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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1935
Page
6
Eminent historian James Truslow Adams criticizes President Roosevelt for handling three crises. He praises the psychological crisis response and notes questionable social measures, but argues the economic policy was badly handled with wasteful spending and half baked ideas.
Henry Ford argues that absentee ownership limits wage growth and harms industry. He asserts that workers benefit when owners share profit and responsibility, as absentee ownership adds unearned dividends and reduces care for working conditions and product reputation.
Prime Minister R B Bennett argues that governments are blamed for impossible tasks and Liberal opposition uses violent language and personal attacks. He cites his 1912 call for human rights over property rights and reaffirms his lifelong belief in human rights first.
Archbishop Gonzales urges national protest against outrages in Durango. He cites mass priest imprisonment, expulsion of clergy registered by law, church closures, and the Durango seminary shut by force with professors jailed.
Senator Robert F. Wagner argues unemployment insurance offers a safer cheaper solution than ad hoc aid. He says if the current plan had existed since 1922 it would have generated over 10 billion dollars in benefits by 1931, bolstering demand and mitigating depression effects.
Senator Borah argues that recovery hinges on ending monopoly and high prices. He warns monopolistic practices drain consumer purchasing power for 125 million people and hinder relief and recovery efforts.
Milwaukee financier Henry Stirn, long a violin aficionado, has held a vast collection and housed more Stradivarius instruments than any person or museum. He now preserves the Gaspara de Salo played by his quartet, after selling his earlier holdings including two genuine Strads.
The Montreal metropolitan commission hires ex Captain Z Desmarteau to bring order to the bankrupt village of St Michel. Desmarteau, a former weight lifting champion of the Montreal Police, stands 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 280 pounds.
The Stirn family genealogy asserts Henry Stirn, a direct descendant of Count Axel Oxenstierna, is entitled to the castles and estates currently held by the Oxenstierna family in Sweden, tracing back to the early seventeenth century chancellor under King Gustavus.
Miss Sue Thorn a University of California anthropology graduate plans an intensive Arctic study next summer in Edmonton and Akla vik on the Mackenzie delta to test the theory of Eskimo origins from the Orient. She will learn Eskimo language and seek isolated elders as guides and instructors, then proceed to Victoria island and possibly Greenland before writing a thesis at Chicago University.
Richard L. Dobie, flying the New York Cleveland Chicago route, completes eight thousand hours with United and earns his eighth service star. He is credited as the first commercial airline pilot to amass a million miles, having started with 2,500 hours before joining United. Dobie learned to fly in 1917 and later taught in the army, making the Chicago to Kansas City mail flight nine years ago.
In Norfolk Virginia during 1776 Lord Dunmore bombarded the town with round shot leaving St Pauls Episcopal Church as the sole standing building. After rebuilding the church masons tucked mortar around the shot to preserve it as a memorial of the attack.
In Houston four high school students planned to profit by selling examination questions. Their scheme unraveled when too much talk alerted authorities and the plan was stopped before any money changed hands.
A teacher and four students organized a plan to sell copies for a dollar each before exams. They planned a late release to prevent resale by others, but San Jacinto High School Director J. O. Webb intercepted the scheme before any copies sold.
Ottawa Ontario announces Tailor J Serrelli as the new needle threading champion of Canada and the United States after a 250 to 224 victory over Mrs Jeanne Cloutier of Suncook New Hampshire. The dramatic contest began when Cloutier read of Serrelli threading a needle with hundreds of strands and attempted to beat the record. She sent a 224 strand needle, Serrelli added 26 more and replied.
The Cleveland United States secret service chief William G. Harper says dateless silver quarters with worn designs are not counterfeit and may be spent.
A seasoned voice argues for setting clear goals before action and outlines how college and self education shape success. The piece cites Emerson and a New York playwright, notes college benefits like broad contact with diverse people, and urges choosing education or practical work with purpose.
Four more Tokyo residents joined in a lethal bid when a mother Mrs Sakan took poison. Her sons aged seventeen and eighteen followed. A boarder swallowed poison as well and Mrs Sakun exclaimed. Mr Sakun later drank poison. All were found in time and saved.
English couple who adopted a baby girl in New York learn she is an heiress to about 20000 dollars plus jewelry if the infant reaches twenty one. Records show stocks bonds and mortgages will fund the fortune though not revealed to the foster parents. Surrogate Foley and the public administrator delayed informing the couple to avoid spoiling a happy adoption.
Vienna reports Alois Gaidasch aged twenty one was sentenced to death for murdering his father during a quarrel over a forbidden relationship. He was hanged three hours after sentencing, after fainting delayed the ritual. He hid the crowbar used in the crime and later bequeathed his possessions to his lover.
A Leppavirro farmer in North Finland was attacked by a seven foot eagle while riding home at night. After the eagle attacked the horse and hid, the man strangled the bird amid torn clothing and serious arm and body wounds. The eagle’s wingspan measured seven feet.
A peasant woman in Heinageden central Finland sold her cow for $25 and tied the money to a toy balloon for her child. In the crowded market she let go the string and the balloon rose away with the cash, leaving her money lost to the sky.
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