Government Payrolls Reach Billions Under New Deal Era
A critical look at federal payrolls reveals 116000 added executive posts since Feb 28 1938 and about 25.5 million people dependent on government salaries. Harold L. Ickes directs PWA and other agencies employing millions, with the NRA, TVA, and FERA among the largest payrolls. The article frames growth as centralized bureaucracy amid a looming4.8 billion relief fund and ongoing New Deal programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Utley
Bureau
Executive Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Oe Genes Bellet
Public Works Administration
Miler Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
White House
Congress
Lgbor Relations Board
Gemuvision
NRA
Itsen
Hugh 8. Johnson
Donald B. Richberg
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennesse River
FERA
Federal Emergency Relief Commission
Barry L. Hopkins
Deameny
Heart disease risk shifts with age and infection in youth
A Nilvols report notes nearly 9,000 young adults aged twenty to forty five died of heart disease in the last five years. It attributes youthful cases largely to bacterial infections of the heart lining, with older patients experiencing chronic, often previously damaged hearts. Prevention focuses on rest and avoiding exhausting heart work, while stress, illness, and weather can trigger episodes. seek medical advice at first signs of heart exhaustion.
Old English Customs Hold Fast to Living Traditions
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes England's fondness for quaint customs that survive centuries. It highlights the Dunnow Filth ceremony for married couples sworn to harmony, the Liford Dunton Pitch rite, and the Furry Dance of Helston with St. Michael lore. The piece celebrates living folklore and festive pageantry across towns.
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England
Bacon
Dunnow Priory
Essex
Liford
London
Uford
Helston
Cornwall
St. Michael
Murty
Merrie
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lead in Universal Use Throughout the Ages
The article surveys ancient and historic use of lead across civilizations. It notes lead in Hebrew, Assyrian, Egyptian, Roman contexts, and medieval to modern Europe for domes, roofs, gutters, and even bullets. It mentions St. David's Cathedral as an instance of roof damage for war supplies.
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Herculaneum
Powmpell
America
Galena
Christopher Wren
St. David's
Pembrokeshire
Wales
Bulletin National Geographic Society
Anxiety and the futility of worry in growth
In a reflective passage M G Pearse argues that anxiety does not increase stature. He suggests sitting and fretting for a year may make a person feel larger in worry but not in body or soul, warning that fretful dwelling can shrink one’s inner state rather than raise it.
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United States
M. G. Pearse
Solitary Lighthouse Life Sparks Debate on Society
A columnist recalls a woman who lived alone in a lighthouse with two dogs for 25 years. The piece contrasts solitude's value with society's needs and cites Pope and a noted writer on the benefits of bookish travel and reflection.
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Foolleh Tal
Placea
Shasaya
Eaid
Necessary human contact over solitary lighthouse life
The piece argues against twenty five years of solitary living, noting real fulfillment comes from interaction with others. It cites the Happy Medium story to warn that too much company wastes potential, yet no company halts the drive to realize one’s forces.
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Bell Syndicaté
WNU Bervic
Brewery Workers Build Hidden Church in Essex Yard
In E Halstead Essex brewery workers attend a church located inside the brewery premises. Services occur Sundays after shifts with other services on harvest and Christmas days, though local clergy sometimes resist. The workers maintain their own creaky chapel, calling it their sacred space.
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Halstead
Essex
England
Veracity of Good Men Upholds the World
A quotation attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson emphasizes that truth and integrity sustain the world as civilizations rely on the steadfast character of honorable men.
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Earth
Ralph Waldo Emergon
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NEA
AAA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Chester C. Davis
PWA
Public Works and Corporation
FELEB
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Dillon
Harry L. Hopkins
Donald Richberg
Harold Ickes
Jesse H. Jones
Paride
Emer Ars
Mentholatum
Ives Comenr
Gide Beatty
Elva Butler
Cole Brothers Circus
Rochester
Ind
Beatty
Samson
Lion
Metropolitan Grand Opera
New York Stage
Geraldine Farrar
ABC
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