Periodic Shakedown in Prices Slows Commodities Rise
The piece notes a temporary halt in price gains for rubber copper lead hide and raw cotton signaling a shift that pleases the Roosevelt administration though persistent climbs could embarrass policy. It explains markets corrected from rapid advances, argues the long term trend remains upward as costs rise in labor and taxes, and views the shakeout as a normal market cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Marriner Eccles
Federal Reserve
Social Security Held Unconstitutional in Unemployment and Old-Age Provisions
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rules that key sections of the Social Security Act, including unemployment insurance and old-age assistance, are unconstitutional. The ruling treats the tax as beyond federal authority, contrasting with a dissent by Judge Bingham who would uphold it as a lawful excise. The decision argues social security remains a state matter pending Supreme Court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States First Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Bingham
Social Security Debate Highlights States Rights Fear
The text discusses fear that a federal tax aims to seize powers reserved to the states. It notes the ongoing fight over which entity governs Social Security and suggests that merits of Social Security are overlooked in favor of procedural battles about authority.
English Customer Questions Theme of Press Freedom and Propaganda
An English reader praises American news magazines for coverage of Edward VII abdication era and WWI propaganda. He laments British press restraint and asks when freedom of the press is inviolate, urging scrutiny of wartime messaging and American press openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
England
America
Pleasant Motsinger Retires After 32 Years of Service
For 32 years P P Motsinger delivered mail in all weather bringing cheer to residents and coworkers. His retirement last week honors his steadfast service and the postal workers who knew him as a neighborly friend and jovial presence along his rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Motsinger
Postal Service
Appointments Week at Raleigh Shapes Hoey Cabinet
The forthcoming week in Raleigh looms as pivotal for Governor Hoey as he decides the personnel for key admin offices. Advisors have weighed in, and the outcome will largely define the quadrennium’s government. Supporters view Hoey as a potential genuine statesman depending on these choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoey
North Carolina
Seventy Years Since America Entered World War
This excerpt reflects on the twentieth anniversary of the United States entering World War I. It notes the hope to end the war sooner, the belief in crushing imperialism, and the drive of the era fueled by idealism as the nation fought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Harle
Pennsylvania
America
Democacy’s war lessons and warnings on fascism and communism
A reflective column argues that World War I sacrifices did not secure lasting peace, warns that fascism and communism threaten freedom, and urges neutrality while highlighting dangers from Spain to Europe. It emphasizes the American bill of rights and warns against war profiteering and imperialism.
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Spain
France
England
Europe
Japan
Russia
Abyssinia
America
Stalin
Hitler
Germany
Mussolini
Italy
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Gleaned counsel from R N Simms at Baraca Philathea talk
In North Carolina a Raleigh attorney R N Simms delivered the principal address at a Baraca Philathea convention on a temperance Sunday. The essay urges clear heads for objectives in business and society, calls for cooperation between labor and capital, and critiques modern trends. It emphasizes church vitality, moral reform, and living the Golden Rule as a guide to economic life and youth courage.
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R. N. Simms
Raleigh
Baraca- Philathea
Boozer
Mr. Simms
Via Dolorosa
Golgotha
Welcome Tinkle by Bruce Catton signals wage rises boost sales
A Pittsburgh dispatch notes steel district wage increases spur shoppers. Around Jones & Laughlin mill area, 25,000 workers boosted spending as beauty shops, barber shops, food stores, poolrooms, saloons, and liquor shops reported banner sales, the familiar chime of cash registers echoing after lean years.
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Bruce Catton
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Labor symbol change teased for Hercules sculpture
A humorous note questions the old Hercules figure wielding a sledge hammer as Labor’s symbol and suggests replacing it with Rodin’s seated statue. The remark implies a rethinking of symbolic branding and antiquated imagery.
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Hercules
Rodin
Hull praised as leading diplomat for trade ties
Henry Reuss writes editorials praising Secretary Cordell Hull for advancing cordial trade relations. He notes European nations show interest in improving international trade and reducing tariff barriers, predicting better relations and cooperation among governments.
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Reuss
Hull
Cordell Hull
Henry Reuss
Broadcasting firm seeks pied piper after singing mice ad
A broadcasting company that previously advertised for singing mice now plans to contact a pied piper to lead its performance initiative. The move signals a shift from animal auditions to a human solution for a musical act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadcasting Company
Justice Roberts Receives Degree From College of In Consistency
Senator Henry Ashurst of Arizona announces conferral of a degree on Mr. Justice Roberts. The statement notes Ashurst recently reversed his position on the President's court reform plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Roberts
U.S
Henry Ashurst
Arizona
Supreme Court ruling spurs labor organizing drive
William Green, president of the A. F. L., says the decision on Wagner Labor Relations Act will stimulate organizing work and ease fear among workers.
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William Green
A. F. of L
Supreme Court
Beavers to bandits in a wilderness and a cast of reviews
A journal review column surveys a Yellowstone journey by the Chapmans focusing on beavers and wildlife, then shifts to contemporary works including Herndon’s social justice memoir, Gaunt’s Bandits in a Landscape, Linklater’s Juan in China, and several plays and novels.
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High Point Enterprise
Business Mgr Editor
High Point
Associated Press
N C
of Congress
National Advertising Representative & Katz Special Adv
Agency General Office
New York City
Social Security
Pleasant
D. B. Carrick
University of Missouri
Princeton
Narcissus
Echo
Nemesis
Royal Horticultural Society of England
Jonquil
W. A. Bmins
Wendell and
Lucie Chapman
New York
Charles Scribner's Sons
Mrs. Chapman
Yellowstone
Glacier Parks
Chapmans
Chapman
J. M
Angela Herndon
Random House
Angelo Herndon
Ohio
Alabama
Herndon
Supreme Court of the United States
Mooney
Sacco-Vanzetti
B. M
W. Gaunt
the Studio Publications
Salvator Rosa
Gaunt
Claude Lorraine
Alessandro Magnasco
Francesco Guardi
Joseph Vernet
Richard Wilson
Desiderio
Hubert Robert
Robert Des Ruines
Leopold Robert
Gericault
Delacroix
Mr. Gaunt
Juan
China
Eric Linklater
Farrar & Rinehart
Eaders
Mr. Linklater
Lord Byron
Don Juan
Juan Motley
Kuo Kuo
Shanghai
Linklater
Jung
Claire
East
Mary Haines
Miss Booth
Mary
A. Tarrant
Philadelphia
J. 8, Lippincott Co
Peter Dean
Rant
Young Dean
Dean
Secotland Yard
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