National home-building revival eyed as key to recovery
A broad call for a national home-building revival argues it will lift the economy, create jobs, boost local merchants, and improve living standards. Collier's Weekly sent John Flynn to Washington to push for a government lending arm to finance tearing down and remodeling obsolete buildings, freeing credit and stabilizing the nation’s mood.
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United States
Collier's Weekly
John T. Flynn
Washington
Flynn
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mr. Flynn
Half Million Homes Needed Warned by Government Study
Government reports warn the nation is short about 500000 dwellings as building slows since 1929. Demand centers on small one family homes under 5000 with price rises ahead, while repairs and modernization now offer work and a market for supplies. Build now to aid recovery and employment.
Economic Highlights of a Passive Congress and Presidential Power
The late Congress is praised for obedience and efficiency while ceding key powers to the President. It boasts major bills expanding currency powers under Fed policy, allowing large new issue authority, gold content reduction, and silver acceptance for war debt payments. It also grants a coordinator authority to reorganize and revise railroads.
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Congress
Federal Reserve
On the Right Track Editorial Notes
Editorial discusses disarmament prospects and European sentiment toward international arms supervision. It highlights optimism for the Disarmament Conference, cites comments from Norman Davis and Gen eva, and emphasizes rail transportation policy as a model for coordinated public transport and regulation.
Rehabilitation and planning move in postwar era
An article discusses rehabilitation in mining regions led by Friends of the United States, the Tennessee Valley Authority vision for rural revival, and international diplomacy shifts toward disarmament. It notes Bryn Mawr Wales experiments, West Virginia mining districts, and Leticia Colombia Peru tensions under League of Nations. It cautions patience as nations adjust aims and form binding conventions.
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West Virginia
Tennessee Valley
Muscle’ Shoals
Middle South
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
Permanent Disarmament Commission
Drought, storms, and local notices from Caroline county
Twenty five years ago heavy rain and hail fell in parts of the county while other areas stayed dry. Weather data show a 93 degree high on June 30 and a 54 degree low on June 27 with .12 inches of precipitation. A lightning strike destroyed a Hickman area barn killing a horse and burning two wagons and carriages. The June drought dates to May, with very light rainfall after May 22. Local civic and school appointments were announced, including teachers confirmed, a new high school principal, and a large county tax levy outline. Funeral notices for local residents are included.
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Mason
Beauchamp Layton
Hickman
Dayton
Good Roads Commission
Baltimore
Messrs
E. F. Ruggles
William D. Uhler
Uhler
Dora Gelletty
Lawrence B. Towers
Woman's Hospital
F. B. Nuttle
Addie
Philadelphia
Nuttle
Harry A. Roe
Helen
Maryland
Eva Spencer
T. P. Towers
West Denton
Avent Hitchens
Local Residents Share Visits and Social News
Ridgely notes visitors from Philadelphia Allentown and Reading Pa. Charles and Frances Hammond entertain grandson George McGough of Wilmington. Harrington residents visit Rev L S Matthews on the Fourth. Local clergy and families host relatives including Miss Frances Eaton and Mrs J E Golt. A death brief reports Tilghman Davis, about 60, at home of his son Howard N Davis in Easton.
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Sarah Hoffman
Philadelphia
Allentown
Reading
Charles Hammond
George McGough
Wilmington
William Harrison
Harrington
L. S. Matthews
Frank Flounders
Charles Hobbs
Cambridge
J. W. Jones
Methodist Church
Old Friends
Elizabeth Haymaker
Centreville
Katherine McEwain
William Davis
Frances Eaton
Queen Anne
Beekman
Elizabeth
Washington
Nora Bennington
Chester
Alice Bennington
Helen Roche
Carroll Sermon
Laurel
Grace Vernon Smith
J. E. Golt
Easton
F. A. Stayer
Mer
Johns Hopkins
Ball
Tilghman Davis
D. J. Moore
Ridge
Howard N. Davis
Day
Howard N
Roland Cherry
Frederick
Federalsburg
Dover
Wall Street Courtesies and Political Deals
The piece argues that prominent figures like Norman Davis profited from Wall Street linked aid to Chile, earning about 35000 in commissions. It claims senators have only skimmed the surface of banker financier and politician ties, noting lawmakers commonly profit from such arrangements.
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Wall Street
Norman Davis
Chile
United States Senate
Washington
Bank guarantees fuel ire of bankers over Glass-Steagall
The American Bankers Association president blasts government guarantees of bank deposits under the Glass-Steagall banking bill as unjust and dangerous. Senator Glass attacks the feature, warning it could hurt the party in November. Bankers argue strong banks must cover losses from weak ones and question penalties for weak banks.
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American Bankers Association
Glass-Steagall
Glass
Gliss
Flier Plans Solo Round Earth Flight With Robot Control
Wiley Post, co holder of the round the world duel flight, will attempt a solo trip using automatic control. He selects a six jump route: New York to Berlin, Novo-Sibirsk, Yakutsk, Fairbanks, Edmonton, New York. The NY to Berlin leg is the longest at about 3,900 miles.
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Wiley Post
Mattern
Earth
New York
Berlin
Novo-Sibirsk
Yakutsk
Fairbanks
Edmonton
England’s debt tactic saves funds but harms prestige
England used a silver loophole in its partial debt payment, saving about two million dollars but sacrificing more than that in prestige at the London conference. The note contrasts expectations that other nations might use similar tactics.
