Tammany F Hall and Texas in Quarrel Factions Face House Fight
Byron Price reports from Washington on the Democratic House leadership struggle between Sam Rayburn and John J. O Connor. Vice President Garner backs Rayburn openly, while O Connor denies ties to administration support. Pennsylvania boss Guffey and New York allies loom large as factions plot for the opening of Congress.
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Byron Price
Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
John J. O'Connor
House
Garner
Senate
Rayburn
Garter
Pennsylvania
Joe Burns
Buchanan
O'Conner
Clarke
Missouri
Congress
Rayburn O Connor contrast in House leadership debate
The article surveys Democratic leadership dynamics as Rayburn and O Connor embody contrasting styles. It notes regional machine influences from Pennsylvania to Chicago and New Jersey, predicts a tough majority push, and hints at O Connor's potential return to control of the rules committee if defeated. It ends with a humorous street exchange.
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Moreiston
Rankin
Doughton
Rayburn
O'Connor
Texas
Father Coughlin
New York City
Buchanan
O'Cannor
House
Elastic Stomachs Explain WPA Lunch Impact in Denver
Denver report notes that children in the WPA hot lunch program eat more on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Colorado WPA administrator Paul D. Shriver says weekend meals are scarce, causing stomachs to shrink Saturday and Sunday. By Tuesday, meals are larger, while intake decreases later in the week.
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Denver
Paul D. Shriver
Colorado
WPA
Shriver
Circus Trick Request Question to Nurse
A dialog asks a nurse if she is trained and then requests she perform tricks at a brother’s circus. The exchange centers on professional credentials and willingness to entertain, hinting at expectations of performer who is also a caregiver.
Matrimonial Dyspepsia Jokes Echo Club Foot Aside
A witty exchange riffs on misfit footwear and marriage. One character notes a man wearing the left shoe on the right foot, another quips after twenty years he thought himself club-footed. The punchline: his wife does not agree with him.
Relief Likely to Run Many Years
Washington editorials warn the unemployed, especially long-term and marginal workers, will burden relief programs long after the Depression ends. Six years without steady work erodes morale and skills, delaying reentry for older and less skilled men as relief agencies face a holdover problem for a decade or more.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
Kellogg Birthday Marks Peace Pact Founder
Former U. S. secretary of state Frank B Kellogg turns eighty as European crises strain the peace he helped shape. Kellogg won the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize for his Kellogg Briand pact, his career defining achievement. His birthday falls on December 22.
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Frank B. Keltoga
U. S
Kellogg
NYA Jobs Go Begging In Washington Colleges
Some Washington colleges have filled only about half of their $25 month NYA job quotas. Many students seek full time posts as elevator operators for Congress or as capital police while continuing schooling on the side.
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Washington
National Youth Administration
Congress
Capital Police
Weekend social notes from Washington and nearby towns
Washington J P Byers and Bill Delany spent last Sunday in Hot Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Card and family of Hope visited Mr. and Mrs. J R Card. Rainey Jett of Little Rock visited old friends around town Saturday through Monday. Dr J C Williams preached two sermons at the Presbyterian church Sunday. Lee McDonald and W H Etter spent Sunday in Nevada county. Russell Rowe returned to work after visiting Damascus C C Camp for his ill son. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Rowe of Henderson Texas visited in Washington Route 2 area. Mr. and Mrs. J H Nannie of Ozas visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rowe.
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J.P. Byers
Bill Delany
Hot Springs
Guy Card
Hope
J. R. Card
Rainey Jett
Little Rock
Crit. Sturrt
Columbus
J.C. Williams
Presbyterian Church
Lee McDonald
W. H. Etter
Nevada County
Russell Rowe
Damascus
Ark
Marshall Rowe
Henderson
Texas
Washington
J. H. Nannie
Ozas
Paul Rowe
Weekend Socials Touch Texarkana and Hope Totals
Families and friends gathered across Texarkana and Hope with visits from Murfreesboro High School faculty Miss Smily Sue Alford and locals like Mrs. Evelyn Hubbard and Mrs. Lee Holt. Guests included Miss Alford, Mr. and Mrs. Houston Wolff, and the Delony family amid weekend shopping and Sunday calls.
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W. J. Stroud
J. P. Byora
Misa Letha Frogler
Vernon Messer
Texarkana
Pasadeg
L. F. Monroe
Smily Sue Alford
Murfreesboro High School
Houston Wolff
Hope
Lee Holt
Larry Gaddis
Redesea
Evelyn
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Simokestone
Cafe Clair
Gun Metal
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Saunter
Tailleur
Manhattan
Atterson’s Department Store
By Sylvia
Chuck
Pt Srse
The
NYA
A. C. Erwin
Ward & Son
Beis
Chevrolet
Renuine Fisher
Cuhvrolet Motor
Deviston
General Motors
Salex Corporation
Detrost, Michigan
Fisher
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