Washington Letter Reports on Public Work Leaks and PWA Floods
The Washington Letter notes the Postoffice Department on leaks and credits F R with warm press reception. It mentions PWA flood of capital buildings and a large Washington payday. Rodney Dutcher is on vacation and Willis Thornton writes the column in his absence.
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Postoffice Department
F. R
PWA
Capital
Washington
Rodney Dutcher
Enterprise Washington Correspondent
Daily Washington
Willis Thornton
Post Office Drives Against Private Express Shipment
The Post Office Department launches new drive to curb letter mail handled outside the postal system by trucking firms milk wagon drivers and private messengers. Inspectors urge postmasters to probe private express violations and recover losses seen at about a million and a half dollars. The effort aims to make the postal service self supporting and reduce subsidies to water and air transport.
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Enterprise Washington
Washington
Post Office Department
Postce
Inspection Department
Department
Roosevelt Receives Near 100 Press Delegates at White House
President Roosevelt, back from Hyde Park, hosts a record delegation of Washington reporters in the Blue Room. Reporters crowd the temporary office to watch the president, while oil paintings from the Public Works of Art Project brighten the surroundings and a new look at government paydays prompts questions across departments.
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Washington
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Relief Administration
Paul Bunyan
Forest Service
The
Indian Service
Gladys Tantaquidgeon
Cooper
David Lynn
Capitol
Supreme Court
Senate
Civil Service Commission
Treasury
Morgenthau
Cardus dubbed remedy helps Mrs Bowell report
Mrs Bowell of Waco Texas says Cardus eased severe cramps that left her bedridden for days. She reports rapid improvement with less fatigue and urges others to try Cardus, noting many women testify to its benefits. If no benefit consult a physician.
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Cardus
W. A. Bowell, Jr
Waco
Texas
Cardut
The Crew of the Forgotten Murder
A fragmented narrative notes a report of a death involving Edward Shillingby and a series of encounters. Characters including Frank Cathay and Bleeker appear, with misdirections about identity and a dramatic hotel scene, leading to a cliffhanger tease for the next installment.
Mother's Search Ends as Son Identified in Italian Cemetery
After 17 years of seeking her son missing on the Italian front in World War I, Signora Stasi identified a body in a military cemetery on the Asiago Plateau during an exhumation. Lieutenant Raffaele Stasi, awarded Italy's Gold Medal for Military Valor, was missing since an action on November 7, 1917.
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Asiago
Raffaele Stasi
Italy
Signora Stasi
Government Tax Revenue Rises 18 Percent in First Seven Months 1934
Revenue from gasoline, lubricating oil, and pipe lines collected by the federal government for the first seven months of 1934 increased by about 18 percent compared with the same period in 1933, signaling stronger fiscal intake.
Imposter Scare Ends In Romania After 120 Years Return
Fedor Tofel returns to Prienile Transylvania after 120 years to find his wife remarried and him listed as dead in World War records and a Russian prison camp. Friends and former prisoners verify his identity as authorities restore his name and he forgives his wife before seeking a new partner.
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Prienile
Transylvania
Fedor Tofel
Tofel
Russia
Hofel
Stork Army Routs Eagles In Turkish Nest Battle
In Orhangazal Turkey a clash between 300 storks and 60 eagles ended with the birds routed after fierce fighting. Storks swarmed from across the region to defend their nest, with 12 storks killed and 40 wounded among the casualties.
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Orhangazal
Turkey
Cca
Hollywood Stars Welcome Max Reinhardt to Warner Brothers
Hollywood celebrates the signing of famed German producer Max Reinhardt to a long term deal with Warner Brothers. Reinhardt may direct The Miracle and A Midsummer Night's Dream as his first two films, signaling rising prestige for the industry.
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Dan Thomas
NEA Service
Hollywood
Max Reinhardt
Paul Muni
Joseph I. Bree
Warner Brothers
Australia fears barrier to growth as birth rate falls
Dr C W Cilento chief medical officer warns Australia current population 6 668 188 may stall at 8 500 000. He bases calculations on birth rate decline and says no natural increase beyond that point, leaving immigration or invasion as the only way to rise. He stresses mothercraft as vital to national survival.
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Australia
C. W. Cilento
Commonwealth Health Department
Canberra
Cilento
Hand-Operated Grease Gun Uses Interchangeable Cartridges
A high pressure hand tool now marketed accepts various lubricants through special one-pound cartridges. Cartridges are removable and replaceable repeatedly until emptied, allowing use across different lubricants and consistencies.
Aerial Manager Oversees Walnut Tract Near Stockton
The orchard manager operates a 772 acre walnut tract from the air, inspecting irrigation ditch flow and spraying details in one or two hours, a task that previously required a week of hiking.
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Stockton
Cal
Government grants subsidies to young French pilots
The French government offers subsidies around 100 dollars to citizens aged 18 to 30 who obtain a pilot license. Exclusions apply to those who trained at public expense or through scholarships.
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Jages
Vanderbilt Hearing Be Private Affair in Custody Battle
Supreme Court Justice John F. Carew ruled that the remaining custody fight over Gloria Vanderbilt will be a private matter. Dr. Stuart L. Craig testified for Mrs Whitney as other Vanderbilt family members sat in court including Mrs Gloria Vanderbilt Mrs Laura Morgan and Mrs. Whitney.
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New York
Supreme Court
John F. Carew
Gloria Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Whitney
Famous Castle For Sale in Wales Near Llanrwst
Gwydyr Castle on the River Conway near Llanrwyt is offered for sale. The current owner E D Baugh, a Shropshire man with Canadian ties, bought it a year ago. Its first owner was Howell Cottmor who fought with the Black Prince at Poitiers. Rebuilt in 1480, it passed to the Wynn family until 1921, and hosts a famed 600 year old lovers tree. Royal visits by Elizabeth I, Charles II, and Mary Queen of Scots are on record.
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Gwydyr Castle
Wales
Conway
Llanrwat
E. D. Baugh
Canada
Howell Cottmor
Poitiers
Wynn
Royal Garden
Elizabeth
Charles the Second
Mary Queen of Scots
Henry Vil
Diesel engines tested on Soviet road trip from Moscow to Tiflis
Nineteen foreign and three Soviet diesel engines mounted on Soviet chassis participated in an international road test from Moscow to Tiflis and back, covering about 1 200 miles.
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Moscow
Tiflis
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Mrs. Cathay
Dan
Charles Fisher
Fisher, Barr and McReady
Palace Hotel
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Frank
South Africa
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Yearleton
Kenorake
WEA Servce
Charles Morden
the Blade
Edward Shillingby
CNN
Cincinnati Red
Frank C. Cathay
Mary Briggs
Morden
Dick Kenney
Blade
Room 894
Gertrude Uhse
Granite City
Thomas Lehne
Menard
Pubse
Illinois
Reinhard
Lewis Milestone
Harry Cohn
Milestone
Harry
Doris Dawson
Wampus
Doris
RKO
Wailler
Maliou
Kathleen Howard
Marjorie
Paris
France
Jean Parker
India
Joel McCrea
Johnny Wells
Vanderbilt
Carew
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