Recovery plans and code talks drive national relief effort
President Roosevelt pushes recovery program with Johnson drafting state recovery boards and large public works allocations. Key projects include Grand Coulee dam in Washington and upper Mississippi channels, with debates over coal and steel codes and open shop versus unions shaping labor policy.
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NRA
United States
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
State of
Advisory Board For Public Works
Public Works Fund
Ickes
Grand Coulee
Columbia River
of Washington
Upper Mississippi
Caspar-Alcova
Wyoming
John B. Kendrick
Federal Forest Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Geologic Survey
Washington
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
National Coal Association
Edward F. McGrady
Mrs Marion Banister Named Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Mrs Marion Glass Banister of Lynchburg Virginia sister of Senator Carter Glass was appointed by President Roosevelt to the position of assistant secretary of the United States treasury. It is the first time that a woman has held such a high office in the Treasury department.
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Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Raymond Moley
Professor Moley
New York
Ohio
Missouri
Moley
England
Scotland Yard
John J. O'Connell, Jr
Albany
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
A. ©. O'Donnell
Long
Stanley
O. K. Allen
New Orleans
United States Senate Committee
Times-Picayune
Washington
Sumner Welles
Machado
Havana
Welles
Alberto Herrera
Cuba
United States
Marion Glass Banister
Lynchburg
Carter Glass
United States Treasury
Treasury Department
Seems Logical Umbrella Gaffe Prompting Restaurant Reel
A humorous exchange centers on a shopper blaming a poor umbrella purchase. The customer claims leaving the umbrella in a restaurant yesterday, only to find it still there today. The comment plays on logical misdirection and missed responsibility.
Air Mail Service Links U S to Global Destinations
The United States maintains air mail routes to most countries, with onward land and sea transit via ports to London, France, and the Netherlands. The Post Office reports air mail to Central and South America, the West Indies, Canada, and Mexico in the network.
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France
Netherlands
United States Post Office Department
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South America
West Indies
Canada
Mexico
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Grindstone
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Texas
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Virginia
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