Echoes Of Protest Over Road Building Funds Cut
The article notes opposition in Congress to the President's plan to lower federal road building appropriations from 200 million to not more than 125 million annually. Democrats Hayden and Cartwright urge maintaining state plans already funded and warn against breaking faith with states. It argues budget balancing will require broader cuts and criticizes relying on federal spending as Santa Claus. It cites indirect taxes and calls for reducing public expenditures to lower taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
New Deal
House
Senato
R Hayden
Arizona
Cartwright
Oklahoma
Santa Claus
Uncle Sam
Chusetts
Hidden taxes hit every wage earner and shopper
The article argues hidden taxes burden the average worker, detailing how 12 cents of every dollar of wages go to taxes on rent, clothing, entertainment, food, and fuel. It cites Jesse Jones and Congressman Treadway, noting social security deductions and rising living costs as part of the tax load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. O U
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treadway
Massa
World leadership and internationalists in U S policy debate
An old editorial critiques internationalists who seek U S leadership in world affairs. It argues Americans oppose entanglements but would bear the cost of sanctions and war, noting that only during World War I did the United States truly lead and that diplomacy often masks military reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
United States
League of Nations
World Court
Senate
League
Europe
China
Japan
America
Sam
Women Move Against Reds Organize to Battle Communism
Patriotic women form The American Women Against Communism to curb the spread of communism in the United States. Mrs. A Cressy Morrison, president, discusses their aims and early remarks from a 1933 San Diego visit about perceived threats to home church and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
A. Cressy Morrison
Reds
Russia
California
Awakening to the Communist Threat in California
A Los Angeles police chief’s speech warns of communist tactics he observed in California including attacks on Imperial Valley farmers and sowing racial hatred. He cites agents in the US, clever psychology, and influence in churches colleges and schools as a growing subversive force. The narrator then recalls meeting anti American scholars and begins a one man campaign to alert the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Los Angeles
California
Imperial Valley
New York
New England Shifts Back Toward Prewar Political Norms
The piece notes a drift in New England toward old political moorings after the 1936 Roosevelt landslide. Governors criticize national policy, urge budget balance and tax restraint, while wary of reciprocal trade pacts with Czecho Slovakia and Great Britain. Local protectionism and relief costs fuel concern.
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New England
Washington
Joseph B. Higl
Massachusetts
Connecticut Manufacturers’ Association
Morgenthau
Senate
House
Hall
Uncle Sam
Czecho- Slovakia
Europe
Great Britain
Congress Has Its Chance to Restore Its Power
The article argues Congress has yielded many duties to the executive and now has an opportunity, led by the Senate, to reclaim its historic authority through immediate corrective action. It frames the moment as a test of Congresss prestige and constitutional role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Executive Department
Senate
Constitution Sections Guide Congress Powers and Duties
A New York Sun reflection urges Members of Congress to reassert the Constitution era and defend independent action. It argues against executive delegation and lump-sum appropriations and for a government representing the people over bureaucracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Treasury
New York Sun
Marriage of Robert H Brown and Libble Morton
Robert H Brown cashier of Clark County Bank married Libble Morton Thursday evening at her parents home in a small ceremony officiated by Rev. J. W. Horner. Congratulations and thanks from the office for a supply of cake accompany the union.
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Robert H Brown
Clark County Bank
Miss Libble
John Morton
J. W. Horner
Menry Holloway
Clark
California
Indian Territory
J H. Elder
Chrisman
Marshall Crossing
Hopkins
Josh Montgomery
Do. A. Purdum
Forty Years Ago Bride Married In Local Ceremony
The notice recalls the wedding of Miss May Eitel to Fred Eitel at the bride’s parents’ home four miles southwest of Marshall with Elder John A. Sweet officiating. They plan housekeeping in the home built for them and start a new life with bright prospects.
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Fred’ Eitel
Marshall
John A. Sweet
Lewis
Springfield
James Ashley
Neadmore
Ashley
Lawrence Pearce
May Cline
Terre Haute
West Union
John Ingram
Canyon City
Colorado
Frank Cline
Lawrence
Our New Minister Attracts Big Crowds In January
Thirty years ago manager Janney booked a premier attraction titled Our New Minister for January 22 drawing large audiences nationwide. Sam Montgomery and a trapping party returned from Big Creek with five mink and 151 muskrat hides. Ruth Booth Poorman wed Arthur Poorman at noon at Edwin Booths home on South Hamilton in a ring ceremony. Reverend Miles conducted the service with relatives in attendance. Hodge displayed curios including a 1756 family Bible from Edinburg. Amon Prichard tied as Rose Poly captain for next year after three strong seasons.
