Florida editors tour new World’s Fair grounds
Visiting publishers and editors from 32 Florida newspapers gather on the Administration building steps to resume their two day tour of the World’s Fair grounds. The group includes Grant Thomas Lakeland T C Harris Petersburg Clyde Pat Patterson Daytona Beach Peter Schaal Sanford Russell Kay Tampa Frances Clarke Ocala and others. Names listed across three rows reflect a wide Florida media presence and the ongoing fair events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Grant Thomas
Lakeland
T. C. Harris
Petersburg
Clyde Pat Patterson
Daytona Beach
Peter Schaal
Sanford
Russell Kay
Tampa
Frances Clarke
Ocala
Wm. H. Coe
Sarasota
Black Cheshire
Bradenton
Lawton Carver
Florida Exhibit Stuns at Century of Progress with Florida Fair displays
A Florida newspaper delegation toured Chicago's Century of Progress verify ing how the 1934 Florida exhibit builds on the prior year. They visited the Florida tropical home, lagoon boat ride, and sky ride, praised the display as a major advertisement for Florida, and noted strong visitor interest and potential future settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida’s Press Association
Chicago
Florida
Sunshine State
Jacksonville
Jurn of Progress
Florida Id's Fair Commission
Neais
States
Earl Brown
Lorenzo A. Wilson
Roy Gallemore
Polk County Record
George Burr
Winter Haven Herald
M. McLennon
Florida Far and Grove
Rufus C_awes
Century of Progress
E. Ross Bartley
H. F. Miller
Uncertain mixed views on communism and American society
The writer critiques Soviet governance and communism while offering harsh opinions on American charity, begging, and social conduct. He recalls experiences in Miami and laments race and class tensions, praising reform yet warning against perpetual poverty and the lure of greed. He reflects on money, virtue, and personal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
United States
Kaiser's Praise and German Unrest Across Europe
The piece surveys Adolf Hitler's escalating dictatorship and suspected violence, Vatican protests over Klausener’s death, Kipling's new poem, and U.S. figures like McAdoo praising Roosevelt. It notes Hindenburg’s condolences, Boehm’s execution after refusing suicide, and a steel labor board forming to address strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Heinrich Klausener
Catholic Action Party
Berlin
Klausener
McAdoo
Roosevelt
New York
New Jersey
North ‘River
President Roosevelt
Congress
Tax probes and government loans prompt tax and debt concerns
William Bruckart discusses a flood of congressional investigations into taxation and debt as the Ways and Means Committee probes the tax system while Morgenthau studies British methods. He warns of rising interest on the national debt, extensive federal land ownership, and ongoing Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans amid fears of overreach and future costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means Committee
House
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
House Committee
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
England
Washington
Reconstruction. Finance — Corporation
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
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R. T. Gallemore
Bartow
Frank Harris, Jr
J. 8. Nickel
St. Augustine
A. Bev Baker
Palatka
Lynn W. Bloom
E. W. McCreary
Gainesville
Wm. H. Stafford
Lake Worth
George Castillo
Winter Haven
George L. Burr, Jr
C. M. McLennan
Orlando
Ernest Lyons
Stuart
Fred S. Jones
Bower of
House of Mack
Electric Hall
Schenectady
Athens
Texas
Howe
Russia
Bejl
ED Howe
Republic
Brisbane
Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Kemal Pasha
Stalin
Hindenburg
Universal Service
Boehm
Goebbels
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Sam
France
Fred Schhundt
Steel Labor Board
Pacific Coast
Green
American Federation of Labor
William Bruckart
U.S
Farm Credit Administration
FDA
Uncle Sam
Western Newspaper Union
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