School Transportation Law Dispute Sparks City Debate
Superintendent Andrews cites state law demanding bus transport for children over one and a half miles from school, arguing city districts should not bear all costs while rural areas receive state aid. The school commission’s narrow reading ignores rural versus urban residence. A logical interpretation is urged to resolve the funding question.
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Eredegetingslow
Andrews
Tory
Raleigh
School Commission
Nudists Exhibit at San Diego Show Connected to Exposition
Report from Zero Gardens in San Diego notes a nudist colony holding a show during the fair. Inhabitants display themselves openly, with admission price access. The piece compares public reactions to nudist displays with criticisms of other forms of indecency and health advertising.
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Zero Gardens
San Diego
Calif
San Diego Exposition
Utilities lobby used fake wires to sway congress
Senate hearing exposed a Warren Pennsylvania utility official who sent 1300 telegraph messages to Rep Driscoll urging a vote against a holding companies bill. The official burned originals to hide proof while investigators expect more fraud evidence as Roosevelt aims to curb power trusts.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Warren
Driscoll
Congress
Roosevelt
Auf Wiedersehen to Three Ks and WW II Women’s Roles
Six million German women are being trained for national service in wartime, with twice as many instructed for potential emergency use. The shift departs from the Nazi “kinder, kuche und kirche” doctrine as women are mobilized for leadership, camping, and homecrafts, while pacifists note potential benefits alongside broader empowerment beyond traditional roles.
Blame and Reflection on Youth Crime
After recent arrests police say they have curbed much of the breaking and entering. The piece argues for societal criticism of youth crime and questions the roots of the modern problem, noting theorists vary in their explanations.
Crime Prevention Start at Home Says Editorial
The article argues that crime prevention begins at home, not in courts or schools. It blames parental neglect and urges compulsory high school education to foster citizenship responsibility.
Nostalgia on Capitol Hill shows Congress against the President
The piece notes Congress aches under the President’s demands and prefers a summer break to digest drastic bills. It highlights business and public sentiment favoring Congress returning home. Conservative Democrats fear the administration’s far reaching proposals and worry about accountability before elections.
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Capitol Hill
Charlotte Observer
Congress
Senate
House
A Bill Slips Through
Utilities spokesmen crushed the death sentence clause in the pending regulation bill in Congress. They overlooked the TVA measure designed to extend its life and power. The TVA may pose a bigger threat to utility investments than the defeated bill, with government ownership of a vast river valley.
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Bruce Catton
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Sky
Youth Will Be Served If Order Was Given During Childhood
A cryptic line suggests a rule about youth being served only when a parental or early life order was given, implying constraints tied to childhood circumstances and authority. The phrase hints at societal or service norms governing younger generations.
Remembering Friends and Neighbors at the Welcome Host
The poem speaks of honoring old friends and welcoming new neighbors. It emphasizes memory, kindness, and the shared bonds that keep communities strong. The speaker esteems friendship as a guiding light that sustains thoughtfulness and unity among people.
National Whirligig by Ray Tucker Plans
A clipped panorama of 1936 politics and diplomacy touches Roosevelt foe lines. Tugwell and Farley run separate vineyards as party strategies shape key states Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Missouri and California. Also notes on French ambassador shifts and Wall Street bank rulings impact on depositors.
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Ray Tucker
Tugwell
Farley
Pennsylvania
Tlinois
Ohio
Missouri
California
Gov. Davey
Iarate
Roosevelt faces hurdle on banking bill amendment
The Treasury Department and the Securities Exchange Commission favor the idea in principle but differ on a key detail. The commission argues banks should accept the underwriting of wholesale securities, a point still unresolved as President Roosevelt weighs the proposal.
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James McMullin
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Securities Exchange Commission
Commission
Narrowest New York house Leased on Park Avenue
Park avenue renters occupy 75 1 2 Bedford Street in Greenwich Village a tiny brick three story dwelling once linked to Edna St Vincent Millay. The front door is a sham while the rear opens to Cherry Lane Garden. Fireplaces dot the interior and a skylit top floor studio hosted literary visits.
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New York
Park Avenue van Rensselaers
Bedford Street
Greenwich Village
Edna &J. Vincent Millay
Cherry Lane Garden
Minnesota Doctor Shows Wheeze Not Proof of Asthma
A Minnesota doctor explains that wheezing is not exclusive to asthma and that not every wheeze signals the chronic condition. The remark follows discussions on radio chatter accusing others of plagiarism in urgent health debates.
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Minnesota
Police chief urges officers to market city to visitors
New York police leader tells officers they are salesmen and must sell the city to guests. He asks what about those already holding deeds to the Brooklyn bridge as a provocative line.
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New York
Strooklyn Bridge
Einstein Theory Links Space Sheets in Freshman Work
Professor Einstein suggests an atomic particle connects two sheets of space in principle. A college freshman’s hour of theme work is described as a sheet of space, illustrating the playful analogy.
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Einstein
Notable city daydreams and misadventures drift through town
Corey Ford suffers odd injuries after a fall on a wet sidewalk while his eye becomes a striking spectacle. Alexander Woollcott summers on Neshobe Island Vermont with a group including Neysa Mc Mein and Harpo Marx. Woollcott’s book While Rome Burns remains a top seller as island buyers like H T Webster and Claire Briggs enter the scene. Sylvan moves again to a Gramer Park hotel suite, with questions about his latest residence.
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Corey Ford
Grand Canyon
Alexander Woollcott
Lake Bomoseen
Vermont
Neshobe Island
Woollcott
Neysa McMein
Alice Duer Miller
Harpo Marx
Rome Burns
Kno
H. T. Webster
Bob Brinkerhoff
Claire Briggs
Meddykemps
Maine
Harold Rosses
Patricia
Frank Sullivan
T Park
Sylvan
Gramer Park
Printer's
North Cape cruise evolve for Crouse duo continues
The article notes librettist Russel Crouse and his wife Alison Smith taking their fourth straight North Cape cruise. They have booked passage for next year. Cartoonist Rollin Kirkby joins them this year with his wife.
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Russel Crouse
Alison Smith
North Cape
Rollin Kirkby
Vanderbilts fan mail records stun with daily letters
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr reveals he receives about 1,200 letters daily and 8,400 weekly, surpassing all columnists including Arthur Brisbane. Some doubt the figure, suggesting a printer may inflate the count. The writer recalls sending 400 letters in a day for a dog tribute, noting dog lovers are highly zealous in giving tributes.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Sereed
Athur
Brisbane
Vanderlei
Memory of an Air Crash at Issy Moulineaux
A 1935 McNaught Syndicate note recalls a fatal airplane accident linked to Brindejone de Moulinais at Issy Moulineaux, urging repetition of the event in somniacal fashion.
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Goofy
Brindejone de Moulinais
Issy Moulineaux
McNaught Syndicate
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