Letters to the Editor on Profits and Wall Street Power
The letter argues against profit redistribution from munitions, naming A. E. Clayden and Baruch, and questions who will profit if profits are removed. It defends profits as funding wages, salaries, and taxes, while criticizing administration urgency to divert profits from munitions. It references a large Wein image and biblical verses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Wein
Baruch
Senate Committee
Washington Code Book Theft Drives Spy Plot
Greenleaf and Jake debate the coded theft of a code book and how German intelligence may exploit it. They map routes from Washington toward Mexico, weighing wireless and cable leaks, and plot to uncover the thief near Washington while risking careers in a tense wartime espionage effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenleaf
Jake
Joel Carter
Mary Burns
Blane
Weaver
Washington
Germany
Greencat
Mexico
Take
South American
Legation
Secret Service
War Department
Our Best Year and the War on Politics
The piece argues that 1934 shows some improvement over previous years, especially since 1931, yet overall business remains bleak. It credits weary citizens who keep working and pursuing "business" while condemning political rhetoric and government efforts to spur recovery. It says government failures hinder self-help.
Balanced Abundance and the AAA Debate
A passage criticizes Wallace and the agricultural department for promoting an economic democracy via the AAA. It argues the plan costs taxpayers and consumers, creating a new plutocracy while masking farm value gains as aid to favored farmers. It claims midwest farmers remain overburdened by debt despite supposed gains.
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Wallace
Agricultural Department
AAA
Mississippi Valley
Mid-West
Beware of doctors take control of state hospitals tale
A state-wide medical association push seeks to have all state hospitals turned over to physicians for management under their own model. Criticism notes risks of politicizing care and urges an advisory board with the Board of Control to appoint medical staffs and personnel based on fitness and qualifications. The piece links reform calls to liquor control debates and national political shifts amid investigations into munitions and proposed federal oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Liquor control debate and a West Virginia memorial end note
Community debate calls for universal voting rights on liquor dispensaries with a 30 percent petition threshold. The committee’s full report is awaited as liquor law reform seeks state level control aimed at temperance and orderly practice. Judge Payne’s Red Cross work earns high regard and prompts talk of statewide memorials in his honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repeal Council
Adolphus Armstrong
Pruntytown
West Virginia
Birth of John Barton Payne in 1885 Grafton memory
A Grafton Sentinel letter recalls the January 26, 1885 scene near Pruntytown on the Northwestern turnpike. A man arrives with a doctor's bag after a horse drawn carriage stops by a two room house. The family welcomes a baby boy named John Barton Payne as the mother holds her newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barton
Grafton
W. Va
Grafton Sentinel
Northwestern Turnpike
Pruntytown
Shep
John Barton Payne
No Trump Leads in Contract Bridge Explained by Shepard
Defense against trump and no trump calls hinges on leading high honors in short suits and timing ruffs. The article reviews modern leads, the value of long suits headed by high cards, and specific sequences showing why spade or club leads affect the declarer differently.
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Chretvar
Trump
South
West
Appreciation for kindness after bereavement
Our family expresses sincere appreciation for the kindness and sympathy shown during the death of our husband and brother Albert B. Batson. Mrs May Batson Mrs Fannie Wilson G. C. Batson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Batson
May Batson
Fannie Wilson
G. C. Batson
Notice of Stockholders Meeting at First National Bank Graf ton
The First National Bank of Graf ton in Grafton West Virginia will hold a stockholders meeting at its banking house on Tuesday January 8 1935 between 130 and 230 p m. to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year consider a proposed amendment to Article 6 of the Articles of Association and transact any other business. Dated cashier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Grafton
Grafton
W. Va
Neely Seen as Possible Senate Rules Chairman
Rep Ramsay reports Neely would be next in line for the Senate Rules chair if Copeland relinquishes to chair the Interstate Commerce Committee. The post carries patronage including a $6,000 yearly custodian for the senate office building. Holt aims to work on public utilities and tax legislation and seeks committee posts in those areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Mines and Mining Committee
Neely
Copeland
New York
Senate Rules Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Matthew M. Neely
Senate
Rush D. Holt
Troops Hunt Chiang Kai-Shek Campaign Notebook
General Chiang Kai-Shek’s drive to end banditry is outlined by Stam’s letters. Sacrifice Offer Rejected details the raid’s aftermath from a village near Tsingteh. Stam describes being forced to carry Helen as captors moved his family, and his plea for their return was refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-Shek
Stam
P. W. Gibbs
Tsingteh
Helen
Thingtech
Crime Clinic Critique Highlights Limits of Causes
Washington report reviews Homer Cummings crime clinic and Dr. E. Z. Dudding theories. It contrasts focus on petty crime with neglect of big corporate malfeasance and social economic roots. Senator Capper critiques the approach advocating jobs and systemic reforms over harsher punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Press
Washington
S Street
Charles P. Stewart
Washington, D. C
Homer
Cummings
Cummings Clinic
E. 2 Dudding
Prisoners’ Aid Society
McNary Threatens Holt’s Oath Over Constitutional Age
Oregon Senator McNary declares if Holt, who turns 30 next June, seeks the oath January 3 he will demand Holt step aside. He says Holt’s credentials should be sent to the elections committee to determine constitutional fitness, though Democratic leaders urge Holt not to present himself before turning 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallanan
McNary
Oregon
Holt
Pi Holt
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Grafton Printing Co
Howard H. Holt
B. V. Guard
John 8. Palmer
Associated Press
A. E. Clayden, Inc
Lexington Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan Avenue
Herbert C. Yardley
Red Cross
Barney Baruch
Wilson
E. V. Shepard
Wea
Haqib
Ramsay
Arean
East 45Th Street
Leslie Eichel
SEC
Securities Exchange Commission
Mat Jot Holdings
Roosevelt
American Farm Burrea Association
Nashville
London
Japan
United States
Quietus Papa Hutton
Barbara
Paris
Barbara Hutton
New York City
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