A Tribute to the A. P. Leased Wire Service
The article lauds the value of Associated Press wire services in delivering prompt, firsthand accounts of the Joe Louis Primo Carnera fight at Yankee Stadium. It notes AP dispatches by Edward J. Neil via leased wires to The Journal, enabling instant round-by-round coverage and broadcast cooperation, and contrasts radio reporting with AP descriptions. The piece also mentions Mussolini's fall from a horse and the Abyssinian incident, then hints Independence Day as not named for celebration.
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Yankee Stadium
Joe Louis
Primo Carnera
Journal
East Third Street
Associated Press
Edward J.neil
Neil
Law's About Face In Price Fixing Policy
Attorney General Homer S. Cummings notes the government may prosecute firms still price fixing under unofficial codes of fair competition. The shift reverses recent moves that charged businessmen for violating price codes while urging them to comply with the same codes. The administration's policy reversal confounds both Washington and business sectors.
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Homer S. Cummings
Washington
Sun
Grand Jury
New York City
Tammany
Lehman
New York
Filming of Green Pastures May Use Unusual Gear
Weather conditions will decide on location gear with divers suits or dust masks for players. Jobless actors backed by Uncle Sam will stage the nationwide drama. A federal loan arrival is expected to foil the mortgage-holding villain.
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Green Pastures
Uncle Sam
Villian
Odds in Irish Sweepstakes Highlight Slim Chances
The Irish sweepstakes awards show the tiny odds of winning. Tickets sold to 2,443,000 Americans produced seven big prize winners, giving roughly 350,000 to 1 against the average ticket holder. The piece cautions that with such odds, a ticket buyer resembles a sucker more than a gambler.
A Medal For This County Ends Federal Relief
A Fillmore county Nebraska official decision to stop federal relief after July 1 marks the first self weaning from aid in the nation. After delaying aid until September 1934 the county plans to use only 26000 of relief funds, expecting most unemployed to gain work by July 1 and leave the dole.
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Fillmore County
Nebraska
Uncle Sam
Fillmore
the Drovers’ Journal
Wisconsin Supreme Court Nullifies Chain Store Tax
The Wisconsin supreme court declares the anti chain store tax illegal saying the rate is levied on gross income and not proportionate to the taxable privilege of operating stores in a chain. The 1933 law faced scrutiny and Iowa’s tougher law was noted. Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt praises the nation’s progress toward improved financial conditions.
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Wisconsin
Supreme Court
Iowa
Rock Island Argus
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Banking crisis looms over July 1 FDIC stock rule
The article reports on looming penalties for banks failing to buy FDIC stock by July 1 under the permanent guarantee plan. It notes Senate delay on the omnibus banking bill, June 30 expiry of temporary guarantees, potential bank closings, and calls for a possible joint resolution to extend stock purchase time. President Roosevelt pushes a grassroots A T and T probe, while cuts in housing programs and new rate expectations are outlined.
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Washington
Rey Tucker
Treasury
Senate
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Comptroller
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Law Sark
Roosevelt
Cations Commission
A. T. & T. Stock
Federal Housing Administration
MacDonald
Strange As It Seems by John Hix on Zerah Colburn
The column recalls Zerah Colburns childhood mental math feats showing rapid primes tests and quick factorization. It notes his self taught methods and disappearing prowess with age, and hints at tomorrow's installment Pardon by Poetry.
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John Hix
Zerah Colburn
Colburn
Manhoog
Roosevelt's tax plan and government power clash
A column surveys Roosevelt push for tax cuts and wealth taxes, warning of a showdown with big money and Tammany influence. It notes Congress may delay action, while insiders expect a hard battle to determine who controls policy and money alongside the New Deal.
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New York
James McMullin
Roosevelt
U. S
Tammany Hall
New York City
FDR
Tammany
Wall Street
O. K
Democratic Party
Congress
Endowment rank gains and large policies reported in Knights of Pythias annual figures
The supreme chancellor's annual report lists 596 endowment rank sections a gain of 35 in the year and 26 131 members across classes with policies totaling 50 million dollars.
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Knights of Pythias
George Grey Barnard
Muscatine
Paris
France
Edward Anson
Court House Square
Muscatine County
German Bridegroom HORIZONTAL 1 7 German statesman who was recently married
Puzzle clues list with across and down entries including German statesman married recently, various word definitions and puzzle instructions. The grid references and theme connections are given without solution notes.
Political Sabotage Blocs Shape New Deal Opposition
Analyzes a 24-senator bloc backed by utilities and bankers aimed at restricting FDR's policies. Notes covert support for Roosevelt on minor issues, but deliberate obstruction on major items like social security. Traces origins to 1932 and names Carter Glass as a target. Also cites RFC rail lending declines and western defaults. Ohio hosts over 10 000 ancient mound mounds.
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Roosevelt
Huey Long
Congress
FDR
Byrd
Virginia
Clark
Missouri
Bennett Clark
Glasses
RFC
Jesse Jones
Western Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Denver & Rio Grande
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Rex Tugwell
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