Roosevelt Signs Tax Bill Without His Signature
President Roosevelt allowed the tax revision bill to become law without his signature to oppose unwise parts that would ease tax avoidance and shield investment power. He spoke to 148 New Deal rehabilitation graduates in Arthurdale W Va and urged future revenue law revisions to spur private capital and new investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Roosevelt
Arthurdale
W. Va
Mrs. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
TVA Directors Visit Dissent in Court Case Clash
David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan accused former TVA colleague Arthur E. Morgan of trying to sabo tage the authority's legal defense in a constitutional suit. They described a campaign of dissent and obstruction while defending themselves against Morgan's charges of dishonest management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint
Congressional Committee of Investigation
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Lilienthal
Morgan
Oil Group to Pay Fines in Madison Antitrust Pleas
Department of Justice in Washington announced 14 oil companies and 11 executives awaiting trial in Madison Wisconsin will enter nolo contendere pleas and pay up to 400000 in fines and costs. The pleas, virtually guilty, were accepted and recommended to the Madison court. The group is the second to face the court. 46 defendants were convicted last winter on similar charges. Indictments date 1931 to 1936 with Sherman Act violations through unlawful agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Justice
Washington
Madison
Wis
Madison Court
Pensions Raised for Spanish War Veterans and Others
President Roosevelt signed a bill increasing pensions for veterans who served in the Spanish American War, Philippine Insurrection or China relief expedition. The act grants a $60 monthly pension to those sixty five or older who served at least 90 days and to those with less than 90 days who were discharged for a disability incurred in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Alicante Bombardment Rocks Spanish War Market
Rancó forces bombarded Alicante in the war’s deadliest single air raid killing at least 250 and wounding about 1000 as six large insurgent planes struck a market area where women queued for food. Air raids hit Sagunto and other cities as government troops pushed on the Catalan front but were halted by reinforced insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RANCO
Alicante
Sagunto
House votes for inquiry into un-American propaganda activities
Representative Martin Dies of Texas presented a resolution for an investigation after alleging a member of the German American band urged the assassination of President Roosevelt. Dies claimed affidavits support his charge and said the suggestion arose in a speech at a Nazi camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HE House
United States
Martin Dies
Texas
Roosevelt
Dies
Local Winners Mark Latest Sports and Tragedy Headlines
Harles Yates of Atlanta wins the British amateur golf championship. Floyd Roberts of California takes the 500 mile Indianapolis car race with a record 117.2 mph average. The body of twelve year old Peter Levine, kidnapped from New Rochelle, N Y, in February, is found in Long Island Sound, mutilated and bound with wire. Four winners of the Canadian stork derby each receive $100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harles Yates
Atlanta
Floyd Roberts
California
Indianapolis
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
N. Y
Long Island Sound
Vargas of Brazil and the flying fortresses in America
A two part piece describes Brazil's President Getulio Vargas as a frontier gunslinger turned dictator and contrasts his regime with South American politics. It also covers Major General Frank M. Andrews leading a mock defense exercise using Langley Field and the GHQ air force in 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Vargas
Germany
Sr. Vargas
Washington Luiz
Aurelio Monteiro
Luiz
Frank M. Andrews
GHQ Air Force
Langley Field
West Point
Cavalry
Consolidated News Features
WNU
New York Reaches Empire State Title Amid Growth
New York surpassed others in population commerce and wealth to claim the Empire State designation. Washington’s December 2 1784 reply to Mayor Duane praised a strong commerce and a liberal state aiding national union and international credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empire State
N. Y
Common Council of
Washington
James Duane
Congress plans to go home as recovery debates intensify
William Bruckart argues Congress will depart soon amid criticism of stagnant policy. He blames both federal and state actors for persistent unemployment, discusses the six billion dollar relief measure, and urges states to reclaim responsibility to curb national debt and Washington control. He condemns wasteful federal relief projects and warns of a shift in power from states to Washington bureaucrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Social Security Board
Harry Hopkins
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cleveland
Western Newspaper Union
Beauty in Crocheted Linens and Cross-Stitch Bouquets
Crochet and cross stitch patterns offered by The Sewing Circle for linen decor. Pattern 6038 includes transfer motifs, crochet edgings, materials list, and illustrations. Copy request requires 15 cents in stamps or coins and mailing address to The Household Arts Dept. New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Practical Kitchen and Home Tips From The Era
A collection of household advice covering meat flavoring by soaking, skirt pressing with wire clips, brushing pie crust with egg white to avoid sogginess, using wax paper under a child’s tray, dust removal from upholstered furniture with hot water wrung sheets, greasing and preheating iron muffin pans for lighter results, adding a pinch of soda to stiffen meringue, dampening twine for tighter bundles, and using flour rather than water to smother grease fires.
Dog Man's Friend but Poles as No One Likes to Quarrel
A local tip advises spraying nicotine sulfate mixed in water on lower branches of evergreens and shrubs to deter dogs from urinating on them. The odor repels canines while harming no plants, offering relief to frustrated homeowners.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adolpho Echagaray Somohano
San Luis Potosi
Baturnino Cedillo
Berry
Donahey
Oil Group
Alicante II
Who's
By Lemuel F. Parton
U. S
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Dog Man
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Pinkham
Lydls F. Pinkham
Deley Pi
Harold Somers
Iee
de Kalb Ave
B'kiyn
N.Y
Promit
Wee Doox
Dean’s
Voltaire
AGIC
Meena Anates
Sane
Cou
WNY
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!