Court packing by piecemeal just as bad
The article condemns a Senate move to adopt a Hatch amendment allowing one new Supreme Court justice per year for six years, with vacancies not filled while the court stays at nine. It argues piecemeal packing extends executive control and endangers judicial independence, urging the plan be defeated.
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Supreme Court
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Philadelphia Inquirer
Roosevelt
Hatch
Wheeler
Maryland Bar Association
Senate Judiciary Committee
No Third Term View Shapes 1940 Election Debate
The Cleveland Plain Dealer argues against a third Roosevelt term, citing precedent from Washington and Coolidge. It notes labor and Democratic backers push for a 1940 bid, while warns of dangers of concentrated power and urges Roosevelt to decline another election to restore public confidence.
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Gov
Earle
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Harrisburg
Farley
White House
America
the Plain Dealer
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dem
The Road To Industrial Peace
Philadelphia inquirer editorial urges a fair plan for industrial peace balancing rights of labor employers and the public. It warns against one sided laws and supports the Wagner act with equal obligations for both sides to prevent strikes, property damage and disruptions.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
The Parent Problem A plea against forcing left handed children to write right
A writer describes how schooling often compels left handed children to use the right hand, worsens stuttering, and urges teachers and parents to avoid coercing handedness. He cites photographs of left handed students and shares personal teaching experiments to show the emotional impact.
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Dominion
Cleveland
New York City
Men and Fish in a Lesson on Temptation
Edgar A. Guest Orator recalls a fisherman and a campfire tale about clever trout fooled by tempting bait and hidden barbs. The moral expires into a broader critique of human greed and the belief in easy profits.
Hints and Divnts prompt satire on politics and weddings
A column satirizes heat casualties in Congress and Pennsylvania politics. It mocks special sessions, wage hikes, and the value of good will in business. A light joke about Smythe’s wedding follows and a quip on advertising a failing business.
Early Morning Questions and Witty Observations Column
A collage of quirky opinions and quips on farming life law and society. The piece riffs on government wages legal fees ghostly Washington brides shoes and the oddities of public life with jokes about Joe Louis traffic horns and growing noses.
Etiquette Hint Urges Full Name Signatures
Guidance notes signers should use full names rather than initials in all letters. The reminder applies to formal and informal correspondence to ensure clarity and courtesy.
Words of Wisdom on Virtue from Lady Russell
A succinct quotation attributed to Lady Russell urges virtuous living as the path to a life neither too brief nor too long, imparting a stoic counsel on mortality.
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Lady Russell
Night clubs persist in Miami play life despite repeal
A Miami nightclub operator notes that night clubs entered with prohibition and exited with repeal, and none realize it yet. He says Miami will be last to notice if it ever does, as visitors come to play and clubs hold a definite place in the city’s nightlife, leaving a void if they disappeared.
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Miami
Frank Knox
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Greece
Hungary
Austria
Knox
Roosevelt
Dieting wife promises to eat shrink and be merry
A playful remark cites New Yokus's wife on a diet as she vows to eat shrink and be merry. Observers note many politicians struggle with living within the constitution while the public concedes it is harder to live without it.
Quotes and quips drift from a Manhattan luncheon
James P. Warburg recalls a silver question from Populist days and jokes about whiskers, dollars, and mules. A note on a New York society to free the city from cogs and a claim dogs spread disease. others mock Lindbergh kidnappers, sleep talk, and horse names. The world is an oyster, but shells must be cracked. Akron fines double parking. mudslinging endures. brides eggs joke. America’s land of unemployment.
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James P. Warburg
Manhattan
Kansas
New York City
Furnishing a Small Combined Living and Dining Room
A 12 by 16 room can serve as one large space without partitioning. Use a foldable gable table, a screens to hide the dining area at meals, Windsor chairs for both uses, and a secretary desk for storage. Store linens and silver in the desk drawers, obscure glass with curtains, and display dishes on upper shelves.
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Markel
Watkins Syndicate, Inc
World At A Glance: Democracy, Nationalization and Global Perplexities
The column compares political unrest and economic policy across nations, noting how democracies like the United States and France handle reforms. It discusses Roosevelt's New Deal debates, Blum government pause, and France's armament nationalization, with insights from Colonel Knox and overseas correspondents.
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Leslie Eichel
Central Press
United States
Roosevelt
Popular Front
France
Senate
Blum
Magic Trains On Bay Bridge Fantasized In Future Parade
The piece describes a future rail system on the San Francisco Bay span with electric trains running at fixed intervals of sixty five to seventy five seconds. Colored lights, a microphone, and rapid braking aim to keep trains precisely timed amid fog and scale of the bridge project.
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Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay Region
San Francisco-Oakland
Southern Pacific and
Key System
Great Bow Bridge
Noted Leaders Comment on Labor Strife and Reform
Sir George Wales of Melbourne praises a non political board to settle labor disputes in Australia. Rev Dr William Ward denounces the pig pen philosophy of the United States, blaming greed of capital and labor lawlessness for troubles.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
George Wales
Melbourne
Australia
New York
William Ward
Cavalry Baptist Church
United States
Hepburn Calls Canadians to Resolve Labor Strife Peacefully
Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn says Canadians can settle labor difficulties without bloodshed and rejects being subservient to a labor dictator. He warns against U S style violence and vows restraint.
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Orillia
Ont
Mitchell Hepburn
United States
Lewis
Wise warns partition won’t curb Arab unrest
Dr. Stephen S. Wise, president of the Zionist Organization of America, objects to the plan to partition Palestine. He says a partitioned Palestine would be no more Palestine than England is without Scotland and Wales, implying continued Arab disorders despite division.
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New York
Stephen S. Wise
Zionist Organization of America
Palestine
England
Scotland
Wales
Notable Nativities and Yesterdays June 29 Highlights
Central Press notes notable births and historical events tied to June 29. Figures include William Edgar Borah born 1865 in Fairfield Illinois, William James Mayo born 1861 in Rochester Minnesota, Edwin W. Kemmerer born 1876, Ludwig Beck born 1880, plus past milestones from Globe Theatre to Harvard College origins and early U.S. authors.
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William Edgar Borah
Fairfield
Ill
Idaho
Mare Antony
William James Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Charles Horace
Charles
William
Edwin W. Kemmerer
Princeton
U. S
Ludwig Beck
von Moltke, Hindenburg
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