Congress backs highway bill while motorists face higher taxes
Congress passed the Hayden Cartwright Bill to spend one billion dollars on highways over three years, but critics say motorists will pay about three billion in taxes. The plan would use federal road funds but shift motor taxes, with states risking loss if tax revenues are diverted. Critics accuse Congress of tax maneuvers that offset relief with future charges.
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Wall Street
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Roosevelt Honeymoon With Congress Ends In Powerful Sweep
The article notes Franklin D. Roosevelt's early Congress offered broad powers, enacting the Reciprocal Tariff Act, Silver Purchase Act, and Stock Exchange Act. It argues the President gained virtual dictatorial authority over finance and markets while Congress was weakened, with expectations of a tougher fight ahead in the next session.
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Hoover
Political Clout and Economic Struggles Shape Next Year
The piece notes growing opposition to social insurance and new regulation of natural resources, with November elections seen as pivotal. party gains or losses could reshuffle House seats and influence. Drought depresses farmers and autos demand while some business indicators show slight improvement. Some editors warn that higher relief spending may threaten recovery and prompt retrenchment.
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The
Annalist
Washington Snap Shots of New Deal Activity and Roosevelt Hawaii Trip
The piece surveys Washington’s post New Deal pause as Congress adjourns and Roosevelt vacations in Hawaii. It notes potential interagency friction, predicts policy battles, and highlights labor issues with steel workers and company unions. Industrialist praise for James M. Landis contrasts with others, while Frances Perkins pursues conciliatory labor approaches.
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Congress
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Hawaii
White House
Frances Perkins
National Labor Board
James M. Landis
Federal Trade Commission
Landis
Disney retells Grasshopper and ants in new story
The Hollywood Tribune of Portland Oregon reviews Walt Disney's new tale The Grasshopper and the Ants. It notes the moral mirrors current issues and warns against idleness. The Grasshopper spends days singing while ants stock food for winter and ultimately suffers cold and rejection before being saved by neighbors.
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Hollywood Tribune
Portland
Oregon
We Owe the World a Living Chorus and Caution
A historical lecture warns against government debt and living off borrowed money. It recalls the Grasshopper fable, arguing that citizens and politicians alike cannot avoid repayment, or a sudden reckoning when the public treasury wears thin. The piece cautions that national finances are not inexhaustible.
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United States
Price Fixing Goes and the American Industrial Order
The President abandons price fixing in major industrial codes, arguing free competition serves consumers and small business. A Fortune poll shows 85 percent of executives value wage and working provisions in NRA codes, cautioning against sweeping changes while praising labor protections within the existing system.
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Darrow
Are Governments Honest A Look At US Europe Ties
A reflective column argues that postwar US Europe relations are strained, noting weaker trade and travel, dollar value shifts after the gold standard, and friction with England France and Russia. It questions whether governments are honest as nations dodge debts and obligations and shapes opinion on the League of Nations and World Court.
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Europe
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France
Russia
State Department
League of Nations
Belgium stance on cinema shows mixed import controls
Editorial notes say Belgium signed the Convention for facilitating international circulation of educational films while reserving the right to restrict or prohibit imports to shield its market from foreign films and to preserve a higher level of pictures for exhibition.
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Belgium
Regents Vote To Make Military Training Optional At Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, founded in 1869, shifts from compulsory to optional military training after repeated student protests. Faculty and regents approve the change, ending mandatory drills for cadets and civilians alike.
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University of Minnesota
Board of Regents
Institute
Good Food For Sound Thinkers And The Pursuit Of Truth
A compact quotation styled note reflects on beauty as a path to truth, citing Schiller. The piece frames thoughtful nourishment of mind as essential to clear thinking.
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Schiller
Quotations on Mercy Kindness and Self Control
A collection of brief aphorisms from Shakespeare Christian Science Monitor St Basil Viscount Moreley and de Vinci. The lines praise mercy courtesy kindness and self mastery as essential virtues and guideposts for personal conduct.
