Opposition to Federal Aid to States Rising
A Washington bureau report notes growing Congressional and state opposition to federal grants in aid. It cites Indiana's drive to end federal subsidies and quotes Rep. Byrnes on returning programs to local control, warning a cut could unsettle health, education, and welfare funding across not all states equally.
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Congress
Board of Managers
The
Council of State Governments
Miami
Indiana General Assembly
Indiana
Doles
Washington, D. C
House
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
Wis
Byrnes
National Guard
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Labor Department
Taft
William Howard Taft
Ohio House of Representatives
State Senate
United States Senate
Experienced Senate Chairmen Lead the 80th Congress
The Washington Scene surveys Senate committees for the 80th Congress showing chairmen with an average 11 years in the Senate. Capper leads aging Farm bloc, Revercomb takes Public Works, Wiley heads Judiciary, White leads Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Taft chairs Labor and Public Welfare.
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Walter A. Shead
Washington
Senate
Chapman Revercomb
West Virginia
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Capper
Camp Fire Girls mark 35 years of service and growth
The Camp Fire Girls celebrate 35 years since incorporation in 1912 and highlight a program serving over 2 million girls with 360 000 members in 222 councils from Maine to California. Recent efforts include Reading shifts into department stores for training, Dayton mothers using teen babysitters, St Paul volunteers aiding fundraising, and Oregon and California chapters adopting war orphans. The national theme for 1947 is Going Places as girls engage in community service and international goodwill.
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Arthur Capper
Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Senate
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Kansas
Capper
Smoot- Hawley
TVA
Missouri Valley Authority
Kansas City
WIBW
Topeka
Lvlizvns
Camp Fire
Maine
California
Reading
Dayton
Ohio
St. Paul
Washington
Ore
Horizon Clubbers
Sacramento
Calif
Building Bee Solves Housing Shortage in Holdrege
Holdrege Nebraska revives a building bee to ease a housing shortage. Local bottling plant assistant manager D C Leffler recalls pioneer practice of neighbors helping build homes. Coupons printed for builders and donors offer evening labor. contractors volunteer as supervisors. work to be done at night.
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Holdrege
Neb
Plains Country
D. C. Leffler
Aviation notes show school planes and air training news
High school in Chatsworth Illinois uses a retired AT-6 as a bookless wheel plane purchased for 200 dollars for aviation training. Renton Vocational School Washington buys two surplus Cessna transports for mechanic training. Navy activates a Denver air reserve unit aiming for 400 active duty and 1500 trainees. A Dunlap Iowa family survives snow with a flying brother delivering supplies. The Adkins family of Elmo Missouri fly their Cub and hunt foxes and coyotes. Moose and a deer are flown to New York for a sports show. Berkeley California builds a supersonic lab with wind tunnels to simulate speeds up to three times sound.
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Chatsworth
Ill
Renton Vocational School
Renton
Wash
Navy
Denver
Wisconsin State Senate
Wayne Adkins
Elmo, Mo
Berkeley
University of California
Wisconsin Historical Society Seeks Civil War Bond Freeing
A bill in the Wisconsin Senate would lift a 1864 bound restriction on the Wisconsin State Historical Society. It would end the Civil War era mandate limiting the society to data and exhibits only up to 1864. The group could then study broader periods and sources.
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Madison
Wis
State Senate
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Embroidered Blouse Is Hit of the Season
Simple blouse and embroidery combine to create a season’s hit. The pattern is easy to follow and yields a vibrant multi color effect. Sagge
Savage Terrier Traits in Pit Fights and Domestic Calm
American bull terriers bred for pit fighting show extreme savagery in a match and may tear a dead opponent if allowed, yet are typically gentle and friendly toward humans, making them poor watchdogs.
Morning Lemon Wake-Up Drink Promises Gentle Regularity
Health note recommends starting each day with the juice of one Sunkist lemon in a glass of water on an empty stomach. It claims this simple practice stimulates normal bowel action, boosts vitamin C intake, and supports digestion. Try it for ten mornings as a test. Use California Sunkist Lemons.
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Sunkist
California
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Covington
Charleston
Republican State Executive Committee
Young Republican League of West Virginia
Charleston Bar Association
National Resources Planning Board
Alexander Wiley
Judiciary Committee
Wiley
Republican Conference
Chippewa Falls
Chippewa County
Wallace H. White JR
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
White
Clyde M. Reed
Labor and Public Welfare
Horizon
Blue Birds
of Aviation Notes
Earl Weber
Dunlap
Iowa
Harvey Weber
Flying Family
Ontario
New York
Joe Laflamm
Gogama
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Wer
W. Randolph St
Chicago
Savage Terriers
Vicki VapoRub
Vicks VarpoRus
Ala
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