House Passes Relief Bill With Broad Reforms and Large Appropriations
The House approved the relief bill 373 to 21 in a long session. It restructures WPA and PWA administration, creates a three member nonpartisan board, mandates roll rotation after 18 months, and allocates 125 million dollars to PWA with total four year funding close to 1.735 billion including 100 million for NYA and 123 million for farm security. It ends the Federal Theatre Project, requires local sponsorship of arts, prohibits political activity by relief officials, and earmarks funds to meet needs for a twelve month period.
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Hhouse
WPA
PWA
NYA
Works Progress Administration
Congress
House
Ancient aqueducts show enduring engineering feats
An ancient 2000 year old aqueduct in Athens demonstrates Roman and Greek water supply methods. The Washington Post notes arches built to harness gravity, with European examples using aqueducts as railroad bridges. Early engineers carved miles long channels through hills to feed high altitude reservoirs and deliver water downhill.
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Athens
Washington Post
Europe
Christ
Samos
Thumb-Nail Histories Of Idaho The Blue And The Gray
The Civil War echoes reach Idaho gold camps as Unionists and Secessionists clash in Leesburg and Grantsville. Deserters head west for gold while locals reconcile. Lincoln’s death spurs public mourning in Idaho City. The piece notes gold’s role in swaying Civil War loyalties and the postwar mood. Also mentions the Yangtze River reaching extreme flood heights between Shanghai and Chungking.
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Leesburg
Grantsville
James Pinney
Idaho City
Lincoln
Charles N. Teeter
Tme
John Duncan
Yangtze River
China
Shanghai
Chungking
Cause of Dandruff: Fat Formations on Hair Explained
Dandruff arises from hardened fat buildup from the sebaceous gland. If fat is deficient the hair looks dull. if excessive, surplus fat is pushed to the hair surface forming a thin layer around each strand.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Republian
Great Britain
France
United States
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Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee
House Committee On
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Irel Gudmundson
Burley
Max
Louisville
Rotary
Cleveland
D. E. Smith
Glenns Ferry
Skirl Burley
C. W. Kaar
Homer N. Champlin
Shoshone
New York
Baltimore
George A. Cope, Jr
Idaho Falls
Senator Grebe
Boise
House Reclamation Committee
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Portland Rose
Pacific Limited
Paris
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Lve
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Eetlae Science Publishing Society
Notyway St.eet
Boston
Massachussetts
Sanole Coby
Regjnest
Tom’s. Gasser
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Paris Drug CO
Peacock
ST. Charles
Lucretia Vanderbilt
Rachel
Clayton Pharmacy
Paris, Idaho
By Glenn Balch
Teeter
Allie
DON Lea Shop
Lewis Coal Company
John H. Parker
Schmid Bros. Cleaners
Charles Bloomington
St. Charles, Idaho
Peterson Bros. Proprietors
Adeuate Insurance
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