Roosevelt Pushes Housing Act Changes For Builders
President Roosevelt urged revisions to the housing law to spur a building boom and ease credit. He asked Congress to lower FHA loan costs, raise insurable mortgage shares, support rent groups with blanket financing, and extend mortgage limits while enabling repairs loans. He left for Miami on a fishing cruise as plans face delay amid congressional action.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
National Mortgage Associations
Federal
Fauns
Miami
Fla
FR. H. Jackson
Ickes
WPA
Hopkins
Barkley Says Tax Revision Impossible in Time
Senate majority leader Barkley announced it would be impossible to draft and pass a tax revision bill before the extraordinary session ends. He noted discussions with the President and the need for house-originated legislation on revisions to undivided corporate surpluses and capital gains.
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Shere
Barkley
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Subcommittee
Farm Bill Debate Split Over Constitutional And Economic Grounds
ARVIN JONES of Texas chairing the House Agricultural Committee submitted the House farm bill with a majority report urging speedy enactment to offset mounting crop surpluses hurting prices. A minority report denounces the bill as un constitutional unsound and likely to dislocate markets ahead of potential presidential veto if not pay as you go.
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Arvin Jones
Texas
House Agricultural Committee
House
Senate
Duc de Guise aims to reclaim throne as plot cited
The French government braces over the Cagoulards scare while denying a real bid to crown a dictatorship. Exiled Duc de Guise in Belgium issues a manifesto urging courage and unity, pledging to reconquer the throne if needed. President Roosevelt sends Vinson to the DC Court of Appeals and nominates Croner as chief justice with Edgerton slated to replace him.
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Belgium
Duc de Guise
France
Roosevelt
Senate
Fred M. Vinson
Kentucky
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Vinson
House
Ashland
D. Lawrence Croner
Virginia
Croner
Henry White Edgerton
New York
Walters of Idaho Dies At 61 Former Interior Official
Theodore Walters assistant secretary of the interior died of pneumonia at the Naval hospital in Washington after an emergency gall bladder operation. He was 61, a Caldwell Idaho resident, and had been prominent in Idaho Democratic politics for years.
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Heodore Walters
Interior
Naval Hospital
Washington
Walters
Roosevelt
Caldwell
Idaho
Small Town Spending Shifts With Rising Incomes
A bureau of home economics study across 46 villages in six states shows households spend more on food and clothing as income rises and allocate more to automobiles. Food costs rise from 180 to 539 dollars, clothing from 25 to 186 dollars, and car expenses from 14 to 315 dollars for incomes 250 to 2499 dollars.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Bureau of Home Economics
Labor Bill Stirs AFL Chief as He Demands Revisions
William Green, AFL president, denounces the wage and hour bill as unacceptable to labor and calls for return to committee. He attacks the labor relations board and says it is unsafe to let a government board govern labor relations with employers. The AFL also outlines a six point plan to strengthen buying power and spur production including wage maintenance, broader credit, and union recognition.
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William Green
A. F. of L
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Roosevelt Meets Private Power Heads in Push for Regulation
President Roosevelt holds talks with leaders of private utilities as he seeks policy adjustments during the recession. He calms fears of government action while preparing reports that accuse private firms’ agents of anti public power propaganda and cites lower costs for government water power versus private steam plants.
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Roosevelt
Wendell Wilkie
Commonwealth & Southern Corporation
Floyd Carlisle
Niagara Hudson Power Corporation
New York State Power Authority
Shall I Wear a Hat With Afternoon Dress
Mrs Post argues about etiquette for evening attire in a simple community. The rule: wear a hat with a street dress but go without with an afternoon dress, noting indoor hats can be acceptable and fashionable for the moment.
Etiquette Q and A from Mrs. Post on dancing and gifts
A reader asks if couples should stop dancing to talk on a crowded floor and about attending a New York weekend with a friend. Advice favors dancing and talking, accepting invitations, wearing diamond bracelets, hats at tea, hosting a baby shower, and sending a boutonniere to the groom.
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Mrs. Post
New York
Festive Sew-Your-Own Gifts From Santa Claus
A whimsical Christmas promotion from Sew-Your-Own offers gift ideas and patterns. It features velvet house coats aprons and young ladies outfits, with pattern numbers and yardage details, plus how to order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago.
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Milady
Santa Claus
Sew
K-T
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Drive
Chicago
Ill
Brighter Glass and Handy House Tips
Brighter glass bowls and tumblers are washed in warm soapy water then clear water with a splash of vinegar. Patent leather lasts longer when rubbed occasionally with glycerine. A knitting hack suggests inserting a snap fastener to reveal decreases. Tar stains on carpets are treated with a paste of turpentine and fuller's earth left to soak before brushing away.
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Japan
China
Yangtse Valley
Nothern Provinces
Taiyuan
Edurard W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
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Sen. Barkley
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Yangtse
Nanking
Johnson
Hankow
Shanghai
International Settlement
T. V. Soong
Chiang Kai-Shek
Brussels
Lemily
Emily Post
Santa
New Pattern Book
Barbara Bell
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Lydia E. Pineham
Nujie
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