President Roosevelt Warns on NRA Interpretations
President Roosevelt warns against selective interpretations of the National Recovery Act by special interests. Disputes over section 7 the labor protective clause have delayed progress as the industrial and labor advisory boards clash. He urges clear reading of the act to quiet conflicting parties and prevent further delay.
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Roosevelt
Industrial Advisory Board
Labor Advisory Board
Labor
Speculators Fail to Win Sympathy After Burned Fingers
A picture caption notes that speculators face little sympathy from Americans who have suffered financial losses and burned fingers.
Tammany Turmoil and Untermyer’s City Finance Plan
Virginia born attorney Samuel Untermyer leads a sweeping overhaul of New York City finances amid Tammany Hall resistance. He seeks tax shifts on brokers, savings banks, utilities and insurers to avert bankruptcy as officials and brokers fear litigation and job cuts follow a sharp budget cut. Fiorello LaGuardia’s fusion coalition watches, hoping for fall political leverage.
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Samuel Untermyer
Tammany Hall
Wall Street
New York
Gotham
Tammany
Unstermyer
Fiorella LaGuardia
The Oxford Group Religion And Its Global Reach
A column discusses the Oxford movement spreading from Oxford England to a diverse cross section of society. It emphasizes personal revival, non coercive joining, and pledges of absolute honesty purity unselfishness and love as the core standards inspiring local congregations to improve spiritual quality in High Point.
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Oxford
England
Oxford Movement
Christ
High Point
Random Thoughts From a Rambler's Note Book
The piece argues for broad cooperation among all citizens including workers and employers to pursue the common good. It cites the Constitution’s intent and urges focusing on right actions over strict legality, noting the Supreme Court will judge recent administration acts by expediency vs. justice.
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United States
Christian Science Monitor
Supreme Court
Marshall
Story
The Liquor Industry Echoes Old Crowds and Law
Wilfred W. Fry of N. W. Ayer & Son says the liquor business remains unchanged as the thirty-sixth state lines up. He notes deaths among the old crowd and warns that the old liquor crowd should face law and regulation despite past trusts.
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Wilfred W. Fry
N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
Main Street Displays NRA Patriot Signs Across City
Shops along Main Street and adjacent avenues proudly fly NRA banners showing strong patriotic support for the Second Amendment and the organization’s activities. Local business owners emphasize community values and civic pride in the display.
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Main Street
NRA
Window displays aim to boost sales not please eyes
Observers note that store windows should showcase a few articles at a time in an orderly, attractive arrangement. Too many items crowded behind glass creates confusion and fails to increase sales, whereas a concise sampler enhances appeal.
Public library site eyed on North Main for memorial
A civic note suggests the elylo on North Main could house the public library and become a memorial to gallant servicemen, placing a lasting tribute in the city through a worthy use of a city institution.
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Elylo
North Main
Rome
Public institutions to carry on through depressions
The passage urges that Americans rely on free public institutions to endure the hardships of war and economic downturns, so that industrial, moral and spiritual values remain intact through both depressions and prosperity.
Period of economic adjustment and self appraisal
Four travelers view the same Egyptian obelisk and report different colors, illustrating the difficulty of a single true view. The essay argues we live in a new world with rapid change yet human nature remains similar, and emphasizes evaluating ourselves socially and religiously, amid ignorance crime and race hatred.
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Main Street
Hhe
Federal plan for Indian political freedom outlined
The British government aims to grant political freedom to 360 million Indians with a staged schedule from a White Paper to an enabling bill in 1935 and a possible operation before the 1936 British general election. Most MPs back the reforms while a small conservative minority in the Lords opposes. amendments may add women’s representation and safeguards.
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India
London
Westminster
Joint Committee
House of Lords
Labor
Liberal
North Carolina Schools Pioneers Birthday Tribute
Two long serving North Carolina figures mark birthdays this week Captain Samuel A Court Ashe in Raleigh and Dr Alexander Graham in Charlotte both celebrated milestone ages Dr Graham led public schools for decades advocating high school grading and coeducation later influencing the University of North Carolina with his son Frank P Graham now a university president and education leader
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Samuel A'Court Ashe
Charlotte
Alexander Graham
Edward W. Poll
Graham
Charlotte Public Schools
University of North Carolina
Frank P. Graham
North Caroline
Patriotism and School Labor amid North Carolina Budget News
In a tone recalling a newspaper column, the writer laments state budget limits and a two year wage scale for teachers while praising public school effort. He mocks the peanut sector, recalls wartime sacrifice, and notes teachers work at a salary the state should be ashamed of as students and parents prepare to sweep classrooms.
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Associated Press
Soe Ae Ve . C
Ad Congress
General Assembly of
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Piedmont
Aycock
Harry Edwin Field
Theamestown Weed
Kingdom Coming and Other Stories Reviewed
A Nebraska review praises Roark Bradford's Kingdom Coming as a powerful Civil War tale focusing on Grammy and Aunt Free Dahlia among Louisiana slaves, noting its sincere portrayal and memorable lines. It also discusses Umberto Fracchia's Robino and Other Stories, translated by Sir Samuel Scott, highlighting its lyrical Italian prose, modern open endings, and character driven sketches across four tales including Corilla and Frigellina.
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Ill Chillun
Marc Connelly
Mr. Bradford
Grammy
Telegram
Messenger
Louisiana
Free Dah- Ha
Aunt Free
Penny
New Orleans
Aunt Free Dahlia
Gyp
Free Heaven
Jesus
Roark Bradford
Umberto Fracchia
Robino
Robert
John Copley
Fracchia
Corilla
Frigellina
Autumn Ain
Doogort and Christ and His Time reviewed in Dallas News
Brief notes praise Eric Harmsworth’s Doogort with its staccato style and atmospheric sketches, especially the tale Alice, alongside a favorable look at Dallas Love Sharp’s Christ and His Time, praising its simple reverence and biblical narrative set in the Holy Land with John the Baptist as a key figure.
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Fracchia
Alice
Mr. Harmsworth
Dallas Love Sharp
Christ
Abingdon Press
New York
Sharp
Holy Land
Palestine
Professor Sharp
John
Jesus
Golgotha
Sensational Scandal and New Book Reviews Hit Literary Scene
A middle aged married man disrupts Joan's independence leading to heartbreak and an illegitimate child as Andrea exposes a shifting dynamic. Jack Woodford's Illigitimate follows Mary Low Fenton from inexperienced girl to self discovery. Smoky the Lively Locomotive and Tone magazine debut add to fall literary buzz with mixed reviews. The Valentine Williams mystery The Cheat Ticks On is teased for September release.
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Tom
Hollywood
Andrea
Frank
Jack Woodford
William Godwin
New York
Mary Low Fenton
Mary Low
Mary Lou
Mr. Woodford
Moky
Albert Whitman & Co
Lois Donaldson
Wilhelm Schuls
Smoky
Germany
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