Roosevelt or War Plan to End Unemployment
The piece argues for replacing public works with a large military mobilization or WPA style jobs to absorb the unemployed, citing Europe and leaders like Hitler Mussolini and Stalin. It warns that without spending, unemployment could soar, predicting 10 to 20 million unemployed and vast economic collapse if demand is not maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Stalin
Russia
Great Britain
France
Roosevelt or Hitler Way to End Unemployment
A columnist argues for Roosevelt as the only viable path to end unemployment, warning that a vast public spending cycle could continue indefinitely and that borrowing will end only when prosperity returns. The piece contrasts Roosevelt with Hitler in tone and urges quiet acceptance of the New Deal approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxey
Washington
Cole Blease
Tom Heflin
John L. Lewis
West
Roosevelt
Progress Before Punishment in Traffic Control
A New York City magistrate urged reform in traffic systems and signals, arguing safety depends on removing physical hazards and enforcing smart laws. He warned against overemphasizing driver fault and urged improvements in streets, signs, and uniform control devices to reduce accidents and increase smooth traffic flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
National Conservation Bureau
Economic Highlights of the Slump and New Reforms
The piece notes growing Administration concern over the October downturn and portrays a conciliatory shift in the President’s tone. It outlines a three-pronged pump priming plan including direct federal spending via WPA FSA NYA CCC, plus $2 billion in new credit and jobs through public works with potential SEC easing to aid small business, totaling about $4.5 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Oregonian
Congress
WPA
Farm Security Administration
National Youth Administration
CCC
Gold
Federal Reserve
SEC
President’s spending clash signals uncertain economic path
The article describes competing views in Congress on boosting spending and debt. Market lethargy, mixed tax anxieties, and a defeated reorganizing measure frame a cloudy near term. Analysts foresee more spending with mild inflation, though the key details depend on future policy moves.
Profit Motive Sparks Debate On Economic Recovery
Political and social theorists argue that profit drives labor and progress. The piece blames punitive taxation and heavy regulation for today’s low mood, unemployment, and stalled growth, urging restoration of the profit motive to revive the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
The Miracle of Breakfast Impacts Global Trade
Daniel C. Roper notes in the Rotarian Magazine that breakfast is a global miracle linking nations. The United States imports Brazil coffee far more value than it exports, yet mutual benefits arise as Brazil receives many American goods in return. Trade creates a two way exchange supporting economies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
United States
Daniel C. Roper
Rotarian Magazine
Tourists Delight Road Nine Thousand Miles Long
In August 1933 Sven Hedin proposed reviving the old imperial Chinese silk road across Asia. He envisioned modern American tech aiding to transform it into a major automobile artery from Shanghai to the Atlantic, stretching about 9000 miles by road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Shanghai
Atlantic
Sven Hedin
Rotarian
Land of the smiling faces Scandinavia’s peace model praised
Editorial notes cite Sweden Denmark and Norway as peaceful adult nations. They credit no wars for over a century and highlight welfare social coop eratives rural urban networks and cooperative publishing and a global dawn of peace led by enlightened scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Austria
Sleswig
Holstein
Scandinavia
Norway
Greenland
Hague
Iceland
Finland
Uniono
Cooperative Publishing House
Scandanavia
Goodwill settlement urged for Nukahiva Island
Frederick Briggs of the Royal Australian Air Force advocates a settlement on Nukahiva in the Marquesas, then French owned and nearly uninhabited. The island spans 47 miles, rises 4,500 ft, with tropical fruits streams and native fish. Settlers would pay 100 pounds and promise to follow a rule set, framed as a dream scenario yet noting human nature. Milton's line about the mind making a heaven of hell is invoked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea Islands
Frederick Briggs
Royal Australian Air Force
Nukahiva
Marquesas
Milton
Eternal Light Memorial to rise at Gettysburg dedication
On July 3 at Gettysburg a shaft to be named The Eternal Light Memorial will be dedicated during the seventy-fifth anniversary observance of the battle. The monument, 85 feet long, 42 feet wide, 65 feet high, will bear the inscription Peace Eternal in a Nation United and feature an undying flame fed by natural gas visible over 200 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Journalists and Experts Predict World War Outcomes
A year ago a box of guesses from Princeton was opened in April. Journalists historians and lawyers predicted a European war by most forecasting within eight years. Only 20 percent saw U S neutrality, 60 percent expected Loyalist victory in Spain, and nine tenths rejected a future United States dictatorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
United States
Spain
Anniversary mark of first Japan United States treaty
March 31 notes the 84th anniversary of the Japan United States treaty signed by Commodore Perry after opening Japan to trade. The piece also reveals U S naval plans for seven new battleships, four at about 35,000 tons and three super-battleships between 43,000 and 45,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
United States
Commodore Perry
Japan seeks Western capital for new China holdings
Japanese economists and statesmen say Tokyo hopes to attract American and British capital to develop what they call newly conquered areas in China, signaling an effort to fund expansion and governance beyond prewar limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Spring Fever Seen As Tiredness Not Mood
Medical authorities note spring fever is mainly fatigue from cold weather and rising arousal to warmth. Some call it laziness, yet many feel a craving to relax and wander outdoors as birds sing and streams murmur.
