Food and Merchandising Exposition Opens Monday
The Food and Merchandising Exposition opens Monday at 2 PM in the old Efird building on South Main Street. The event will feature daily prizes including radios and kitchenware, entertainment by Ringling Bros style acts, and baskets of groceries distributed during performances. Only five firms may exhibit. ticket sales and booth space are near sellout.
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Eaird
South Main Street
Efird
L. G. Chanx
Charles W. Sells
Ringling Bros
Carter Twins
Slim Farley
T. 8S
Retail Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Long Swiss Experiments Track Glacier Movement
A set of experiments has begun in Switzerland to determine glacier movement. The tests will run for 250 years, involving long term observation and data collection to understand ice flow dynamics.
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Switzerland
Bamboo: A Versatile Grass Used Like Wood
Bamboo is a grass with many uses acting as a wood substitute. It offers strength lightness and rapid renewability making it valuable in construction furniture and crafts.
Inflation drive collapse grips one wing of Congress
A Treasury tax plan to fund a farm program with 450 to 500 million dollars faltered as House Democrats split on the Frazier Lemke bill. Speaker Burns warned it would likely fail, with 178 opposing, 94 in favor, and 45 doubtful. The president possibly plans no new taxes beyond sell conservations subsidies.
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Boland
Burns
House
Tam
Capitol
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Winter Blizzard Paralyses Plains Freight and Rail
A severe Midwest blizzard halts rail traffic across plains states. Six freight trains buried in Iowa drifts. numerous passenger trains delayed or stopped in Nebraska Minnesota and South Dakota. Fuel shortages threaten mines in South Dakota and Illinois towns report fuel and access crises.
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Lowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
South Dakota
Southkota
Maitland
Raskob Tax Bill Seeks Larger 1929 Income
The treasury seeks adding 4 876 057 49 to Raskob 1929 return for unreported stock sale losses. The move follows Raskob defense of political persecution and lines up with the American Liberty League opposition to Roosevelt.
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American Liberty League
duPont
Raskob
Politcal
League
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Arthur Kent
Herman Oliphant
Board of Tax Appeals
Il Duce Warns Britain Over War and Sanctions
Mussolini blamed the British for the war and warned against renewed trade ties after sanctions. He told Sir Arnold that Ethiopia’s blood is on the imperial hands and that Italy will remain in power despite rumors of decay. He urged foes not to forget hostile rhetoric used by Allied leaders.
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Sir Arnold
Mussolini
Il Duce
Dahlias Proliferate With 8000 Varieties in a Decade
Over the past ten years growers have developed more than eight thousand dahlia varieties, expanding color forms and bloom shapes across nurseries. This surge reflects intensive breeding and genetic selection by horticulturists seeking new offerings for gardens and competitions.
Mountain on the ova bottom between Honolulu and San Francisco
A mountain is described between Honolulu and San Francisco on the ova bottom, rising about 8000 fowl in height according to the fragmentary account.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Favorite Son Plan in GOP Criticized Amid Delegation Talks
Discussion in Ohio over a favorite son delegate slate unfolds as Col. Frank Knox emerges as a possible beneficiary. California leaders debate support for Landon while Hoover backs uninstructed delegations. The administration opposes the Liberty League as Senate allies join the President.
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Ohio
Republican State Committee
Col
Frank Knox
Knox
Borah
Landon
Kansas
East
Hoover
California
Curtis
Liberty League
Farley
Republican National
Borah, Norris
R-Neb
Cousens
LaFollette
Justices Confer on Opinions Over 53 Days and Cases
The article describes how the oldest justice may draft the majority or minority opinions, others review and note changes, and informal talks continue until agreement. The principal business is discussing this week's argued cases and deciding whether to review 18 appeals from lower courts. Cases include the Sugar Institute antitrust challenge and prison-made goods regulations by government entities.
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Sugar Institute, Inc
New York
Drive for amendments to farm bill sparks subsidy debate
Senator King criticizes the Smith Jones plan to fund farm subsidies through direct appropriations or state spill programs. He argues60 million to AAA is discriminatory and warns against ongoing deficit spending, urging pay-as-you-go budgeting and revenue increases for fiscal restraint.
