Brookings NRA report challenges New Deal policies
A Brookings Institution study on the NRA criticizes its economic impact, arguing it reduced total employment, expanded industrial power, and failed to boost bank credit or real purchasing power. Signers include Leon C. Marshall and Lewis L. Lorwin. the findings question wage and price effects and overall policy success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Finance Committee
National Recovery Administration
Brookings Institution of Washington
NRA
Brookings Institution
Mgr
Donald Richberg
NBA
Leon C. Marshall
Leverett & Lyon
School ‘of Commerce and Finance
Washington University
Lewis L. Lorwin
National Resources Board
International Labor Office
Geneva
Charles L. Dearing
Charles Terporgh
Antioch College
Federal Reserve Board
Paul T. Woman
Cornell University
Sarnia
NRA Criticized for Misguided Price and Cost Adjustments
Washington report argues NRA policy reduced production and employment. It criticizes cost-price adjustments as planless and harmful to agricultural parity and building costs. The NRA is said to have delayed recovery by boosting costs to raise purchasing power rather than expanding money. The testimony, largely from former NRA insiders, weighs heavily against extending the NRA two more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
New Deal
Clare area social roundup highlights local visits and events
Local residents report weekend visits between Flint Detroit Sears and Clare with many family gatherings. 4 H club and PTA activities loom as measles cases rise. several weekend callers and travelers noted among area families and farms.
Sunday School and church events with community notes
Sunday School continues each Sunday at 10:00 a m with preaching at 11:00 a m and C E meeting at 7 45 p m Pastor Earl Vayette leads services. Mrs Horace Fordyce has returned home from Wood hospital Clare after weeks of care. Families visit Illinois to help Mrs Davis. Edna Shilling stayed with I Shaner. O A Kates moved sheep to Lake George pasture. Alvin Wood showing signs of improvement. Wilson attended Christian Endeavor Union meeting in Saginaw. Gilmore church C H Society plans shadow social May 3 in basement. Lowell Shull and mother drove to Ann Arbor to bring Miss Uisie back to Saginaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Oman
Elizabeth
D. Scott
Farwell
Forest Ruby
Detroit
Alvin Wells
Harle Shook
Baldwin
Bert Scott
Community Club
Hersey
Sadie Holmes
Lewis Colton
Sears
Fred Sowles
Hmmit Holmes
Reed City
Fred Ramsdell
Sturgis
Misa Rachel Ann Pitts
Barryton
Doris
Donna Hindman
Chas. Stein
Canton
Ohio
Harry.Isethart
Geo. Nelson
Rueben Barns
Flint
Hugh Warns
Robert Carson
A. V. Giddings
Belding
B. A. Stanley
James
Shinabarger
Eugene Cashin
Charles Haywood
Ralph Holmes
Horsey
James Brooks
Horace Fordyce
The
Wood Hospital
Clare
E. Vayette
Ronald
Wm. Phillips
Illinois
Mrs. Davis
Edna Shilling
I. Shaner
O. A. Kates
Lake George
Funeral Held For William Richmond In Arthur Center
A large crowd attended the funeral of William Richmond conducted by Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt at the Town Hall. He was laid to rest in the Arthur cemetery, with the Richmond family receiving community sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richmond
Chas. Kleinhardt
Town Hall
Arthur
Richmond
School and local notices from Herseville and area
Dick Mathews overhauls Walt er Werk's tractor. Misses Lillian and Evelyn Peck miss school due to illness, Billie Peck also absent. Our softball team defeated Center 15 to 12. Giers with Winston Raymond and Charles Hess fished at Baccus Creek. Jess Price visiting from Detroit. Andrew Keysor family visited Mt. Pleasant Sunday. Local folks busy planting and harvesting crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Mathews
Walter Werk
Lillian
Evelyn Peck
Billie Peck
Allen School
BK. F. Giers
Winston Raymond
Charles Hess
Baccus Creek
Jess Price
Detroit
Andrew Keysor
Mt. Pleasant
Harold
Local Youth Poetry Captures Last School Days At Pratts Corners
Harpster and Stayler fished at Houghton Lake Friday night. Neighbors and families visited, poets write about vacation and trout. Seventh and eighth graders present verses under Miss Steuermer as school nears a May 17 close and Saturday makeup session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Cecil Lloyd
