George N Peek is Promoted to head foreign markets agency
The Tribune notes George N Peek leaves the Federal Farm Administration for a new role as head of an agency tasked with opening foreign markets. The piece contrasts Peek with Tugwell and Wallace, arguing Peek favors expanding foreign demand through tariffs and salesmanship while cautioning against eroding private farmer profits. The column also comments on J David Stern acquiring the New York Evening Post and potential shifts under his leadership.
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Satuchez
Associete
Associated Press
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Jefersal City
Missouri
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Peek
George N. Peek
Federal Farm Administration
Wallace
Tugwell
Sam
Moline Flow Company
New York Evening Posh
J. David Stern
Philadelphia Record
Alexander Hamilton
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Post
New York Sun
Thomas Lamont
Cyrus H.E. Curtis
Philadelphia Ledger
Record
New York Evening Post
William Cullen Bryant
E. L. Godkin
Rex Tugwell
Mordecai Ezekiel
AAA
George Peck
Judge Gaddy Denounces St Joseph Lynching Bias
Buchanan County Judge J Gaddy calls a special grand jury to indict mop leaders in the St Joseph necktie affair. He argues delays in law invite mobs while praising fair trial rights. Alabama cases and mob violence are cited as dangers, urging lawful proceedings and urging support for TB seal campaign.
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Fudge Gaddy
J. ¥. Gaddy
Buchanan County
St. Joseph
Gaddy
Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
New York Herald- Tribunne
Decatur
Landon Flas Done Well in Missouri Session
Governor Alf Landon led Missouri through a special session that passed relief bills and adjourned. The Kansas legislature showed a near balance between parties, with Dems and Republicans acting in a businesslike manner. The piece urges Missouri to seek a more even split to avoid political deadlock.
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Kansas
Alf Landon
Landon
Kansas Solons
Missouri Editorials Hitlers Church War
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports that Hitler faces strong religious opposition as he seeks to co ordinate German churches into pro Nazi bodies. About 3000 Protestant pastors protest the German Christian plan and Catholics resist too, signaling a major internal struggle that could threaten his authority.
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Villard Decries Inflation Stance Labeling as Tory
Oswald Garrison Villard, editor of the radical Nation, is described as a Wall Street Tory for his strong opposition to inflationary policies. The Kansas City Star notes the debate over whether anti inflation arguments should be judged on merits rather than labels like Bolsheviks or Tories.
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Oswald Garrison Villard
Radical Nation
Wall Street
Kansas City Star
Rodney Leitcher
NER
Washington
NRA
Tennessee
Star
New Deal period item on liquor plans and press code
A December Washington dispatch reviews debates over a national newspaper publishing code and a proposed federal liquor monopoly. It notes Roosevelt rejecting monopoly plans while backing a temporary AAA code, plus a lighter aside on Envoy Jefferson Caffrey heading to Cuba and his habit of chewing match sticks.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
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Jefferson Caffrey
Dear Santa Claus plea targets public spending and officials
In a humorous public opinion letter to the Post Tribune the writer asks Santa to persuade registrators to go home to save taxes, argues about state car purchases and pork barrel politics, and cautions officials to avoid stamping feelings, noting it is too late to...
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Santa Claus
The
Post-Tribune
Duck Hunters and Tax Debates Highlight State Woes
A taxpayer laments slow deliberations that could have saved quarter million in liquor taxes. The note implies urgency in government actions amid national concerns. The piece then shifts to duck hunters in Minnesota whose lead shot contaminated lakes, causing lead poisoning among visiting ducks.
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Minnesota
Letters to Santa Bring Happier Christmas Hope in Chicago
Assistant Postmaster John T. McGrath notes more letters to Santa this year, with kids asking for toys rather than food. He has substituted for Santa for thirteen years, coordinating donations from individuals and organizations to deliver gifts in time for Christmas. A brief regional note also mentions the kangaroo rat found in the southwest, clarifying it is not a true kangaroo.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
John T. McGarth
McGrath
Santa
Murder of Tracy King draws in music world ally
In a street scene Bannister and Gainey team with disillusioned musician Al Drugan to pursue clues in the death of Tracy King, the orchestra leader. Drugan recalls a single person with motive, while Bannister notices a poster of Adele Allen as the case deepens amid city sights and police theories.
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