PROFITS UNDER THE NEW DEAL REPORTS SHOW MIXED GAINS
The New Deal faces both praise and fear as corporate reports for the first half of 1934 show net profits improving for many firms like American Rolling Mill, Continental Oil, and Colgate, while others slip. The piece weighs implications for labor, taxes, and the recovery outlook as August 1 1934 nears. It also notes Adolf Hitler’s domestic economic troubles amid a fragile world economy and warns of looming inflation and currency issues if German debts remain unpaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Daily News
American Rolling Mill Company
Galgate-Palmolive-Peet
Continental Oil
Crown Cork
Houdaille-Hershey
Houston Oil of
Texas
Lehn & Fink
United American Bosch
United States
Colgate
Hoover
NRA
Carter Glass
Virginia
Roosevelt
Met
Eight Victims Die in Pittsburgh Over Weekend Tragedy
Pittsburgh reports reveal a week end of death from automobile crashes a fire and a suicide. Victims include Fred Brecitt 67 in Allegheny General Hospital Amy Brothers 43 with leg injuries Julia Rechinsky 53 killed by car Eugene Coleman East Liverpool D Frank Porter 81 Cleveland died from highway crash An unidentified woman survived. Charles Johnston 36 Seattle died Braddock General Hospital Charles Gordon 34 charged with murder over Takis death Two women Stella Lons 28 died by poison Jennie Prescott 50 found hanged Nanny English 16 died from burns while lighting a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Fred Brecitt
Allegheny
General Hospital
Amy Brothers
Julia. Rechinsky
Imperial
Eugene Coleman
East Liverpool
Frank Porter
Cleveland
Stella F. Lons
South Sile
Boston
Pay
Jennie Prescott
Frederick A. Presscott
Brownsville
Nanny English
Mokeesport
United States Retains Place as World’s Top Seller
United States remains the world’s largest seller of goods in early 1933, despite foreign trade pressures. League of Nations figures show U.S. exports rising 62 percent year over year in the first four months, with Britain, Germany, France, and Japan posting varied gains or declines. Department of Commerce estimates cite no change in U.S. export tonnage from 1932 to 1933, while Japan and Britain display notable shifts in the latest period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Gridley
United Press
Washington
Sam
United States
Cuba
Japan
Britain
Far East
Latin
South America
League of ‘Nations
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Department of Commerce
Gilmany
United States Department of Commores
Velvet Dominates Fall Fashion in Paris Frocks and Capes
Paris reports heavy materials shaping tight sheathes with added fullness below the knee while chiffons display greater drape at the decolletage. Velvet reigns in wraps and trims, with many coats and capes in deep velvet tones and white gowns accented by colorful velvet details. An unusual white chiffon gown features white chiffon velvet panels and puffed, cushiony folds.
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Paris
Town
Ately
Hare
Sciaparelli
Twenty Years Ago Taken From the Journal Files August 6 1914
The third big annual town picnic is held at Columbus with a large crowd of old residents gathering. Plans loom for the clan hale as old members return. German actions threaten war with Italy. Murray's All Stars beat Crescent High Stars 7 to 0 with Lathrop pitching. The new Milderal building progresses with a metal theatre front planned, contractor Tehiman overseeing brick removal for front work at the Library Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Corry Jollee
Tiks
Hale
Murray
All Stars
Crescent High Stars
Lathrop
Crescents
Hill
Stars
Aring
Tehiman
Washington diary notes shifts in diplomacy and federal offices
United Press report from Washington details changes at the State Department with diplomats arriving on any day, a shift driven by Cordell Hull. It mentions Daniel Roper’s vacation, the Federal Reserve Board renting a new office, and local tales from the White House to Port Clinton about a large trout catch in LaGarpe Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Department
Cordell Hull
Hull
Daniel Roper
Roper
Mdaska
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Department
Te Paia
White House
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Via
Port Clinton
LaGarpe Creek
Buddy Wadsworth
Lake Erie
Drought Threatens Crops As Findley Lake Dance Party Heads Home
A stream of automobile parties gathered at Findley Lake for a last night dance and club visits. Participants included Warren Mathews Mark Brooks Harry Keim and many others. Meanwhile local crops face serious drought conditions and worsen daily. Frank Kinley and Ernest Merker returned from Clymer with twenty fine black bass. Orrick Missouri reports a husband and wife chosen as joint pastors at Union Baptist church marking a historic first in the area.