Walter Harpster
Miss Stnetmer
Hmerson Hampton
Rural Family News From Clare Area
Mrs red Goo spent Saturday night at her daughter Mrs Harley Sowle's home in Clare. A new house is being erected on the George Larson farm. Roy Schaar of Coleman is building a house west of James Hillett's. Carl Cotton and family, and My Wickert with Ross Coe and J Livingston party, share meals around the area. John Livingston lost a horse last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Goo
Harley Sowle
Clare
George Larson
Hol. Weles
Coleman
James Hillett
Roy Schaar
Car. Cotton
Lavern
Barber
Vernon
Mabel Asch
Carl. Cotton
My. Wickert
Ross Coe
J. Livingston
Eiton Geiger
Bard
John Livingston
Work on Leo Bruce's new barn progresses rapidly
Greenwood Center notes show Roy Budd of Winterfield laying the stone wall this week. Sunday dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Dan Holcomb included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Budd and family. Other readers fished at Houghton Lake with Carl Budd Dan Holcomb Lewis Light Dave VanValkenberg Stanley Bruce Chas Burnett Jim Stanley Max Stanley Jerome Caner and Geo Sears John Frost and Mrs Eddie Bankus and son plus Mrs Sears of Big Beavers attended. Mrs Wm Johnson has been ill recently. Caraleen Darling visits her son in lint for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Bruce
Roy Budd
Winterfield
Dan Holcomb
Carl Budd
Houghton Lake
Lewis Light
Dave VanValkenberg
Stanley Bruce
Chas. Burnett
Jim Stanley
Max Stanley
Jerome Caner
Geo. Sears
John
Frost
Eddie Bankus
Sears
Big Beavers
Bivin Budd
Wm. Johnson
Caraleen Darling
Lint
School Notes Highlight Nurse Visit and Absences
A school report notes the nurse visited last week. Several mothers attended. A new flag waves atop the pole and pupils display drawings above the board. The class learns a memory gem. Three pupils Lucy Janice and Norman Woodin are absent due to scarlet fever quarantine. Recess includes soft ball scrub games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Janice
Norman Woodin
Prun-O-Wheat Bread Promoted as Kid Laxative
An old advertisement touts Prun-O-Wheat bread as a natural laxative for children. It highlights flaked wheat for bulk and prune juice for gentle lubrication, claiming the loaf relieves constipation without drugs or harsh fibers. It urges guardians to ask for Prun-O-Wheat by name.
End of School Year Plans and Student Aim High
The text notes a summer break approaching and students will work to maintain good marks and be diligent citizens. It also mentions efforts to beautify school grounds and progress to higher grades next year.
Andersonville Social Notes Include Weddings and Visits
A miscellaneous Andersonville shower honored L Slocum at Henry Sharp's home with gifts and a pot luck lunch. Relatives of Tom White learned of his marriage to Alice Postma of Midland. Various local visits and domestic tasks are noted, including papering by Dorothy Burr and Crystal Slocum staying with Clara MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sharp
L. Slocum’s
Dorothy Burr
Clarence Ramey
Tom White
Alice Postma
Midland
Rey Fr. Mig
Crystal Slocum
Clara MacDonald
Classified Liners Improve Profits in Household Sale
Short notice ad tips emphasize using classified liners to organize cleanouts and maximize resale value. Guidance highlights clear item descriptions and pricing to attract buyers and boost profit margins.
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Washington
Mussell’s Quality Drug Store
Michigan
Lake News
Mrs. Raymond Scott
Clare Sentille
West Branch
Central Gilmore
Earl
Lowell Shull
Ann Arbor
Missuisie
Saginaw
Arthur Center
Josie Newman
Elnora Orvis
Floyd Spicer
Billy
Glare
Isobel Hubel
Mr. McGregor
Bay City
J. C. Newman
Arthur Town Hall
Riverside Grange
Adv
Lloyd Athey
Fred Athey
Grandpa Spicer
Warren Heiser
Mary
Fred. Athey
Lee Reynolds
Wilbur, Mann
J. M. Roller
Bert Kinne
Bart’ Sanders
Grace
Edith
Russel
Tom
Thomasik
Kenneth Roller
Herseville
Harpster
Mr. Stayler
Greenwood Center
Andersonville
Leo Russell
Art Shrock
Eber Raymond
Sherman Smith
Strickland
C. Maxwell
Snay
Lamphere
Kalkaska
Alfred. Slocum
Papering Igh
Wm. Slocum
Dale Drake
E. A. Anderson
Sity
Ey Am
Tevond
Marion Wituon Allante
Standard
Standard Oil Rindard
Ango Distributors
Atlas Tires
Batterie
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