Congressional Patronage Grabs Tie Wheelhorses to Justice
Weekly analysis by Joseph IP critiques patronage in the Hoover era. It explains Willard L. Thorp’s move from Dun & Bradstreet to the commerce department, Hopkins and Murphy clashes, and a senate proviso on hires. It notes funding cutbacks for antitrust and staffing, with emphasis on wheelhorses as political tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard L. Thorp
Dun & Dradstreet
Commerce Department
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commercce
Harry Hopkins
Republican Thorp
Congress
Hopkins
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Messrs
Tennessee
Sen
Ker McKellar
Congressional
Murphy Emridge
Thurman Arnold
Arnold OS
Hopixins
Trend and World News Snippets From 1915 to 1930s
A collage notes rising school enrollment among Black children in 19 southern states from 8 percent in 1915-18 to 8?0s by 1935-33, alongside a British press ministry plan weakening free press in peacetime. It mentions rescue bells for a Squalus-like wreck, and a predicted barter treaty trading American cotton for British tin and robber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Office of Education
Ministry of Information
Tenza
Britain
Schmarines
America
Thetis
France
U. S. Navy
Harry Sonsimmae
Puzzling questions prompt readers to spot facts
The page poses quiz items asking what happened to trigger tensions between two nations, compares wheat acreage for 1540 versus 1999, lists gifts King George VI presented to President Roosevelt, and asks whether the Jefferson nickel has been withdrawn from circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yenisin
Hye Park
George VI
Roosevelt Whith
Neville Chamberlain
Jefferson
Finsters Ut Bation
Czech Resistance Grows As Nazi Rule Pivots Abroad
Reported in wartime notes that Czechoslovakia’s lands face contested fates after dismemberment. Czech citizens allegedly form legions in Poland and seek revival with aid from General Prelaha in France, as Slovak forces cross borders and exile networks mobilize under Eduard Benes. German fears mount over a broader Czech challenge to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bahyemia
Moravia
Czecho-Slovakia
Slovakia
Berlin
Konstantin von Neurath
der Fuehrer
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Prague
Reich
Peegue
Czech “Legion
Poland
Moerisch-Ostrau
Vladislav Prehala
Hungary
Warsaw
France
Bohemia
Eduard Benes
London
Paris
der Puehrer
Puzzler answers mix of historical notes and numbers
The fragment lists Answers to Puzzlers with items on British action in Tientsin, a 1929 to 1940 land allotment figure, an aptographed photo and gold ink well, a true-false claim, and a treasury report noting 43,080.00 nickel coins in circulation since November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Tientsin
Treasury Department
Betsy and the bed padding project from a sewing note
A fragmented story follows Betsy at sixteen watching workmen as a plumber fixes a leak. She ponders repurposing an old iron bed with padding and cotton batting, linking sewing ideas to home decor. An advertisement offers sewing books by Mrs. Spears with leaflets included for a limited stock run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy
Ask Me Another General Quiz Answers
The piece lists trivia: Bastille a fortress and prison. Internation Date Line near the Pacific center. diarist Samuel Pepys. panting dogs tongues aid evaporation. H M S stands for His Majesty's Ship. cole slaw is correct from cabbage and Danish slaw. the comptroller general of the United States serves a 15 year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brrth Navy
Pacific Ocean
Samuel Pepys
His Majesty
Cale Slaw
Cale
Comptroller General
The
United States
Cornerstone of Representative Government in the Federal Constitution
A fragmented quotation emphasizes the cornerstone of representative government, praising the four essentials of democracy free press free speech free assembly and free worship. The text attributes these ideas to James and Stahlman, noting their positions with the American Newspaper Publishers Association. These lines reflect a historic call for liberty and institutional safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
England
London
France
Germany
Edouard Daladier
U.S
Federal Reserve Banka
Hoohole
James & Stahlman
Star Elution
Unnamed Thoughts On Courage And Solitude
A fragmented reminiscence portrays a man’s gregarious impulse in solitude and the value of patience. References drift through odd phrases about windows, weighing, and help, ending with a cynical note on cowards and resolve.
Favorite Recite of the Week Kool-Aid Cream Sorbet
A recipe titled Favorite Recite of the Week describes making a Kool-Aid cream sorbet. It outlines dissolving Kool-Aid in milk, chilling and freezing to create a slushy base, folding in whipped cream, then freezing again. Optional lighter version adds beaten egg whites folded in before final freezing.
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Joseph IP
Larine
Editow
Oenown Stalus
Werlamn Newenaner Undan
Siain
Francisco Franco
Portugal
Rome
Bestin
Axis
Franco
Pranco
Inlaw
Ramon Serrata Suner
Haly
Galeazza Ciang
Mussolini
Ter
Nl Duce
Caudilla
Tangiers
Spain
Latin America
Herlin
University of Chicago
Robert Maynard Hutchins
Sne
Hutchins
India
Fort Knox
Europe
Munich
Senator McKillar
Anucer
Japan
Vladislav Prcuala
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Phil
Zoraadee
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