Rain Brings Much Needed Relief Amid Lindbergh Saga
The region welcomes a gentle, irregular rain easing drought fears while uncertainty hangs over the Lindbergh kidnapping case as police narrow gaps yet find no clear evidence. A Republican convention in Chicago looms with Hoover viewed as likely winner despite shaken public mood and ongoing debates on the party’s direction.
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Republican Party
Chicago
Hoover
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Brockhart
Taft
Uder
Incubus
Wilson
Franking Scandal Brings Mail Waste to Light
The Cumberland News urges Congress to reveal how the franking system costs the Post Office Department about 150 million dollars annually. It questions how many of roughly 32 to 33 million mail pieces were sent free by members of Congress and how many of those were unwanted or unread. A Michigan congressman mailed a photo with a private-use penalty note but no stamp, highlighting abuses in the campaign year.
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Lindbergh
New York
Brinkert
Post Office Department
Congress
Michigan Congress
Cumberland News
How Many Measure Up Silas Strawn Lists Government Shortcomings
Silas H. Strawn, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, argues that government affairs are often run by unqualified individuals with little education and limited knowledge of finance, central economics, sanitation, city planning, and other vital governance issues.
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Silas H. Strawn
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
White Treasurer on Consol Board
Charleston June 13 John Baker White of Charleston is elected the new Democratic treasurer of the Board of Control. H N Bradley of Charles Town is re-elected president. James S. Lakin of Charleston remains the other member. White will hold the same treasurer role once held by F W McCullough who resigned.
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Charleston
John Baker White
Board of Control
H. N.bradley
Charles Town
James 5. Lakin
White
F. W. McCullough
Selecting Mayors or Presidents, A Chamber View
In a Cumberland News summary of a Chamber of Commerce talk, Mr Strawn argues that selecting city leaders and corporate presidents differ. He warns that to protect property from confiscation governments need more intelligence and industry, as seen in business leadership versus political self-promotion.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cumberland News
English dole policy sparks call for better U S unemployment solution
A British government report finds 600000 to 700000 unemployed in England are physically and mentally adrift, likened to shell shock. The piece argues the dole prevents starvation and a revolution but warns the United States must seek a superior plan to aid the jobless without reproducing England’s model.
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England
United Press
Clarksburg
Yale Cuts Intercollegiate Sports Policy In 1933
Yale University will sharply reduce its athletic program in 1933 by cutting football to five games and abolishing scouting. Undergraduates will be admitted free, and emphasis shifts to intramural sports for fun and informality rather than gate receipts and prestige.
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YALE
Yale University
Angell
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mid-Atlantic
Portugal
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Oshkosh
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Taylor County
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Marion
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Rawleigh Co
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Richmond
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Charleston, W
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