NRA Review Board's Critical Report Creates Washington Turmoil
The NRA Review board's harsh report to President Roosevelt sparks fury in Washington, prompting Johnson to release minor industries from codes. The action fuels debate on NRA's effectiveness, while observers note the board’s impact on policy and the plight of small businesses under many codes.
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Clarence Darrow
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NRA code costs and Republican leadership turmoil
The review notes heavy expenses from NRA codes and code authorities, plus burdens of code assessments on firms. It also discusses Everett Sanders resignation as Republican chair, the struggle to find a new national leader, and the perceived leadership weakness in Congress amid a large Democratic majority.
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Alfred E. Smith
Herbert Hoover
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National Committee
Senatorial
Congressional Committee
Roosevelt
Hoover
Western News
Firestone
Old Christmas Traditions Tied to Rodanthe North Carolina
The article discusses Old Christmas customs in Rodanthe Dare County North Carolina linked to Twelfth Night traditions. It notes the long lineage from Britain, the Roanoke colony, Virginia Dare, and nearby sites like Roanoke Island Kitty Hawk and the first airplane flight.
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Rodanthe
Barrier Islands
Pamlico Sound
North Carolina
Walter Raleigh
New World
Missouri Ozarks
Christ
Pope Gregory
Britain
Ozarks
Missouri
Arkansas
America
Dare County
Virginia Dare
John White
Roanoke Island
White
Kitty Hawk
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Record Sea Giants Captured and Rod Line Feats Compared
A spotted whale shark measuring 88 feet and weighing 26,504 pounds is cited as the largest fish ever captured off Florida in 1912 by Captain Charles Thompson. Century later, author Zane Grey is credited with the largest fish caught by rod and line, a 1,040 pound striped marlin swordfish near Tahiti in 1950.
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Charles Thompson
Zane Grey
Tahiti
Postum Free Week Offer Promoted by Postum Company
Advertisement notes a health claim from the Postum Company promising a full week’s supply of Postum free to any reader who writes for it. The offer appears as a promotional snippet in this newspaper.
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Postum Company
Ady
Been Through the Mill Jibe Sparks Quiet Domestic Joke
A light exchange about obedience and marriage elicits a playful remark that the husband has prior marriage experience, implying a humorous take on domestic expectations. The line frames a wife’s witty response to a probing question about obedience.
Lightning calculator patient solves vast second counts
A Nantes asylum doctor notes a mentally gifted patient who cannot read or write and yet quickly computes large time spans. When asked seconds in thirty nine years three months and twelve hours he answered in thirty two seconds with a breakdown of large multiplications.
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Nantes
France
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