Twenty five Years Ago in Denton and Vicinity
A look back at events from twenty five years ago includes Mr G Lacey Stevens buying a Ford, farmers enjoying fair prices for blackberries and wheat, and a note that wheat harvests were nearly completed with light yields. The piece covers school funds, gas interest, religious conventions, weddings in Easton area, local society visits, and a detailed budget levy set by County Commissioners with total tax at 1.41 per hundred. Names include Samuel L West, Rev Samuel J Smith, Rev C M Elderdice, Rev J Frank Bryan, Rev Carroll Maddox, T P Fisher, W Oscar Collier, Olin Sinclair Bell, Ada Nichols, Edward H Thompson, Dora Willoughby, Lenore Valliant, Nellie Valliant, J Howard Pastorfield, Norman Voss, Chalmers Brumbaugh, Sophie Underwood, Elva Fullerton, Louise Stevens, Margaret Stevens, Mattie Moore, and the Denton community.
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Samuel L. West
West
Richard Harris
Baltimore
Emily Lenna Margarite Collier
W. Oscar Collier
Talbot County Fair Association
Olin Sinclair Bell
Easton
Maple Grove
Concord M. E. Parsonage
Edward H. Thompson
Dora Willoughby
L. B. Morgan
Trinity
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Roy Melvin
East New Market
John Reed
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Indianapolis
Detroit
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Frank L. R. Nuttle
Elias
Philip
Federalsburg
James H. Nichols
Mary
Arthur E. Dowell
Washington
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Orangeburg
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Denton
J. R. Rochester
Noble
State Teachers’ Association
Roland N. Hitchens
Laurel
Delmar
J. Howard Pastorfield
Continental Life Insurance Company
Norman Voss
Curtis Bay Academy
State Roads Board awards four road contracts in Maryland
The State Roads Commission opened bids for about forty miles of highway. Juniata Paving Co. won the Denton to Watt's Creek section at 47270.15 dollars. Other awards include Centreville to Church Hill eight miles 33711.30 dollars and Easton toward Wye Mills three miles 28686.60 dollars. The awards promise a stone road providing a north south approach to the county town.
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Thomas A. Smith
Newton P. Kern
Charles W. Jackson
Wm. R. Allaband
James H. Pippin
Bernard Ringgold
L. R. Towers
Norman Vanscoy
A. Meredith
Charles J. Alford
Walter Beauchamp
J. F. Christopher
State Roads Commission
Piney Grove
Denton
Watt’s Creek
Juniata Paving Co
Harrisburg
Queen Anne’s
Centreville
Church Hill
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Babies Are Far Sighted In First Years Of Life
Dr H G Rowell of Columbia University told the Better Vision Institute in New York that infants are effectively far sighted for the first six months, and eyes develop rapidly through early childhood. He urged annual eye tests and cautioned against close near work for very young children to protect developing vision.
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H. G. Rowell
Columbia University
Better Vision Institute of
New York City
You must go after business to build city success
Opinion piece urged citizens and merchants to push for city development. It argues local interest and aggressiveness deter growth, while out-of-town trade rises when home merchants sit idle. The text advocates proactive effort to attract and retain business for the future.
Slats Diary of Small Town Life by Ross Farquar
Friday: a misfired Beeby gun shot hits Mrs Brittens attic window. Saturday: Pa inquires about tobacco. Jake Furry says prices too low. Sunday: preacher visits for dinner. war plans discussed. Monday: Ant Emmy rides, applies lotion for sore neck and arms. Tuesday: Fanny leaves husband. receives no alimony but gets a reference. Wednesday: Lise Brooten’s death revealed. funeral mystery noted. Thursday: Effy Eck begins voice lessons. Pa doubts two years to reach singing.
