Townsend Threat Looms Over Old Age Pension Debate
The Townsend plan faces mixed reaction as Verner W. Mann wins a Michigan congressional seat. Press commentary ranges from alarm to cautious support, with critics warning against premature adoption while acknowledging a need for old age security and a practical Roosevelt-led compromise.
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Townsend
Verner W. Mann
Michigan
Philadelphia Record
Dr. Townsend
Republican Party
Supreme Court
Maxey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
People of America
Heywood Broun
New York World-Telegram
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Roosevelt
Tory Reaction Shapes Path to Congress
A fragment notes that if the right forces grow powerful enough to influence Congress, Tory reaction could enable that shift, signaling potential political realignments. The text emphasizes the idea that increased power would make the outcome more likely.
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Congress
West Virginia Elks Back Summer Camps For Needy Youth
The State Elks Association of nineteen lodges in West Virginia, meeting in Fairmont, endorses sponsoring summer camps for undernourished state children. Camps would start in the 1935 summer and be sustained by local forges. The piece praises the Elks for charity in action and urges broad support.
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State Elks’ Association
West Virginia
Fairmont
The
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Huntington sales tax harms local merchants and warns others
The Huntington Advertiser cites a sharp drop in retail business after the city adopted a new consumers tax patterned on state law. Merchants report losses of 15 to 45 percent, totaling about 12 000 dollars daily. The piece urges immediate reform and notes broad opposition to the tax.
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Huntington
West Virginia
State House
Huntington Council
Oetaser
Hantingtat
Business Men’s Association
Huntington Advertiser
Merchals
Jess
Wheeling Intelligencer
Building and Loan Stats Highlight West Virginia Growth
The United States Building and Loan League reports West Virginia hosts 60 state associations and nine federal institutions with about 50 000 members and total assets around 82 million dollars. The note lauds building and loan work as vital to communities.
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United States Building and Loan League
West Virginia
Parkersburg Sentinel
Political Theater Around GOP Dark Horse Emerges
The Republican National Committee meeting in Washington hints that no current candidate will win the 1938 nomination. A dark horse, possibly a Supreme Court justice such as Gwen D Roberts, is floated by White House insiders. Concurrently Michael Meehan faces grilling at the Securities Exchange Commission while Harry Hopkins defends WPA spending amid critiques of relief funds and project allocations.
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Republican National Committee
GOP
White House
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Gwen D. Roberts
Roberts
Stone
Brandeis
Cardozo
Mike Meehan
Securiy Ties Exchange Commission
Michael Meehan
Wall Street
Bellanca Aviation
Miike
Meehan
Willam Green
Green
Matt Frank
Jack
Capital Hilthet
Harry Hopkins
Congress
Harry Fopiins
Works Progress Administration
WPA
McIntyre Day by Day in New York Skim
Diary notes by McIntyre from New York on December 22 describe social mixing with writers and artists, scenes of shopping, dining, and theater talk. References include Katharine Brush, Bob Winans, Betty Rogers, and remarks on Frank B. Wilson, a famed model and artist.
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Onitas
Gil Patten
Paris
Gilbert White
Ohio House
Cole Patter
Frazier
Potsdam
Katharine Brush
Bob Winans
the Gotham
Betty Rogers
Ee Street
Frank B. Wilson
Sherlock Folmes
Frederick Dorr Steele
Blackie Dan
Get Rich Quick Wallingford
Charles HE
Chambers
Tutt
Arthur William Brown
Wilsor
Wilson Foundation
Herbert Mararall
Caterpillars Overrun District Near Chungking in China
Millions of caterpillars swarm the Chungking district causing widespread damage to vegetation. They festoon trees and litter homes with drooping branches and insect remnants, forcing residents to flee to hills and endure widespread nervous strain.
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Chungking
China
Washington Close-Up on Party Predictions and Trends
Washington columnist Kirka Simpson notes official party predictions are unreliable and aims to read trends rather than exact results. The piece highlights skepticism about Roosevelt New Deal support, cites recent elections in New York, Kentucky, Michigan, and the Townsend plan's impact, and praises Senator Vandenberg's candor on balancing support with opposition.
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Farley
Fletcher
Creager
Roosevelt
Questions and Answers in The Gazettes Home Service Bureau
Questions and Answers page from The Charleston Gazette offering readers a Q A feature. Instructions invite readers to mail questions to The Gazettes Home Service Bureau in Washington with a dime and stamp for return postage. Contains sample Qs on history geography and language, with brief answers and notes on origins and facts.
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Gazettes Home Service Bureau
Washington
New York
Avenue N
Washington, D. C
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Home Service Bureau
Hit
Charleston
Thirteenth Street
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Tlense
Today By Arthur Brisbane Opinion Panel Summary
The excerpt presents Arthur Brisbane’s syndicated opinion column reflecting on contemporary issues and public discourse. It discusses editorial stance, influence on readers, and the role of opinion in shaping perceptions across the world.
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King Features Syndicate
Tae
Keitor
Zella
Tenture
England orders 2000 planes for immediate use in defense
The piece notes Britain has more than 2,000 planes ready with full equipment and crews. For every plane in the air, three will be on the ground to replace losses, forming a 6,000 plane program. It contrasts this with American arms and discusses air power's impact on potential conflict with Italy. It also merges unrelated musings on weather and literature.
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Ethiopia
England
Britain
Rtteil
Five Power Naval Conference Ends in Lull
Bur Bane mocks the five power naval conference noting it did nothing and is on vacation. The piece regrets absence of Edgar Watlees and Conwai Doyle while diplomats send buttons with Watson’s famous media as the holiday interlude ends.
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Edgar Watlees
Conwai Doyle
Watson
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