We the People eye reorganization bill politics and patrons
The article laments passage chances for a House approved reorganization bill as the Senate resists. It notes 1937 momentum, shifts in party support, and the role of civil service and patronage in shaping federal staffing. It argues Senate restraint may shield patronage while budget cuts threaten jobs.
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Senate
Glibuelev
Sam Rayburn
Texas
White House
House
Civil Service
Congress
Hanes
Senator Glass
Bank Glass
Judge Roberts
Byrd-Glass Machine
Billy
Senate urged to approve governor's appointees soon
Democratic leaders condemn delays in confirming Governor James Adams and Warren county attorney John Siggins to state posts. They urge immediate Senate action, praising Adams as a top abatement expert and Siggins as a qualified Public Utility Commission member. The piece argues confirmations reflect good sportsmanship and party rehabilitation.
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State Senate
Rolding
Arthur
James
Lynn Adaims
John Siggins
Warren County
Public Utility Commission
Adams
Siggins
Senate
Pennsylvania
Charley McCarthy Debut Draws 150000 Ticket Requests in NYC
Radio fans flocked to Charley McCarthy's New York debut on the Chase and Sanborn show as NBC organized a special mail corps after more than 150,000 applications were refused. The broadcast from Radio City included Don Ameche Dorothy Lamour Edgar Bergen Helen Hayes and others with Bergen describing the ventriloquist act and the lifelike dummy McCarthy.
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Charley McCarthy
Charley
New York City
Journal
Lawrence T. Berliner
New York
Chase & Sanborn
National Broadcasting Company
Radio City
Don Amecie
Dorothy Lamoult
Edgar Bergen
Helen Hayes
Richard Hayden
Donald Dickson
Beatrice Pairfax
Theroveloro
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files March 14 1919
A compilation of notes from 1919 reports: Murray Olds returns from overseas to Camp Mills. Rita Jaighter and Mrs Porter named as Navy Reserves enrollment secretary candidates. Meinnes Steel to operate on a curtailed basis with hopeful outlook. Victory Loan campaign begins April 21 for three weeks with a $350,000 quota. Rosy Feldman arrives from overseas. Sargeant Feldman sent to Camp Merritt after landing at Hoboken. Nathan J Kiser dies at 69. Mrs OL Ly Thomas Route 6 noted. A small fire causes minor damage. various local visits and travel notes, including Mrs Anthony Lite’s Pittsburgh trip.
Cagney and Hart Involved In Film Set Wrapping By-Product
Hollywood insiders describe actors Cagney and George Hart as top stars. on Warner Brothers stage for Each Dawn Die the duo’s wrapping twine craft produced miles of material deemed poor quality but photographically useful. The by‑product filled a set corner, while packaging and twine machinery dominated the shoot as crews reinforced footing and coordinated action scenes.
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Hollywood
Cagney
George Hart
Warner Brothers Studio
Warnes Brothers
Casey
Raft
Tiny
Australia hunts oil amid new rotary drilling plans
Report claims Australia pursues oil stakes with advances in rotary drilling plants soon after a United States sighting. Government indicates push to grow energy capacity with recent budget allocation of 567,000 for key projects.
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Australia
United States
Indian mounds studied near Cleveland reveal ancient mine builders
Fragmentary notes describe archeologic work in Cleveland and northern areas. Researchers suggest early tribes living 26,000 years ago contributed to mound construction and mining activity. The text mentions hope for further study and possible identification of material origins.
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Cleveland
Andina
Bruce Catton in Washington on stockpiling vital materials
In Congress a plan to spend 100 million dollars over four years to build national stores of essential materials not produced domestically. The program targets 17 materials with shortages and 20 more needing close monitoring, funded by 25 million annually for four years, plus studies by the Bureau of Mines and Geological Survey to map resources and plan exploitation if needed.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
United States
Army and Navy Munitions Board
Ebert Thomas
Utah
Senate
Andrew May
Kentucky
House
Secretaries of War
Navy
Tressury
Interior and Commerce Departments
America
Bureau of Mines
Geological Survey
Cockinutt Stell
Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
Essay questions why folk remedies and superstitions persist to treat illness. It cites jars, socks, buckeyes, room hangings, and buried strings as beliefs believed to ward off disease, questioning whether such acts distract from real symptoms or shift the burden to superstition.
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The
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Michelic
Mt Facy
Great Grandfather's Name Lost in Ancestral Silence
A reflective verse laments forgotten family history as the speaker debates whether great grandfathers shared names like Bill or John. He notes a wounded ancestor at Braddock's defeat who fought with Washington, yet laments widespread indifference to lineage and identity.
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Great Grandfather
Braddock
Washington
Bill
John
Henry
Clair
Chisee
Nevovecred
Woman retires after long service with Central Vermont Railway
Misa Mary Murphy retired on a pension from the Central Vermont Railway after thirty years and nine months of continuous service in the Lip and Ling department at St Albans Vermont. Her record marks the longest tenure for a woman in New England railroading.
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St, Albans
Misa
Mary Murphy
Central Vermont Railway
Wather
New England
Lip Andling
Kidney Diuretic Ad Promotes 25 Cent Test
An old advertisement touts Bukela as a kidney diuretic to “eliminate excess acid and waste.” It promises a relief in four days if the 25 cent trial is purchased at Relater'd Brug Store with contact number M416-2125.
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Relater'd Brug
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