Drought Crisis Brings Widespread Farm Hardship Across Plains
The drouth spreads from western Canada through Montana and the Dakotas into Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Missouri Illinois Michigan Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. It devastates fields with grasshoppers chinch bugs dust storms and drying wells. Cattle die from hunger and thirst as water and soil levels hit record lows. State and federal governments mobilize aid funds as rains fail. A silver lining exists for some speculators and overhanging grain stocks, but most farmers face hard times without quick rainfall.
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Canada
Montana
Dakotaa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Regimentation and control in business and society
Boston merchant Edward A. Filene spoke at Brown University on the idea of regimentation. He contrasted harsh dictatorship with cooperative, self-respecting social order, noting that control appears in family, school, neighborhood, industry, and government. He warned against selfish, profit-driven regimentation and urged cooperative, voluntary guidance as preferable.
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Edward A. Filene
Boston
Filene
Brown University
States Rally For Interstate Compact On Women Wage Protections
A coalition of seven northeastern states including New York and Pennsylvania has met in Concord New Hampshire to back an interstate compact aimed at protecting women workers through minimum wage standards and wage investigations. The plan requires ratification by participating states and may influence broader policy despite potential delays.
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Washington
Deld
New York
Pennsylvania
State House
Concord
N. H
Twenty Years Ago Junior Class Play Preview
The Junior Class prepares for its annual play with listed cast members Massrs, Bab bitt, Jourdel, Young, and Osborne and Misses Drought, ONeil and Wallace. An artist pupils recital entertained guests at Prof Henry C Wilsons. Farmers visited town for Jones Brothers and Wilsons Circus as rural residents follow animal shows. Freshmen beat Sophomores in a close high school game. Plans for corner stone inscriptions at the new federal building noted Secretary McAdoo and the supervising architect. A Drought Automotive trip to Cleveland and Geneva was mentioned along with Ina Armitage accepting a teaching post in Michigan at a $70 monthly salary.
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Massrs
Babitt
Jourdel
Young
Osborne
Drought
O'Neil
Wallace
No Hope For Crash Victim In Memorial Hospital
Ridgway June 2 Miss Marguerite Cook of Force Bile County remains in Memorial Hospital St Marys with a fractured spine after an automobile crash. Attending physician reports the condition is hopeless yet the patient may live for several months as palliation continues. Local authorities urge state responsibility and pride to support constructive action.
Senate humor and trunks mark pace as 73d Congress ends
Washington June 2 United Press reports the Senate debated the tariff bill amid jokes about a donkey in a cap and gown by Senator Metcalf. The chamber also saw distribution of medium steamer trunks to congressmen and Interior Secretary Takes a Saturday strike causing no signatures after 9 am Saturdays. Inter American Women’s Commission pressed for quick action on the nationality of women treaty, but faced slow committee handling and delayed reporting.
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United Press
Washington
Senate
Jesse H. Metcalf
R. R. Ly
Jefferson
Metcalf
Harold the Fekes
Tekes
Inter-American Commission of Women
Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Paris Styles Blouses Tuck In Or Not In Winter Fashion
Paris stylist Ann Blatt explores midseason lines with blouses worn both over and tucked into skirts. She favors muted beiges sands and string shades, along with pale pastels for summer. New yarns Ammora and Amorit promise soft twists for knits.
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Paris
Ann Blatt
Ann
Hilse
Naples
Genoca
Amy Blatt
Ammora
Hollywood Film and Shop Unite in Stat Scans Debate
Hollywood writer William Powell argues modern film pacing reshapes acting. He contrasts 1880s stage methods with today’s camera tech, noting old scenery and exaggerated gestures would look odd on present screens. He cites Clark Gable and himself in Manhattan Melodrama to illustrate a shift to restrained delivery.
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Alanson Edwards
United Press
Hhollywood
William Powell
Pople
Powell
Clark Gable
Manhattan
Clark
Star Signals Cautions For Merchants And Breeders
Aquine merchants brewers and distillers are cautioned to be careful today with unfavorable general influences. Things begun may end destructively. Think on a high plane and confine actions to thought. Birth date notes talent for books and possible writing or caring for them. Health warnings target yourself and parents in early May 1935 with danger of hot words or rush actions around June 14 and a good day on July 5 for receiving or writing to a loved one.
Patchwork Skin Graft Counts 487 Pieces in Omaha
In Omaha Neb Larry Hogan of Walthill was badly burned and 197 grafts from his right leg were moved to his left leg at St Joseph’s Hospital. Doctors describe the grafting as a remarkable twist that highlights the unusual medical effort. A fashion note mentions blouses worn over skirts and yarns with a new twist.
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Omaha
Neb
Larry Hogan
Walthill
St. Joseph's Hospital
Akin
Hogan
U S Britain and France Cite Democratic Hope After Euro Study
Berlin June 2 United States Great Britain and France are the world s last remaining hopes for democracy Col Knox publisher of the Chicago Daily News says after a European tour Note points out dictatorial disease harming Europe s economy and press freedom He argues only democracy can guide recovery and questions Soviet and fascist models for the United States The Moscow trip covered Italy Austria Poland Germany France and Great Britain He stresses political disturbances hinder economic convalescence and warns Russia s system remains feudal despite some modernization.
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Frederick Oeschner
United Press
Berlin
Europe
Col
Frank Knox
America
United States
Great Britain
France
Col. Knox
Carcago Daily News
Moscow
Italy
Austria
Poland
Germany
Britt
Ain
Pam Conyinewt
Russia
Most Careful People Can’t Miss Accidents
A Hartford report shows accidents strike even the most cautious. It cites examples from a man’s skull fracture after a wall-mounted mount dropped to a fisherman’s canoe catch hit by a fish, a hunter shot by a mistaken moose, and a soap related leg break in bed. The piece notes rising accident rates across boating skating bicycling and horseback riding.
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Hartword
Conn
Teading
Hig den
Hin
Erie Council Ousts Holmes as Assessor
JIRIE June 2 The Erie city regime toppled its most discussed official Harry Holmes as assessor after a council discharge. Andrew J. Sterrett, 1001 Walnut Street, elected to fill Holmes’s post. Both removal and appointment are effective today as the city plans a full 1935 reassessment.
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Andrew J. Sterritt
Harry Holmes
Erie
Allen
Jirie
Harry
Holmes
Andrew J. Sterrett
Walnut Street
Malleable Tron Co
Stem
S.e
Mehaffey
Munger
Alex
Rossiter
Wen
Council
United States
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Gorry Evening Journal
West South Street
Corry
A.D
Colegrove
Oceans
National Advertising Representative
Fred Kimball, Inc
W. 44Th St
Bartlett
Milwaukee
Michigan Square
Chicago
Btormfeltz-Lovely
Detroit
Journal
E. Mane Louise Francis
Lillian Barnes
Henry C. Wilson
Jones Brothers and
Wilson's Circus
Catherine Shanahan
Ball Park
Hopkins
Linendell
Willams
Linesdoll
McEirey
Darling
Taylor
Reynolds
J. B. Drought
Ernest Morrow
Ines Dugan
Browning
Cleve Iend
Geneva
Ina Armitage
Beders
Mary Knight
Hollywood
Shop United
Member
Federal Reserve System
U.S
Britain
Chae Pablher
Intereoi
Erie Council
Treya Bughee
Helen Desmond
Donald Nantes
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
Center St
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