Fire Prevention Week urges household safety action
In the election context the record of T Alan Goldsborough is presented as a measure of his fitness for Congress. A strong advocate for experience and steady governance he is praised for his role on the Banking and Currency Committee and for resisting a large unneeded gift to the Federal Reserve. The second article urges October Fire Prevention Week with guidance for home and business inspections to reduce fire risk, stressing basement checks, proper storage of flammable liquids, wiring, and safe electrical work.
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National Congress
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Maryland
Congress
Washington
Washington Administration
Banking and Currency
National Treasury
Senate
Treasury
Federal Reserve System
House
Steagall
Goldsborough-Steagall
Federal Treasury
National Recovery Administration
Code Authority
Executive Authority
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Code
Goldsborough’s record urged for Eastern Shore voters
The Salisbury Times argues for reelecting Representative Goldsborough, praising his long service and knowledge of Capitol Hill. It asserts his opposition to wasteful schemes, accessibility to constituents, and a strong track record of solving issues, urging a decisive vote for November 6.
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Treasury
Goldsborough-Steagall
Capitol Hill
Goldsborough
Congress
Salisbury Times
Lessons From Maritime Disasters Shape World Shipping Laws
A historical look notes how La Bourgogne Republic and Titanic wrecks spurred stricter ship safety. It highlights tightened discipline, mandatory radio equipment, and the North Atlantic Ice Patrol as outcomes of these maritime tragedies.
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New York Times
LaBourgoyne
New York
France
Republic
Nantucket
International naval accords and ships safety progress warned
The text surveys historic naval incidents from Lusitania to Morro Castle, noting how disasters prompted stricter laws and international efforts. It argues future ships will use more metal and glass, with fire safety and salvage rules strengthened and marine law becoming international in scope.
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Lusitania
Vestris
Morro Castle
Federal aid expands home credit under National Housing Act
The Federal Housing Administration announces broader credit for home improvements and new homes. James A. Moffett explains government guarantees reduce lending costs, with banks and building loan associations adopting insured long term loans. The Better Housing Program seeks to restore normal building activity and boost the broader economy.
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Federal Housing Administration
James A. Moffett
United States Building and Loan League
United States
Editorial Notes on School Openings and Foreign Student Exchange
Editorial discusses how opening school doors and exchanging students builds cross national friendship. Cites Vienna postwar example where English hosts helped Austrian youths, preventing riots through dialogue. Reports 1934-35 foreign student attendance estimates around 10 000 in U S colleges, with about half under immigration service supervision.
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Vienna
Austria
England
Immigration and National Supervision Service
Policy board to oversee new deal measures named
A policy making board will be formed with Bernard Baruch and Raymond Moley among its members. General Johnson will be ousted after his disputed strike speech that challenged settlement plans and suggested Justice Brandeis advised the legislation. The U S Chamber of Commerce calls for reforms of New Deal laws and tighter spending oversight, while Russia’s Litvinov appeals for peace at the League of Nations as annual costs of war and armaments rise.
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Bernard Baruch
Raymond Moley
General Johnson
Supreme Cour
Brandeis
United States Chamber of Commerce
Industry
Russia
League of Nations
Maxim Litvinoff
Geneva
League
Slats Diary recounts small town bets and idle days
Ross Farquar narrates a week of local life with pa avoiding a horse bet, a girl named Jane, a bail-out for a newspaper subscriber, bills discussed by Sim Platt, Gip Horton’s health quip, a man drowns over business, Emmy and Pat’s schemes, and gasoline tax talk in England versus here.
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Mr. Gillem
Wood
Jane Tonite
Noose
Pa Wicks
Sim Platt
Teasday
Gip Horton
Ant Emmy
Sumbuddy
Ingland
Countrie
Evry
Buddy Wood
Good Food For Sound Thinkers Quote Collection
A compact note collecting two aphorisms: Cardinal Newman on evaluating blame for truth’s foundation and a Chinese adage about the value of action, stating that inactivity despite long life does not prove virtue.
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Cardinal Newman
Quotations on Speech and Wisdom From Various Figures
A compact collection of maxims on listening, judgment, and speech. Includes sayings attributed to Thomas A Kempis, Scotch proverb, and a Greek line warning that an unwise word can alter a life. Emphasizes cautions about opinion and perception.
