New England Interest in Washington Historic Buildings Exhibit
A New England focus on the American Buildings Survey shows drawings and photos to be exhibited in 39 units nationwide. The piece notes curatorial choices may imply regional merit, advocates wider publication of findings for architecture students, and cites Williamsburg restoration as a model for disseminating research results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Washington
PWA
Copleyne
Boston
Parish
James Ruswell Lowell
Harvard
Henry H. Saylor
Charles Scribner's
Some
Williamsburg
William G. Perry
Perry, Shaw and Hepburn
Burg
McLeod bill argued to shift bank losses to taxpayers
The piece debunks the McLeod proposal to guarantee all bank deposits in failed banks up to 2500 through the RFC, arguing the plan would make the government absorb losses across banks and investments. It frames the argument as impractical, extending implausible logic from Hoover era guidance to Roosevelt era bank failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National House
Detroit
Melcod
United States
RFC
Diesel National
Roosevelt
Hester
Mellon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dead or Alive Provisions Stir Congressional Debate
The debate centers on a proposed $25,000 reward for a declared public enemy dead or alive and the constitutional limits on executive power. Senators and representatives clash over habeas corpus, due process, and potential lynch law implications amid Maryland Democratic tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal’ Union
House
Cochran
Missouri
Summers
Judiciary Committee
Attorney-General
Senate
United States
Sermon in Richmond Urges State Lottery Against Gambling
Rev. Dr. Addison Moore urged a state lottery in Richmond Virginia to curb rigged games and protect children. He framed it as aligning with a new morality and a new revenue source for the state, viewing it as a modern reform extending old immorality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison Moore
Richmond
Historic Declaration Signers Autographs Fetch High Auction Prices
Autographs of Button Gwinnett of Georgia and Thomas Lynch Jr of South Carolina, signers of the Declaration of Independence, sold for 10 dollars and 100 dollars respectively and 4600 dollars for Lynch at a New York auction last week. They never imagined a time when such items would command large sums for fragile historic rarities of little intrinsic value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Button Guinnett
Georgia
Thomas Lynch, Jr
South Carolina
New York
Cunard Liner Seen as British Entry in Transatlantic Race
The new Cunard liner, No. 534, resumed work on the Clyde after over two years, appears set to be the United Kingdom's national entry in the transatlantic sweepstakes. Prince of Wales inspected the hull recently and Queen Mary is expected to attend her launching next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard
Clyde
Prince of Wales
Weather forecasting advances promise 100 percent accuracy soon
The Weather Bureau describes progress in forecasting using air currents and instrumented flights. aviation enables tracing air movements from Arctic origins to ships and peaks, aiming for accurate forecasts a week or season ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Arctic
Bankruptcy plan eyeing insolvent cities spreads nationwide
The article notes 323 jurisdictions facing bankruptcy and cites North Carolina with 264 districts, Ohio with 110, and ties like Texas and New Jersey. It explains a proposed federal framework allowing plans of settlement with creditor consent, requiring two thirds of security holders and three fourths of creditors. The Senate passed the bill 45 to 26 despite cross regional support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Ohio
Texas
New Jersey
Detroit
Michigan
Florida
Senate
Massachusetts
Vermont
New York
Oklahoma
Missouri
Minnesota
Idaho
Wyoming
Kansas
Tugwell and Johnson II show gratitude after criticism
The piece notes General Johnson as NRA head faced with harsh attacks from administration figures. It describes his delay in expressing gratitude and highlights Dr. Wirt of Gary for his discovery of a major revolution. The article recalls Dr. Wirt's disclosures about a dinner and Tugwell's public reputation amid ongoing scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Dr. Wirt
Gary
Wirt
Tugwel
Mr. Tugwell
Italy
Stock market bill called a sickly thing with no teeth
Mr Untermyer criticizes the stock market bill as toothless while the stock exchange seems ready to halt business rather than accept it. The remark highlights tensions between reform measures and trading floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Untermyer
Stock Exchange
Post Road Funds and Local Opposition in Sudbury and Wayland
A Sudbury letter criticizes state funding delays for the eight mile Cape Cod Canal to Sudbury Post Road project and accuses local planning board members of opposing it for personal gain. A second note defends a district water system amid local debate, deriding opponents as pretenders and warning the issue is not dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Cape Cod
Sagamore
Bourne
Boxton Post Road
Post Road Associates
Cape
Boston
Wayland
Planning Board
Sudbury Planning Board
Post Road
Emergency Public Works Commission
State Highway Commission
Enterprise
Legion Drum Corps Rehearsal Tonight
Commander Charles Bliss announces an important Legion Drum and Bugle Corps rehearsal at Hildreth School this evening. All members are asked to attend at seven o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Drum Corps
Marlboro
Charles Bliss
The
Legion Drum & Bugie Corps
Hildreth School
Count On Corn OU can count on corn to make a hit
A nostalgic recipe feature extols corn from canned cream style to whole kernel. It offers budget dishes. One dish blends corn with carrots and pepper to serve three or four at low cost. Another meat dish serves four for under thirty-five cents.
Girl Scouts Plan Summer Camp Trip and Event
The Girl Scout Community Committee led by Ralph Barnes will send at least five girls from Marlboro to Worcester for a summer camp trip, half of which is funded by the committee. On May 26 the group will travel to Cedar Hill for a story book party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro
Ralph Barnes
Worcester
Harvard
Cedar Hill
Wise Menu Helps Hostess With Dinner Guests
A practical guide offers menu ideas and simple recipes to ease the hostess's workload. Sunshine Appetizer blends fruit juices with sugar, Baked Halibut Hollenden combines halibut with pork and onions, and Refresho Salag mixes chopped celery and salt with a light dressing. Health notes suggest a bran and grain-based breakfast bake.
Thursday Night Marlboro Whist Party At G A R Hall
The Legion Drum and Bugle Corps hosts a weekly Thursday whist night in G A R Hall tomorrow evening. High score wins a 20 prize, second 8, plus two dozen smaller gifts for other winners. Dr John A Kelleher leads the arrangements. A free attendance ticket awards entry to a 25 attendance prize drawing in May and bingo closes the event.
Miss Mary Tierney Leaves Duties at Savings Bank
Five children of Hector Marcheterre are reported ill with scarlet fever. Daughters of St Woopal Church hosted a night at Smith's home on Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tierney
Savings Bank
Daughters of St. Woopal
Smith
Hector Marcheterre
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Weekly Enterprise
Liberty Street
Mass
Maynard
Concord
Acton
Bedford
Great Lakes
Maryland
Tydings
Ritchie
Jackson
Baltimore
Europe
Tugwell and
Girl Scouts
Home Service
Boston Consolidated Gas Company
Sunshine
William L. Walcott
Superior Bridge
F. W. Association
Tristo
Parker Street Hall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!