NRA or What The Supreme Court Did And What We Want
A reflection on the fate of the National Recovery Act after a Supreme Court ruling. The piece weighs whether the public still desires a system of general economic controls or if they prefer broader business and agricultural freedom. It recalls past talk of national planning, fair competition, and social security, and questions future policy directions under constitutional limits.
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Supreme Court
Mblic
NRA
Washington
Books Received and Reviewed in a Reader’s Column
A literary roundup surveys Catherine the Great by Gina Kaus, The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Blakeney, Sentenced to Life by Mary Agnes Hamilton, The London Scene by H Y Morton, and Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck. The column praises Kaus for a vivid Catherine biography, notes Blakeney’s detailed tale surpassing the film, questions Hamilton’s justification of assassination, highlights Morton's thorough London history, and previews Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat.
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John Blakeney
Orezy
Washburn
Blakeney
Percy Blakeney
Bart
Mary Agnes Hamilton
Houghton Mifflin Co
Miss Hamilton
London
Farmers urged to boost home markets and electrify farms
An Sioux Falls Argus Leader editor argues American manufacturers should target domestic buyers before foreign markets. He notes farmers could sustain higher incomes through affordable goods, electrification, running water, and renovations, with strong investment returns if prices align with farm pocketbooks.
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Sioux Falls
Argus Leaier
Currency fears spark discussion of credit expansion
The article argues that a noninflationary approach will keep Walton without a currency in year. It notes Federal Reserve bank reserves near 2.9 billion dollars could support a 26.0 billion dollar credit expansion, a stimulus to heavy industry if properly regulated.
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Walton
Federal Reserve
Gulf
Bankers Agree to Tighten Control of Credit
Expansion through general agreement of bankers or by direction of central banking authority must be definitely and continuously controlled. It was lack of judgment and control of credit in 1928 and 1929 that pushed stock speculation and commodity prices up to perilous levels and precipitated the pig crash.
Progress in Building Boosts Home Construction This Spring
Nationwide spring housing activity more than doubles last year with expectations of further summer gains. A real estate leader notes a looming house shortage, rising rental demand in industrial areas, and renewed sales of expensive homes. Banks may relax credit as builder loans expand, spurring well designed, economical homes to secure financing.
Star Signals Advice For June Readers
The column offers daily fortune guidance noting May 21 to June 21 as favored birthdays. It warns of evil moods today and in the coming days, advising patience and caution through August 1935 and February 1935, with December birthdates hinting at good money luck if you heed a partner’s counsel.
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Trou
Pters
Angler and Dog Reel In 12-Inch Silver Trout
In Tacoma Washington Bearl Brooks and his fox terrier Peter were aboard a boat on American Lake when the dog leaped into the water and resurfaced with a 12 inch silver trout clamped in its jaws, demonstrating a hunter’s instinct from a canine companion.
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Tacoma, Wash
Bearl Brooks
Peter
Brooks
American Lake
Pac
Public roads chief MacDonald built vast highway plan
United Press profiles Thomas H. MacDonald, head of the Bureau of Public Roads, noting his long tenure and massive spending on New Deal road projects. He has directed about two billion dollars since taking the post, shaping much of America's modern highway system and dispersing a large share of Agriculture Department funds. Born in 1881 in Leadville, Colorado, he rose from Iowa highway work to national leadership, championing roads as boosts to farm life and market access.
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United Press
Washington
Thomas H. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
MacDonald
Panama Canal
Public Roads Bureau
David F. Houston
Secretary of Agriculture
President Wilson
MacDonal
Flo
America
Department of Agriculare
Tristan
Iag
Leadville
Colo
Iowa
Iowa Site Highway Commission
Aileen Rice Knitted Wear Captures Paris Fashion
Paris styles spotlight Aileen Rice knitted clothes noted for sport lines and formal daytime wear. Lady Ribblesdale admires her summer wardrobe including pale turquoise resort dress and a white sleeveless yachting costume with red accents. Lulu Ribblesdale selects two knitted resort outfits.
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Paris
Aileen Rice
Ribblesdale
John Jacob Astor
Lady Ribblesdale
Cosumes
Lulu Ribblesdale
Joe Brown Fights for Stunts in Hollywood Roles
Hollywood Elm Shop notes Joe E B Brown prefers performing his own stunts when possible, accepting risks without a double. The piece recalls his Monterrey Inn persona, recent injuries from a fight in Adibila, and his insistence on self do it methods in Six Day Bike Rider and Circus Clown, plus his continued athletic form and range.
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Hollywood
Joe EB. Brown
Brown
Warner Brothers
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Pizarro
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Valor Weaver
Tenis
Ayn
Atom Anid
Rance
Key
Great Lakes
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Gina Kaus
Viking
Catherine the Great
Russia
Gina Kats
Frederick the Great
Anatola
Poland
Diderot
Voltaire
Grimm
Catherine Fulaltec
Tsar
H.Y. Morton
Robert M. McBride
John Steinbeck
David Friede
DOG
Flies
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North
Center Street
Hollywood Elm Shop
Monterey
Leimbeck
Nea
Member
Federal Reserve System
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