One Man to Blame Roosevelt in WPA Relief Debate
John T. Flynn argues in early Congress that relief reform is needed and assigns responsibility to President Roosevelt for WPA scandals. He criticizes hastily planned county boards, urges intelligent long term relief with local funding, and calls for a national reform with professional administration and taxation funding.
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Sesson
Congress
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Jim Parley
D. Roosevelt
Commerce Department
One Strong Fleet Two Canals Best National Defense
Navy unity and a doubled canal program are urged as national defense. George Fielding Ellot argues for a two-canal plan and stronger fleet, contrasting U S expansion with Germany and Japan. He cites ship totals, recalls, and strategic needs in a 1938 essay.
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George Fielding Ellot
Forior
Anny
National Defense
Ellot
New Bayes Warns of Urgent Military Base Build Up
Washington reports the Department of the Haygard congress urges 30 new air, submarine, destroyer and mine bases in the United States and territories to deter aggressors. The plan would demand massive shipyard expansion and great expense, with little permanent utility if safer alternatives exist. The note emphasizes immediate necessity for strengthening defenses.
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Washington
Haygard Congress
United States
Power strengths chart shows six major powers on paper
The chart, compiled by the U S Navy, lists total ships built building or appropriated for all classes as of Nov 35 4058. It notes an orderly replacement program and development of 26 butte ships. Also mentions Wyoming commemorating the day 69 years after granting suffrage to women, the first state or territory to do so.
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U.S. Navy
Wyoming
Wyoming Territory
Cotton opening and closing bids in New Orleans market
New Orleans cotton opened Tuesday at 8.51 and closed at 8.56 bid with 958 asked. Spot cotton closed by live points with middling at .70.
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New Orleans
Economy Urged as Solons Prepare Address in Arkansas
Governor Carl Bailey said he will urge the General Assembly in his upcoming address to push state economy measures. He will also advocate cutting freight rates and equalizing ad valorem tax assessments. Special tax sources yielded 194, the Arkansas Revenue Department reports total collections of 94,080,625.31 from 33 sources between 1934 and 1949, with year-by-year totals listed.
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Little Rock
Carl BE. Bailey
General Assembly
la Big
Arkansas Unneral Assembly
State Treasury
Stte Revenue Department
Cranium Crackers and Conflicting Claims Quiz
A fragmentary page presents a quiz with statements about Noziv a math term, Kate Smith nicknamed "The Last of the Red Hot Mamimus," Douglas Fairbanks famous for the Hamburg wear, and claims that Japan and China are not officially at war, plus Hitler being a vegetarian. The page is page two with unclear context.
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Noziv
Kate Smith
A. Douglas Fairbanks
Hamburg
Japan
Chine
Hitler
Auswers Val
Local Chamber Leaders clash over Hope mill strike
Labor officials of Hope condemn the Hope Chamber of Commerce board resolution criticizing peaceful picketing at the Gunter Brothers sawmill. Pickets remain at the mill with shifts of fifty workers. a third conference with Gunter executives may occur Wednesday as Malvern strike activity continues and leaders consider next steps.
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Hope
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Brothers
W. EF. Hutchens
Isbor
Warren
Malvern
A. B. Cook Lumber Company
Hutchens
Gunter Firms
Union Union of
Arkansas
Hope Star
Chamber of Commerce of Hope
Chaimber of Commerce of Hope
Little Rockah
Ed I. McKinley
South Arkansas
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
A. F
L. McKinley
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Tyron Edwads
Record Amount of Gold Flows Into U S
NEW YORK 49 Gold influx this year is expected to reach a record around 1,850,000,000 dollars, compare with 1,600,000,000 in 1937 and 2,740,000,000 in 1934. Behind the surge of yellow metal lies a record export balance and unsettled foreign markets. Despite recession, foreigners favor investments in the United States over home markets.
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New York
Sheriff Baker to Open Hope Office for Public
Sheriff Clarence E. Baker announced plans to open an office in Hope soon for public convenience. He noted requests from nearly every township for commissioned deputies and explained a new requirement for deputies to post a $5,000 bond, with each deputy bearing a $29 cost.
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Hope
Clarence E. Baker
Tuest
Washington
Baker
Daladier pledges French defense in Tunisia during Tunis visit
Premier Daladier assured the Bey of Tunis that France will defend Tunisia with its military if needed. He entered Tunis to jubilant crowds, vowed to maintain the protectorate even at the risk of war with Italy. Meanwhile in Texas, Garner reports a federal hatchery distributed about 120,000 young fish to streams in Uvalde and nearby counties.
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Tunisia
Daladier
France
Dominalian
Uvalde
Texas
Jobn Garner
Goebbels
Virgil
Rheydt
Germany
Third Reich
Heidelberg
Guebbels
Leo
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Mind Your Manners Quiz Answers Reveal Etiquette Rules
A 1938 NEA Service feature presents a Q and A on polite conduct for gifts and greetings. It asks whether to name a gift in a thank you note, whether to feel obliged by unexpected gifts, and how to handle holiday notes and host gifts with a final solution summary.
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Acopyright
NEA
Goebbels Faces Scandal as Heir to Nazi Propaganda Power
London report alleges Joseph Goebbels faced beating by Gustav Froelich’s allies amid a scandal over his relationship with Magda Goebbels. The piece recalls Goebbels’ rise from a clubfooted student to Nazi propaganda chief, noting Hitler’s possible anger and Magda’s planned divorce as the crisis unfolds.
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Milton Bronner
NEA
London
Joseph Goebbels
Gustav Froelich
Goebbels
Frau Froelich
Reich
Hitler
Nazi Dinityi
Barnum
Richard
Hiller
Germany
Goebbels Scandal Echoes David and Uriah Tale
A reported scandal centered on Joseph Goebbels parallels the biblical account of David and Uriah. The piece contrasts Nazism's politics with a king's adultery and murder scheme, highlighting the moral implications and sensational echoes within the German leadership.
Senate Campaign Body Also Slaps at Revenue Fund Critics
The Senate campaign expenditures committee criticized relief funds and urged legislation to curb offenses by political actors. It cleared candidates of major accusations, sustained some Arkansas campaign charges, and noted common practices in campaign fundraising while highlighting internal revenue issues. The Dies Committee blamed Labor for espionage and propaganda and urged NLRA oversight, while the ICC described railroad woes from rising competition and defended its regulatory approach.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Internal Revenue
Arkansas
Hattie Wy
John’ L. McClellan
Caray ‘Powen
Réverue Co . Adking
Adkins
Dies
Dies Emittee
Department of Labor
United States
House
National Labor Relations Board
David J. Saposs
NLRE
David and Bathsheba and the story of the lamb
The passage recounts Bathsheba mourning her husband then becoming David's wife and bearing a son. Jehovah approves David after the prophet Nathan condemns a rich man who steals a poor man’s lamb, and David acknowledges the guilt, claiming the man deserves death and restoration fourfold.
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David
Jehovah
Neachan
Nathan
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