Peek Quits AAA for Another Job
Washington reports President Roosevelt accepted George N. Peek’s resignation as agricultural adjustment administrator. Peek will chair a committee to promote export trade and direct a future government agency for exports. The shakeup also moves W. R. Westervelt back to Sears Roebuck while Rexford Tugwell and Wallace direct the brain trust. In Chicago, Henry Wallace and Peek urged united agrarian front at the Farm Bureau convention as Chester Davis, named Peek’s successor, remained detained.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George N. Peek
Peek
AAA
Department of Agricultural
Agriculture Wallace
Rexford Tugwell
Brain Trust
W. R. Westervelt
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Mr. Peek
Mr. Peck
NRA
Chicago
United Agrarian Front
Agriculture
Henry Wallace
American Farm Bureau Federation
Wallace
Chester C. Davis
Peck
Bolivian Forces Said Captured in Gran Chaco Victory
In Asuncion crowds of about 20,000 celebrated the defense ministry announcement that more than 13,000 Bolivian soldiers were captured in operations in the Gran Chaco. Speeches by the defense minister and officials accompanied the march through decorated streets.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Defense Ministry
Gran Chaco
Southern Women Plan War on Lynching in 1934 Atlanta
The Southern Association of Women for the Prevention of Lynching will meet in Atlanta on January 9 to discuss a personal investigation into every lynching in 1984 and publish the real story behind each. A second topic is the proposal to consolidate a federal anti lynching law.
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Atlanta
Southern Association of Women For the
Aeronautic Federation Accepts Settle’s Balloon Record
Paris reports the International Aeronautic Federation accepted Lieut. Comdr. IT. G. Settle’s balloon ascent reaching 18,665 meters 61,237 feet into the stratosphere on November 20. The official record recognition confirms the feat by the United States airman.
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Paris
Settle
United States
International Aeronautic Federation
Federal Prisoner Shot Dead on Jail Roof in Nebraska
Victor Vavra twenty five of Crete Neb was killed after being cornered with two cellmates on the roof of the Dodge county courthouse. He faced a charge of stealing a mail sack and was awaiting trial when the officer involved firefight ended his escape attempt.
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Fremont
Neb
Dodge County
Victor Vavra
Crete
Oxford Beats Cambridge in 58th Intervarsity Rugby Match
In brisk conditions before about 40,000 fans in Twickenham Oxford defeated Cambridge 5 to 3 in the fifty-eighth renewal of their inter varsity rugby rivalry. Oxford now holds 27 series victories while Cambridge has 21 wins and 10 draws.
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Oxford
Cambridge Twickenham
England
Cambridge
March Out of Burning School in Lowell
Three teachers led 125 pupils from the Sycamore Street School as flames raged in the basement, prompting quick evacuations in Lowell Massachusetts.
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Lowell
Mass
Sycamore Street
Dartmouth Astronomer John M. Poor Dies at 62
Dartmouth College astronomer John M. Poor died in a Boston hospital at age sixty two. The longtime professor was known for his dry wit among Dartmouth students and staff.
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Dartmouth
Hanover
N. H
John M. Poor
Dartmouth College
Boston
Sweeney brothers sentenced for theft from Badger Zine in arena hill raid
In Dodgeville Wisconsin William and Homer Sweeney were jailed four months for stealing $1,000 from the Badger Zine company during a gold-seeking raid near Arena.
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Dodgeville
Wis
Wiliam
Homer Sweeney
Arena
Badger
Mule Market Growth Buoys Southern Agriculture
Atlanta and Little Rock report brisk mule trading with prices around 130 dollars per head and over 2,200 mules sold in Atlanta. Buyers from the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama purchase mostly Kansas and Missouri stock. traders foresee a spring mule shortage and higher prices.
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Atlanta
Cliff Ragsdale
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Kansas
Missouri
Tennessee
North Carolina
Little Rock
Ark
L. Reinman
Two Americans Dead in Lufthansa Plane Crash Near Hamburg
A Lufthansa passenger plane crashed near Hamburg’s Fuhlsbuettel airfield after an obstacle struck during a landing in bad visibility. Six people died, including two Americans identified as Mrs Emma Amalia Armstrong of New York and Astoria Long Island and Frank Barber of New York.
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Hamburg
Lufthansa
Fuhlsbhuettel Airdrome
Emma Amalia Armstrong
New York
Astoria
L.I
Frank Barber
Missouri Judge Denounces Lynch Mob In Warner Lynching
Circuit Judge J. W. Gaddy told a special grand jury in St. Joseph that every person involved in the mob that lynched Lloyd Warner a negro youth on November 28 is guilty of murder in the first degree and urged indictments.
