Roosevelt urges ban on utility holding companies
President Roosevelt endorses federal action to regulate or ban public utility holding companies. He cites a National Power Policy Committee report and supports house and senate bills aimed at restructuring holding companies, stressing investor protection and safeguards without harming legitimate business. He warns against propagandist fears and emphasizes the act will not destroy value or create unfair advantage.
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Congress
National Power Policy Committee
Public Utility Holding Company
Will Speak on Which Road For Britain at Town Hall
S. K. Ratcliffe, noted British journalist, will lecture Thursday at 8 p.m. in St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cedar Rapids on Which Road For Britain. He travels from Pasadena and will later reach London, England while warning against power of utility holding companies and urging regulation and local control.
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S. K. Ratcliffe
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
London
England
Pasadena
Calif
Ratcliffe
Britain
Roosevelt Warns Against Governmental Socialism Quote
The text quotes Franklin D. Roosevelt arguing that destroying private socialism is essential to prevent governmental socialism and condemning both sides as dangerous.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Penalty Orders in Cuba as Strikes Grow
The Cuban government decreed the death penalty for sabotage of essential services and for bombers, with swift trials under a state of war. Prison terms were set for progressive strikes by government employees and saboteurs. The military governor ordered key services to resume or dismiss striking workers. Labor unions were dissolved as Mendieta voiced confidence in victory and his desire to retire after elections.
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Havana
Carlos Mendieta
Jose Pedraza
Havana Province
Standard
Gaspar Rodriguez
Mendieta
Hollywood Actress Alice White Separates From Cy Bartlett
Hollywood California AP reports actress Alice White and Cy Bartlett are separating due to personal difficulties. A representative said they decided to separate today with no divorce talks yet. In Oxford, Dr C O Parks and M E Baker were elected school directors for three years with 142 votes each. Dr W W Reynolds had 12 votes and E L Spratt 119. George Robertson elected treasurer with 154 votes.
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Hollywood
Calif
Alice White
Cy Bartlett
Nancy Smith
Miss Smith
Oxford
C. O. Parks
M. E. Baker
W. W. Reynolds
E. L. Spratt
George Robertson
Baker
Spratt
Milk Is Carted to Market on Donkey in Tibet
A Tibetan scene shows milk loaded into bamboo bottles and carried to market on the back of a donkey. The traditional method highlights rural trade and daily life in Himalayan regions.
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Tibet
Lux Toilet Soap Promises Thorough Cosmetic Removal
An advertisement extols Lux Toilet Soap for removing cosmetics from pores to prevent Cosmetic Skin. It claims the active lather cleanses deeply and leaves skin lovely, with a customer testimonial praising daily use and fear of Cosmetic Skin.
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Lux
Cee Paramount
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Town Hall
Securities and Exchange A Commission
K. Ratcliffe
Cuba
Miami
Fla
Carlos Hevia
Bartlett
Tolle, SE
Warner Bees
Stas
Warner Bros. Stat
Seraordia
America
Smaulehkof
Third Ave
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