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Thomas A. Kempis
Mrs Anna Hull Chaffinch Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Anna Hull Chaffinch 78, wife of William P. Chaffinch, retired Easton banker and merchant, died Friday after a long illness. Native of Talbot county she was daughter of the late Samuel Hull and Sarah Elizabeth Hull of Easton. Survived by husband and three children: Lawrence H. Chaffinch of Easton, Mrs Harry Nevins of Trappe, and Mrs Louise Warburton of Easton.
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Anna Hull Chaffinch
William P. Chaffinch
Easton
Talbot County
Samuel and
Sarah Elizabeth Hull
Caroline
Lawrence H. Chaffinch
Harry Nevins
Trappe
Louise Warburton
Bake sale by Willing Worker’s Class on Oct 6 at Ford Garage
The Willing Worker’s Class of the M friends church will hold a bake sale on Saturday October 6 beginning at 10 o'clock in the corner room of the Ford Garage.
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M. P
Ford Garage
Twenty Five Years Ago Denton News Notes and Events
Twenty five years ago items from Denton recount wheat prices, autos, and property transactions. Mentioned are Prof E M Noble with an automobile, Marion H Downes opening a coal yard, A T Reichman renting a dwelling, and Rev Thos S Holt’s car ditched at Watt’s Creek with no injuries. Also listed are marriages, social events, the Shoemaker road act and bridge work, a near-miss shooting on Tuckahoe river, death from blood poisoning, a civic association meeting, and Halley’s comet expected next May.
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Marion H. Downes
A. T. Reichman
East Denton
J. H. Brown
Thos. S. Holt
Watt’s Creek
Denton
Judson Ramsdell
Brooklyn
Third Street
J. W. Warren
Easton
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Alex. Noble
W. M. Wright
Caroline
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Concord
Adamsville
Delaware
Saulsbury
Fisher
Ollie Lord
Ridgely
Thomas Lord
Jennie Willoughby
Dorchester County
William Willoughby
George L. Helsby
Samuel Lord
Mamie Trice
J. L. Everngam
Texas
Charles D. Trice
Cora Mercer
Miss Trice
Marta Laird Goldsborough
Charles Blomefield Goldsborough
New York
Church of Holy Trinity
Greensboro
Thomas Clark
Dover
Delmar E. Peters
Marydel
Clayton
Sherwood
Katherine Dukes
Mary Gavin
Baltimore
Elmer W. Deen
Brick Hotel
H. C. Hobbs
Carrie
Joseph Johnson
Milton
George H. Hall
T. Alan Goldsborough
W. R. Mowbray
Lewes
Dover Bridge
County
Talbot
Talbot County
Tuckahoe River
Albert Willis
Cordova
Allen Massey
Maryland
Massey
Court House
Civic Betterment Association
T. Pliny Fisher
H. A. Roe
F. P. Covey
P. T. Clark
W. H. Anderson
May Fisher
Emily DeFord
Fire Prevention Week Observed Across Maryland 1934
C Howard Whittle chairs the Maryland State Firemen s Association Fire Prevention and Inspection Committee urging citizens to inspect homes and businesses October 7 13 1934. He highlights risks from neglected hazards and promotes school drills public talks and building codes to reduce fires and losses while noting 1510 lives and hundreds of millions in property loss annually nationwide.
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United States
Several States
Fire Department Fire Prevention and Inspection
Negect
Maryland
of Maryland
Baltimore City
Baltimore County
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
C. Howard Whittle
Maryland State Firemen’s Association Fire Prevention and Inspection Committee
Taxes Cost More Than Food And Bills The New York View
United States News reports Americans paid 1.035 billion for medical services 2.16 billion for fuel and light 3.6 billion each for clothing and home rental 7.65 billion for food and 9 billion for taxes The piece argues rising taxation hurts industry investment and employment and creates a bloated bureaucracy hindering economic recovery and private initiative
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United States
England
Fear and Love in Divine Life Reflected in Sunshine
Christian Science Monitor notes that fear is cast out by the sunshine of divine life as love is spiritually understood and reflected. The item equates spiritual understanding with emotional renewal and hopeful living.
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Christian Science Monitor
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