Pension Costs and Veterans Trade Offs Debate
The article discusses mounting military pension expenses and their impact on taxpayers. It questions extending pensions for all elderly and sustaining existing programs like mothers and civil service pensions, warning ordinary citizens may be left with little after pensioners are paid. It notes ongoing veteran concerns and the political debate over pension policy.
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Tallbeerd
Otter
Uts
Yacot Mlesreai
Women in Politics Expand in Congress After Huey Long Appointm
The appointment of Mrs Huey Long to the Senate elevates female representation to seven in Congress. Other prominent women include Senator Caraway, Edith Nourse Rogers, Mary Thorton, Florence Ko Kalin, Leah Hell a Greenway, and Caroline O Day. John Erskine questions women's political involvement, suggesting many male senators and congressmen are weaker.
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Huey Long
United Sates
Senate
Llatie W. Caraway
Arkansas
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Mary Thorton
New Jersey
Florence Po Kalin
California
Leahella Greenway
Arizona
Caroline O'Day
New York
John Erskine
Tlelen Ot Troy
John
Congress
Praising Roosevelt at New York forum in 1930s speech
Bayard J. Butts former Brunswick resident and sibling of Brunswick city court judge E. C. Butts praised the Roosevelt administration and the New Deal at the Jackson Heights Forum. He used Will Rogers as a quip and described 1932 33 as a time of national peril turning with Roosevelt’s New Deal actions restoring confidence, banks, jobs, and industry.
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Jackson Heights
New York
Bayard J. Butts
Brunswick
E. C. Butts
Roosevelt
Will Rogers
Sam
Mattia
Franklin
Uncle Sam
Pop
Washington
Buy British campaign boosts government backed effort
The government subsidized the Buy British campaign and English citizens supported it, making the effort a success and presenting a model to address the problem with products.
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Prnevind
Engishman
Roosevelt Addresses Economic Struggles Amid Elite Greed
The cited speech condemns entrenched greed and privilege within the nation. President Roosevelt argues the fight is economic, not geographic, urging action against the forces that rot state institutions and hinder the common good.
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Roosevelt
Buy American Made Goods Resolution Adopted by Local Chamber
The local chamber of commerce adopts a resolution urging Americans to buy American made goods. The discussion cites 1936 trade figures showing rising imports and falling exports, arguing reduced foreign competition will help manufacturers and farmers recover, with emphasis on key domestic industries and agricultural sectors.
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Local
Chamber of Commerce
Farr Rand
Samuel Crowther
Amood
Principal's January Report Details Absences and Finances
January report notes Nazareth Lions Club donation of 20 dollars for vaccines or relief, high illness absenteeism totaling 22 students, and weather reducing attendance. Jan district school nurses meeting, Arts Dept receipts 22.47, principal receipts 4.51, sundries 14.84, tuition 1693.89 for Jan, total year-till-Jan 31. Athletics include three home basketball games at 10.25 per game, intra-mural program underway, student aid projects under NYA with 24 hours monthly work at 25 cents per hour, max six dollars monthly.
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Nazareth Lions Club
Miss Grim
Athletic Association
National Youth Administration
They Gambled With Death Auto Crash Tragedy
A speeding sedan with three young women crashes after an overtaking stumble. The trio, all wage earners, die alongside the driver as an oncoming truck collides from behind. The piece warns of speed danger and cites a Liberty Mutual insurance filing.
Students Promoted at 93 Percent in Mid Year Checks
Standardized achievement tests replaced regular exams for sixth to eighth graders. Of 628 pupils, 584 were promoted mid year, 93 percent overall, with first grades at 80 percent and no promotions in junior or senior high schools. Some rooms closed due to extreme cold. Pollyanna play planned February 20 and 21 to raise funds for the library.
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Fairview
Miss Schleee
Miss Knauss
Miss Hess
Industrial activity shows gains across major cities
The index led January a year earlier as steel ingot output rose to 59 percent in Chicago and Boston plants expanded schedules. Massachusetts chartered 42 new corporations while Fall River plants boosted capacity. Cincinnati and Birmingham mills re employed workers for rails. Indianapolis saw pay roll gains from new industries. Cleveland demand for space grew as a sheet and tin plate plant resumed after idleness. a rayon plant invested 2 million dollars. West Coast and Southeast expansions followed with Los Angeles San Francisco Louisville and Atlanta reporting rises. New York Detroit and others also advanced. Sears Roebuck & Co posted its best annual gross sales since 1929, up 23 percent from 1934.
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Chicago
Boston
Massachusetts
Fall River
Mass
Cincinnati
Birmingham
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Indu
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Louisville
Chattanoa
Columba
S.C
New York
Detroit
Atlanta
Local residents host visitors and report livestock losses
Mrs Sabina Eckert of Gravel Hill visited her father Aaron William son on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Howard Heckman and Mr and Mrs Robert Beers plus daughter Emma stayed with Clyde Rissmiller and family. Mrs Paul Jones and children Delores and Joyce of East Lawn visited Howard Hildenbrandt and family. A valuable cow owned by Harri Williamson died last week and William Reph lost a horse by death last week.
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Sabina Eckert
Gravel Hill
Aaron Williamson
Howard Heckman
Robert Beers
Emma
Clyde Rissmiller
Paul Jones
Delores and
Joyce
East Lawn
Howard Hildenbrandt
Harrion Williamson
William Reph
Dangerous Icicles Overhanging Town Pavements
Department of Commerce Weekly Business Survey notes dangerous icicles hanging over many pavements and urges prompt removal. The report also covers a rise in steel operating rate to 52 percent of capacity and major rail orders totaling 13 million dollars for open top freight cars and locomotives. New York shows heavy rail equipment buying while Detroit faces a modestly evid ent recession and employment concerns.
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New York
Detroit
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