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Janney
Sam Montgomery
Big Creek
Edwin Booth
Hamilton Street
Ruth
Arthur Poorman
Miles
Congregational Church
H. G. Hodge
King’s
England
Hodge
Edinburg
Scotland
King's Book Store
Amon Prichard
Rose Poly
Amos
Robinson to Join Ohio Oil Co in Findlay
Frank A. Robinson will move to Findlay Ohio at the start of the year to take a position in the offices of the Ohio Oil Co similar to the one he held in Marshall for twelve years. Mrs. Robinson and daughter will remain in Marshall until the end of the school year. Lieut. L. M. Kiplinger is ordered to report for duty at Camp Taylor Louisville Kentucky.
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Frank A. Robinson
Findlay
Ohio
Ohio Oil Coin
George Tincher
Topeks
Kansas
Charles A. Bruner
Tincher
Topeka
Chicago
Jemba Timne
L. M. Kiplinger
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Kentucky
Second place in Clark County Spelling Contest noted
Ten years ago Miss Mildred Carroll placed second in the Clark County Spelling Contest. Police arrested Clarence Steurwald alias Robert James Emerson of Strassburg Illinois on suspicion after finding a stolen Cadillac Brougham owned by Mrs. William Root of Terre Haute. A Christmas tree will be erected on the court house square for candy and gifts distribution on Christmas Eve.
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Mildred Carroll
Clark County
Charles Short
Clarence Steurwald
Robert James Emerson
Strassburg
Illinois
William Root
Terre Haute
Ras
Virginia Shaw
Marshall
John McCauley
James Colgrove
Howard Leach
Court House Square
C. R. Johnson
Hartford City
Indiana
Sixth Street
Gene Kelley
Pythian Theatre tonight features Over the Goal and Law for Tombstone
The Pythian Theater presents a double feature Tonight and tomorrow night with Over the Goal featuring Johnnie Scat Davis and Buck Jones in Low for Tombstone. Davis, a Warner Bros. singing comedian, rose from early trumpet and scat roots to film fame after a debut solo in Terre Haute.
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Pythian
Tombstone
Johnnie
Davis
Warner Bros
Cab Calloway
Jacki O'Grady
Terre Haute
Indiana
Brazil
Fred Waring
Dick Powell
Pythian Theatre
William Hopper
Hopper
June Travis
Buck Jones
Buck
Hollywood Scenarist Praised as Best by Fleming for Captains Courageous
Pat O Brien weighs in on casting Gone With The Wind opinions as Joan Blondell eyed for Scarlett O Hara. Black In Circulation at Pythian Theatre Tuesday December 21 and Eddie Cantor in Ali Baba Goes to Town December 22 23 with a star packed cast and songs by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Fleming
Pythian Theatre
George Bernard Shaw
H. G. Wells
Britain
Kipling
Fleming
Hollywood
Pat O'Brien
O’brien
Joan Blondell
Scarlett O’hara
Joan
Warmier Bros
Pat
Maggie the Magnificent
New York
Jean Engels
Eddie Cantor
Twentieth Century-Fox
Ali Baba
Tony Martin
Roland Young
Jime Lang
Louise Hovick
Mack Gordon
Harry Revel
Local Names Gifted Free Theatre Tickets at Herald
Sphinx selects Miss Nell Murphy Mrs Homer Cooper Mrs Roscoe Nelson and Mrs Jessie Pearce to receive free tickets to the Pythian Theatre if they call at the Herald office. The item notes John Howard Payne’s “Home Sweet Home” and jokes about rhyming with Federal Housing Administration.
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Sphinx
Nell Murphy
Homer Cooper
Roscoe Nelson
Jessie Pearce
Pythian Theatre
Herald Office
John Howard Payne
Federal Housing Administration
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Marshall Herald
Wabash Valley Printing Co
Marahall
Dlinois
Mark Stewart
Carlos Stewart
Calvin Coolidge
Herald
Marshall, Il
Ilinois
World Leadership
Bill Forsythe
Dean Fox
Clayton iGard
Gertrude Higgins
Rudyard Kipling
Bubeck & Gallagher
Gall Marshall
Clark County Loan & Finance CO
Archer Ave
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