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Findley Lake
Corry
Warren Mathews
Mark Brooks
Harry Keim
Hmer
Pressley
Fred Shuss
Lyte Sexton
Joe Fopé
Wallace Young
Cassus Sears
Harold Howard
Wallace Wellman
Wiley Crofts
Carlyle Noblit
Sidney Bilston
Arthur Spear
Charles Wales
Missea
Aliie Shamburg
Josephine Weaver
Margaret Alexander
Anne Perkins
Frank Kinley
Ernest Merker
Clymer
Orrick
Union Baptist Church
Thac
Haverhill Bartenders Protest Local Nightclubs Wage
Bartenders in Haverhill Mass held an indignation meeting protesting Hillside workers in city nightclubs and cafes paid 76 cents at night with no drinks offered. The dispute centers on wage and service conditions affecting local staff.
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Haverhill
Tovsl
Hollywood Film Shop Creature of Fame Miss Loy Star Rising
Hollywood profile of Myrna Loy tracing early life and stage craft from silent films to Manhattan Melodrama and The Thin Man. The piece notes Loy’s training, voice tremors, and banter skill, praising her charm, progression, and standing as a beloved star in early Hollywood.
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Hollywood Film Shop
Alanson Edwards
United Press
Hollywood
Calif
Atg. T Constiia
Myrna Ly
Lin Alget Gil
Lie Soreen
Aii Moltina
Worland-Win
Aucceer Huing Ak
Anoligh sMeegny Ja
Abe
Loy
Manhattan
China
Star Signals Octavine Sequences Highlight Uncertain Evenings
Horoscope notes favorability for Octavine with caution about fire, traffic, and explosives. Tomorran looks favorable though rain possible in the evening. Birthdate hints idealism and caution with money. Key dates include August 27 social signals and August 15 16 for literary work. danger dates September 17 18.
Grange Plans Picnic at Warner’s Grove August 22
Corry Grange No. 55 met at Hay Wening with good attendance. First and second degrees were conferred on a small class. Picnic planned for Warner's Grove on August 22. Mrs. Harry Kimmy played old fire melodies on harmonica during the literary program. Next meeting will host a banquet for the losing and winning campaign sides, aiming for large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry Grange No
Satis Hay Wening
Grange
Warner's Grove
Harry Kimmy
Kearsarge Man Fatally Hurt in Wreck and Fall
Rudolph Melzer, 25, of Kearsarge, died at St Vincent’s Hospital from a fractured skull sustained in a wreck. The companion Thelma Lunges, also of Kearsarge, escaped injury as their auto collided with a utility pole. Local authorities reported the crash and resulting demolition of the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Melzer
Kearsarge
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Wayers
Thelma Lunges
Attade
Iyas
$60 000 Radium to Save One Quintuplet
A dramatic medical tale from Maine describes Dr Howard Kelly of Baltimore and Dr Edmund Kelly consulting with Dr Allan Roy Dagoo. The Dionne quintuplets are central to the scene, with a farmhouse operation room, kerosene lamps, and a plan for radium treatment to reduce a tumor over ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Howard Kelly
Baltimore
Edmund Kelly
Allan Roy Dagoo
Burglars Found 101 Doors Unlocked in Visalia
Police records from 1938 report 101 Visalia business doors left unlocked during nightly patrols. Burglars supposedly had 101 chances to rob stores, highlighting a period of lax security in Visalia, California.
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Visalia
Cal
Durin
Oficers
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