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England
London
Advertising as steady fuel for merchant gains
C M Young of Helena World argues newspaper ads provide a complete results check and the best merchandising medium. He warns against inconsistent hit or miss advertising and urges constant, ongoing use to achieve profits, comparing it to not eating only one meal a week. Continuous ad activity keeps the fires burning.
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C. M. Young
Helena
Ark.) World
Milford man funeral and local weather notes
Orrie W. of Milford Del. funeral from Bethel Church near Federalsburg Friday morning. The wheat crop yields about half a crop while hay is heavy in parts of the county. An eclipse darkened Old Sol on Sunday with maximum obscuration at 11.06. Rehoboth sees active automobiling with several fast machines around Horn's Pier and good roads nearby. A touring party from Caroline visited Maryland towns last Tuesday. Announcement of Edwin H. Brown and Miss Young to wed in the fall at Centreville bar.
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Caroline County
Dover Bridge
Court House
Denton Bridge
Linchester Bridge
Tuckahoe Bridge
J. P
Luna
Old Sol
Rehoboth
Horn’s
Messrs
J. B. Orrell
Ormond W. Downes
J. Oscar Benard
J. M. White
Baltimore
Mr. Bernard
Susquehanna
Perryville
Middletown
Caroline
Edwin H. Brown, Esq
Centreville
Miss Young
Harford County
Spotted Fever Alert Warns Campers and Dog Owners
A state health bulletin warns campers hikers picnickers and camp owners about spotted fever from tick bites. It urges avoidance of ticks removal with care, clearing undergrowth and wearing proper clothing. It notes 29 cases since mid May with five deaths across eleven counties and emphasizes dogs as carriers.
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State Department of Health
R. H. Riley
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Baltimore City
Anne ,Arundel
Baltimore
Caroline
Carroll
Dorchester
Frederick
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
Somerset
Wicomico
Rocky Mountain
Maryland
Sunday Notes of Local Tales and Quirks
Sunday entries recount boyhood gossip and small town misadventures. Ed Crocker proclaims love for a girl amid threats to marry for money while other days recount minor incidents including a car engine issue, a police arrest, a supper guest, a pending divorce, a wheel mishap, and Joe Brett leaving the Navy with thoughts of Notre Dame football.
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Ed Crocker
Marty
dZimri Tallon
Jim Hooks
Crick Las Nite
I Green
Hawg
Thas
Are House
Ant Emmy Kep
Ennybuddy
Little Carry McComas
Ahe House
Las Nite
Wensday
Barry
Sum One
Nobuddy
Joe Brett
Navy
Dish gardening for conval escents
Sara and Nell introduce Peggy to dish gardening to pass illness confinement. Peggy designs a miniature garden in a tin pan using leaf mold pebbles tiny plants a jelly glass pool a ten cent crane and a sundial. The activity keeps her happy and teaches careful planning while plans for Bill to start his own dish garden unfold.
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Sara
Neil Reed
Bill
Nell
Little Peggy
Peggy
Noble Words and Reflections Inspire Daily Ethic
A collection of quotes on virtue gratitude and trust. Notable lines include anon urging nobility in actions and kindness in speech, Lessing praising thankful prayer, and Cicero noting the wary nature of a good man toward dishonesty.
Obituary for Clarence Doty and Norfolk Area Socials
Clarence W. Doty died at his home after a long illness Thursday at 7 p m Funeral at Greensboro Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The following social notes list visits and family gatherings across Greensboro Harrington Rehoboth Wilmington Philadelphia and Baltimore with numerous relatives and friends noted including Fleetwood Edwards Taylor Dill Kinnamon Willoughby and others. New births and local travel are also mentioned along with a Johns Hopkins summer student and Ocean City visits.
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Clarence W. Doty
Olin C. Doty
Greensboro Baptist
Rebecca Case
Rehoboth
Ernest Edwards
Eleanor
Philadelphia
Joseph Edwards
R. L. Hastings
Wm. West
Harrington
Lloyd Taylor
Anne
Reading
Alvin Edwards
Hubert Dill
Kelley
Magnolia
John Wyatt
Earl Greenlee and Sons
Baltimore
John Greenlee
F. D. Dove
Bridgewater
L. R. Brumbaugh
Richard Bullock
Cooperstown
N. Y
M. B. Cooper
Sarah Prichett
J. C. Smith
Del
Harry Willoughby
Howard Asilton
Oscar Kinnamon
Marcus Hook
Will Clark
Dorothy Swann
Wilmington
Georgia Swann
Matilda Stevenson
Wilmington Hospital
L. W. Taylor
William Fleetwood
Denton
W. P. Manlove
Mary Jackson
Ralph Pritchett
Jackie
Clayton
Christine Draper
Calvin Ward
Hewitt Smith
N. A. Smith
Winder Shuities
Annabelle
Elsie Strannahan
Emily
Lotta Asilton
Ocean City
A. L. Foster
Milton Roy
Little Anne Hutson
Annie Edwards
Carrie Hobbs
Burt Hobbs
William Roe
Emma Roe
Mary Lobstein
C. B. Jarman
Lawrence Jones
Chester
Rhoda Porter
Anna Pearson
Johns Hopkins
Billie Lerch
Wilbur Carroll
Wildwood
N. OS
F. P. Roe
Mildred Ginn
Virginian Beach
Oscar Hurd
Oscar Nichols
Dolly Porter
Chestertown
Maude Edwards
Louise Swann
Thoreau on Convincing through Honest Action
A compact maxim urging conduct over debate. It states that people believe what they observe, so let them witness right action rather than forceful argument. The quote emphasizes self-led integrity to inspire others.
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Thoreau
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