Economies in WPA relief face political headwinds across Indiana
The Indiana WPA administrator proposed consolidating New Albany and Marion districts to save 53 484 a year and move HQ to Indianapolis, but the plan was quickly killed by WPA state HQ. The episode ties to Senator Minton, Roosevelt cuts, and looming deferral of relief funding with mixed reactions from workers and party leaders.
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Washington
WPA
Indiana
Roosevelt
Congress
Jennings
New Albany
Marion
Indianapolis
Mr. Roosevelt
Workers Alliance
Hundred Thousand Enrolled in Nazi Movement in U S
Lafayette Ind AP Ralph Metcalf Dies committee investigator who joined the German American Bund to learn its functioning says there are half a million persons enrolled in the American Nazi movement. He spoke at Purdue University Tuesday night claiming Nazi consuls and band storm troopers are sabotaging and spying under Berlin's instructions and propaganda aims to split the nation.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ralph Metcalf
Dies
Bund
Purdue University
Berlin
Dr. Egbert Smith to speak at Cedar Rapids church meetings
Nashville missionary Dr. Egbert Smith with 26 years in foreign work will speak at three Cedar Rapids events sponsored by the Laymen's Missionary Movement. He addresses Westminster church at 7 30 p m Wednesday, a 2 30 p m Thursday missionary tea at First Presbyterian, and a 6 30 p m interdenominational banquet at First Baptist. The meetings are endorsed by the Cedar Rapids Ministerial association. Also noted is Samuel Parker of Newburyport Mass who invented a leather splitting machine in 1809.
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Egbert Smith
Nashville
Tenn
Foreign Mission Service
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Laymen’s Missionary Movement
First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Smith
First Baptist Church
Warblers of Iowa Program Attracts Bird Club Interest
Miss Willis spoke on Warblers of Iowa to mark warbler migration. Dr. Warren Keck of Coe College showed color slides. Club members noted many birds including vireos warblers and swallows. An outing is planned on the Wapsie River next Sunday after Mrs Emil Petranek’s cottage invitation.
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Miss Willis
Bird Club
Cedar Rapids
Myra Willis
Coe Sci
Ence Hall
Iowa
Warren Keck
Coe College
Iowa Ornithologists Union
Spirit Lake
Emil Petranek
Wapsie River
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Bad Boy
Garner
New York
Vandenberg
Senator Vandenberg
Saturday Evening Post
Chicago Tribune
Michigan
Acousticon Institute
B. F. Crenshaw
Merchants Bank
Jawa
U.S
Samuel Parker
Newburyport, Mass
DR. Egbert Smith
Rapaports
West End
Sixteenth Ave
Auto Paris
Fifth Ave. SE
Nerators
Anford’s
3Rd Ave
Paint and Color Headquarters
Belgium
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