Grass and Weeds Plague Grafton Streets Under WPA Criticism
A letter laments the spread of grass and weeds along Grafton streets and sidewalks, blaming WPA relaying for neglect. The writer denounces WPA mismanagement, urges property owners to remove unsightly growth, and calls for civic action to improve property appearance despite political turmoil. Bees Avenue cited as an example of widespread neglect and urge for prompt remedies by forward-minded residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Grafton
Maple Avenue
Bees Avenue
Partial reopening eases South Side bridge traffic
The town works to ease jams as five streets and one bridge remain torn up. readers urge flagged WPA street projects be tackled one at a time with quicker completions and firmer citizen pressure. The piece cautions against reliance on agencies and calls for vigilant ongoing improvements to Walnut Beech Ethel Main Lincoln streets and related relaying work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Grafton
Lincoln
Fimple Co
Rubber Stamp Waste and the 1936 Election
The Keyser Mountain Echo argues that electing a Republican congress will curb waste and restore constitutional government. It condemns the New Deal era spending as record-breaking and argues that a GOP majority is needed to end bureaucratic control, prevent a dictatorship, and preserve constitutional institutions.
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Keyser Mountain Echo
United States
Washington
New Deal Congress
America
Rubber stamp congress signals moral collapse of people
A fragment states that every communistic government is backed by a rubber stamp congress, labeling it an announcement of the moral collapse of the people.
Farmers and the New Deal analysis in 1930s imports
Clarksburg Telegram discusses rising imports of cattle beef and wheat in 1935 and early 1936, noting a widening U S trade deficit in wheat and expanded barley and corn imports. It argues American farmers alone must supply markets for prosperity, criticizing New Deal farm policies and foreign payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Deal
Clarksburg Telegram
United States
Roosevelt
Inflation in November editorial warns of looming US inflation
Chicago Tribune editors urge urgent action as noted financial authorities warn inflation is imminent. Commentators Dr H Parker Willis and Dr Edwin W Kemmerer disagree on control, while a businessman observes global inflation examples. The piece argues inflation engulfs all and shifts national policy to banks and Treasury credit creation.
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Chicago Tribune
The
Tribune
H. Parker Willis
Columbia University
American Mercury
United States
Edwin W. Kemmerer
the Mercury
Germany
Questioning U S Neutrality Over Spain Crisis
Central Press staff writer Charles P. Stewart argues that American neutrality faces strain as civil war erupts in Spain. He contends U S arms flows and moral suasion cannot prevent foreign entanglements, warning that intervention risks broader European and global conflict.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Mark Twain
Spain
Uncle Sam
Senate
State Department
Youre Telling Me! WILLIAM RITT column observations
Central Press writer William Ritt notes on voters skipping polls and wasting votes while celebrating liberty and health. He riffs on advertising relatives and a man who found wealth after not locating kin. Light humor touches on flattery, taste, and the era’s social quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ritt
Central Press
Folk
Lady Joys and Secrets of Julian Sloane
Joan Spencer a schoolteacher enters the world of Julian Sloane a New York physician novelist as his secretary at his summer home She shifts from teaching to secretary life finding privacy and romance while balancing ambition and longing She attends parties with friends and discovers hidden tensions during late nights of work and longing
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Joan Spencer
Dorothy
Stephan Winaloe
New York
Win
Joan
Julian Bloane
Bloane
Jim
Dorothy Paine
Julian Sloane
Julian
Tweeda
Blakeville
Alex Garrity
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Alex
Westchester
Bank deposits inflated by government bond swaps warn of looming crash
Excerpt warns that government bond issuance to banks creates 13 billion in bank deposits for government use, equating it with money printing. It predicts a coming inflationary surge after the November election, risking collapse of savings, policies, mortgages, and fixed-income assets if Roosevelt is re elected. It urges rapid public alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Roosevelt
Germany
Russia
Coe Ro
Meeting on Germany fate and neighbor warnings
A fragment notes nightly gatherings to discuss the danger facing the country and the need to save it from a fate befalling Germany, with neighbors urged to explain the risks to their communities.
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Germany
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James F. Holt
John 8. Palmer
W. Va
Associated Press
National Advertising
A. E. Clayton, Inc
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Frank Knox
Illinois
Summers H. Sharp
Senator Hugh Ike Shott
Charles J. Schuck
Rollo J. Conley
W. Merle Watkins
Sheriff Dallas Wolfe
James C. Holt
ER County
C. O. King
BGR
House OF Delegates
Leuthardt
Christ
God
TzKy
Washington Post
Europe
Wes
Mexico
South America
Straits of Gibraltar
Suez Isthmus
Cape of Good Hope
Far Eastern
Watera
Ose
Japan
China
Marie E Blizard
Harry F. Burd
Virginia
Wallace
Tugwell
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