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Newspaper
Rahway Record
Location
Rahway, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
1
Observers note widespread public demand to stay neutral and avoid entanglements while pressing for balanced budgets and lower taxes. Congressmen returning to Washington report a citizen consensus favoring an economy program to boost employment and industrial activity, aligning with the President's stance on neutrality and taxes.
Yale News prints a pledge urging moderate speeds and strict adherence to traffic laws to prevent preventable crashes. The effort cites youth driver risk and calls for broader imitation by peers and elders to curb automobile accidents and fatalities.
A new congressional bill proposes a subsidy to U S shipbuilders equal to the cost gap between domestic and foreign construction. The measure seeks to stimulate the American merchant marine by making local builds more competitive with foreign yards.
In Elizabeth the Riegelhaupt and Sobelson theatres drop Sunday relief shows for central Europe. Hoover drive leaders in New Jersey oppose Sunday fundraisers, leading to the cancellation. State Chairman Runyon reappoints H M Pruden to lead Near East Relief locally. City records show 112 marriages in 1920, down from 1919.
Common Council approves the 1931 budget on first reading with $566 172 28 in appropriations, $456 376 18 to be raised by taxation, up from 1930. Rahway Federation of Churches plans a new constitution after adopting a revised program at the First Presbyterian church meeting. St Paul’s Episcopal marks its 95th anniversary. City officials will act to fix Meadow avenue drainage issues.
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