Curious debate over Mead bill and TVA financing
A national economic committee hearing raises questions about Sen Mead's small business loan proposal and fears of overcapacity. TVA bond plans, private utility pushback, and public tax considerations frame four sides to the issue. British royal visit to Canada shocks dictators with broad crowd support and shifts political mood ahead of war.
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TVA
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
United States
Metabolism Tests and Diet Talk From Dr Barton
Dr Barton describes compact metabolism equipment for in office thyroid testing, patients calm during tests, and how thyroid activity affects heart rate liver detox. He notes anatomy of intestines in cows cats and humans, dietary meat versus vegetables, and urges daily raw fruits or vegetables with regular diet.
How to Sew 4y Ruth Wyeth Spears chair project
Reader shares enthusiasm for a simple yet ambitious Davenport frame project built from three wooden boxes. Instructions cover inner spring mattress fit, cushion construction from newspaper sheets, and fabric choice in plain or traditional patterns. Book prices offered for Sewing for the Home Decorator and Gifts Novelties and Embroideries, with a patchwork leaflets promotion.
Making Good the Beast
Typical Americans think they are better than the average. That's what makes America great. A nervously over-wrought man may be entertaining but you are sorry he hasn't more repose. After all, people that rest you are the most agreeable. Work is a great sedative but it doesn't necessarily bring happiness. If you stop to bemoan down you go. Can Human Ingenuity Do It. Abolish poverty and end at least half the unhappiness in the world. Waves of indignation are public opinion in motion. Those who comment most learnedly on being rich seem to be those who haven't any money. Few millionaires have time to be philosophers.
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Washington
National Economic Committee
Roosevelt
James M. Mead
New York
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Little Fellows
Big Fellows
Mead Bill
T. N. B. Hicks Jr
Wyoming Valley Industrial Development Fund
Wilkes-Barre
Joe O’mahoney
Wyoming
Wyoming Valley
Mr. Hicks
O'Mahoney
Hicks
O’mahoney
TVA
Tennessee
David E. Lilienthal
Knoxville
PWA
Canada
Chamberlain
Mussolini
Hitler
Quebec
Vancouver
Berlin
Rome
Great Britain
United States
James W. Barton
Physicians
America
Wouldn't We All A Funeral Sermon Blue-Penciled
A reflective fragment notes an editor’s wish to read a funeral sermon to correct errors. It mentions beautiful cloud forms and evokes the idea of mansions in the sky. It also comments that kings are those with many privileges they refrain from using.
Texan Sheriff Candidate Defeated After Landslide Loss
In a small county race a Texan candidate for sheriff secured only 55 votes out of 3,500. The next day he walked Main Street with two pistols on his belt and defended himself saying a man with few friends must carry guns.
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Main Street
Crochet Summery Ensemble Pattern 6381 from Sewing Circle
Instructions for a hat and bag in single crochet with puff stitch details and an adjustable hat band. Includes illustrations and stitch diagrams. Send 15 cents, name, address, and pattern number to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 W 14th St, New York.
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Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Household Tips from a Bygone Page
A roundup of practical hints covers sofa proportion with cushions, using little soap on gilt china, stain removal for mirrors with whiting and methylated spirit, avoiding conspicuous bright paint on fittings, and tenderizing meat by marinating in olive oil before cooking.
Dewey Assert Clean Government Beats Organized Crime
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey declares that clean government is advancing from city to city, exposing sponsors of organized crime and driving them from power. He argues the public will no longer tolerate furtive links between elites and the underworld, and that clean government can be good politics.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Humble There Are Sweet Surprises Awaiting Many Souls
A reflection on humble effort facing daily struggles, suggesting hidden rewards emerge from perseverance and ordinary life. The quote echoes Henry Van Dyke's sentiment about resilience and virtue under simple, persistent striving.
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Henry van Dyke
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George W. Norris
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Commonwealth and Southern
Senator Norris
Bell Syndicate
WNU Dervice
Dr. Barton
Today’s Health Column
Hall of Science
Chicago
Century of Progress
E. V. McCollum
Johns Hopkins University
Western Newspaper Union
Ruth Wyeth Spears
NED
Co. M. Campbel
Clarissa Avenue
Los Aunes
Calif
Sioux City
Owa
GUL Empire
Iowa
Bill’ Wachter
China
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