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St. Joseph
Lynch Law
J. W. Gaddy
Lloyd Warner
Spanish Revolt Rebellion Suppressed After Four Day Uprising
Madrid authorities report anarchist uprisings quelled after four days of violence. At least 94 people killed and hundreds wounded. A general revolutionary strike failed, and government may not declare martial law.
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Madrid
Spain
Carnegie Foundation Chooses Iowa Leader as Head
New York announcement states Dr. Walter A. Jessup, president of the University of Iowa since 1918, is elected to lead the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, as announced by Dr. Henry S. Pritchett.
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New York
Walter A. Jessup
University of Iowa
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Henry S. Pritchett
Foundation
Noted Belgian Painter Dies in Paris
Emile Wauters eighty eight renowned Belgian painter died in Paris France.
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Paris
France
Emile Wauters
Noted French Explorer Bonvalot Dies at Eighty
Paris veteran explorer Pierre Gabriel Edouard Bonvalot died at eighty. An officer of the Legion of Honor, he conducted missions in Turkestan and Persia and explored Siberia and Abyssinia. He authored numerous travel books.
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Paris
Pierre Gabriel Edouard Bonvalot
Legion of Honor
Turkestan
Persia
Siberia
Abyssinia
Cleveland Repeals City Liquor Sale Ordinance
The Cleveland city council, by unanimous vote with rules suspended, repealed the local ordinance prohibiting liquor sales. The action ends the dry law for the city, reflecting a shift in local policy.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pumpkin and Squash in Southern Cooking Notes
A 1933 Bell Syndicate recipe roundup discusses pumpkin and squash as substitutes in pies and savories, plus sweet potato pone variations. It covers flavors, ingredients, and methods for squash as a vegetable and for puddings, with scattered quick meal tips and a sample yeast biscuit idea. It ends with a detailed pumpkin and spice filling and a sweet potato bake.
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Bell Syndicate
Wwnu
They Are My Jewels: The Joy of Work and Tools
A 1933 Bell Syndicate essay argues happiness stems from loving one’s work and viewing tools as jewels. It tells of a young inventor evicted yet guarding his tools for 36 hours, storage found, underscoring that fulfillment comes from inner contentment, not external riches.
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Fortune
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Four-Footed Servitors Still Valued on Farm
Wayne Dinsmore writes in Horse that more than 15,000,000 American horses and mules still work on farms. He notes a smaller decline in work animals than expected, crediting tractors and motor trucks for the shift, while asserting the horse and mule remain a chief power source on farms.
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Wayne Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Literary Digest
Etiquette and the Child Mind
Dr. Ruth Strang from Teachers College surveyed 4 114 high school students nationwide on etiquette and manners. The results show widespread misconceptions and that proper manners contribute to happiness, confidence, and adolescent adjustment, with home training a key factor.
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America
Sir Walter Raleigh
Ruth Strang
Teachers College
Columbia University
Doctor Strang
Strang
Johnny
Sue
Literary Digest
Bronxville Kissing Ban Shocks Commuters at Station
Police ordered residents to stop kissing in the Bronxville NY rail station saying it blocked traffic. A reporter found couples kissing anyway as others tried to violate the rule, while an officer confessed he had never seen so much kissing amid a claim of defending liberties.
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Bronxville
N. Y
Philadelphia Record
Indianapolis News
Parsonage Marriage Age Question Drags On
In a courtroom exchange the prosecutor presses a defendant on her age and the age at which she married, noting the parsonage setting and implying a legal or moral inquiry. The dialogue highlights courtroom tensions and potential evidentiary relevance.
Contrasting Life Types on Money and Spiritual Values
The piece contrasts two life types: pursuit of money for comfort and power versus money as a game requiring skill. It argues that materialism as a life gospel blinds the mind, and only spiritual minding brings life and peace. It cites St Paul Epictetus and Pope, urging self-respect and noble ideals over wealth. It notes the danger of pride in riches and loyalty to divine nature as life’s aim.
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St. Paul
Epictetus
Alexander Pope
Opposition Leader Pay in Europe Weighs Government Policy
The Baltimore Sun notes that in England and several European nations the parliamentary opposition leader receives a government salary. This arrangement is justified by the belief that opposition critique helps the government through constructive criticism from the leader and his party.
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England
Baltimore Sun
Con way Pullman car on Hudson Bay line reads history
A heavy Pullman car built in August 1872 served as a general storehouse on the western shore of Hudson Bay. The specimen, named the Con way, operated on the old Eastern rail system and carried duties as a storage and transport asset.
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Hudson Bay
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