Colonel Knox Defends Policy Remark Amid Party Turmoil
The Philadelphia Record comments on Colonel Knox and RNC Chair Hamilton backing a claim that no life insurance policy or savings account is safe due to a supposed unsound federal government. It calls the reasoning idiotic, notes the strong dollar and global investor confidence, and criticizes the Old Deal faction for fear mongering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenox
John I. M. Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Luther A. Harr
Knox
Europe
Hamilton
Hoover
Republican
Philadelphia Record
Economic Outlook: Congressional Balance in a Presidential Year
In a presidential year the next Congress remains pivotal. The House will tilt Democratic if Roosevelt wins, or Republican if Landon does. The Senate, likely Democratic, resists GOP majority hopes. Tax policy, New Deal spending, and budget retrenchment loom as major issues regardless of election outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hoover
White House
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
House
Landon
Senate
GOP
Deep South
Congressional Dilemmas Loom Over 1930s Policy Debates
The piece outlines looming conflicts in Congress over relief, military spending, tariffs, and emergency laws. It notes expected battles over a high versus low tariff, Townsend plan prospects, and the expiry of temporary measures like the dollar devaluation and CCC programs. It also flags rising living costs and potential labor unrest amid growing industrial output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
CCC
FRC
Hoover
Roosevelt
Colonial House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Indian Summer origins and timing across months
The article explains Indian Summer or St Martin's Summer as a period of mild, late autumn weather in September to early December. It discusses timing, distinguishing true Indian Summer from hazy late summer days, and presents theories about its name tied to harvest customs and early colonial encounters with Native Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Doddridge
New England
Weekly business survey shows mixed trade with rising jobs
Weather and school openings largely shaped mid September retail performance across major cities. Gains over last year appeared nationwide though cooled by prolonged heat in some areas. Holiday buying picked up while employment rose in Michigan California Louisville Memphis Nashville and Delaware with over 1000 private placements in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Michigan
Los Angeles
California
Louisville
Memphis
Nashville
Delaware
Labor unrest and weather wrap across major cities
Across the nation rains improved conditions while Cincinnati feared the outlook. Minneapolis faced a prolonged mill and elevator strike with mills closed and elevators inoperative yet reported a 1060 rise in industrial employment over two weeks. Portland saw continued strikes by truck drivers iron moulders and flour mill employees. San Francisco’s waterfront labor scene was quiet though post agreement developments after month end raised uncertainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Portland
Oregon
San Francisco
Seattle
American foreign policy and neutrality stance outlined
The piece lauds President Roosevelt's foreign policy speech, praising a neutral, non entangling approach and strong national defense. It notes bipartisan editorial support, emphasizes non belligerence, and stresses the American desire for peaceful world trade while rejecting involvement in other nations’ wars amid concerns over the Spanish revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Europe
The Holy Innocents and the Football Dilemma
An editorial condemns youth football citing injuries and deaths as sacrifices to sport. It argues schools push underage players against larger, coal-mine–recruited athletes to attract funds and publicity. The piece urges limits on unsupervised play, proper coaching, and age-appropriate competition.
Training by Doing Reflects Deweys Thought on Learning
The passage argues that students learn best through action. It defines thinking as connecting actions with consequences and asserts real life situations prompt problem solving, drawing on past experiences and informed guesses to reach solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Editorial notes on European cooperatives spread to United States
A presidential commission touring Europe notes praise for Scandinavian consumer cooperatives and forecasts on expanding the movement in the United States. Minnesota and Wisconsin settlers planted the drive, with Cottonwood hosting the first oil cooperative 15 years earlier and gathering 5 000 cooperators on July 4 1936 to celebrate its founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Cottonwood
Canada
Puerto Rico
Free enterprise and cooperatives echo in political rhetoric
The piece surveys the rise of consumer cooperatives, citing Rochdale’s 1844 model and U.S. progress through Minnesota and Wisconsin, noting support from labor, merchants, Republicans, and the Socialist party. It contrasts Governor Landon’s Portland speech with Roosevelt’s New Deal, and touches on cultural exchange through art and music, highlighting Japan’s loaned works for Harvard’s Tercentenary exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.O.P
Portland
Maine
Monopoly
Continental Bank and Trust Company of
New York
Landen
duPonts
Morgans
Archibalds
Rockefellers
Republican State Committee
Senate Committee
Pine Tree
Liberty Senaguers
Gov
Landon
NRA
Kansas
Roosevelt
London
AAA
Gov. Landon
Buffalo
Kansan
Republican Party
Gil White
Pieces from Emperor Hirohito lent to United States exhibit
The exhibit in Washington features 138 pieces from Emperor Hirohito’s personal collection, including two light wooden masks used by gagaku temple dancers from the 7th century. The display also holds older, priceless objects, highlighting friendship with the United States as cherry trees bloom in Washington.
Fire prevention for 1936 chimney safety tips
The Caroline County Firemen's Association urges homeowners to clean and inspect chimneys as cold weather approaches. They outline six rules for safe operation including proper draft, unblocked flue openings, avoiding timber bricking, repairing cracks, keeping heater pipes clear, and avoiding overnight smothering to prevent carbon monoxide buildup and fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County Firemen’s Association
Coun
Fire prevention call to cut county fire losses
A county fire message urges cooperation to reduce fire losses in 19385 1936. It lists five fire companies and chiefs Denton Greenshboro Federalsburg Preston Ridgely and promises chief cooperation to save life and property and to clean fire hazards. The appeal calls for proactive fire prevention and community action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Wiliam Finn
Greenshboro
Byron Poore
Federalsburg
Claudell Wright
Preston
J. Phillips Wright
Ridgely
J. K. Snowberger
Feeding Plays Important Part in Poultry Profits
A historical note on how feeding practices transformed poultry yields from two dozen eggs a year to about 200 with year round production. It credits the USDA and state extension services, discusses feed types like scratch feeds and egg mash, and emphasizes balanced rations, proper housing, sunshine, cod liver oil, and cost measurement by a university method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
University of Iinois
Henderson Residents Visit Relatives and Nearby Cities
Henderson residents and guests traveled to Wilmington on Wednesday and Friday of last week. Numerous locals attended the Philadelphia baseball games between the Athletics and Boston. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sollingsworth from Wilmington and Mr. Donald Taylor from Philadelphia.
