Tugwell questioned by senate panel on under secretary bid
Exford Guy Tugwell faced sharp grilling before the Senate agriculture committee over his fitness for under secretary of agriculture. He defended constitutional flexibility and his farm and research experience while opponents accused him of advocating collectivism. The committee approved the nomination, but floor debate lingered with strong attacks.
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Exford
Guy Tugwell
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tugwell
America
Cotton Id" Smith
South Carolina
Henry D. Hatfield
West Virginia
Senate
Schall
Minnesota
Monte Sharp
United States Senate
Roosevelt outlines plans for housing land and old age security
President Roosevelt presented a special message to Congress detailing proposals for housing, land and resource planning, and unemployment and old age insurance. He warned against delaying reconstruction, noted progress in relief, and urged a national land policy and safeguards against life hazards. He also signed the tariff bargaining bill, enabling reciprocal treaties and tariff flexibility to boost foreign trade. Furthermore Mx Baer of California defeated Primo Carnera to reclaim the heavyweight title in New York, the bout ending in the eleventh round by technical knockout.
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Steel Workers
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
NRA
United States Court of Competent
Federal Trade Commission
The
Federal Communications Commission
Radio Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Norman Davis
Geneva
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Venice
T’remier
Mussolini
Louis Barthou
Rome
Russia
Soviet
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Maxim Litvinov
Litvinov
Edward Benes
Nicholas Titulescu
Romania
Europe
Little Entente
Moscow
Japan
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
Mx Baer
California
America
Primo: Carnera
New York
Drouth Ravages Middle West While Hope Rises for Later Crops
Regions hit by drought face ruined early crops as soaking rains offer some relief for later harvests. Secretary Wallace after a tour of the dry states calls the drought a tragedy for farmers and notes the potential for turnaround with upcoming precipitation.
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Middle West
Wallace
Drouth
Roosevelt Seaway Debate Reveals Regional Shifts and Weather Theories
The article surveys opposition to the St Lawrence seaway across Atlantic states led by New England and Gulf senators who fear port competition. It notes Roosevelt’s balancing act, midwestern farming hopes for lower grain rates, and drought driven weather theories tied to the Pacific’s Japan current. It also profiles James Landis and hints at critics underestimating his breadth.
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Ashington
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
New England
Atlantic Coast
Portland
Maine
Jacksonville
Pla
Gulf States
Louisiana
New Orleans
St. Louis
Liverpool
Chicago
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connectticut
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
North Carolina
Georgia
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Robert Wagner
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Middle West
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Montana
Alaska
Pacific
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Minnespolis
United States
Virginia
James M. Landis
Commission
Landis
Congress
The Baychimo and Other Notorious Sea Derelicts
In recounting the Baychimo sighting near Point Barrow, Louis H. Bolander notes a famed derelict ship drifting blankly over oceans, alongside tales of the schooner B. St. Woodside and the Fannie E. Woolston. These derelicts, though not a menace to steady shipping, captivate seafarers with their solitary journeys and vast drifts.
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Point Barrow
Louis H. Bolander
Baltimore Sun
Hudson Bay
Wainright
Nome
Askimos
Trapper
B. St. Woodside
Savannah
Europe
Canaries
Florida
Atlantic
Mach One
Hydrographic Office
Washington
Abaca
New Providence
Fannie FE. Woolston
England
France
Spain
Portugal
Equator
America
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Darrow Board
Johnson
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
R. G. Tugwell
NITS
National Recovery Review Board
Clarence Darrow
Darrow
Uncle Sam
Finland
Berlin
Reichsbank
Dawes and Young
Arthur Robinson
Sherman Minton
Minton
World Way
Public Service Commission
McNutt
R. Earl Peters
Alabama
Bibb Graves
James Ke.orton
Heywood -Atterson
Scottsboro
Deuth
A. A. Griffith
Cullman
George [Luddleston
Birmingham
Miles CG. Allgood
Maj
Joe Starnes
Frye
National Treasury
Statd Hull
iBy Carter
Platt River
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Sahara
Africa
Arabia
Capitol Hill
Wall Street
Ius
Coleman Marine
Coleman Lamp & Stove Company
Wegan Pee la Eles
Gallf
Ontario
Great Northern Hotel
Jackson Blvd
Dearborn
Quincy Sts
Earl L. Thornton
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