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Smith-Jones
Secretary of Agriculture
King
AAA
Salvation Army Girls Top League Night in Close Contests
Sherrod Shirt remains league leaders by beating Allen Jay 29 to 20. Trinity high defeats Harriss Covington 15 to 12. Salvation Army and M. P. Orphanage edge L. A. girls 5 to 4. R Grissom of Salvation Army wins foul shooting with 12 of 20 as Burge and Taylor finish behind.
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Sherrod
Salvation Army
Trinity High School
Allen Jay
Harriss-Covington
Trinity High
M. P
L. A
Lort Pd
Army
Allen Jay H
Burge
Caeuss
K. Taylor If
B. Taylor
Eeesere Seeeetes E Sete
Collins
R. Cox
Briles
R. Bently
Seetee Cox
B. Cox
Ig Neon
Allen Jay Tere
U Jones
Lilly
Salvation Army A
Mercer
P. Lilly
J. Grissom
Farm Bill Picks For and Against Change Face Senate
Republican Leader McNary of Oregon may seek a recommittal for public hearings. Smith expects failure. Proposals include Connally exporting debenture plan to raise prices, Wagner setting a normal production base, and Norbeck purchasing 50 million acres for crops at low rates.
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McNary
Oregon
Senate
Smith
Connally
p-Tex
Coolidge
Wagner
D-Ny
Norbeck
R-Sd
Questions Evidence Questions Evidence in Hauptmann Case
The governor questioned the truthfulness and mental competency of key state witnesses while denying any new reprieve beyond the current one. Lloyd Fisher for the defense said they have one or two new pieces of evidence and planned to present Hauptmann at the state prison as investigations continued.
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Heting
Hauptmann
David T
Wilentz
Lloyd Fisher
Atafft
Atate Prison
U S Scouts Rally Draws Thousands In New York Armory
U S Boy Scouts staged a large rally with hundreds of other gatherings nationwide. About 6 000 attended in the 102nd Engineers armory as a scout circus despite a cancelled jamboree due to infantile paralysis concerns. The national executive committee set early summer 1937 for the postponed jamboree expected to draw worldwide scouts.
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New York
Scouts’ National Executive Committee
Harding held as Dawes successor in 1924 White House plan
Long interlinked account traces the 1924 and 1928 paths of Charles Curtis and Calvin Coolidge. Harding allegedly named Dawes as his successor before his 1923 Alaska trip, Coolidge later pursued renomination, and Curtis rose from confidant to vice president candidate, finally serving under Hoover.
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Florida
Coolidge
Ted” Clark
Curtis
Harding
Alaska
Charlie
Massachusetts
Charlie Dawes
Mr. Coolidge
Mr. Dawes
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Dawes
Jtn J Oy Curtis
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
House
Senate
Senator McNary
Oregon
Robinson
Arkansas
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Shawnee County
Kansas
House of Representatives
Abandoned Neutrality Bill Aims to Aid Domestic Agenda
The administration trims its neutrality program to shorten the session and avoid election campaign controversy. Pittman notes domestic issues demand congressional attention and warns that differing views could trigger long debate and stall action this session.
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Pittman
Birds Sleep On Water Circumnavigate By Tucking One Foot
Birds that rest on the surface science note they tuck one foot into feathers and slowly pad with the other to avoid shoreward drift, resulting in circular movement as they travel.
Charles Curtis Dies Sudden Death in Washington
Former vice president Charles Curtis died of a heart attack at 10 25 a m in his Cleveland Park home Washington following a brief illness. Condolences came from President Roosevelt and congressional leaders praising his public service and leadership record.
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Charles Curtis
Washington
United States of America
Roosevelt
United States
Garner
Three Vampire Hated London Soa Fed Horse Blood at Night
Reports describe a trio of vampires in London consuming a nightly diet of blood. They are fed half a pint of horse blood, whipped with an easy beater, as part of their regimen.
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London
Soa
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