Roosevelt in Iowa and the New Deal’s edge
Des Moines dispatch notes rising Townsend plan interest and Farm Labor growth. Townsends clubs reach 25 000 members. midwest farmers align with Townsend strategy, affecting GOP and Democratic dynamics. Iowa voters show improved auto sales, AAA support steady, and state politics yield mixed results as Roosevelt appears favored.
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Hilstor
Dispatch
Lyle
Wilson
Lyle ¢. Wilson
United Press
Des Moines
Republican Party
Alf
Mil Reno
Farm Holiday Association
Tess 15
Reno
Mil
Towsns
Townsend Plan
West Coast
Mountain States
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B.J. Wheeler
Henry A. Waldee
Wallace
Townsend Club
Midwest
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Roosevelt
Iowa
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Kossuth
AAA
Dickinson
Towa Automobile
John Deere
William ©. Borah
Alfa. Lanton
Kansas
Col
Franke Knox
Chicago
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
O'Connor
Sioux City
Italy May Realize Objective Invasion Of Ethiopia
Italy appears near achieving its aim of seizing a large Abyssinian portion as Franco British peace proposals hint at a settlement favorable to Mussolini. The plan risks emboldening Italy to press further, eroding League norms and inviting future conquests while small nations fear surrender of sovereignty.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Whare Duce
League of Nations
Dinink
Next Year's Improvement Peppered by Col Leonard Ayres
Col Leonard Ayres, noted banker economist, predicts 1986 will bring about 10 percent gains in iron and steel production nonresidential construction railroad freight electric power output and industrial payrolls while wholesale prices living costs and stock prices rise similarly. Residential construction should grow more than 5 percent though much of this year’s homebuilding is not a cause for cheers. The public mood mixes cautious optimism with the view we are nearing the end of the big storm and solid gains may arrive sooner if policy makers avoid rocking the boat.
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Col. Leonard
Superannuated at 45 in modern labor markets
The piece argues that industries in large urban areas increasingly refuse to employ workers over 45 as demand shifts with business cycles. It warns of social consequences if 45 becomes a retirement cutoff, noting longer life expectancy and continued work potential despite age. It stresses the need for policy attention to aging workers and employment opportunities.
Paris Hats Go From Absurd to Secretive Tiny Caps
Paris styles highlight bizarre millinery as hats shrink to shallow crowns and tiny caps. A prominent milliner debuts a navy seal fur brimless cap tied by silk, plus a velvet chef hat style that looks top heavy. Briefs note small felt hats with ribbons sit over the right eye, leaving the back head exposed.
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Pairis
WPA Road Work Employment Tops 100000
Harrisburg reports WPA workers on state highway projects reached 100 018 in early December. Of these, 80 261 are on the 32 million Road Betterment program for secondary and rural roads, while 19 749 are on the 24 million program for similar work on federal aid roads.
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Harrisburg
Unclear 19th Century Labor Commentary Fragments
Fragmentary passage notes skilled workers at 45, many fit for 70, predicting 25 years of idle time. It questions society’s response after unemployment, suggesting public aid or private charity, and notes ongoing public expense before unemployment or old age pensions become feasible. appears to critique social support in transition.
Trains Halted by East Snowstorm and Local News
Twenty years ago items from the Journal Files dated December 14 1915 report heavy snow affecting Erie and Pennsylvania Railroads with no New York to city trains. A drayman’s horse dies from a hoof rust injury. Local residents travel for business and move households as others visit Union City Waterford Warren and Cleafield county.
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Journal
Erie
Pennsylvania
New York
New recording instrument from England aids film rehearsals
Hollywood December 14 A new device, the recordograph, arrived from England for rehearsal work in film. A long sensitized wire records voice when spoken into an amplifier, then plays it back, with the facility to erase and reuse. Merle Oberon uses it for These Three and others have ordered similar units.
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Hollywood
England
Merle Oberon
Goldwyn Film Y
Miriam Hopking
Joel Motrea
Dolores Costello
Barry
Miss Hoplis
Metres
Star Signals Horoscope Statement for December 17
The forecast notes born between August 21 and September 22 are most favored while overall the day brings doubt in the morning, bad in the afternoon, and disappointing in the evening. News is unwise today and routine is advised with spontaneous thoughts and actions. Fortunes rise April to June and November 1938, with cautions around June 15–20. Social success spans January 22–25, 1935.
Sharon Firm Is Lowest Bidder For Warren School Project
Warren December 14 The Warren borough school board reopened bids for a 215000 building program at five local schools. The board recommended AJ Wishart & Son Co of Sharon receive the general contract at 199 929. Other bids approved include heating and ventilating by W M Clark and Co of New Castle for 62894 plumbing by W M Clark and Co for 9100 and electrical work by C Beckley of Warren for 1173.
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Warren
Warren Borough
Public Works Administration
AJ Wishart & Sona Company
Sharon
W. M. Clark and Co
New Castle
W. M. Clark and Company
C. Beckley, Warren
Thompson’s Barosma Tablets Promoted by Mrs Gall
A testimonial from Mrs Lizzie M Gall of Los Angeles endorses Thompson’s Barosma Tablets as a diuretic kidney stimulant. The ad claims relief from rheumatic pains dizziness and eye spots with guaranteed satisfaction and a money refund. It also mentions Golden Lax Tablets as a constipation aid.
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Thorpagn
Lizzie M. Gall
West
Los Angeles
Boinell Rig
Retail Delivery Survey Planned by WPA Necessity
Harrisburg reports Secretary Ralph M Bashore approved a plan to sponsor a survey of the retail delivery situation as a WPA project. The Retail Research Bank of the University of Pittsburgh will conduct the study to establish a standard measurement for performance of retail motor delivery trucks. The inquiry is urged by the university the National Retail Dry Goods Association and Pittsburgh retailers.
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Harrisburg
Mead
Secretary of Labor and Thanstry
Ralph M. Bashore
University of Pittsburgh
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Pittsburgh
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