Meet Farmer Roosevelt of Warm Springs Farm
Feature on President Roosevelt's 2000 acre Warm Springs farm near the Little White House. Details his early farming, overseer E. B. Doyle, and the shift from peaches and cotton to a mixed operation with beef cattle, homegrown feed, and local sales. The plan emphasizes self-sufficiency, reforestation, and sharing lessons with neighbors.
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Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Glenn Ramsey
Little
White House
Pine Mountain
New York
E. B. Doyle
Doyle
United States
Mar- Doyle
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Georgia
Tata
Concord
Boards for Schools to Be Named Soon
Charleston June 16 The state superintendent of schools W W Trent, after a two day county superintendents meeting, will enter seclusion to appoint 55 county boards of education under the new act. He aims to announce next Tuesday, possibly delayed, and has rejected further delegations until the boards are named for the 1934 general election.
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Charleston
State House
W. W. Trent
Trent
Consolidation 32 New Ships Open Amid School Closures
Charleston reports school superintendents urge consolidation to cut teacher counts as counties adopt the county unit system. Tax officials discuss bond levies outside constitutional limits while state funds cover four months of salaries for about 14,600 teachers. Navy announces a 32-ship build program using public works funds, aiming to employ labor and boost ship construction despite remaining below London treaty tonnage. Monday marks Cetlin and Wilson midweek shows at Gatton with added acts and a nations streets theme plus a large colored performers comedy show.
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Fox
H. K. Baer
Baer
L. V. Cavins
Department of Eduction
Mercer County
Cavins
Couny Boards
Indepain
Washington
Swanson
Roosevelt
Naval Building
Navy
Cetlin & Wilson
Grafton
Kiko
Egypt
Hawaii
Orient
All Nations
Wage Increase Restores Cuts at Louisville Fire Brick
Louisville Fire Brick Works announces a wage increase of about 20 percent for 300 workers in Louisville and Grahn Kentucky. Louis Ernst, president, cites a "tremendous" rise in business over the past six weeks and notes the move reverses a prior wage cut. Gasoline consumption in Illinois fell 1.1 percent in 1932 versus 1931.
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Louisville
Grahn
Louisville Fire Brick Works
Louis Ernst
Humphries Stricken Ill Veteran Boxing Announcer
Fair Haven New Jersey June 16 veteran sport announcer Joe Humphries who has officiated at most boxing matches in 25 years suddenly fell ill at his home His right arm and side were paralyzed he was taken to a hotel and ordered to rest for several weeks.
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Fair Haven
N. J
Joe Humphries
Humphries
Collector Appointed for Louisville Customs
The Senate confirmed J. Elliott Riddle of Louisville as collector of customs at Louisville Kentucky. Confirmation occurred in Washington on June 16.
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Washington
Senate
J. Elliott Riddle
Louisville
Kentucky
Billions Are Appropriated for Building Billions Are Appropriated for Building
Congress approved a record wartime scale relief and public works bill, totaling 3.6 billion dollars. The measure funds industrial recovery, public works, land bank subscriptions, farmer mortgage aid, and confidence-building programs, with key items including 3.3 billion for public works and 150 million for the Glass-Steagall insurance fund.
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Public Works
Glass- Steagall
Savings and Loan Associations
Home Owners Loan Act
Farm Credit Act
Consolidated Farm Credit Administration
Andrews Churchs Vacation School Third Week Underway
Andrews Church opens the full Standard Vacation Church School for a third week with Kinder garten Primary and Junior departments delivering worship Bible study memory arts and crafts and directed recreation. Attendance runs about seventy nine with twelve workers as Mrs Ona C Jecerys leads the effort aided by Bonnie Newcome Alma Sayre Louise Abbott Leora Abbott and others. Rotary Boy Scouts assist with daily good turns and parents are invited to join.
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Andrews Church
Ona C. Jecerys
Andrews Church School
Bonnie Newcome
Alma Sayre
Louise Abbott
Leora Abbott
Helen Chen
Federal meeting attended by WV officials and federal relief leaders
Washington June 16 Charles K. Payne chairman of the West Virginia unemployment relief administration and Major F. W. Turner acting director of welfare attended the conference of state representatives with officials of the federal relief administration.
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Washington
Charles K. Payne
West Virginia
Removal of brain half sparks AMA report
Milwaukee June 16 report to the American Medical Association describes removal of almost all of the right half of a woman's brain with no noticeable effect on mentality and only partial paralysis on the left side. The right half of the cerebrum was removed by Dr. W.
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Milwaukee
American Medical Association
Prohibition Debate at Washington County Union Meeting
Mrs. R Haslip state president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union spoke at the 47th annual Washington county union convention. She claimed the wet forces forced their views on the country by exploiting the economic situation and accused Congress and President Roosevelt of not giving a square deal. Dr. James Gardner of the Cleveland clinic noted no changes in intellect twenty months after his tumor operation.
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James Gardner
Cleveland Clinic
R. Haslip
Women’s Christian ‘Temperance Union
Washington County Union
Congress
Roosevelt
William Brandenburg Led Kansas State Teachers College Pittsburgh
Dr. William A. Brandenburg served as president of the Kansas State Teachers' College of Pittsburgh for twenty years, guiding the institution through substantial growth and development.
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William A. Brandenburg
Kansas State Teachers’ College of Pittsburgh
Kas
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Main ST
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