From Joe Green to Public Munitions Chief and More Washington Tales
Joe Green, state department official once linked to Hoover and wartime Belgium, becomes munitions controller and later key adviser on neutrality acts. The piece tracks his rise, earlier Princeton departure, and ties to Hull, Hopkins, and Kennedy era securities reform. It also notes shifts in work relief phrasing and Archival Building delays.
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Washington
Joe Green
State Department
Princeton
Castle
Green
Hoover
Belgium
Tee White House
White House
Farley
South America
Peru
Hull
Congress
Senate
Joe
All Funds Allotted for Huge Jobs Drive
A government official explains the use of WPA funds and local contributions for a large jobs program. The plan targets direct employment for up to 3.5 million relief workers, with materials costs capped and a $3 million revolving fund for centralized purchases. The aim is to spend by July 1 and evaluate next steps post deadline.
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Gill
Goa
Saad
Wwe
Barrie
Large-Lyed Tuna Fish Found Around Bermuda
Bermuda reports a large lyed tuna specimen found near Bermuda waters. The article notes its unusual features, including bright surface tones and a silver body, with details on its size and potential significance to local fisheries.
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Bermuda
Bermudas
Bermudes
Bermudian
Cueto
Boas
Thas
Seth
Italian Army Advances Deep Into Ethiopia Front
Italian forces push south from Asmara using air and ground units toward Aduwa and Adigrat. Frontline columns cross the Mareb river into Ethiopian territory as De Bono and Ciano oversee operations, with Askaris and Blackshirts in support.
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Asmara
Eritrea
Italy
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Benito Mussolini
Aduwa
Ijtahan
Adigrat
Addis Ababa
Africa
Mareb
Ntalian
Galeazzo Ciano
La Salle Hotel in Chicago Sold in Federal Court
The LaSalle hotel in Chicago’s loop was sold in federal court by the Des Moines In Central Life Assurance Society subsidiary for about 2 100 dollars. The Des Moines company, holding a majority of bonds and stock, was the sole bidder. The hotel had been in receivership since 1932 and bondholders may receive cash or common stock in the new company.
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Chicago
LaSalle
Chicagos Loop
la Salle-Madison Hotel
Des Moines
Central Life Assurance Society
Des Moines Company
Thurlow
Essington
Stevens
Stevens Hotel
Slnnois Life Insurance Company
U S Moves Defense Nearer To Orient
Major General Hugh A Drum commander of the Hawaiian department returns from Kauai and will seek a new military purpose on the island as U S defenses push west toward the orient from Honolulu Hawaii.
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Honolulu
INS
United States
Hugh A Drum
Hawaiian Department
Kauaii
Turport
Radio Network Listings and Performers Across NBC CBS CBS
A dense OCR listing shows radio networks NBC CBS and WABC WJZ WEAF WEAF and WBBM presenting a wide array of programs, orchestras and vocalists. Names include Walter Damrosch Sam M. Word and music Jack Armstrong Irene Rich Red Cross safety program and Ezra NBC.
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Nrreen
de Rose
WEAF
Todass Childern
NBC
CBS
WBBM
WCCO
KMONX
Walter Damrosch
NDC
WEAP
WABC
Rnoon Ward Wast
CRS
AMOX
NBC Wiz
Ladier Oreh
Wweaf
NHC
WAZ Sam M
Word and Music
WIZ
Sia
Carlton
Shaw
National Recreation Congress
NBC Wit
Gta
al Pearce
Mark Watson
Jack Armstrong
WWABC
Son of Fire
Adventures of
Sam and
WFAF
Animal Onews Club
WJZ
Tim Wealy
WIZ Chain
Ucte
Ezra
Inbc
Wle
Abner
Loake Carter
KMOX
Ruth Denning
Dragonette Soprana
Irene Rich
Johany Green
WJ Chan
Ruth Liting
Walat
Oscar Shaw
Carmela Wopselie
WGOST
KMOR
Wweco
WLW
Nick Powell
Prince James Melton
Campana
Stuart Alien
WOCO
WJZ Chain Four
Ills Brothers
Art Kassel
NBC Weaf
Marc Tastman
Weeco
Joe Landullo
Orch
Qaies L
Tommy Dorsey Orch
Wallace Seeks Referendum On Potato Control Policy
Secretary Wallace proposes a voter referendum to decide whether to enforce the potato control law amid farmer protests in the Agriculture Department auditorium. He says enforcement depends on majority will and budget funds, while officials say no funds are yet available for the tax on potatoes beyond national allotments.
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Washington
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Walaces
Congress
AAA
War Sympathizers Fight in New York
In Harlem and Brooklyn clashes erupted over the Italo-Ethiopian war as Negro and Italian sympathizers clashed. Brooklyn youths from a Saratoga avenue junior high sparked a large crowd. police deployed heavy reserves and dispersed the melee. Harlem protests targeted an Italian market. riot squads contained the scene.
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New York
Harlem
Brooklyn
Saratoga Avenue
Dean Street
Edward A. Bracken
118Th Street
Lenox Avenue
Loch Ness Monster Gets New Name From Dutch Scientists
Count Bentinck of Overveen asserts Loch Ness creature is a megaphias rafinesque schmalz, a sea serpent. Dr A A C Oudemans, Dutch scientist and author of The Great Sea Serpent, supports the claim.
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Loch Ness
Steel Industry Looks to Future in Expanding Markets
William A. Irvin of U S Steel told the American Society for Metals that demand should rise as new uses for steel appear, including streamlined trains, steel houses, and beer containers. He noted 1932 production lows but forecasts over 32 million tons for the current year and highlights resilience and evolving outlets for steel.
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Chicago
William A. Irvin
U. S. Steel Corporation
American Society For Metals
Irvin
He’ll Never Forget His Wedding Day
Charles Miller’s wedding day turned chaotic when he allegedly flirted with another woman during the celebration. His wife’s ex-husband filed a drunk and disorderly charge while Miller faced a jail sentence of thirty days after a police car accident en route to jail.
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Bowling Green
INS
Charles Miller
Sam Peoples
Fear Halting Of Chicago s Milk Supply
Dairymen strike spreads in the Chicago milk shed threatening a total halt to city milk supply. Producers seek 2.50 per hundredweight as Pure Milk fights higher prices, with 23 percent of supply withheld and blockades at Marengo and Harvard. Police escort trucks move milk from Wisconsin to Chicago as dealers and health officials seek a settlement plan.
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Chicago
Pure Milk Association
United Farmers of Ilinois
Health Department
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Chiscago
Marengo
Borden Milk Company
Elgin
Harvard
George la Grue
Morton Grove
Associated Milk Dealers, Inc
Herman Bundesen
Chicago Board of Health
P.M.A
Robert Marscott
Kankakee
Henry Dunkel
Crystal Lake
McHenry
Kane
Illinois
Kenosha
Racine
Rock
Walworth
Deed Recorded for 28 Acre Sw Quarter in Section 17
D W Sates deed to H L Williams recited for 28 acres in the sw quarter of section 17 township 86 range 6 the amount of 225 dollars dated August 24 1935 recorded in the county records under this transfer.
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D. W. Sates
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