Library project advances and local casualties noted
Twenty years ago reports detail growing support for a new library institution in the city, Emma Wheeler Williams nears her 90th birthday, Eliza Christie dies at Grace Street, Mrs Mark Gray and Annis Gray plan a western trip, a serious Erie Railroad wreck near Corry derails seven freight cars, and C R Rogers Co wins steel contracts for Venango Manufacturing in Franklin and Backman roller rink at Westfield.
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Erie Railroad
Corry
Atx
Trafic
C. R. Rogers Company
Tie City
Venango Manufacturing Company
Franklin
Backman
Westfield
Relative to Income and the New Deal Debate at GM
The Philadelphia Record argues that Alfred P. Sloan should not use GM earnings to attack the New Deal. It notes GM net earnings rose from 94 million in 1934 to 167 million in 1985 and 165 thousand in 1982, contending taxes target government recovery costs and debt burden. It warns Sloan fears Hoover inflation, lower relief, and weaker purchasing power, which could shrink sales.
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Alfred P. Lan
General Motors
Philadelphia Record
Sloan
Hoover
Jeaner
Permanent Clean-Up Efforts and Conservation Drive
Spring clean-up programs are under way across cities with public push to curb litter and civic indifference. A five state effort in the Midwest aims to plant 59 million trees, expand reforestation, soil conservation, and wildlife management under Civilian Conservation Corps auspices.
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Ohio
Indiana
Michigi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Civilian Conservation Corps
Food prices rise but hunger fears fade in 1920s era report
A fragmentary notice notes food prices higher than the depths of the depression but lower than wartime peaks. It cites the American Institute of Food Distribution claiming about a ten percent rise in food consumption this year and discusses widening food variety and general demand despite crop curtailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Food Distribution
Veteran actor John Wherts recalls rise and stalls of Hollywood
Hollywood April 15 veteran star John Wherts admits he will likely never be a motion picture star yet takes pride in the unofficial title Star of Hollywood. He discusses career highs and lows, progress from silent to sound, and memories of $5 a day pay with Monte Blue and George Walsh.
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Hollywood
John Wherts
Cherts
Prowesr Pictures
Eberts
Monte Blue Nil
George Walsh
Constante Talmadge
Hberts
Jan
Old Lubin Company
D. W. Grimts
Aberts
Elephants to medieval China and food driven recovery
Cribbed text discusses death by elephants in medieval China and a vague claim that people eat better food as recovery improves. It asserts nourishment and vitamin quality impact national health and agriculture, noting room for improvement in both quantity and quality of foods.
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China
Agvicultuve
Government action and credit drive recovery progress
Charles M. Hay argues in Akron that Roosevelt policies, not natural laws, spurred recovery. He cites bank failures, relief spending, Farm Credit and AAA boosts, the Public Works Program, NRA, and the Civilian Conservation Corps as essential, noting improved prices, employment, and trade.
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Roosevelt
Charles M. Hay
St Louis
Akron
Ohio
Liberty League
HCLC
Farm Credit Administration
AAA
NRA
Roparanda
United States of America
Paris styles Mrs Straus buys spring wardrobe in navy
Mrs Jesse Tsi for Straus wife of the American Ambassador to France buys a Molyneux spring wardrobe. Four navy wool suits with pleated skirts and tailored jackets, ribbed white silk pique blouse, another navy wool suit with white dot embroidery, a sailor hat with navy taffeta and white grosgrain ribbon, plus a black crepe cocktail dress with a red carna scarf. Also notes navy blue remains in fashion. A pastor leads a crow hunt in Shakner Oklahoma. men bring guns to a prayer meeting.
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Paris
Jesse Tsifor Straus
France
Molyneux
Old Belick TP Spill Warns Pail Shiek Mishap
Reading fragment notes a spill incident involving an odd phrase about silt and a pail mishap. The text hints at protective steps to prevent further discomfort but provides no clear event details, dates, locations, or named entities.
Church Seeks Old Gold For Tabernacle
Hollister California The Fentacas church plans a new tabernacle made from old gold. members will tour the district to solicit contributions of rings water charms and other gold items.
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Hollister
Cal
Star Signals Influences for Born Jan 21 to Feb 19
Weathered astrology from 1938 notes a day rhythm of morning insight, afternoon doubt, and evening clarity. It suggests a discovery-related path through travel or study, urging social acts and cautious behavior during late year transitions and early spring.
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Brayeh Brayot
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C. L
Wilson
Hay
Emma Wheeler Williams
Columbus
Eliza, Christie
Grace Street
Mark Gray
Annis Gray
Kansas City
Texas
Scott
America
RJ. Scot
Hawaii
Mer
Mickey Gellran
Hollywood Film Shop
Crow Hunt Shakner
Okla
Burd Stephens
Blackburn Baptist Chapel
Loblaw’s
UNO Coffee
Armour’s
Orchard Park
Ife
Frie
Jcausty Eadaches
Member
Federal Reserve System
The
Federal Deposit Iris, Corp
Washington, D.C
Roe Gale Faia
Elling
Helen Dryden
Studebaker &T
Regis
Walter H. Merrick
South Street
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