Soil action urged as erosion losses loom large
A long editorial urges urgent soil conservation citing a U.S. Soil Conservation Service survey showing 735 million acres eroded, costing billions annually. It warns major parties must act, praises enforcement measures for Fourth of July safety, and condemns lax dog control during rabies risk with calls for penalties and stricter policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
United States
Texas
New York State
Great Piedmont
New Jersey
Alabama
Coch Andaslal
Oklahoma
Power policy clash over Bonneville rate controls broadens
Washington Daybook reports a battle among Pacific Northwest senators over a bill to regulate Bonneville Project rates under a proposed federal power policy. Pope pushes TVA style blanket rates, while Oregon and Washington senators favor Army control with limited FPC input, sparking disputes over profit sharing and scope.
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Washington
TVA
Pacific Northwest
Bonneville
Columbia River
Federal Power Commission
Grand Coulee
Fort Peck
Mont
Boulder Canyon Dam
Casper-Al~cova
Wye
St. Lawrence Project
Pope
Idaho
Oregon
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Blue Mountains
Snake River Valley
Portland
Washington-Oregon
Boise
Columbia Valley Authority
TVA Ok Authority
Army
Bonneville Bar
The
Power Commission
Norris
Nebraska
TYA
How's Your Health Dr Lago Galdston Focuses On Teeth
Dr Lago Galdston warns diseased teeth threaten health by spreading bacteria to the digestive and circulatory systems. He notes pyorrhea and gingivitis worsen infection, with acids and pus entering the stomach. Teeth are seen as a potential focus of infection, especially before major surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lago Galdston
Opinion quotes span parties and politicians across the era
A collage of readers and editorial voices from the era includes remarks on singing with a microphone, Maine shifting to Republicans, nostalgia for Old Glory, critiques of governing classes, third party viability, and pithy comments on boondoggling. Notable sources include Shreveport Journal, Olney Nelson, Kalamazoo Gazette, Roncage Times, Ashland Independent, Norfolk Virginian Pilot, and Indianapolis News.
Reed Smith and Reed's Missouri rebellion unsettles party
State leaders unaffected as Reed and Smith launch walkout against Roosevelt ticket. Missouri figures like Harris and McKittrick defend the party line, while Pendergast loyalties loom over potential shifts. Analysts weigh Reed's impact on local and national races and party cohesion amid anti New Deal dissent.
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Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
James A. Reed
Reed
Missouri Jefferson
William Hirth
Columbia Farm
T. J. Pendergast
State Administration
R. E. O'Malley
Insurance Department
Major Linga
Stark
Hirth
Frank G. Harris
Roy McKittrick
Dwight H. Brown
Governor Park
Democratic Barly
Jim Reed
Harris
Park
Smith
Missouri
McKittrick
State
Reed-Smith-Ely Bott
Brown
Oarts
Jackson County
Senate
Missourian
Pendergast
Lloyd O. Stark
Forrest Smith
Alf M. Landon
James P. Alward
Tax receipts rise as June collections show boost
Secretary Morgenthau announced that income tax collections for the first twenty days of June reached 298.5 million dollars, up 23 percent from a year earlier. The daily treasury statement also suggested year end receipts would surpass Roosevelt’s 1.434 billion estimate, with 1.105 billion collected through June 20.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Lightning Kills 15YearOld at Farm Doorstep
In Festus Missouri on June 22 a lightning bolt struck Raymond Grass a 15 year old boy as he stood in the doorway of his farm home. The youth died shortly after. The incident occurred near Festus and was reported by UP.
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Festus, Mo
Raymond Grass
Miles
Iowa
Adrian Patterson
Reynold Erickson
Erickson
Patterson
Boy Drowns in Current River at Welch Cave
Eminence Missouri with Lyle Mascher age seven drowned in the Current river at Welch Cave after slipping from the bank while dishing yesterday. The incident occurred in Welch Cave region near Welch. Local authorities investigated the drowning as a tragic accident.
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Eminence
Lyle Mascher
Welch Cave
Convention All Ets to Sign Up Roosevelt Again
Democratic convention crowds fill Convention Hall in Philadelphia with mock solemnity as Franklin D Roosevelt is courted for a second term while reporters, vendors, and protesters mingle outside. The scene features organ blasts, sunflower symbols, and playful jabs at party rivals amid early convention proceedings.
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Roosevelt
J. Henry Smythe
London
Cleveland
J. Henry
Independence Hall
Ed Halsey
Grasshoppers Eat Shirts of Workers in Fields in Kansas
Four Kansas State College agronomy workers in Manhattan found holes as big as dollars chewed in their shirts after two hours of field work. The odd field incident underlines the unusual crop pest tale from Associated Press dispatches.
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Kansas
Associated Press
Manhattan
Kansas State College Agronomy Department
Dock workers in St Louis get 10 percent wage hike
St Louis dock workers received a 10 percent wage increase ordered by Gen. T. Q. Ashburn, head of the Inland Waterways Corporation. The new pay scale sets wages at 44 cents per hour.
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ST. Louis
T. Q. Ashburn
Inland Waterways Corporation
Sedalia City Cuts Electric Rates After Audit
Sedalia Missouri June 28 The Doherty controlled city light and traction company and the city council agreed to lower electric rates saving consumers about 26700 annually. Rates drop from 2 dollars per 25 kilowatts to 1.75 dollars 4.35 dollars per 100 kilowatts to 410 and 8.60 dollars per 259 kilowatts to 8335. The plan uses five years savings for a new city hall and then to consumers. A North Dakota statute notes all children are legitimate with equal rights to support and inheritance.
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Sedalia
City, Light and Traction Company
Burns and McDennett
Kansas City
B. J. Bahner
Georgia Governor Talmadge shifts in party line at Roosevelt convention
Philadelphia June 93 AP Governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia, long a New Deal gadfly, is moving out of the party’s national councils as Clark Howell Sr. gains the post. Talmadge abstains from attending the Philadelphia convention, pledged to support nominees and keep his administration within the party. Georgia delegation transfers title pending ratification.
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Philadelphia
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Roosevelt
Talmadge
Clark Howell
Atlanta Constitution
Council of the National Committee
Missouri Minute Men Send Congratulation Telegram
The Missouri minute men of the constitution sent a telegram of congratulations to Goy Alfred BE Smith and four Democratic dissenters to the New Deal including Senator James A. Reed. Signed by Ames W. Byrnes, the group now numbers over 10,000 Missouri workers and professionals pledging to preserve the original form of government. Bee remarks about flea-borne bees follow, noting fleas are 1606 inch long and invisible.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Minute Men of the Constitution
Goy
Alfred BE
Smith
James A. Reed
Missouri
Ames W. Byrnes
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Stisspark
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
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Herbert Plummer
Richard Crooks
Florida Canal
Passamaquoddy Tide Central
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Shreveport
Lia. Journal
Ashington
Mother
Olney Nelson
National
Lord Robert Cecil
Kalamazoo
Mich
White House
Che
Roncake
Ashland
Norfolk
Indianapolis News
TATE
Reed Bolt
Jim
Ticket
McLemore
Henry McLemore
United Press
Statf
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Avenue
Rome
Brownie
Amic
Il Fed
Guymon
Kim Farley
Halsey
Rosa Bonheur
Jesse Hartzell
North Dakota
Cole County
Herbert H. Schubert
Louis L. Walther
Judge County
Henry L. Heidbreder
Wymore
Popeye
Eagar Kennedy
Scopfl
Capitol Theatre
Schmeling-Louis
Dubinsky Bros
Hare
Wilsons
Ray
Miller
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