Gompers and G.O.P. Cornfield Rhetoric in 1938
In a Washington park memorial to Samuel Gompers, the piece recalls his labor leadership and stance against partisan politics. It notes William Green continuing Gompers’ nonpartisan path, questions future GOP strategy, and laments the missing Glenn Frank brain trust report amid an upcoming election.
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Indiana
James Woden
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Wadsworth
Alwo
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Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Brain Trust
Glenn Frank
G.O.P
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House
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Lincoln body thieves and Illinois jail term tale
The Big Jim Kinealy gang, famed for counterfeiting, plotted to steal Lincoln’s body in 1876. A Secret Service stool pigeon betrayed them, guards captured them in Springfield after a moonlit chase, and jurors stuck to a year suspension in Joliet for coffin theft conspiracy.
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Big Jim" Kinealy
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Chicago
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Jollet Prison
Indian gathering marks wake over dying regime in politics
The piece argues that choosing Democrats who oppose Roosevelt could shift the race, but Senate opposition may persist, leaving Capitol Hill largely unchanged. The temper is somber, likening the era to a social wake over a regime as dead as ancient Ramses, with little chance of repealing old laws.
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Stem
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Charles Michelson
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Massa
Rameses
Allentown Fair Attracts Noted Exhibitors And Events
The Great Allentown Fair in Allentown Pennsylvania runs September 20 to 24 with exhibitor stars Harley Fehner John Fogel and Sheldon Fogel of Nazareth Route 1. The five day event showcases Baby Beef class 4-H projects, harness and auto races, and an educational program while promoting Lehigh County hospitality and the claim of being America’s Greatest County Fair.
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Allentown
Harley Fehner
John Fogel
Sheldon Fogel
Nazareth Route 1
Allentown Fair
America
Lehigh County
Youth Ahoy Column on Labor Day Life Plans for Teens
Aunt Cal advises high school youths to use Labor Day as a turning point to assess ambitions and plan a practical path for the next five years. She urges setting definite daily time for goals, with room for recreation and social obligations, and to adjust plans as situations change.
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Boston
Earl's Mr. Will Leads Futurity Contenders at Reading Fair
Earl's Mr. Will, a leading candidate for the $4,600 three year old futurity trot, is set for Reading fair on Wednesday September 14. Owned by J. J. McIntyre of Cleveland Ohio the colt was named for Will N Reynolds a tobacco magnate from Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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Reading Fair
J. J. McIntyre
Cleveland
Ohio
Earl
Mr. Will
Will N. Reynolds
Winston-Salem, N. C
Time is key to careful money management and hopeful planning
The column urges embracing a forward outlook and effort to improve conditions, wishing luck for the new year. It notes it is early to arrange Christmas card lines and directs readers to request firms that supply cards via a stamped self addressed envelope, promising a firm’s name next week in YOUTH AHOY by Aunt Cal.
The Horse and the Tractor in American farming
Washington reports 6 612 350 U S farms with 1 500 000 where tractors replaced horses and 5 300 000 where horses and mules remain. U S horses total 11 163 000 and mules 4 477 000 with 400 000 more horses not used in farming. Breeding surged from 464 009 in 1931 to 832 000 in 1937.
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Washington
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sales Talk and the Hustle of the Crusade Salesmen
A narrated reminiscence on selling scams from the punk trade to crusade salestalk. The speaker mocks marginal costs and grunion percentages, recalls outlandish schemes like selling a wax crutch, and notes the shifting methods from bawdy humor to the family man approach aimed at Rotarians. He mentions a one-eyed Pomeranian, eight children, and a ro tarian on left-footed tennis shoes as examples.
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National Sales_ men’s Crusade
Panama Canal Zone
Batesman
Fink
Motion Picture Attendance and Film Throughput Figures
The report states 85 million weekly theater attendees in the United States and a weekly Test of the World attendance of 150 million. It notes 27,000 miles of film pass daily through the nation’s motion picture exchanges.
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Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
United States
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