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Ankel
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Fanny
Ben
Lise Brooten
Effy Eck
Lern
Protect the Birds and Save Your Crops
Agriculturists urged to aid wildlife by leaving nesting sites and establishing bird feed patches until July 5. Plant buckwheat and legumes in small patches near fields to attract birds and control pests. Warns of careless fires that destroy cover, threatens wildlife and forests, urging public vigilance.
Navy Recruiting Station Reopened in Wilmington Del
Chief Electrician's Mate M R Roberts U S Navy reopens the Navy Recruiting Station in room 202 Old Federal Building Sixth and King Streets Wilmington Del Applications for enlistment accepted for men ages seventeen to twenty five who meet rigid physical mental and moral requirements obtain parents consent and furnish age evidence The office hours are nine to four on weekdays and noon on Saturdays Enlistees receive extensive training develop efficiency accuracy and self reliance and have advancement prospects For twenty years of service qualifiers may transfer to the Fleet Naval Reserve and receive half base pay if able to perform duty in time of war
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M. R. Roberts
U. S. Navy
Navy
Federal Building
Sixth
King Sts
Wilmington
Del
Fleet Naval Reserve
Harmony: Williamson Purchases Farm Near Federalsburg
Mr. Howard L. Williamson has bought the C. H. Bullock farm located near Federalsburg, marking a local land transfer. The agreement transfers ownership of a rural property and assets associated with the Bullock farm to Williamson.
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C. H. Bullock
Federalsburg
Tick Bite Fever Reappears in Maryland Warns Health Chief
Dr. R H Riley cautions contact with ticks as Rocky Mountain spotted fever reemerges in Maryland. Since mid April, thirteen cases have been reported across Baltimore City and several counties, with three deaths. Precautions include avoiding tick habitats, careful removal, washing hands, clearing undergrowth, and brief body checks after outdoor activity.
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R. H. Riley
State Department of Health
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel
Baltimore County
Montgomery
Prince George's
Talbot
Worcester
Riley
CWA
O Conor runs for Attorney General in Democratic sweep
Herbert R. O Conor Baltimore State s Attorney for eleven years announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General after a talk with Governor Ritchie. He may support Ritchie’s fifth term. Assistant State’s Attorney Charles C G Evans also declares for the O Conor succession.
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Baltimore
Ritchie
O’conor
Charles C. G. Evans
O'Conor
Alice Shulke
Theodore Shulke
Near
Preston
Edward McCullen
Milford
Del
G. Geiger
L. W. Rosa
Messrs
W. H. Wright
Norman Outten
R. H. Dill
R. Henry Stafford
Nettie Satterfield
M. K. Newnam
Denton
Journal
Twentieth Century Community Club
Hobbs
Florence
Local Social Notes From Greensboro Week End
Greensboro social columns record weekend visits and visits across towns. Families including Bostics Sippples Passwaters and others hosted and visited in Chester Baltimore Havre de Grace Dover Bridgeville and Claymont with extended mentions of relatives and a death report for Mrs Samuel P Lerch Sr.
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Kenneth Bostic
Chester
William Sipple
Thurman Passwaters
Billy
Howard Cole
Charles Hobbs
Baltimore
Octavia Totheroh
Thomas Hughes
Joseph Edwards
James Curry Jr
Zadoe Draper
Claymont
Del
Albert Cahall
Hillsboro
Susie Wright
Kathleen Covey
Preston
Will Clark
Samuel P. Lerch Sr
Virginia
Wilson Thornton
Dover
Medford Price
Bridgeville
Burt Hobbs
Caroline County Announces Civilian Conservation Camp Registration
The county opens registration for 40 unemployed men aged 18 to 25 to join Civilian Conservation Camps. White boys have few vacancies while colored quota nears full. Apply to the County Welfare Board by July 9 with camp running through December and potential six month enlistment.
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Civilian Conservation
Caroline
County Welfare Board
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Journal Subscription Push for County News
A local newspaper advertises subscribing to the Journal to receive full county news coverage. The pitch emphasizes comprehensive reporting on county events, public notices, and community updates for readers seeking steady access to local happenings.
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