Roosevelt New Deal Support Rises in Digest Poll
The Literary Digest reports 53 percent approval of Roosevelt’s New Deal in a 48-state poll with 1,772,163 votes. Approval varied by region, with gains in New England and the Pacific coast and losses in the South and agricultural areas. Bankers opposed the trend while clergy and professionals largely favored the New Deal.
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Professor Resigns Over Book Controversy at Limestone
Dr. T. C. McGee, education professor at Limestone College for Girls in Gaffney South Carolina, resigns amid criticism from Baptist ministers over his book Facing a New Day. The ministerial alliance canceled a planned session after the resignation.
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Black woman's Castle built from garbage in Sumter streets
In Sumter South Carolina July 6 a Black woman known as Lady Moore earns the nickname creator of Moore's Lane by collecting discarded objects from garbage cans over years and selling them to junk dealers. Her peculiar Castle built from odds and ends stands as a local landmark and symbol of her thrift and independence.
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Lady Moore
Beer Consumption Leads New York to National Lead
Julius Liebman of the New York State Brewers association estimates residents drank two thirds of a barrel of beer on average in the last year. State sales reached 6,203,000 barrels weighing 809,000 tons, accounting for 16.3 percent of U S beer consumption.
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Julius Liebman
New York State
James Wallington's Talk Leads to Traffic Confrontation
New York radio figure James Wallington faced court after a sudden red light caused a traffic incident. The announcer described the event and the judge suspended the sentence.
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New York
James Wallington
Boy 10 Badly Hurt When Bike Hits Car In Street
Willard Grubbs, ten, suffered a broken leg when his motorcycle struck a parked car. Two physicians driving by pulled him from the wreckage and treated the fracture on the operating table aboard their car.
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Atlanta
Willard Grubbs
Willard
Unorthodox Housing Pioneer Lady Moore Seeks Tax Loot
Descriptions depict Lady Moore as a long time scavenger who buys taxed properties including many negro dwellings and now uses a lawyer to collect rents. Her age is unknown and locals know little of her past as she roams streets in flamboyant attire searching garbage for value.
Russia Tests Soybeans as Mass Food Source
Experiments are under way in Russia to cultivate soybeans for widespread use as a staple food, aiming to boost nutrition and supply for the population. Researchers focus on adaptation, yield, and processing methods to integrate soy into daily diets.
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Russia
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