Farm relief plans criticized as a political mess
A Washington column argues the farm relief ideas, including New Deal proposals, cannot solve long term farm problems. It warns subsidies will recur, notes administration flaws, and cites potential graft and political meddling in relief programs. It questions centralized oversight and favors separating subsidies from politics.
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Washington
Washington Field
Congress
AAA
Federal Treasury
House
Senate
McNary
Borah
Idaho
Dickinson
Iowa
United States
New York
Samuel McCoy
Reds
McCoy
Western Newspaper Union
DUST OF STAR ROMEO AND RADIO SKETCH DEMAND
Hollywood figures seek radio sketches as a path after screen success. Ed G Robinson and others push for radio material while projects like It Cant Happen Here face delays. Details span contracts, dance lessons, Alaska trips, and notices on Joan Crawford, Claudette Colbert, Randolph Scott and Fred Astaire. Western Newspaper Union.
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Hollywood
Mr. Robinson
New York
Joan Crawford
Clifton Webb
Webb
Joan
Notorious Thieves as Historical Street Legends
The piece notes how society made heroes of criminals like Jack Sheppard and Dick Turpin long before modern times. It cites Rev Villette’s 1754 London sermon praising Sheppard’s jailbreak and suggests executions were viewed as public theater by crowds.
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Mr. Villettte
London
Jack Sheppard
Sheppard
Dick Turpin
A Quilt of Eight Sunbonnet Babies
Grandmother Clark presents a baby quilt idea with eight 9 inch sunbonnet blocks and seven plain blocks. This package No. 575 includes stamped blocks and design for border, requires 1.5 yards 86 inch material for plains, finished size 38.7 by 54 inches with a 6 inch border, price 25 cents postpaid from Home Craft Co.
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Clark
Home Craft Co
Dept. D
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Missouri
Blue Trim Aims To Ward Off The Devil In Homes
A Mexican superstition that blue exterior windows ward off the devil inspires U S homeowners to adopt blue trim on houses. The trend blends cultural lore with decorative preference as more households choose blue accents for curb appeal and perceived protection.
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Mexico
United States
Two Separate Powers One to Produce One to Advertise
The article argues that world value hinges on two distinct powers producing high quality work and publicizing it. Few people possess both, as talent often dominates effort, leaving production or promotion incomplete and hidden from society.
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Department of Agriculture
AAA
Wallace
Chester Davis
World's Largest Dragonfly Fossil Found in Kansas
A fossil near Elmo Kansas reveals the remains of the largest insect ever known. Dr Frank M Carpenter of Harvard reports a dragonfly nearly two and a half feet long dating to about 150 million years ago.
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Elmo
Kan
Frank M. Carpenter
Harvard
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