Old Time Dances Bring Renewed Joy Across Halls
Old-fashioned quad rilles and contra dances regain popularity as Henry Ford inspired a revival. Fiddlers play Money Music and Arkansas Traveler as floors shake and windows rattle while youths swing partners. Old-timers sigh with delight at renewed youth and rest their lungs in side seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
In Memoriam for Mary Virginia Downes
In loving remembrance of Mary Virginia Downes who died May 1, 193B. The verse speaks of grief and faith, noting she rests with the Saviour and awaits the family in a Heavenly Home. Family members Elizabeth Dawson and Howard are listed as siblings, with “Mother and Dad” expressing sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Downes
Dad
In loving remembrance of Elwood Tharp
In loving remembrance of my dear husband, Elwood Tharp, who departed this life two years ago, April 24, 1936. Two years have passed since the sad day when my dear husband was called away. He was always thoughtful, faithful and kind. He left a memory behind. More and more each day I miss him. His Wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Tharp
Andrew Cohece
Not Forgotten Husband Wm Andrew Cohece
A widow commemorates her husband Wm Andrew Cohece who died April 29 1937 with a heartfelt verse about loss companionship and enduring love. She expresses life felt empty since his passing and recalls his memory daily.
For Sale and Professional Absence Notice
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS includes a Mary Baker Eddy quote and several ads. For Sale 360 bushels Two Crop Clay peas in number one condition by E w Adams & Brothers Greenwood Delaware. For Sale Nice frying chickens 2% to 3 lbs by Leese & Holsinger Camp Ground Road Denton. Dr M A Brackett will be absent May 2 3 and 4 to attend the annual meeting of the State Dental Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
E. W. Adams & Brothers
Greenwood
Del
Leese & Holsinger
Campground Road
Denton
M. A. Brackett
State Dental Association
Slats Diary by Oliver N Warren
A school diary recounts a week of classroom events with a mix of slang and spelling errors. The entries cover a preacher like talk on sin, a visitor claiming to run a speech impaired school, a shooting report, playful remarks about tall and short, a cowpoke father, a steak mishap, a ponytail of pitching, and a woods outing with a girl named Jane.
Who Will Help Children Get Bricks for Education
Florence Jane Ovens appeals for federal support to fund education and reduce inequalities via the Harrison Thomas Fletcher bill. She urges readers to write to the President, their Senator, and Congressmen to back S.419 H.R.10340, warning that without action many children will face weak schooling and poor futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
Washington, D. C
Florence Jane Ovens
Motors and Motorists Spring Drive News
Spring renews travel as automakers urge motorists to hit the highways. The bulletin notes long miles of paved roads will tempt millions to tour the country, boosting employment and demand for steel, glass, rubber, textiles, leather, gasoline, and farm products across the 48 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Willow Pond road award and local bids opened
A county action notes the Willow Pond road machinery award ratified by the State Roads Commission and a Denton bridge concrete contract to Holt Construction. Work to start soon. Other items include a barn fire on a Kibler farm near Sheppard's Church and local notices of marriages and school pupil honors in the Federalsburg area.
