian
Min
McAlpin
Proprietress
Pittsburgh
Paris
Marie Dressler
Potter Fields
Him
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