Remembering the Great Depression 1930s hardships and hope
A reflective overview recalls the Great Depression era from 1929 to 1934-1935, detailing bank runs and closures, unemployment peaks, and Breadlines. It contrasts 1930s prices with 1970s figures, cites the Bonus Army march on Washington, farm foreclosures, and social strains, ending with Roosevelt and Ford references.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roses Parade Contest Open To Credit Union Members
The Ohio Credit Union League sponsors a 1976 Tournament of Roses Parade queen contest with Butler County participation. Entries are due at Middletown American Legion on Thursday at 6 30 p m. Contest runs in February leading to a state contest in Cleveland during April convention. Requirements: female, at least 18, and a credit union member. In other business, Beckman Dickerson distributers reps attended the Anheuser Busch sales convention in St Louis with about 2 000 wholesalers. January meeting will elect officers. terms expiring for Marvin Brower Mary McDowell and John Powers. Reservations for January must be made by tomorrow.
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Ohio Credit Union League
Fred Garretson
Butler County
Middletown
John W. Hopkins
Robert H. Dickerson
Beckman & Dickerson Distribution Co
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
Marvin Brower
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Mary McDowell
Middletown City
John Powers
Gardner
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Samuel G. Blackman
John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard Economist
U.S
Bank of the United States
Bonus
Washington
Congress
Anacostia Flats
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Douglas MacArthur
Capitol
Roosevelt
Ford
Hoover
Legion
FDR
New York
Lower East Side
Credit Union League
New York City
Sol Schneider
Central Ave
Shoulder
Louis & Mary’s TV Service
Wilbraham Rd
Ohio
Billy Moses
Trenton
Union Sanitary
ED Allen
Betty Moses