Spending on Relief Slows as U S Debt Debate Heats Up
Washington digest notes that rising American caution over borrowing is reshaping policy. Governors Cochran and Bricker move to trim state spending while Congress debates relief funds and calls for a tighter federal belt. Senator Byrd criticizes deficits and compares U S and England paths. The piece argues tax increases may follow as budgets tighten.
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Sen
Harry Byrd
Virginia Democrat
Carter Glass
Byrd
England
United States
Congressional
Washington
Cochran
Nebraska
Bricker
Ohio
Europe Faces New Crisis as Loyalist Spain Falls
The piece argues that Fascist support for the rebels has driven Loyalist Spain from Barcelona, enabling Italy and Germany to pressure Britain and France. It details a bloc of neutral states surrounding Spain and outlines Italo German aims on Tunisia, the Suez canal, and Djibouti Addis Ababa railroad, plus Britain's potential response and a looming Munich style conference.
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Spain
Europe
Barcelona
Italy
Germany
Britain
France
London
Paris
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Russia
Rome
Berlin
Baltic
Adriatic
Hitler
Tunisia
Suez Canal
Djibouti-Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
India
East
Reichstag
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Daladier
Munich
White House list of congressional objectives faces rough ride
President Roosevelt advances a broad legislative program including defense social security reorganization public health and monetary powers with support from war clouds abroad. The labor fight centers on the C I O and U A W dispute over Homer Martin and leadership as James S Douglas renounces U S citizenship to return to Quebec.
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Perkins
Dies
Communist Party
New Jersey
J. Parnell Thomas
James L. Houghteling
Labor Department
Gerard D. Reilly
Madame Perkins
Bridges
Sacramento
Calif
C. Don Field
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Europe
Asia
Missouri
John J. Cochran
California
Clarence Lea
Montana
Burton K. Wheeler
Treasury
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Mrs. Ella Boole Leads Dry Revival in New York
An overview profiles Mrs. Ella A. Boole longtime prohibition advocate who rallies with Sen. Morris Sheppard and other dry leaders as anti liquor efforts resurge. The piece notes her century in the anti alcohol fight, her WCTU leadership roles, origins in Wooster Ohio, and Brooklyn base.
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York
Ella A. Boole
Prohibition
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Middle West
William H. Boole
Willett Street Methodist Church
Bowery Dives
Wooster
Ohio
University of Wooster
Prohibition Board of Strategy
van Wert
Brooklyn
Mrs. Boole
Household Questions for Safe and Practical Living
Washable pictures can be made durable for children by shellac coating. Remove rickety furniture as babies begin to walk to prevent toppling hazards. Honey keeps baked goods moist for a long time. Pillow cases should fit pillows properly to last longer. Use window sill planters to grow chives parsley and watercress for flavor and decoration.
Aisk Me Another A General Quiz
A quiz with seven questions covers border markings between the United States and Canada the meaning of llanos and llamas the emblem of peace the speed of a rainstorm the maxillary protruberance features making Minnesota the northernmost state and the total number of Bible translations into languages.
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United States
Canada
Minnesota
The
Union
Strange Facts From a Murky List of World Myths
A garbled compendium notes a mix of odd statements including over five thousand monuments, Llanos plains in South America, camels called Hamas and lamas as Buddhist priests, the birch tree as a peace emblem, rain clouds moving 15 to 20 mph, and the Bible recorded in about 1 000 languages.
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Llanos
South America
Lake of the Woods County
Safety Talks Crossing the Road
The National Safety Council analyzes pedestrian fatalities noting at least a third of rural and 40 percent of rural crossers died away from intersections. In 1937 road deaths from these classifications rose above 5,600.
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National Safety Council
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