Realignment in U S Politics Nearing, Says Expert
The column argues national voter realignments may occur by 1936 with shifts between Republican and Democratic rolls driven by views on economy and business. It notes Alfred E Smith and Carter Glass unlikely to switch, cites Norris and La Follette as potential liberal supporters, and discusses Johnson’s call for policing business under codes and its political risks.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Repubiican
Alfred FE. Smith
New York
Democratic Party
Carter Glass
Virginia
la Follette
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Brookhart
Iowa
Johnson -Re
Smith
Mberal
Republican
East
Middle West
Theodore Roosevelt
Johnson
Johnson Police
Prohibition
Roosevelts monetary feud deepens as inflation fears rise
The piece notes growing fear that inflationists in Congress will push money printing while Roosevelt presses a gold standard devaluation plan. Alfred Smith attacks greenbackers and urges dependable money, amid partisan rhetoric and criticism from NRA head General Johnson. A San Jose lynching shocks California, while other national stories include Touhy gang trials and a Major electrical power test at Round Hill.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Alfred J. Smith
Tom
War Department awards trucks to Chevrolet for conservation corps
The War Department announced the low bid for conservation corps trucks came from Chevrolet Motor Company at 629.19 dollars per unit. Northwest Motor Company of Bethesda Maryland, a Ford dealer, offered 671.10 per unit with Detroit delivery and higher figures for Chicago and Louisville. The Chevrolet bid covered six cylinder trucks as required, while the Ford bid was for eight cylinder models.
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War Department
Conservation Corps
Chevrolet Motor Company
Northwest Motor Company
Bethesda
Ford
Detroit
Chicago
Louisville
Chevrolet
R. L. Sabine
Ford Agency
Department of Agriculture
Lynch Law In Mississippi And Political Shifts Abroad
A mob in St Joseph executed a Black man by lynching and burning after taking him from guards, while Maryland authorities briefly released four men tied to the riot before habeas corpus sent them back. Paris sees Camille Chautemps forming a new government amid Socialist influence, with Edouard Herriot thrust back toward premiership after his downfall.
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Mssoc
San Jose
Baltimore
Princess Anne
Ir Rance
Camille Chautemps
Albert Sarrant
Chamber of Deputies
Belog Paul-Boncour
Daladier
Sarrant
Paris
Edouard Herriot
Herriot
United States
France
Chautemps
Co operative Farmers National Grain seeks full CBOT membership
The Co operative Farmers National Grain Corporation requests an amendment to the grain exchange code to force the Chicago Board of Trade to grant full trading and clearing privileges. Gov. W I Myers of the federal farm credit administration urged government backing in a letter to Farm Administrator George N Peek. Other officials including Dr. J W Z Duvel and Wendell Byrd supported the move.
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Operative Farmers National Grain Corporation
Chicago Board of Trade
Grain Exchange Code
W. IL. Myers
Federal Farm Credit Administration
George N. Peek
J. W. Z. Duvel
The
Grain Futures Administration
Wendell
Byrd
Spei 1
AFL Chief Warns on Unemployment Levels and Winter Outlook
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor reports U S unemployment at 10 076 000 in October up 11 000 from September. He warns of possible growth in joblessness this winter and notes modest wage gains and limited cost of living rise. Real buying power still higher than March, with wages up though living costs rose slightly.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
United States
MacArthur Warns Army Below Danger Line in Annual Report
General Douglas MacArthur warns in his annual report to Secretary Dern that the army is seven teenth in world strength and unrest spreads globally. He calls for boosting regular enlisted strength to 165000, exempting enlistees from pay cuts, and spending nearly 200 million on aircraft and modernization. He urges maintaining National Guard strength, increasing reserve officers to 120000 with training, restoring 1932 scales for RQOTC and MTC, and notes mobilization strains on regular officers and readiness.
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Douglas MacArthur
Dern
Pnay
National Guard
T. C
Civilian Conservation Corps
Continental
United States
Five Cuban officers executed for Machado era crimes
SEAT. COL. ABELARDO HER RERA, the hated chief of the Matanzas military district under former President Machado, and four other former officers were executed for murders they were accused of. Taken from San Severino castle at Matanzas, they were shot by masked men. The five had been prisoners since August 12, the day Machado was driven from Cuba, and blamed for the killing of the Alvarez brothers in 1932.
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Abelardo Herrera
Matanzas
Machador
Cuba
San Severino Castle
Machado
Alvarez Brothers
German labor unions reorganization planned under Ley rule
Robert Ley announced a sweeping reorganization of Germanys labor unions into a single large group with employers and foreigners eligible to join. Changes take effect January 1 and unions will not accept new members. Each employer must join in his own name, not that of a firm.
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Robert Ley
Hitler
Germany
Rank Wilstach Dies in New York Former Manager and Dictionary Compiler
Rank Wilstach, prominent as a former theatrical manager and the compiler of a dictionary of similes, died in New York. He also served as assistant to Will Hays in the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America.
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Rank Wilstach
New York
Will Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Orchard Restoration Steps From Ageing Colorado Apple Trees
W M Cane of Colorado Agricultural College outlines methods to revive neglected orchards. Advices deep fall plowing after manure, careful root preservation, and staged pruning between February and April to avoid excessive suckering and water sprouts, using a two year plan for full rehabilitation.
Flax Seed Crop Short and Light in Weight
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says this year’s flax crop is extremely small, under 8 million bushels, with about 2 million needed for next spring sowing. Farmers should secure seed now, as weight loss from drought makes extra seed advisable. surplus seed can be ground for feed or sold for crushing.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bot Control Advises Delayed Deworming For Horses
Farmers should treat horses for bots one month after first freezing weather lasts a day or more. Based on Bureau of Animal Industry findings, bat larvae spend 21 to 28 days in the horse tongue before reaching the stomach. Wash with cresol then after 30 days use carbon disulfide under veterinary supervision.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wilt in Alfalfa Wilt Disease in Alfalfa Fixed
Wilt in alfalfa is a serious disease causing dwarfed plants after cutting. It shows leaf yellowing and mottling. Spread via hay from infected fields and slow water flow. control by crop rotation and destroying diseased plants.
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Wallare
Crops and soil fertility balance in buckwheat notes
The passage discusses how certain crops do not suit very fertile soils. Buckwheat is given as an example, often producing excessive straw and insufficient grain on rich soils, especially those very high in fertility.
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Edward W. Pickard
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NRA
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Sprague
Bank of England
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California
Oger Touhy
St. Paul
William Hamm, Jr
Round Hill
Alfred E. Smith
Camille
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W. M. Cane
Colorado Agricultural College
WNDU
Wilt
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