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Nanticoke
State Roads Commission
Willow Pond
Denton Bridge
Holt Construction Company
George Kibler
Sheppard's Church
Coonar, Wright & Cooper
Baltimore
Garr
Calvary Church
Francis T. Tagg
Lennox Street
C. R. Elderdice
Charles M. Childs
South Linwood Avenue
Mr. Garr
Miss Dashiell
Denton
Denton Methodist Protestant Church
Brick Hotel
Jay Williams
John M. Toulson
Maud Toulson
Salisbury
Mary Jones Fisher
Woman’s Club
Cambridge
Spain
B. B. Brumbaugh
Philadelphia
Harry Skinner
Mt. Washington
W. H. Anderson
William James Brown
Federalsburg
Williamsburg
Mr. Brown
Brown
Bessie Noble
Earl Noble
New Haven
Conn
John Richard
Louise Cohee
Bertha Meredith
Zula Smith
Maxine Goodwin
May Hickey
Ben Cohee
Goldsboro
Pearl Singer
Caroline Lapham
William Hevnlow
Roland Thompson
Pearl Butler
Rebecca Lance
Barcus Harley Needles
Henry Hubbard
George Kornrumpf
Agnes Hubbard
Arthur Kornrumpf
Mary Clark
Earle Melvin
Ralph Tribbitt
Garey’s
Jessie Greenlee
Oleata Moore
Edna Spicher
William Joiner
Ruth Lister
Camp Grove
Charles Ellwanger
Ruth Singer
Burrsville
Florence Morgan
Allan Garrett
Liden
Grace Fountain
Eva Melvin
Pauline Fountain
Lylu Patton
Martha Trice
Ina Patton
Ward Meloney
Roland Adams
Oscar Todd
Helen Fountain
Mary Nobie
Carl Fountain
Minnie Melvin
Mildred Scott
Earl Todd
Central
Carrie Henning
Gertie Henning
Charles Blough
Annie Baker
Ruby Huey
Joseph Blough
Caroline High
Alice Brumbaugh
Roberta Everngam
Alice Tubbs
Frances Tubbs
Gladys Westerfield
Wesley Thawley
Caroline DeFord
Gertrude Morgan
Ella Carter
Hazel Everngam
Clara Skirven
Lila Spicher
Lester Kauffman
Ida Butler
Hattie Dunham
Irene Wallace
Octavia Lewis
Margaret Pastorfield
Multiple Names Listed by Local Directory Zones in Dawn Layout
A long list of residents and households appears under various local district names such as Williamson Cora Roe Williston Harmony Choptank Poplar Neck Bethehem Federalsburg Hickory Hill Houston's Branch Nichols Nabb Thawley's Boonsboro Ridgely Laurel Grove Concord Chestnut Grove Friendship American Corner and others. The fragment reads like a voter or residents directory with numerous individuals named alongside family or street identifiers.
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Edith Todd
Dorothy Wright
Lillian Deen
Ida May Baker
Smithson
Frank Walker
Harvey Patrick
Gilbert Collins
Roy Willoughby
Elmer Darling
Blanche Bowdle
Andrew Werner
Louise Wright
Leonard Gosw Ilen
Hilda Gadow
Clayton Cheezum
Creighton Fisch
Perry Voshell
Alice Bailey
Helen Henning
Carl Benson
Charlie Roe
Bethehem
Virgil Hall
Roy Patchett
Douglas Todd
Hilda Legates
Cora Brodes
Ruth Taylor
Ruth Sands
Federalsburg
Neilie Hackett
Emma Motz
Roland Handy
Douglas Galloway
Mildred Wright
John Holt
Everett Nuttle
Albert Jones
Annie Adams
Alice McKown
Esther Russell
May Spears
Simeon Russell
Bertha Miller
Ruth Jefferson
Ruth McCrea
Addis Arterbridge
Priscilla Ruffner
Louisa Lankford
Leslie Eddington
Roland Jefferson
Stewart Poole
Hickory Hill
Ruth Harper
Emma Butler
Ada Stack
Grace Harper
Alice Harper
Lelia Butler
Ruth White
Jennie Shaffer
Houston
Marie Turner
Hobart Wheatley
Elizabeth Cahall
Theodore Turner
Ida Newell
Nichols
Esther Griffith
Hilda Covey
Nabb
Evelyn Lord
Bruce Wilson
George Collison
Cora Williams
John Nabb
Albert Williams
Mildred Croll
Blanche
Florence Diefenderfer
Bernice Austin
Margaret Andrews
Mary Robinson
Frank French
Reuben Ebling
Hamilton Meredith
Laurel Grove
Annie Culver
Mary Corkran
Thomas Trice
Margaret Cook
Elva Jones
Douglas Towers
Concord
Ruth Carroll
Clarence Hignutt
Etta Johnson
Agnes Hignutt
Lynnie Wright
Mary Wright
Mary Chambers
Orland Hignutt
Raymond Wright
Addie Wright
Fred
Is the 2 Billion Annual Education Bill Worth It
Dr. Henry C. Link argues in Rotarian Magazine that U S parents spend about 2 billion annually on education and support a 10 billion dollars in educational plant. He notes three quarters of children now attend school and suggests tying student costs to work, summer jobs, or minimizing expenses. He warns delaying labor reduces job prospects, stressing personality drives economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry C. Link
Dr. Link
American Legion Open Meeting at Courtroom Denton
Caroline Post No 29 American Legion will hold a public meeting in the Courtroom Denton on Friday May 6 at 730 pm A general invitation extends to all The State Commander Bruce T Bair other State officers and local legion officers will address the gathering The War Veteran activities twenty years after will be discussed by able speakers The meeting aims to explain the Legion’s aims and purposes It is non political
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Post
American Legion
Denton
Bruce T. Bair
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Hobson’s
Gerald W. Johnson
Howard Street
Montebello
Back River
Huey Long
Old General
White House
H. G. Wells
Memoriam
Elizabeth
Dawson
Howard
Oliver N. Warren
S. S
Au. m
Jake
Otto
Jake Ore
Unkel
Okla
Jane
Duart
McKenna
Beauty Shop
Third Street
Nestle
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