Investment Courage and the Fear of Risk in Banking
Philip Benson, president of the American Bankers Association, urged Kansas bankers to revive confidence in the American economy and to balance risk with prudent investigation. He warned against gambling with investments, noting that credit rises from business confidence and caution is essential until investors stop letting fear drive large unwarranted expenditures. He emphasized informed decisions over reckless funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Benson
American Bankers Association
Kansas
America
Safety seminars in Raleigh boost highway safety drive
The forth safety seminar in Raleigh under the Carimeyevil Investment Trust Safety Foundation drew state newspaper reps and traffic authorities. It linked ticket fixing to careless driving, urged urban safety campaigns with photos and articles, and cited a 19 percent national drop in 1938 traffic deaths, higher in cities with media campaigns. The effort frames highway safety as mutually beneficial for motorists and the auto industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Carimeyevil Investment Trust Safety Foundation
Eallet
Bain Child
Misguided Charity In New York Begging Racket Fails Public
Welfare Commissioner campaigns against begging in New York as posters in subways urge the public to withhold money from so called needy. Officials estimate thousands of fake solicitors collect large sums, claiming the rackets total about 45 million annually, harming honest relief efforts and diverting funds from legitimate welfare groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare Commissioner of
New York
Clb
Greater
Congress Fails to Curb Spending in 1940 Budget Fight
Bruce Catton surveys Congress in May as it promises economy yet tallies show a mounting deficit. He cites Navy, Agriculture, Independent Offices, and District of Columbia bills ballooning past budgeted limits while rhetoric on cutting costs remains unfulfilled. The piece notes Senate action lag, House adjustments, and overall failure to restrain outlays despite public exhortations for restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Agriculture Department
House
Senate
Navy Department
District of Columbia
District of Calumia
Postoffice Department
Department of Labor
Legislative Establishment
Reading Rules and Reviews From a Fragmented Library Corner
A fragment from a library column discusses how to approach reading, noting readers should begin with printed works and accept effort. It questions reliance on reputation, mentions biographies of greats, and previews a decor and crafts book reviewed in a brief notices section.
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Cme
Today’s common error note on misquoting costumes
A brief hands on guide highlights typical writing mistakes in quotes and misheard phrases. It warns not to repeat garbled wording like The anters tur nilified Wielawn costumes. Bay supplied and similar slips.
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Bay
Belle Davis Seeks Stable Home Amid Hollywood Turmoil
Hollywood star Belle Davis, after eight years in Tinseltown, has occupied ten different homes renting short terms. She prefers a home near New England with a calm setting, possibly in California for milder winters, while continuing to work on film projects and maintain her dressing room routine at the studio.
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Hollywood
Belle Davis
Mag Davis
Miss Davis
Hays
Ftituro
Davie Sys
New England
New England Tyes
California
Davis
Mies Davien
Andy Jt
Prayer Transpacife Clipper Passenger Split Report
Passengers aboard Transpacife clipper flights categorize into three groups with 53 percent traveling for closure, 47 percent for business, and 3 percent for emergency and other reasons. The data reflects purpose shares among travelers on the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transpacife
Certon
Radio Ties Farm Life to Youth Deserts and Broadcast Lineup
A column traces radio programs across CBS NBC and NEC Blue networks featuring Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt hosting a Rural Youth guidance segment on Desiring life on farms. It also lists entertainment talks by Harold Lasswell Raymond Paige Dororthy Lowell Joan Edwards and others with times and stations CBS NBC and NEC Blue. It notes Dorothy Lowell’s rising star and her work on Our Gal Sunday and Hilltop House among other serials. It mentions royal visit ceremonies broadcast across Canada on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Inquirer
Calumbia
Whursday
Washington
Wdsv
The
Alliances For Guidance of Rural Youth
Welfare Council of
New York City
CBS
Dorothy Lowell
Ginger Rogers
Hollywood
Pip
Columbia Networks
Dorothy
Movie Extra
Alhough
Linja
Hilltop Howse
Kath
Jean
Yill
Southeraires
Nbc-Eiie
Lina
McConnell
Mandy Lee
Rudy Vallee
Norman Vincent Pearw
Nbc-Red
Clif
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
National Federation of Mulaié Clubs
Hayali
Farmers of Ameringi
Neg-Blue
Pranklis
Roosevelt
Womer
NEC Blue
Willian’ Seabrook
Asylum
Woody
Hack
Dave Bilman
Mastev Francis Spellman
New York
Land
Aidroas
Mishor
Ibbt
NBG
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Destructive Lava Flows From Nyam Lagira Eruption
Destructive lava from Nyam Lagira volcano eruption in mid continent flows into Belgian Congo forests killing many wildlife and boiling shale near streams. Scientists warn ongoing hazards as ash clouds drift toward populated regions and rivers.
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Nyam Lagira
Belgian Congo
Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania
The article explains pharmacopeia origins and purpose. It notes the Greek roots of pharmacopeia, the role of standard medicines, and the pharmacist’s need to interpret doctors’ prescriptions accurately. It cites ancient documents and the U S Pharmacopoeia revised every decade as history and authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Medical Society of State of Pennsylvania
B.C
U. S
Daily Quiz Questions Seek Answers on Classified Page
A reader reports seven quiz questions printed on the Classified Page. Items ask for location of Muncle Shoals, a Spanish conqueror of Moxico, the country Hes norts of Bel gium, a water body near the North Pole, Italia’s minister of foreign affairs, the government department of the US Children’s Bureau, the correct pronunciation of disputant, and whether a child born in China is a Amex.
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Muncle Shoals
Moxico
Belgium
North Pole
Minster of Foreign Affairs
Italy
China
Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files May 17 1919
Officials here believe that an investigation should begin immediately into the many recent cases in which discharged soldiers have treated and robbed civilians in the city. Dr. T. A. Littleton, a surgeon, will soon give a talk after returning from service in France. The local grocer will open to the public on May 15. Corporal J Harold Patterson, son of Mr and Mrs J B Patterson, returned from overseas with the 102nd Balloon Company and is visiting Akron friends. Dr Troy Gillette, recently ill, is back at his office after a period of illness and a case of pneumonia developing last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eniale
Question on Sullivan Title Defection and Maxim Fight
A fragmented query asks who forfeited John L. Sullivan for the world heavyweight title and who achieved a win involving Maxim Ettivingal, reflecting unclear OCR wording and missing context. No definitive names or events can be confirmed from the text.
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Ican
U. S
John L. Sullivan
Maxim Eitvingal
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Detroit
Chamber of Com
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Sor
Bruce Catton
Ashington
Loivell
Harold *Ichalson
Hollywood Film Shop
Gradyson United Press Staff
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WBC
Clary Rockmore
Fred Allen
Red Network
Harold Lasswell
Mark Sullivan
Jay Franklin
Chick Webb
Bon Bernie
Russ Morgan
Jam Savitt
Raymond Paige
Hildegarde
Joan Edwards
Clark Dennis
Paul Whiteman
Oklahoma
Phillip H. Lord
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