He Has Kept the Faith in Farm Relief History
The piece recalls the 1930s campaign and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s farm relief efforts. It highlights the 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act and the shift from political contention to nonpartisan farming guidance. It notes farmers’ dire conditions in 1929 to 1933 and the drive to align crop output with market demand.
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New Deal credited for farming gains and growth
The Southern Planter praises Franklin D Roosevelt for the New Deal gains in agriculture. It cites the Farm Credit Administration credit extensions totaling 2,667,793,288 and the impact of banking, housing, resettlement, and Old Age Pension Acts. It notes 1935 cash crop income of 6,943,000,000 and living cash of 3,575,000,000, highlighting increased purchasing power and industrial activity driven by farm prosperity.
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Farm Credit Administration
Federal Housing Administration
America
Resettlement Administration
Browning
Virginia
Fing
Virginia General Assembly
Roosevelt
White House
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
France Leaves Gold Standard Devaluing Franc Moves Toward Stabilized Currencies
The era’s major economic change shows France dropping the gold standard and devaluing the franc while the United States and England align in a three power effort to stabilize currencies. Analysts split on devaluation but many see benefits for world trade and peace as the three currencies set policy to keep purchasing power stable and reduce global price volatility.
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France
England
United States
Frank Kent
Mark Sullivan
Cordell Hull
Economic forecast and wartime policy mix amid market shifts
The draft plan aims to boost deliveries and trade, with experts predicting domestic business uplift and brighter prospects amid war shadows. Russia’s one million pounds sterling sale tests the stabilization fund and three power pact while Morgenthau questions its impact. Production rises across industries, auto firms prepare new models, steel prices trend up, and employment edges higher though food costs spike. Policy endorsements on crop insurance persist as markets hold and election waits loom.
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Business Week
Quarte Steel
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Landen
Early October boosts in retail and industry nationwide
The Weekly Business Survey reports a fast start to October with retail and wholesale gains surpassing the previous week and year. New York sees strong dept stores and credit demand, Philadelphia hits yearly highs in retail and bank clearings, and coastal and southern cities show broader gains while building activity remains high with large permit values in New York, Philadelphia, Memphis, and Detroit.
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New York
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Savannah
Dallas
Houston
Louisville
Charleston
Cincinnati
Memphis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Chicago
Detroit
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Indianapoli
New York City
San Francisco
Governor Landon Endorses Farm Policy At Des Moines
Governor Landon spoke in Des Moines praising farm ownership as vital to family life and shared endeavor. He failed to distinguish his farm program from Roosevelt’s, signaling common ground with Roosevelt on land policy and stressing similarities in their approaches.
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Roosevelt
Governor Landon Pledges Farm Relief and Economy
The piece notes Governor Landon promising cash benefits for family farms, continued drought relief payments, and larger existing appropriations while urging economy and tax cuts. The New York Times critiques his pledges as likely to raise federal spending and deficits, contrasting with the Roosevelt policy continuity claimed by supporters.
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New York Herald Tribune
Landon
New York Times
Farmers critique Landon tariff plans in stark terms
The column accuses the Republican candidate of promising blind subsidies to farmers without funding sources. It cites Department of Agriculture experts estimating costs near two to two and a half billion dollars yearly, risking higher subsidies and lower prices, and notes Secretary Morgenthau’s monetary accord with Britain and France as a contrasting, decisive action toward stability and peace.
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Department of Agriculture
London
Secretary of Agriculture
Decorah
Iowa
Wallace
Roosevelt
Treasy Morgenthau
Great Britain
France
French Republic
United States
America
World trade frictions and youth congress noted in League report
An unsigned accord stabilizes the pound as the American stabilization fund buys English currency in New York. A Geneva communique highlights the 1926 and current World Youth Congresses with Germany Italy and Japan withdrawals and the Spanish delegation celebrated. The League of Nations reports persist in noting slave trade in Africa and the Sudan fears rising slave trafficking tied to wartime disruptions.
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New York Exchange
Whanimoeus
United States
John D M. Hanniton
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Minneapolis
Landon
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Japan
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Africa
League of Nations
French Cameroons
Sudan
Mandara
Lake Tehad
Prices and slave trade amid colonial policing and knowledge court
The text discusses price debates around marriage and slave markets, policing efforts across Nigeria, Sudan, and Africa, cooperation between French and Spanish authorities in the Sahara, Italy’s emancipation decree with no funds, and a Harvard Tercentenary proposal for an International Supreme Court of Knowledge to advance civilization through scientific learning to master global forces.
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Sudan
French Equatorial Africa
French West Africa
Sahara
Italy
Ethiopia
Supreme Cout of Knowledge
Detours: a life's road from luxury to tough passage
A reflective piece compares life to a smooth highway suddenly hit by detours. It urges resilience and continued driving despite fear, suggesting strategic patience and renewed determination will restore the broad, smooth path. It blends metaphor with motivational exhortation about endurance and growth.
Local Social Notes from Ridgely and Surrounding Towns
A roundup of residents and visitors across Ridgely, including Mr D Vi Swing repairing a roof on Central avenue. Troy Ashcraft and family from Camden visited the Hol singer couple. Hizel Lynch of Chestertown College spent the weekend with her parents. Theis family moved to Green property on First street. Lidx Jarrell visited near town. Elijah Luff returned from Wilmington and Philadelphia. J W Mitchell and children back from Baltimore. Annie Wilkinson hosted Rev Tawes and family for dinner. Clifton Morris of Geneva spent the weekend with his parents J E Morris. Harry Robinson and family visited Charles Robinson in Bridgeville. Elizabeth Davis of Wilmington visiting John Starkey’s family. George Eaton of Queen Anne visiting William Davis’s family. Leroy Said visited Mrs Sullivan near Tuckahoe. Madeline Ryan receiving treatment in a Wilmington hospital. Jam Lewis of Easton visited old friends.
