Roosevelt foe in Texas fuels local vs national rift
The piece outlines Maury Maverick's political comeback as San Antonio mayor and argues his Texas defeat reflected Roosevelt New Deal factors rather than local issues. It weighs Garner forces and New Deal popularity, noting Texas's old-line Democratic stance resists parlor-pink socialism and highlighting the Mother's Day controversy commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maverick
Maury Maverick
Congress
Texas
San Antonio
Roosevelt
Omce
Garner
Straight New Deal Keeps Texas Loyal in 1940 Vote
Booth Mooney argues in The Texas Weekly that a Senate bill to separate petroleum production from pipelines would strike a blow to Texas industry, echoing fears of harming oil interests while cotton already suffered. Despite doubts about Washington policies, Texas voters are likely to stick with the New Deal in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling Intelligencer
Booth Mooney
Texas Weekly
Congress
Washington
Texas
United States Senate
Petroleum
South
Democratic Party
Endowment System Hopes Doomed, Says Kemmerer
Professor E W Kemmerer of Princeton warns at the fifth annual trustees conference that American college endowments face a bleak future. He cites three threats: shrinking sources, drastic reductions in gifts, and eroded purchasing power from government monetary policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald Tribune
The
Trustees of Colleges and Universities
E. W. Kemmerer
Princeton
America
Europe
Kemmerer
Endowments in peril as taxes and inflation bite donor funds
The Kemmerer report warns that endowment income faces shrinking profits and rising taxes. With low interest yields and a threatening inflation outlook, trustees fear diminished real value of gifts and potential capital levies as government deficits grow. Inflation could lift incomes but erode bond value, while regulation and dollar devaluation threaten future benefaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemmerer
Busic
Bec Ge
Anitea
United States
Treasury
State Payrolls across counties in coal mining states 1938
Wages and taxes totaled across counties with Kanawha Fayette Ohio McDowell Hancock and Cabell leading wage payments. Five counties posted wage gains Putnam Summers Doddridge Calhoun Monroe. Top coal mining wages by Fayette McDowell Logan Raleigh Kanawha. Employment rose from July 1937 high to 277,455 by December 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha
Fayette
Ohio
McDowell
Hancock
Cabell
Wood
Raleigh
Putnam
Summers
Doddridge
Calhoun
Monroe
Logan
Editor Baditor Morris and the Confederate cause in Taylor County
In the 1860 campaign Baditor Morris backed Breckenridge in the southern Democratic ticket and urged secession in western Virginia. He edited The Democracy in Richmond, faced violent backlash, was jailed briefly, then released by Governor Pierpont. He later taught and printed locally, dying September 9, 1886, after a life in education and the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baditor Morris
The
Gazette
John C. Breckenridge
Kentucky
United States
Virginia
South
Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Morris
Richmond
Democracy
Republican Party
Taylor County
Abe Lincoln
Julian
Columbia
Western Virginia
West Virginia
John Brown
Abe
Europe
Supreme Court of the
Pruntytown
Grafton
Fort Chase
Ohio
Wheeling
Francis Harrison Pierpont
Pierpont
Betterman
Tygart Valley
Mr Morris
Private lake plots spark state WPA dispute in Tennessee
WPA administrator Harry G. Berry said lakes were built after the state certified ownership and warned any misconduct would be charged to the state, not to WPA. Governor Cooper noted lake construction could affect property values in his home county, Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor
Lana
Shey
Kit
Bronxville
Joe
Phil
Harry G. Berry
WPA
Tennessee
Nashville
Berry
Cooper
Memphis
WPA scandal lists landowners tied to inflated values
The document names prominent figures including Governor Prentice Cooper and former Senator George L Berry as owners who would gain from raised land assessments. It notes the state received the reservoir site plus a 100 foot wide surrounding strip, effectively enlarging parcels tied to the water project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentice Cooper
George L. Berry
Claude Reeder
Marshall Priest
John Horton
C. M. Wrenne Realty, Company
Nashville
Sumner
Pastmasters Honored at Lodge Ceremonial in Huntington
The article notes a 1857 charter and the worshipful master in 1893 Ashby Walkin son of Huntington being the oldest pastmaster honored. It lists pastmasters and service years including Benjamin F. Poe 1901, T. W. Engle 1902-1918, Lloyd Canning 1903, Charles W. Steel 1901-1908, A Leamon 1905-1906, Jay Fleming 1911, J. O. Hanway 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashby Walkin~ Son
Huntington
Benjamin F. Poe
T. W. Engle
Lloyd- Canning
Charles W. Steel
B. Leamon
Jay Fleming
J. O. Hanway
Lodge session notes name several members and dates
A 1914 to 1938 roster of lodge members is listed including Robert ad 1915, Leuthadt, Leslie Clyde, E. Hark, G. Wesley Bvatig, Charles H Payne, John Beall, Clarence Evans, Jesse G. Corbin, R. Virgil Rothbough, Frarells L. Warder, and Burnett G. Dotson. A supper is planned at the conclusion of the lodge session, Worshipful Master Hoffman announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dy ‘Peck
Robert
Leuthadt
Leslie Clyde
E. Hark
Hey Ables
G. Wesley
Ee Stafford
Charles H Payne
John Beall
Clarence Evans
Jesse’ G. Corbin
R. Virgil Rothbough
Frarells L. Warder
Burnett G. Dotson
Hoffman
New Dean Named for Pitt Nursing School
Ruth Perkins Kuether, director of the Ohio State University School of Nursing, is chosen as dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, effective September. The appointment adds a prominent nursing leader to Pitt, aligning with ongoing expansion of its health sciences programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitt School
Pittsburgh
Ruth Perkins Kuelter
Ohio Stateiversity School’ of ‘Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
Give Mother a Gift from Skaggs and Company
Skaggs and Company invites shoppers to select thoughtful gifts for Mother’s Day. The assortment features home goods, jewelry, and personal care items from trusted brands, with special in store appearances and gift-wrapping services available next weekend.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Postoffice
W. VI
Associated Press
Ea Publica News
AE. Clayden Inc
New York
Ce Avenue
Chicago
North
Michigan
Jesus
Anna Jarvis
Miss Jarvis
Andrews Church
Jarvis
Vory Amite
Ana
Greenwich
Kate
Barty
Ed Hastines
Pini
Ats
Ping
Phu As
Blane Street
Eleanor Parrish
F.C
Kit Cranston
Thestairs
Joe Cranston
Dad
Mother
Eleanor S
Womaan's Hospital
Eleanorrr
Aman
Jessica
Prince of Wales
Kil
Charles Brinkman
Old Abe
Ola Abe Lincoln
Jayne
Toni
Nala TM
Skaggs & Co
Eastman
Falcon
Univex
Jiffy Kodak
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!