Prohibition repeal seen as lesson in national governance
In a reflective essay the author argues that national prohibition ends with mixed results and that America will continue to craft and disregard laws. The piece cites public zeal, political cynicism, and the alphabet soup of New Deal programs, concluding that the nation seeks leadership toward economic peace and happiness.
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Arkansas
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Pwa
CWA
TVA
NRA
Damfino
Great Prairie
America
Projects Suspend Election as 600 Men Build in Hempstead
About 600 workers under the Civil Works Administration are employed on seven highway and drainage projects in Hempstead County. The payroll totals 4202.30 weekly, with plans to double soon as more men transfer from RFC rolls. Additional county works include school repairs in Hope, street improvements, rural road upgrades, and the Hope filter basin landscaping. Women may soon join the canning unit for Patmos, with local clubs supplying plants and vines.
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R. B. Stanford
Civil Works Administration
Ozan
Bingen Road
Spring Hill
Dooley’s Ferry
Bois d’Arc Créek
Hope-DeAnn Road
CWA
Joe Flow
Floyd
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RFC
Stanford
Brookwood
Paisley
Oglesby
Highway 67
D. M. Finley
Finley
Patmos
Paimos
Tom Drake
P. W. Taylor
Oscar Rider
Jesee Payne
Nath Rider
Effort to Block Repeal Delayed by Court Rejected
A DC Supreme Court justice rejected a bid to stop the proclamation announcing ratification of the prohibition repeal. William Philips, acting Secretary of State, prepared to issue the proclamation as expected.
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Washington
F. Dickinson Letts
District of Columbia Supreme Court
William Philips
Pennsylvania Ratifies Prohibition Repeal Amid Utah Vote
Pennsylvania joined Utah in ratifying the 21st amendment, at 12:50 PM Tuesday, signaling end of national prohibition. A court challenge by Canon William Chase of New York failed. Government weighing releasing medicinal liquor stocks around 14 million gallons for beverage use after repeal to ensure supply and curb bootleg trade.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Utah
House panel backs tax revision plan for 237 million yearly
Washington report says the Ways and Means subcommittee proposed a preliminary tax revision program likely to raise 237 million dollars annually. The plan includes increased surtaxes and broad changes, with heavy taxes aimed at personal holding companies before full committee hearings begin.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Senate to Probe Coach Stock Deal
Senate investigators said Tuesday they will examine a $10 million pool in Seaboard Air Line securities involving Harvey Couch, director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, whose stock participation occurred before his federal appointment.
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Washington
Senate
Uesday
Chase National Bank
Seaboard
Harvey Couch
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Post
Repeal's Here in San Francisco Seedy Drunkard
A disheveled man in San Francisco, drunk before repeal, resists police order. A kindly patrolman assists him briefly but calls for a wagon. The man protests that repeal brings danger and threatens legal action if jailed.
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San Francisco
Hotels consider earak eake charge for guests with bottles
Chicago hotel managers, reacting to prohibition repeal, weigh a new earak eake style charge for guests who bring their own bottles to discourage hip drinking. The move aims to curb patron self-service alcohol amid the repeal era.
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Chicago
North South Girls Tie for 4-H Honor
Glen Sherwood of Larned Kansas named the healthiest American boy at the National Boys and Girls 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. Two girls Shirley Drew of Fayette Mississippi and Custa Millspaugh of Mount Pleasant Iowa tied for the girls honor, making the event a close contest.
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Glen Sherwood
Larned
Kas
Congress
Tesday
Shirley Drew
Fayette
Miss
Custa
Millspaugh
Mount Pleasant
Lows
Shepherds hear angel message of a savior in Bethlehem
The angel tells the shepherds to seek the newborn savior in the city of David, wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger, signaling a humble birth in Bethlehem. The scene emphasizes divine announcement and the expected messianic arrival.
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David
Elothus Ising
Anger Triggers Voting Ban in Three Louisiana Parishes
Huey Long forces face violent opposition as residents block elections in three of twelve Sixth District parishes. Balloting canceled there while elsewhere in the district voting proceeds with light turnout amid fears of bloodshed and widespread ballot bonfires.
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Baton Rough
Huey Long
Boliver Kemp
Long
France Steadily Losing Her Gold
Paris report notes Bank of France will announce another loss of nearly 10 million francs in gold bringing total drain to about 5 billion francs in under two months. England is taking the bulk to support the pound. France may endure losses up to 10 to 15 billion francs. Box supper by DeAnn Ladies Auxiliary Friday night funds Baptist church improvements. Public invited.
