Long Senator Standoff Ends After Seven Hour Filibuster
Senator Huey Long of Louisiana conducted a seven hour lone filibuster as Congress adjourned at 4 midnight. He opposed deferral of a $93,000,000 deficiency bill funding pensions for the aged railroad workers and aid for crippled children while pressing for cotton and wheat loan amendments. A cotton loan compromise favored 10 cents a pound for cotton was accepted reluctantly by the AAA, leaving wheat loan plans abandoned and provoking discontent among wheat and southern senators.
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Congress
Long
House
Senate
Huey Long
Louisiana
Robinson
Controller General
AAA
Works Relief Applications Deadline and U S Russia Tension
Sept 12 marks the deadline for Works Progress Administration relief fund applications and agencies must ready bids or begin works by Oct 22 with a Nov 1 target to boost employment. A sharp U S note to Russia warns Moscow to keep pledges or risk severed ties over Communist activity and interference.
Mussolini Vows to Defy Sanctions Across Italy Ethiopia Fight
Mussolini warned that sanctions against Italy would meet armed hostility and that Italy would leave the League of Nations if sanctions were imposed. He urged expansion in Ethiopia and warned Britain of Mediterranean naval buildup. Haile Selassie prepares evacuees for air raids as Ethiopian defenses dig in. Also reports the deaths of J N Willys and Thomas Alva Edison Jr in New York and Springfield respectively.
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Britain
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Italy
Ethiopia
Malta
Stremier Mussolini
London Daily Mail
Duce
League of Nations
League
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Es City
J. N. Willys
Joan N. Willys
Poland
New York
Willys
Overland Automobile Company
Willys-Overland Company
Indianapolis
Pope-Toledo Company
Toledo
Ohio
Willys- Overland
Thomas Alva Edison, Jr
Springfield
Mass
Edison
West Orange
N. J
Winant Named Chairman of Social Security Board
J G Winant former New Hampshire governor and Republican is named chairman of the social security board. Arthur J Altmeyer and Vincent Morgan Miles are named to the board with annual salaries of 10000 dollars each. Terms set six years for Winant four for Altmeyer and one for Miles. Other nominations include Joseph Madden for labor board and John Carmody Edwin Smith for commissions.
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Ohn G. Winant
New Hampshire
Social Security Board
Winant
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Wisconsin
Vincent Morgan Miles
Fort Smith
Ark
New York
Edwin 8. Smith
Massachusetts
J. D. Ross
Securities and Exchange Commission
Benjamin Cohen
Roosevelt Replies to Youth Address From Snell on Radio
President Roosevelt tells Milwaukee youth that his New Deal is not socialism but regulated individualism. He says government intervention protects common people while Rep. Bertrand H. Snell of New York counters on radio that abolishing constitutional rights harms liberty and urges youth to reject such power.
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Young Democrats
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Republican National Committee
Bertrand H. Snell
New York
America
Guffey Coal Control Bill Moves Through Congress
Legislative action surged in both houses as White House pressure and threats of strikes pushed the Guffey coal bill. Aimed at sentencing holding companies to death after January 1, 1988, the measure survived efforts to remove tax features and earned a mandatory embargo on munitions shipments to belligerents.
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House
Senate
White House
Congress
Utilities
SEC
Roosevelt and Congress Loom as 1936 Campaign Looms
In a look at the late session of Congress and the Roosevelt administration, the piece argues politics dominated national policy this year. It notes a stronger Democratic majority after 1934, debates on constitutional changes for New Deal policies, and Republican strategy, with timing seen as crucial ahead of 1936 elections.
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Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Rosser F
Repubiicans
Mr. Roosevelt
Repubiican
G.oo.p
Western Newspaper Union
Cap Prengel and the Santa Elena fishing voyage
A former skipper, Cap Prengel, and the narrator recall a two hour fishery off Mazatlan aboard the Grace Liner 8. S. Santa Elena. They recount improvised tackling, a 35-pound yellow tail, and Cap forcing gear on the speaker as two Mexicans watch from the fishing smack.
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Old Cap Prengel
Grace
Cap Prengel
Mazatlan
Cap
O. K
Santa Elena
Cept
Cap. Prengel
New England
Art
Fixed Goal for Married Life by Lucy Jenkins Franklin
Dean Lucy Jenkins Franklin argues for a definite joint goal to guide marriage and work. She says a wife may work if it supports a shared plan for a happy home, but avoid drifting without aims or overloading the home with outside interests. The approach requires order, home focus, and a clear “third loyalty” to keep both careers and family aligned.
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Lucy Jenkins Franklin
Boston University
Texas Votes Wet State and Pension Amendment Adopted
EXAS ends 16 years of dry status by referendum to join the wet column under a local option plan similar to the pre 1919 system. A constitutional amendment for old age pensions also passed by a large margin.
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EXAS
Mirror Saves Money on Rail Car Inspections
A specially constructed hand mirror reflects the underside of railway car bars to detect flaws and broken arch bars. This inspection helps railroads cut losses from equipment damage and right of way damage due to defects.
Cardui Used by Women for Monthly Pains and Change of Life
Women from adolescence to menopause report Cardui relieves functional monthly pains due to poor diet. Mrs Crit Haynes of Essex Missouri says Cardui eased cramps and aided during the change of life improving nerves headaches back pain and energy. Thousands testify benefits though doctors should be consulted if not helped.
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Cardui
Swiss Privates Favor American Sport Planes
Swiss private flyers show strong preference for American sport planes signaling growing American influence in Swiss aviation.
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Switzerland
Itching Pimples Relief After Cuti cura Soap Trial
A New York man describes three months of painful pimples cleared after using Cuti cura Soap and Ointment. He reports visible improvement within weeks and full complexion restoration after two and a half months. Products priced at 25c to 50c with samples offered. Corporate address listed in Malden, Massachusetts.
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Joseph Paradis
New York City
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Geneva
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Sam Darcy
Bullitt
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