10 Percent federal cuts unlikely in one year
The piece weighs the feasibility of a 10 percent cut in federal spending led by Senator Pat Harrison and economy minded colleagues. It notes past failed attempts, existing non-deferrable costs like rent, social security, and revolving funds, and suggests a possible smaller cut of 2 percent or 0.5 percent. It argues business would be spurred by proof that spending can trend downward.
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Pat Harrison
Congress
Harrison Speaks
Agriculture Department
House
Executive Department
King
Treasury Department
Byrd
Hip pockets endure as New York Custom Cutters resist reform
The New York Custom Cutters debate removing hip pockets from men's pants arguing streamlining may improve look, but many men rely on hip pockets for billfolds, keys, handkerchiefs and other essentials. They warn removal would strip comfort and poise, sparking broad protest.
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New York Custom Cutters’ Club
Tailors’ Society
New Health Checks Planned for New York City Pupils
A plan replaces periodic nurse checkups with daily health records for 700000 elementary pupils. Each student will carry two health cards by term end, one filed in the principal's office and daily notes on the other, recording physical well being.
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New York City
Teachers to keep permanent health records for pupils
The article discusses teachers recording detailed health and behavioral observations in pupil records to track illness, habits, and development. It notes the burden on teachers and questions how such data use might affect teaching time.
A New York Minute of Gum and Grand Theories
A fragment from a 1939 column ponders everyday acts and universal rights. It argues if all could do as one, privileges erode social order, warning against shortcuts, pride, and political games while noting radio, ships, power, and cooperation shape daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ersonal
Classic Myth Hero Crossword Clue Trivia
Complex puzzle clue set lists across and down entries seeking mythic names and terms. It names many ancient figures and modern hints, with obscure cross references challenging solvers to fill a matrix of interlocking definitions.
Diary Notes From a Westward Patchwork Return
New York Day by Day by Charles Driscoll recounts a homecoming after a California trip. He recalls Captain Kidd the dog, plans future talks in North Carolina Reading and Boys Town Nebraska, and a Wichita layover. He meets Dr John Duncan Spaeth, discusses Shakespeare, and praises a local English program. He reflects on staying connected to Wichita and Newton newsfolk and the value of Shakespeare in shaping students.
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New York
California
Captain Kidd
Captain
Florida
North Carolina
Reading
Boys Town
Neb
New
Nichita
Givens
John Duncan Spaeth
University of Wichita
Princeton
Sigmund Spaeth
Miss Manners and Advice Notes On Thrift and Dates
A column blends etiquette guidance with memory of a 1939 Iowa probate notice. It covers parental thrift for a daughter, then Miss Manners answers a teen dating concern. Notices announce executors John Stanek and Edna Hayden in Linn County, Iowa with probate details.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Emma Stanek
Cort
Honard E. Hayden
Ednars
Hayden
O'Ricley
William St. Beadlegate
Thorne
Endowment of talent shapes student lives in teaching
A columnist reflects on duty for gifted individuals like Dr Spaeth and the influence of Shakespeare and the Bible on students. He notes teachers matter, boards of trustees should recognize this, and shares his own health scare from high altitude travel as part of a personal note.
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Ben Brown
Pembroke
Dr. Spaeth
The Hypodermic Shot and Medical History
A firsthand account discusses hypodermic injections and their role in medicine. It covers apomorphine as an emetic and calmative, its emergency use in poisoning and mania, and contrasts injections with oral iron and morphine's historic status. It notes social views shifting from dope stigma to routine injections.
Know Your Doctor Answers on Prostate Treatment and Hernia Care
A reader asks for a doctor who treats prostatic obstruction without external wounds. The reply notes the urologist who treated hydrocele may perform transurethral prostatic resection. Another reader recounts having hernia treated with injections, reporting no pain or hospital costs. A separate inquiry on heart-weakness diet prompts only a request to repeat and mail a stamped envelope.
Edgar A. Guest The Poet of the People tribute note
A short obituary style item notes Edgar A. Guest known as the Poet of the People. The piece references his day and grave marker verses and mentions a long suspension bridge crossing the Delaware in Philadelphia with a 1,750 foot span.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Delaware River
Philadelphia
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