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D. Vi. Swing
Central Avenue
Troy Ashcraft and
Troy
Camden
Hi. Lo Holsinger
Hizel Lynch
Chestertown College
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Lidx Jarrell
Greensboro
Boone Jarrell
Elijah Luff
Wilmington
Philadelphia
J. W. Mitchell
Baltimore
Annie Wilkinson
Tawes
Seaford
Clifton Morris
Geneva
J. E. Morris
Harry Robinson
Charles Robinson
Bridgeville
Elizabeth Davis
John Starkey
George Eaton
Queen Anne
William Davis
Leroy Said
Sullivan
Tuckahoe
Madeline Ryan
Jam Lewis
Easton
Choptank M P Cinnach hosts supper at Aid building
The Choptank M P Cinnach supper will be held in the Aid building on October 22. It offers oysters and chicken, macaroni and beer, vegetables, bread, pickles, jellies, jam, butter, and coffee. Adults 50 cents. children under 12 25 cents. Proceeds aid church funds after recent purchases. Supper starts promptly at 5:30 p.m.
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M. P. Cinnach
Two in One When Pop's Down At The Office
A poem by C M Andrews contrasts a powerful office head with a subservient home figure. At work he is bold and authoritative, admired by peers, while at home he defers to his wife, following her lead and defusing his other persona.
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C. M. Andrews
Twenty Five Years Ago in Denton Weather and Local Happenings
Heavy demand for hm beans in the Denton market at twelve cents a quart. The Chermometer marked 38, marking an eerie season. A batch of disturbances near the telephone exchange led to fines for the youths. Notable deaths include long-time Peninsula salesman John Brahawn, aged 78, with funeral arrangements in Balti more and Salisbury. Also noted are minor railroad incidents, school honors for Boonsboro pupils, and numerous visits and health updates from local residents. A wild boar attack near Federalsburg left farmer John T. Todd critically injured, and a large Lewes murder case against Isaac J. Short proceeded to trial amid community defense funds for Short.
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Elijah Satterfield
Telephone Exchange
Baltimore
Salisbury
Hillsboro
Eas
Boonsboro School
Nettie Butler
Lola Morris
Mildred Mitchell
Katie Butler
Beatrice Butler
Adeline Collins
Margaret Cohee
Eva Cole
Florence Martin
Gladys Phillips
Hazel Phillips
Lyman Cohee
Samuel Wooters
Finley Wooters
H. A. G. Westerfield
Port Deposit
Jeanette
Lila Garey
G. S. Rairigh
Anice Rairigh
Johnstown
Church of the Brethren
Raymond Schute
Glassboro
New Jersey
Grace Carroll
Tuckahoe Nech
Mary George
Wilmer Parker
North Carolina
Marc Bryant
Rochester
Philadelphia
Ruth Walker
Mary Nichols
Peabody Institute
Susie Kurtz
New York
P. Steele
C. E. Brown
Bridgeville
F. P. Covey
M. Ethel Anderson
Martin van Rodney
Stephen R. Downes
Edna
Queen Anne's County
Frederick P. Lyden
Federalsburg
John T. Todd
Lacey Collins
Mr. Collins
Mr. Todd
Will Cahall
Harrington
Thomas Cahall
Miss Ethel
Arthur Cahall
Mount Olive
Del
Theodore Manship
W. E. Cheetum
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Isaac J. Short
Lewes
Charles Wilson
Georgetown
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Marriage of Miss Lillie Slacum and Clarence Butler
Miss Lillie Virginia Slacum of Cambridge wed Clarence Butler of Preston at 8:00 p m Saturday in St Pauls M P Church Cambridge. Rev Dee Thomas Mulligan conducted the ceremony with Mrs Wm Leonard singing I Love You Truly. The bride wore royal blue panne velvet and white accessories as the chancel was adorned.
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Preston Slacum
Cambridge
Clarence Butler
John Butler
Annis Butler
Preston
St. Pauls M. P
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Thomas Mulligan
Wm. Leonard
Butler-Lord Nuptials Bind Two Families in Easton
The wedding featured fern, white chrysanthemums and white candles as the bride, given in marriage by her father, joined Wesley Butler as best man with Mrs. Butler as matron of honor. Ushers included Billy Slacum, Herbert Slacum, Marshall Bell and Raymond Messick. A reception followed for immediate families. the couple will reside in Easton. Nearby relatives visited, including Eugene and Eunice Carroll and Calvin Betts, with continued gatherings at the Carroll home.
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Wesley Butler
Billy Slacum
Herbert Slacum
Marshall Bell
Raymond Messick
Tey
Easton
Eugene Carroll
Georgetown
Larry Otwell
Federalsburg
Charles Carroll
Eunice Carroll
Calvin Betts
Jennie Butler
Slats Diary by Oliver N Warren
A childlike weekly diary recounts school, family, and small-town life from Sunday to Saturday. The narrator notes misprints, teacher questions, and events at home with humor, including remarks about edits, relationships, manners, and a hesitant weekend outdoors.
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Oliver N. Warren
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