Pensions Proposed for Congress Members to Curb Influence
A bipartisan Capitol Hill push seeks a pension system for retired senators and representatives. Proposals call for member contributions from salaries and a possible 5000 dollar annual pension after ten years, aiming to reduce post‑term lobbying and job-seeking. Speakers Bankhead and Bridges back the plan to grant independence from administrations seeking favors.
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Ala
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Supreme Court
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The Fellowship Of Prayer March Reflections
A prayerful meditation invites readers to lift eyes to the stars and seek the eternal beyond city life. Scriptural appeals from Isaiah and Job urge renewal of spirit, viewing creation as God’s glory, while asking forgiveness for blinded hearts and to wait upon the Lord for renewed strength.
John Sargent, Once Atty General, Dies at 78
John Carabaldi Sargent, 78, who was appointed attorney general of the United States by his friend and neighbor President Calvin Coolidge, died Sunday at his Ludlow Vermont home of heart disease.
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INS
John Carabaldi Sargent
United States
Calvin Coolidge
Holland Controls East Indian Empire Population Rise
A historical note claims Holland with a population under 9 million governs an East Indian empire of 63 million people. The assertion contrasts Dutch population size with imperial reach, highlighting a vast overseas realm.
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Holland
Tomorrow's Promise unfolds amid romance and secrets
Anne Ordway, nineteen, confronts a web of love, scandal, and family strife as old friend Charles Patterson declares restraint yet offers support. Snowy park moments, ached trust, and plans to write across distance set the stage for a fragile, hopeful bond that defies conventional marriage.
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David Ellicott
Elinor
Anne
Garry Brooks
Garry
Charles Patterson
Vicky
Nears
Anne Eoen
Charles
Exploring Morality Through Science and Experience
A syndicated Q and A panel discusses moral questions from a scientific lens. Answers touch on truthfulness in marriage, lessons from the past, and parenting discipline. The piece cites Margaret Ayer Barnes style, Dr. Bernreuter, and echoes a 1939 copyright note.
GAZETTE ROUNDUP OF CITY NEWS AND NOTES
Tra E Mann suffered head and shoulder bruises after a near head on truck crash with a street car on North Thir teenth street at G avenue. Mrs Jay Watts hurt her wrist and back in a fall at home. Leonard E Stark visits Miami for two weeks. Miss Mary Trainor fractured ankle on icy sidewalk en route to work. Edwin Hasek elected president of Delta Phi Epsilon. Mrs T McCarthy returns from Milwaukee Chicago trip. Miss Mary Cheek visits Coe college women at Voorhees quad. Rev R J Campbell returns from Indiana. The Great Divide played at Greene's opera house last night and Adelaide Thurston appeared today. George T Hedges and W H Stark named school board candidates. Rev E J Lockwood spoke at Maquoketa church brotherhood installation. Guy F Haskell forms Concrete Construction Co after buying Munch stake.
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Edwin Hasek
Delta Phi Epsilon
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Mary Cheek
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
Coe College
Voorhees
R. J. Campbell
Grace Episcopal Church
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Adelaide Thurston
George T. Hedges
W. H. Stark
E. J. Lockwood
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Concrete Construction Company
Theaters At Theaters Week Listing With Several Stars
The publication lists films at Paramount, Iowa and Palace and Rialto theaters featuring Mickey Rooney Walter Connolly Priscilla Lane Jeffery Lynn Warren William Ida Lupino Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche George O Brien Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Robert Livingston and others. It notes The Lone Ranger title and You Cant Take It With You among the offerings along with a science fact about the nearest star.
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Mickey Rooney
Walter Connolly
Rialto
Jean Arthur
Lionel Barrymore
James Stewart
Robert Livingston
Exploring Iowa Outdoors Describes Skunk Behavior
The piece follows a narrator discovering a skunk den and discusses the animal’s defense, scent, and place in nature. It notes the skunk’s gas weapon, predators like foxes and owls, and the impact of human activity on skunks, including highway deaths and hunting for pelts.
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Thayer
Mr. Sligh
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
The menus plan for a family of five two adults and three children to eat well on twelve dollars weekly. Each day’s meals aim to supply balanced calories protein and essential minerals and vitamins to support growth and energy.
Tuesday Menu Plan From 1939 Newspaper Meal List
Breakfast Lunch and Dinner menus for Tuesday with detailed ingredients and costs. Includes canned prunes corn flakes toast milk and beverages, pork shoulder steak mashed potatoes escalloped tomatoes salad and bread, plus grape juice and tapioca. Provides quantities for five servings and a contact for nutrition advice and cake recipes from Meta Given leaflets.
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Tapioca Mills
Deportation Demand for 30000 Unemployed Aliens
Washington based Sen. Robert Reynolds urged immediate wholesale deportation of at least 30,000 unemployed aliens from the United States. He said he would seek department soundings abroad on reception and then push legislation to deport discouraged alien WPA workers to prevent taxpayer support for non working foreign citizens.
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Washington
INS
United States
Robert R. Reynolds
N. C
Slay er Williams Electrocuted After Gov Reprieve
Winzell Williams, 20, Black, executed in Huntsville Texas after a 30 day reprieve granted by Gov. W Lee ODaniel to extend his suffering. Williams had murdered dairyman E B Atwood, 63, while working for him. He died calmly after thanking the governor for the delay.
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ULP
Winzell Williams
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O’daniel
E. B Atwood
Eqrge Patty
Hollywood star notes and quirks behind Oscars glare
Jimmie Fidler argues Bette Davis deserves praise for choosing dramatic merit over beauty. He cites Hollywood rituals, quotes industry anecdotes, and mentions figures like Lee Tracy Grace Moore Clark Gable and Edward G Robinson while noting quirks about Oscars and film culture.
Movie Biz Notes and Set Tricks Across Continents
Journal notes on film production reveal interior plane scenes shot on permanent sets at airports by major airlines. Jane Withers crowned honorary police chief in six cities. A Mumbai magazine ad for a film in Vindustani stirs unfamiliar stars. Patty’s cartoons joke about telephones. Shirley Ross plays Liszt while an ex-pug heckles.
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Jane Withers
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Hartford
Shirley Ross
Shirley
Calling All Dogs Saturday Warns Against Dog Stealing
A 1939 column warns of rising dog thefts, noting Europe harsher penalties than the United States and Canada. It describes motorcar abductions where dogs are snatched, crated, and moved long distances for sale, urging owners to guard their pets as their jewelry.
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Great Britain
England
United States
Canada
Atlantic
Tonneau
PWA Benefits From Loans Top Half Billion
Washington reports the Public Works Administration has collected over 485 million dollars in direct and indirect benefits from its construction program loans since 1933. Finance experts say 12 million in profits came as cash premiums, about 18 million in interest accrued, with funds reinvested into new projects and interest returned to the federal treasury.
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INL
Public Works Administration
PWA Mons Day
PWA
Federal Treasury
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