Roosevelt seeks quick adjournment but Congress faces long session
The article argues President Roosevelt aims for a short session to finish business but predicts Congress will remain in Washington through much of 1932. It cites campaign year politics, party splits in the Senate, and the pull of publicity as reasons for extended deliberation and election-year maneuvering.
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Patington
Roosevelt
Congress
Qaer
Capitol
House
Senate
Washington
House Democrats
Carter Glass
Virginia
Senator Vandenberg
State of the Union
DHS
American Legion
Townsend
Roosevelt State of the Union Debate Shapes Senate Session
The piece argues a tense political climate as Congress faces foreign policy standoff and domestic bills. It notes the neutrality policy, veteran bonus, and Townsend plan amid a looming Supreme Court review of New Deal measures. Roosevelt’s early address triggers partisan friction and broadcasted scrutiny.
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Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
AAA
TVA
NRA
Roosevelt
State of the Union
White House
Henry C. Fletcher
Fletcher
Western Newspaper Union
Ireland's First Potato Grown in Garden Near Cork
A fragmented note cites Walter Raleigh cultivating Ireland's first potato in a garden miles from Cork. The item mentions a historical garden and reference to the early potato cultivation in the region.
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Ireland
Walter Raleigh
Gee
Cork
Way to Halt Mistakes Says Jud Tunkins
Jud Tunkins argues that men err less if each person pays for his own mistakes. He suggests personal accountability reduces faults and promotes careful choices.
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Jud Tunkins
Speaker Wilfred Lowd at Board of Trade Meeting
Wilfred Lowd of West Boylston will address the Board of Trade gathering at Barnes Hall on Monday night recounting his South Pole experiences with the Byrd expedition. The refreshment committee includes Leon Cummings as chair and Walter Allen among others. the Gap club holds its annual night at Town Hall Tuesday at 7 with a supper by Holman of Norwood. The warrant for the annual town meeting slated for Monday February 3 is at the printer and will be posted soon.
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Wilfred Lowd
West Boylston
Board of Trade
Barnes Hall
South Pole
Leon H Cummings
Walter J Allen
Hermon L Sawyer
John J Guerard
M. Reed Tyler
Harold H. Booth
Martin L. Noyes
Edwin J Brown
Roy P Marble
F. Walter Brooks
J B Plummer
Robert Eyler
Gap
Town Hall
Holman
Norwood
Bartlett
Alta Nicholson
Boston
South Acton Faces Maynard R Club In Key Town Hall Game
South Acton topples Maynard 416 to 6 in a rough early half as Maguire Smart Claflin Farrar and Callahan pace the offense. Next Thursday Maynard R Club visit for a much anticipated lively game as local team prep for stronger opponents.
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Maynard
Maguire
Smart
Claflin
Extension Service Group Meeting in South Acton
Acton West Extension Service group met at Mrs Joseph Georghagan’s home in South Acton last Thursday with nine members present. The meeting was led by Mrs Alan Frost and Mrs Georghagan, with Mrs Arthur Freese delivering the closing lesson on home furnishings.
Nutrition course planned by Middlesex Extension Service
On February 20 unit meetings will be held at Acton Church with West and Acton units and a unit from Acton Center invited to join. Mrs. Doris Handy will lead the new nutrition course for mothers of young children at the church.
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Acton Church
West
Acton
Acton Center
Doris (Gilliatte) Handy
Middlesex County Extension Service
Middlesex Central Pomona Grange installs officers in Sudbury
At the annual installation of officers in Sudbury Charles M Gardner High Priest DiMeter of the National Grange installed Adelaide Sims as Lecturer Leslie W Sims assistant steward Hazel Bumpus as lady assistant steward and Edmund Whitney as member of the Executive Committee Maynard Grange will neighbor with Weat ford Grange on February 6 and
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Maynard
Middlesex Central
Pomona Grange
Sudbury
Charles M Gardner
DiMeter
National Grange
Adelaide Sims
Leslie W Sims
Hazel Bumpus
Edmund Whitney
Maynard Grange
Weatford Grange
Soloist Adelaide Sings Across Many Communities
Mrs Adelaide has performed as soloist on a suite during the past three weeks at installations in Fall River West Peabody Beverly Stow Cochituate Fitchburg Gardner Franklin Winchester Shelburne Peabody Méfield Ipswich Dun savle and SYugus.
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Adelaide
Fall River
West Peabody
Beverly
Stow Cochituate
Fitchburg
Gardner
Franklin
Winchester
Shelburne
Peabody
Méfield
Ipswich
Dunsavle
Syugus
Legion Post Sets Smoker and Bonus Claim Aid
Legion Post A. L. Frank J. DeMars met at Town House's Legion HQ to plan a smoker on February 20. Joseph Dineen said veterans with 105 days WWI service may file bonus claims with the Veterans Bureau, with fingerprints required for posthumous claims. DeMars Post offers assistance in filing while noting the Red Sea length at about 1,200 miles.
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Frank J. DeMars Post
A. L
Legion
Joseph Dineen
Veterans Bureau
DeMars
Senior class selects members to oversee play and health notice on school law
Wayne and others are named as senior class selectors for the upcoming senior play. The article notes a state health law requiring a board member or physician signature when returning to school after illness or exposure. It mentions Parents Night hosted by the Acton Teachers Association and an installation date for Maynard Assembly officers with Barbara J. to be installed as Worthy.
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Acton Teachers’ Association
Anard Assembly Order of For Girls
T.stance Dawson
Maynsembly
Barbara J
Arlington burial custom for officer and enlisted spouses
Arlington and other cemeteries have followed a practice since 1990 to burial spouses together, reflecting the tradition of laying wives of officers and men beside their husbands.
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Arlington
Vale
Great Greek Epi and Poetic Masters
The text praises major eras and writers including Simonides, Juvenal, Voltaire, Shakespeare, Pope and Wilde as brilliant figures of the ages with references to epic and epigrammatic craft.
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Simonides
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