Dearborn declaration may shape future farming in Louisiana
The article notes that tung trees in Louisiana are currently small and do not impact surpluses but could grow in importance. It compares the Dearborn declaration of dependence to the Philadelphia Declaration of Independence, suggesting the former might gain significance as future changes affect farmers and other groups.
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Louisiana
Dearborn
Philadelphia
Council
Dill
FDR
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
Decline of Surpluses Spurs Ford Chemurgic Plan Debate
A Dearborn conference under Henry Ford endorses a soil based self maintenance program linking farming and industry. It envisions using farm products for industry while AAA moderates surpluses, with soybeans expanding in Michigan Ohio Indiana and a rising debate on economic harmony ahead of next year’s election.
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Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Ford
AAA
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
H. G. Wells
Springfield
Ill
Roosevelt
Wells
United States
Ruth’s Career Derailed by Normandie Crisis
The New York Times notes the Normandie collision could have harmed Babe Ruth and questions if his job at the Braves and future rely on a trust fund he reportedly set up years ago. The piece comments on restraint, fate, and Ruth’s choice to pursue safer paths, hoping his nest egg remains intact.
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Babe Ruth
Babe
Compangnie Generale Transatlantique
The
Braves
Ruth
American Philosophical Society
New York Times
National Whirligig Reflections on Roosevelt's New Deal
West dealers grow wary under recent battering consulting attorney general and controller general before new undertakings. Roosevelt keeps energy, but aides sense irritation and shift to voter outreach. Reprints praise his spontaneity and the press briefings that frame social objectives amid ongoing TVA scrutiny and double compensation charges.
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Ray Tucker
West New
Cummings
McCarl
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
White House
The
Vancouver Sun
Charley” Michelson
Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Geneva McCainl
TVA
New Deal
Muscle Shea's
Huston Thom
Behind the scenes scandals shape party fortunes
The article recounts that Thomson collected 5000 for a private report on unremarkable damage while serving as government counsel in the New River power case, a potential legal conflict. It notes persistent GOP resilience despite Rooseveltian reverses and recalls a presidential hopeful senator delivering a long, witty, constitutionally themed oration at home.
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Thomson
New River Power
Homer Cummings
GOP
William Edgar Borah
Strange Natural Pavement and Other Snippets From 1930s News
A miscellany by John Hix covers Eaglehawk Neck Tasmanian pavement puzzles, Hack Wilson’s rise after a broken leg, claw retraction in cats, and a series of political and economic notes. Topics include constitutional debates, Roosevelt era politics, Bankhead act doubts, New York cotton, corporate financing, and remarks by Charles R. Gay.
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Eaglehawk Neck
Tasmania
RED Stock Exchange
Charles R. Gay
New York State Chamber of Commerce
New Deal
Mr. Gay
Hearst
McClure
White House clashed over inheritance tax plan and court probes
The piece details a debate on adding inheritance taxes to a nuisance tax bill, risking presidential responsibility. It notes senators’ evasive reactions, Supreme Court limits, and ongoing trials of the New Deal with TVA AAA and other measures. It also covers White House jockeying with relief funds, and a cautious approach to a constitutional amendment amid political tension.
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White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
TVA
AAA
NRA
Ickes
Harry Hopkins
Senate
House
Tugwell
Wilton Hook and Ladder Wins State Sweep Stakes
Fifty years ago today the Wilton hook and ladder department captured the grand sweep stakes at the state tournament and returned home with 365 dollars in prize money. Ten years ago today a major county liquor haul uncovered a concealed hootch plant on the Starkfleet farm in Lake township, with 450 gallons of mash 60 gallons of liquor and a 504 gallon still hidden under a haystack.
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Wilton Hook and Ladder
Ida Warfield
George Sherberger
The
Ladies of the Grand Army
Des Moines
Starkfleet
Lake Township
Longfellow Hero and Word Puzzle Across and Down
A mixed puzzle list features Longfellow's Indian hero and a grid of clues across and down. Entries cover birds, tools, verbs, body parts, and related terms with many connections to classical wordplay and literary references.
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John Hix
U. S. Pat
Hack Wilson
Martinsburg
W. Va
William E. Humphrey
Wheeler
Joe Kennedy
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Lucky
James McMullin
Roper
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
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George Clarke
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