Distin guished Adventurer saves father from fire
Arthur A Guinan of Brooklyn is hailed as a distinguished adventurer after rescuing his father from a blazing dining room fire in November 1923. He and his brother tore burning clothing from his mother and carried his father to safety before fighting flames himself, suffering burns in the process.
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Arthur A. Guinan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Art
France
Dad
Mother
Hames
Roosevelts unsigned tax bill sparks constitutional stand
President Roosevelt avoided vetoing the tax revision by using a law without signature to protest unwise parts of the bill. He spoke to mountain families in Arthurdale West Virginia and warned against tax avoidance schemes and concentrated investment power while urging future revenue law revisions to spur investment. Meanwhile Lilienthal and Morgan testified before a joint committee accusing Arthur Morgan of attempting to undermine TVA in court and tampering with witnesses. They denied Berry marble fraud claims and defended their actions.
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White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Arthurdale
W. Va
Joint
Congressional Committee of Investigation
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
TVA
Arthur Morgan
Lilienthal
Berry
Footprints and Myths At Adam's Peak And Other Tales
A collage of brief notes covers Adam's Peak reverence across religions in Ceylon where a seven foot footprint is linked to Buddha Siva Eden beliefs. It also notes Hungarian Gypsy music, Cecil Rhodes birth, Istanbul treasure house gems and a Cape Town latitude alongside a dubious Ritzy term definition.
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Adam’s Peak
Colombo
Ceylon
Buddha
Siva
Garden of Eden
Adam
Seraglio Palace
Istanbul
Selim i the Grim
Recovery plan bandment of experiments urged by Hook
Charles R Hook president of the National Association of Manufacturers told a Chicago Association of Commerce meeting that a recovery program rests on sound economics. He called for three steps including Wagner act revision tax reform and ending government competition with private enterprise. He urged removing fear and uncertainty to restore private savings to productive enterprise. He urged amendments to the Wagner act to fix one sidedness enforce labor responsibility separate fact finding prosecution and judicial decision and ensure impartial administration by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Charles R. Hook
National Association of Manufacturers
Chicago Association of Commerce
America
Hook
American Rolling Mill Company
National Labor Relations Board
Roosevelt Signs Bill Creating Twenty Fresh Federal Judges
President Roosevelt signed legislation authorizing 20 additional federal judges nationwide. It is the largest judicial expansion since 1821, adding five circuit court of appeals judges at 12500 dollars per year and fifteen district judges at 10000 dollars per year.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Circuit Court of Appeals
Roosevelt backs shelving of executive reorganization bill
President Roosevelt, after congressional advice, consents to shelving the executive government reorganization bill. Senator Barkley confirms the move, with plans to reintroduce the measure early in the 1939 session. Senator Hiram Johnson warns opponents intend to renew the fight next year.
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Roosevelt
Senator Barkley
Congress
Hiram Johnson
California
Supreme Court Rejects Government Rehearing In Stockyards Case
The Supreme Court denies the government’s petition for rehearing in the Kansas City stockyards rate case. It censures Secretary Wallace and Solicitor General Jackson for unwarranted claims as it again overturns attempts to fix maximum service rates, ruling the actions lacked full, fair, and open consideration.
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Wallace
Hugo Black
Henry A. Wallace
Robert H. Jackson
United States Supreme Court
Kansas City
New Federal Highway Fund Approved by Congress
Legislation authorizes 57.4 million dollars for highway expenditures in 1940 and 1941. The measure also approves 156 million dollars of old, unused appropriations. The Senate adopted the conference report previously approved by the House, finalizing the funding package.
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House
Senate
Department of Agriculture
Dean Mumford Dies at 67 University of Illinois educator
Dean Herbert W. Mumford of the University of Illinois died after an automobile accident. A renowned agricultural educator and marketing expert, he began as a professor of animal husbandry in 1901 at Champaign, later serving as dean of agriculture and director of the experiment station and extension service. He was 67.
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Herbert W. Mumford
University of Illinois
Mumford
Michigan
University At
Champaign
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service
Sweepstake Winners and Derby Victory Reported
Bos ROUSSEL a French bred horse won the English Derby at Epsom Downs. Four sweepstakes ticket holders in the United States won 150000 dollars each. Scottish Union finished second earning 75000 dollars each for 11 US ticket holders. Pasch the favorite finished third returning 50000 dollars each to seven US ticket holders.
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Bos Roussel
Epsom Downs
United States
Scottish Union
Pasch
Conflicts Rift Over WPA Leadership in Minnesota
Defies Harry Hopkins reports Christgau, Minnesota WPA administrator, quarreling with Gov. Elmer Benson and Farmer-Labor leaders. Hopkins says Christgau is ousted, but Christgau refuses to quit, arguing only President Roosevelt can remove him.
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Victor A. Christgau
Minnesota
WPA
Elmer Benson
Farmer-Labor Party
Harry Hopkins
Christgau
Roosevelt
War Pensions Boosted for Spanish War Veterans
A bill to raise pensions for soldiers sailors and nurses who served in the Spanish American war Philippine insurrection and China relief expedition. The act grants a $60 monthly pension to veterans aged sixty five or older with at least 90 days service and to those discharged for disability incurred in service.
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Roosevelt
How to Paint Blackboard Refinishing Guide
To refinish a blackboard apply a coat of ordinary black paint first. Then brush on a second coat of black paint thinned with turpentine instead of oil for a dead black finish.
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