Hopkins Opportunity Shapes U S Commerce Policy
Harry J. Brooking, newly named secretary of commerce under Franklin D. Roosevelt, faces a pivotal chance to align government and business. He signals harmony as essential to national recovery, hints at possible tax realignments, and seeks to ensure profits remain reasonable while preparing for potential wartime needs.
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Delayed confirmations of Hamilton and Adams spark Senate criticism
Democratic senators denounce delays in confirming Governor James's appointments William J Hamilton as revenue secretary and Major Lynn G Adams as police commissioner. They argue Senate confirmation is a formal duty, urging prompt action while criticizing perceived political motives and referencing broader political commentary.
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We the People in 1937 Pressed by Politics and Hunger
A fragmented Washington memo raises alarm over Hoover era policy, New Deal opponents, and looming hunger as Vice President Garner and Southern lawmakers face a national crisis. The piece notes fear of violence, calls for relief cuts, and the role of Congress in shaping relief and employment. A side item reports U.S. Navy recalling office in Helena, Montana, branding itself the Biggest Little Town.
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Hippopotamus Sweat Turns Blood Red in Excitement
A note that hippos sweat a bloodlike fluid when agitated, a physiological response where skin exudes red liquid as they become excited. This behavior is described as a harmless, though striking, natural phenomenon observed in hippopotamuses.
Bruce Catton in Washington on U S Navy missions in Colombia
Bruce Catton discusses U S Navy officers assigned to foreign missions in Colombia and Brazil. He notes double pay, prestige, travel, and cross cultural exposure, with details on several named officers and social figures shaping diplomatic naval service. The piece highlights costs, perks, and the broad scope of naval missions abroad.
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Why Lincoln Grew a Beard A Grace Bedell Letter Story
A fragment recounts Grace Bedell of Westfield New York telling Abraham Lincoln he should grow a beard to suit his emaciated image. Lincoln replies that whiskers would look silly but grows them anyway, and later meets Grace at his inauguration crowd. A stamp image accompanies the tale.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Grace Bedell
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Gulls Outsmart Film Makers at Ocean Beach Scene
Hollywood studio chiefs learned gulls resist fake seaside water. Columbia Pictures altered a South American village set by filling with real ocean water after livestock superintendent George Cole warned trained birds won’t swim for salt and fake waves.
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Howard Hawa
Columbia Studio
George Cole
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Columbia Ranch
San Vernando Valley
Joan Arthur
Cary Grant
NIA Service, Inc
Dauphin Grand Jury Expected Verdict Soon
Harrisburg reports say the Dauphin County investigating grand jury will soon present findings on charges that state employees were maced for political contest?ations. Former Governor George H. Earle appeared before the jury, signaling intensifying proceedings.
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Dauphin County Grant
George H. Earle
Diabetes death rate rises with aging population
The piece notes diabetes trends in the United States, citing higher diabetic deaths due to more older people, though deaths from diabetic complications are declining as modern treatments improve. It mentions insulin and protamine zinc as life extending, and references ancient Nippon archaeology as parallel antiquity.
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United States
Fragmented wartime gossip and social snatches from a tabloid page
A garbled slice of a sensational column mentions Japanese high command and ticketed laundry, drunken pranks with balloons, and a Hollywood tale of a blond beauty earning $500 weekly who left Jackie Coogan. The piece riffs on freedoms and rights in a chaotic, gossip‑style tone.
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Bonuty
Jackie Coogan
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