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Paris
France
Bank of France
America
England
DeAnn
Baptist Church
Negro Gets Bird But Law Gets Him in Municipal Court
George Jenkins, an African American man, was arrested and convicted Monday in municipal court on petit larceny for possessing a large turkey identified as Howard Collier’s. Judge W. K. Lemley fined him $10 and costs and sentenced him to a day in jail.
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Wray
May Shapley
Will White
Roosevelt Garland
Bliss Lee
McKinley Carson
Sally Lou Halbert
Tolbert Moxley
LeRoy Muldrow
Rennie
Bailey Smith
Lindberghs Again Fail in Take Off
Col Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh prepared for a midnight attempt to fly 1900 miles to South America from Bathurst Gambia. The red monoplane remained stuck on calm Gambian river waters as fuel load and weather hindered lift. They worked to lighten the craft while hoping for favorable Harmattan winds.
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Bathurst
Gambia
Africa
Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Lindbergh
Senator Lewis Vanishes on Speaking Tour
Illinois Senator James Hamilton Lewis failed to arrive by noon from the north for a Springfield Missouri address and did not appear at a Chicago area event. Associates voiced worry as his law office had heard nothing since he left Chicago Wednesday night and reportedly departed from Springfield toward St. Louis Friday afternoon.
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Illinois
Dallas
Texas
James Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Aator Lewis
Springfield
Inois
St. Louis
A F L Proposes Open Liquor Sale Framework
Washington dispatch reports William Green president of the American Federation of Labor urged liquor control be framed to allow open sale. He proposed licenses tied to individuals, not locations, with strong vetting including character, finances, and a personal surety bond requirement.
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Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Greece May Yet Return Sam Insull
Greek premier Panayotis Tsaldaris said Greece would seek a way to deport Samuel Insull to satisfy U S demands, while noting treaties prevent handover. Greek courts have twice refused extradition of the former Chicago utilities magnate linked to a collapsed empire and related indictments.
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Greece
Samuel Insull
United States
Panayotis Tsaldaris
Chicago
Ibis
Ward Chosen by State Druggists in Seventh District
Frank Ward, local druggist, was named on a district committee of druggists from the seventh congressional district to enforce the retail drug store code under the NRA. R L Broach and Ward will hear complaints of code violations and attempt settlements before escalating to the state pharmaceutical association. Complaints may come from fellow druggists, employees, or the public.
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Frank Ward
NRA
R. L. Broach
John P. Cox Drug Company
Mr. Ward
el Dorado
Ward
State Pharmaceutical Association
Dawes Reduces Big R F C Loan Record
The Dawes controlled Central Republican Bank loan of 1932 was cut to 62,157,596 dollars and now viewed as a demand note. The Corporate Recorder notes 27,842,403 dollars repaid and 2,283,958 dollars in interest collected. Collateral in Chicago Federal Reserve vaults totals 91,645,679 dollars.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Dawes
Central Republican Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
Senate Banking Committee
Ind
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Fletcher
Senate Committee
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Urge Veterans to Enroll on CWA Roll
State Commander Charles Kelley urged post commanders to form joint American Legion committees in Little Rock to ensure unemployed war veterans are registered with county re employment offices for Civil Works Administration projects.
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Little Rock
Charles Kelley
American Legion
Civil Works Administration
Bond Talks Start On Arkansas Highway Debt Refunding
LITTLE ROCK Discussions opened between the State Bond Refunding Committee and bondholders to explore a new highway debt refunding plan. Six officers and bankers from New York and Des Moines arrived to join subcommittee talks chaired by State Bank Commissioner Marion Wasson, with attendees from state and legislative sides.
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Little Rock
State
New York
Des Moines
Saoreedytivan
Futrell
State Bank
Marion Wasson
Kenneth M. Keefe
Halsey-Stuart & Co
William L. DeBost
Union Savings Bank of New York
Philip A. Benson
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
W. W. Ecker
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
David M. Wood
Thomson, Wood & Hoffman
J. G. Gamble
Warren
John C. Ashley
Melbourne
Carroll C. Hollensworth
Bradley County
Byrd's Flagship Reaches New Zealand Safe
Admiral Byrd's Antarctic flagship arrived in Wellington New Zealand Tuesday night confirming the ship's safe arrival amid ongoing Antarctic mission coverage.
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New Zealand
Wellington
Admiral Byrd
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