Roosevelt's Wall Street Ventures and Public Service
The article traces Franklin D. Roosevelt's shift from assistant secretary of the navy to a high paying role at Fidelity and Deposit, his illness, and return to work. It details his later Wall Street promotions including Consolidated Automatic Merchandising and other speculative ventures with figures like Henry Morgenthau Jr. and Robert Moses, noting failures, resignations, and questions about ethics and vision in public service.
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New York City
Sixty-fifth Street
Florida
Warm Springs
Georgia
Basil O'Connor
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Robert Moses
Consolidated Automatic Merchandising Co
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
International Germanic Company
American Construction Council
Aunt Abby praises Wall and a political wife
Aunt Abby notes Wall's rise and describes his handsome appearance loud voice and a wife with political aims. Pa writes to Helen Hayes after hearing her on the radio and suggests Lipton's tea as a pleasant affordable choice with a unique blend and Ceylon garden notes.
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Helen Hayes
Lipton
Regulation of Industry Speech Cites Regulatory Limits
In a June 2 1922 address the speaker argued that regulation of industry is unwieldy expensive and impractical, noting it costs jobs and raises taxes while proposing limited government oversight. The passage precedes a reference to a 1940 publication about the New York governorship and copyright.
SEEK APPLICATIONS FOR FLYING CADETS
The Cedar Rapids recruiting station invites youths 20 to 27 to apply for army air corps flying cadet training. Applicants must have two years of college or pass a test, be US citizens, unmarried, and meet strict vision, height, and weight requirements. Successful cadets receive training at civil schools and then at Kelly and Randolph fields for a commission.
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Army
L. F. Buchanan
Cedar Rapids
Army Air Corps
Buchanan
Coe College
United States
Civil Aeronautics School
Kelly and
Randolph Fields
Texas
Air Corps
Employers may claim federal tax credit for state unemployment payments
Bulletin explains credit on federal unemployment tax for paying state unemployment contributions for 1936 1937 1938 and 1939. Credit up to 90 percent of the federal tax is allowed when state payments are made on time. late payments forfeit credit. The amendment signed Oct 8 enables refunds to adjust payroll taxes. Contact John McGuire for details. The Philippines hold 39 762 370 acres of commercial forests and 7 285 832 acres of non commercial forests.
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Lloyd C Grover
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Roosevelt
John McGuire
Focal
Commission
The
Philippines
My Day by Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt writes from Washington about returning home from a trip and sharing small family details with the President. She notes Anna's baby Johnnie has curls, worries about them being cut, and reflects that little life moments matter amid world turmoil. Her mother-in-law plans a flight to Seattle to see Johnnie before the curls are trimmed.
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Washington
United States
Anna
Johnnie
Seattle
Pleasant river drive ends with busy social stops for visitors
On a Sunday journey up the river the narrator notes snappy air and limited scenery, visits the big house for lunch with family, and meets notable guests including the governor general Princess Alice and Lady Mas Abel Smith. A missed train prompts a plane trip to Washington while a reading note and book recommendation conclude the entry.
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Miss Thompson
Hyde Park
Princess Alice
Mas Abel Smith
Washington
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White House
John T. Flynn
Iil
Roosevelt and O'Connor
Louis Howe
Moses
Smith
Taconic Park
Albany
Bob Moses
Howe
Park Commission
Dutchess County
N. Y
Abby
Ceylon
Lipton’s Tea
New York
Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc
Mac Beth
Mac
Bitterman
Kitterman
MacBeth
Kitterman's
Gitte
Eleanor Roosevelt
Romain Rolland
Tommy Waderton
Mary Miles
AYDS
Gandy
Loppy Joe
Newman
Newmans Street
Oxfords
Park Avenue
Kaynee
Zelan
Newman's Street Fleet
Leather Back
Newman's Street Moor
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