Weather and trade trends amid strikes and logistics turmoil
The report notes mixed indicators with retail trade rising on cooler weather while industrial activity nears capacity. Rail lines embargoes and longshoremen protests disrupt shipments to Pacific ports, Alaska, and Hawaii, as unions press wage demands and refrigeration issues threaten perishables.
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Department of Commerce
Atlantic
Joseph Curran
International Seamen'’S Union
International Longshoremen's Union
Warren G. Denton
Edward F. McGrady
Panama-Pacific Steamship Company
California
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Pacific Coast
Hawaii
Philippines
Orient
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Portland
Seattle
Canada
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Northern Rail Lines
Washington
Oregon
Vancouver
B. C
Europe
Interior Department
Alaska
Smith Attacks New Deal at Last Rally in Standing Room
Smith delivered the fifth and final speech in a series attacking the New Deal. He urged voters to support Governor Alfred M. Landon as president, claiming the nation must adopt an American form of government and change administrations to save the country.
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Alfred M. Landon
McEwen to Lead Wesley Memorial Board Again
W B McEwen was re elected chair of the Wesley Memorial M E church South board of stewards at the formal organization meeting. Amos R E T was elected vice chair to succeed J E Millis who becomes finance chair. Mrs W L Watson and Miss Clarise Bowman were reelected to secretary treasurer and director of religious education respectively. Junior Stewards elected Charles L Kearns chair with W B Mitchell as vice chair, Bunn W Hackney secretary and Bascom Bundy treasurer. Four new senior members joined the board: Roland T Holton George E Marvin Holt McPherson and Dr T R Zimmerman.
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W. B. McEwen
Wesley Memorial
Charles L. Kearns
Holt McPherson
W. B. Mitchell
R. C. Boyce
Bunn W. Hackney
G. Curtis Smithdeal
Bascom Bundy
Roland T. Holton
George E. Marvin
T. R. Zimmerman
F D R Declares Fight Only Beginning in Speech
In a fiery address, F D R says the fight has just begun and speaks of years of hardship and a record of peace. He targets business and financial monopoly as enemies of peace and stresses unity against organized money and mob influence.
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United States
Exposition Directors Extend $25,000,000 Show Next Year
The exposition directors voted to continue the $25 million project into the next year, citing its proven stimulus to general business. The decision reflects confidence in the program's economic impact and ongoing support from sponsors.
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Tral Exposition
Expenditures Set New Mark in National Campaign Totals
The report shows the campaign balance and receipts across parties. Massachusetts Republican finance committee sent $65,000 to national HQ while other states also contributed sizable sums. The national committee notes a $266,523 balance and $58,020 in income from participation certificates. The American Labor party reports $183,584 disbursements with $112,673 from unions. The Union party shows $59,612 expenditures and $55,742 receipts. Roosevelt agriculture committee spends $52,788 with $64,182 receipts, $60,000 from the Democratic national committee. Communist and socialist filings pending.
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Massachusetts
Republican Finance Committee
New Jersey
Republican National Finance Committee
Indiana
Republican Victory League
National and State Finance Committee
Pennsylvania
National Committee
American Labor Party
Roosevelt
New York State
Union Party
William Lemke
Roosevelt Agriculture Committee
Democratic National Committee
Victory On Size Of London Upstate Lead In F D R Race
New York State voters weigh Roosevelt Landon in a tight upstate versus city contest. The piece notes New York City's large Democratic plurality and upstate shifts toward or against the New Deal, with emphasis on Lehman and Bleakley races, party dynamics, and recent registration trends.
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New York State
London
Upstate
Rodney Dutcher
Enterprise Washington Cortes
New York
Empire State
New York City
Landon
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Literary Digest
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American Institute of Public Opinions
Herbert Lehman
Lehman
Tammany
William F. Bleakley
Westchester County
Bleakley
New York Evening Post
Cammany
American Labor Party
Rochester
Syracuse
Buffalo
Schenectady
Albany
Troy
Campaign Endings Highlight Roosevelt Landon Clash
The presidential race closed with cross fire between Roosevelt and Landon. Knox completed a 24 000 mile tour ending in Chicago while Garner stayed largely in Texas. Debates touched on budget plans with Democrats arguing for raised taxes and debt, and Republicans pledging cuts to waste and repeal of surplus taxes.
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Garfield
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Landon
Frank Knox
Chicago
Garner
Texas
Gorilla behavior puzzles researchers in energy display
The gorilla does not beat his breast to show anger. The action serves as an outlet for a superabundance of energy and occurs across his various moods.
Leaves Needed on Peach Tree for Good Peach Development
A peach tree requires about thirty to forty leaves to provide sufficient food for developing a good peach. This guidance emphasizes leaf count as a key factor in fruit quality.
Landon’s 1936 Upstate Margin Projection
Analysts estimate Alf Landon will win upstate New York by a margin between 300 000 and 750 000 votes. The discussion follows the 1932 presidential race where Franklin D Roosevelt won nationally by 275 000 and the 1934 gubernatorial results.
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Lehman
Upstate
Landon
Empire State
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