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T. A. Montague
George
Pearl Jones
Bertha Shewbrooks
Wilmington
C. E. Sollingsworth
Town
Athletics
Boston
Philadelphia
Noble Pippin
Chester
Ben Mahan
Harry Frese
Bertie Pritchett
Ed. Thomas
John Pritchett
L.A. Gooden
Carleton
S. S. James
Ruthanna Shultie
Harrisburg
Donald Taylor
Wires and telephones expand in rail depots and town growth
Twenty five years ago a report notes copper wires along the D. and C. Railroad will bring telephones to all depots. It mentions real estate moves in Tuckahoe Neck, the Dover bridge project, and a range of local infrastructure and legal notices including trials, road-building experts, and shifting land values along the du Pont corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Webb
Chicago
Church of the Brethren
Tuckahoe Neck
J. S. Barnhart
F. W. Reeves
Dover Bridge
William F. Kitoo
Agricultural Department
Washington
Caroline County
Kitoo
Charles Stevenson
Ridgely
Messrs
T. Alan Goldsborough
Caroline
William Colton
Baltimore
Guy L. Hunter
St. Paul Street
Superior Court
Baltimore City
Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Hunter
B. B. Cohce
Ocean City
Maryland Rural Carriers’ Association
William Seeders
Nellie Wright
G. S. Thomas
Seeders
Aiken
Scotland
Europe
Monsieur Storms
Paris
Georgetown
Denmark
Dupont
Delaware Highway
du Pont
Delaware
Were
Elias Ellis
Sussex
House of Delegates
Thomas L. Trice
Charles W. Ellwanger
Linwood Clark
James N. Thawley
Willard Mitchell
George €. Sherwood
Robert P. Taylor
Truvilla R. Jacobs
Alexander Butler
Reese Brown
Hickman
Charles Lewis
Edward
Near
Chestnut Grove
Leonard Covey
Nichols
John Alford
Adams Cross Roads Bloomery Aid Meeting Notice
Adams Cross Roads Bloomery Aid will meet at Smith Ville community building on Wednesday afternoon September 30 with Katherine Spence and Mrs Blaine Bullock as hostesses. Mr and Mrs James Devore and four sons of Philadelphia spent from Friday until Sunday with Mr and Mrs Fred Fountain. Mrs Louise Turner and son of Federalsburg spent Wednesday with her father and family of Woodenhawk. Sunday School at Bloomery Sunday morning at 10 o clock. Miss Louise Melson called on Miss Reba Adams Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomery Aid
Smith- Ville
Katherine Spence
Blaine Bullock
James Devore
Philadelphia
Fred Fountain
Louise Turner
Federalsburg
Woodenhawk
Bloomery
Louise Melson
Reba Adams
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Social News
Mrs Earl Robinson and daughter Virginia Lee visited her ill mother over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Roy Gibbs of Philadelphia stayed with D F Johnson and family. Mrs Hattie Leser and Mrs Ethel Wright called on Mrs John Adams Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Randall Dustworth spent the weekend with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Robinson
Virginia Lee
Roy Gibbs
Philadelphia
D. F. Johnson
Hattie Leser
Ethel Wright
John Adams
Randall Dustworth
Good Food For Sound Thinkers
A compact meditation on nourishment for thinkers, contrasting hearty sustenance with brisk, confident resolve. The prose evokes steady mind and principled action, urging clear thinking and disciplined judgment.
Radiant Living at Dawn on the Delaware Oyster Grounds
A crew sets out from a fog bound Delaware shore for daily oyster work. Sunrise blooms pink to saffron as mist lifts, revealing a blue bay. The narrator reflects that divine radiance inspires a life of service and purpose guiding a full day’s labor.
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Delaware
Delaware Bay
God
Orphans Court Proceedings in Caroline County
The Caroline County Orphans Court met in regular session with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Proceedings included filing and proving Elizabeth Hughes will, granting letters of administration to John Brown, appointing appraisers, authorizing sale of personal property, granting admin on Esther Williams estate to F L Williams, authorizing mortgage assignment for Joshua Kinder, reporting sale of Charles Magee real estate, and allowing withdrawal of funds by guardian Minnie Waldis for Louise Waldis minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Towers
Handy
Dennis
Elizabeth Hughes
T. C. Horsey
John Brown
A. W. Brumbaugh
J. Harvey Coursey
Esther L. Williams
F. L. Williams
Everettt Nuttle
Joshua T. Kinder
Jerome Frampton, Jr
Charles Edward Magee
Minnie Waldis
Louise Waldis
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson Incorporated
Benjamin F. Johnson
Mary Melvin
Postoffica
Democratic
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Texas
T. Alan
Harry H. Rieck
Lhlvye
Weekly Business Survey
the Holy Innocents
England
Sweden
Rochdale
Socialist Party
America
Wallace
Japan
Boston Museum of Arts
Harvard
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
National Association of Manufacturers
Mark Hanna
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Col
Frank Knox
Chamber
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Mexico City
Mars
Book of the Month Club
Henderson
Oliver N. Warren
Tomorro
Jane
Reddykash
Minnie Soty
Poole
Jake
Adams Cross Roads
Tam
Shakespeare
Fourth and Gay Streets
Fred. R. Love
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