Roosevelt relaxes at home on Hudson during vacation
President Roosevelt enjoys a quiet day at his Hudson River home as rain pours. He visits with old friends including Murray Hulbert Marvin Fertig and Rep Sirovich and hints at a broader political stance while planning a possible Lake Placid trip and a Whiteface Mountain road dedication.
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Ryde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
FariSeee
Jim” Farley
Democratic National Committee
Hawaii
Pacific Coast
Hudson River
Murray Hulbert
New York
Marvin Fertig
Sirovich
Dames Townsend
Dutchess County
Democratic
Hudson River Valley
Kelly
Chicago
Robert Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
C. E. Broughton
C. E. Broughton, Ae A
Sheboygan, Wis
Lake Placid
Whiteface Mountain
Blondell Divorces Barnes After 3 Years Of Marriage
Actress Joan Blondell and George Barnes, a Hollywood cameraman, finalized a divorce after a ten minute recital of marital woes. Blondell challenged the illusion of perfect Hollywood marriage since their elopement to Yuma Arizona in 1932 and listed several complaints against Barnes as the reason for the separation.
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Los Angeles
Joan Blondell
George Barnes
Hollywood
Yuma
Ariz
Comedienne
Barnes
Slow but sure couple buys marriage license with pennies
Harold Crowe and Armina Drinnin of Columbus bought their marriage license after saving 200 pennies over months. Licenses cost 3.00 dollars, so the savings took longer than expected.
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Columbus, Neb
Harold Crowe
Armina Drinnin
Columbus
Williams Opens Amendment Fight in Alabama
Aubrey Williams director of the National Youth Administration urged change to the federal constitution to enable ratification of the child labor amendment. He warned of legal obstacles and predicted a Democratic victory in 1936 while praising Alabama moves on welfare and the income tax system aiding the more able.
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Montgomery
Ala
Aubrey Williams
National Youth Administration
Williams
Bibb Graves
Joox
Works Progress Administration
Roosevelt orders cuts probe emergency agency spending
President Roosevelt directs budget bureau oversight of emergency agency commitments and sets September 12 as a deadline for works fund applications. Observers question if reductions signal a shift in New Deal spending and the fate of emergency powers as Congress resumes in January.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Hyde Park
Budget Bureau
End of Chicago Sky Ride Targets Latens and Farmers
Wallace returns from the west saying 85 percent of farmers would vote Republican. He asserts the administration faces criticism over platform balance and officials aim to address the charges as the campaign progresses.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Wallace
Detector findings on lie detector use with juveniles
Dr Verne W Lyon of Chicago reported on 100 juvenile cases where a lie detector was used. In most cases guilt appeared on the device but confession came in 33, while 47 remained silent. Seven of the 20 deemed innocent by the detector were proven innocent by police.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Ike
Verne W. Lyon
Chicago
Cha “Pieeah
Lyon
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