Roosevelt revises 1938 budget seeks relief funding
President Roosevelt told Congress in a special message the 1938 deficit could reach 418 million dollars excluding 400 million in debt retirement. He urged 1.5 billion for relief and strict economy to curb revenue losses. He warned against expanding special programs and signaled a new tax bill next session. News notes Cabinet reactions and Democratic push for cutbacks.
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Mississippi
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Kentucky
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Wallace
Daniel C. Roper
Ernest Draper
Treasury
Senate ends hearings on Supreme Court bill in executive session
The judiciary committee wrapped up hearings on the Supreme Court bill and planned weeks of debate. Petitions against the measure arrived in volume, with 75,000 California voters and 25,000 from Women Investors of America supporting opposition. Witnesses included Smith Wildman Brookhart who argued the issue is central to the campaign.
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California
Women’s National Committee For Hands of the Supreme Court and
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Smith Wildman Brookhart
Iowa
Supreme Court
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Reed
William Denman
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Hughes
Michigan Notes From Many Towns In Early 1937
In Allegan Ludington Ann Arbor Lakeport East Lansing Milford Lapeer Bay City Kalamazoo Port Huron Monroe Pontiac Augusta Port Huron Jackson Lansing Traverse City and other locales report events. Ageing Mrs Rosanna Case near 100 falls ill. a coin flip decides Ludington city commissioner. Michigan State College plans a job placement bureau. a 13 year old prodigy at MSU excels. a cat yields five kittens in Milford bets. a mouse with a savings nest is found. efforts to curb shell games in Kalamazoo. tent housing eyed for Oakland welfare families. old prison buildings eyed for new institutions. cutworms threaten crops. northern Michigan rush of tourist inquiries for 1937 season.
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Kalamazoo
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Roosevelt Plans Gulf Fishing Trip In Late April
President Roosevelt announced a spring fishing excursion beginning April 28 expected to last two weeks or longer. He will start in Biloxi Mississippi then travel by motor to New Orleans with a stop at Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis home now serving Confederate veterans.
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Maine Governor Mobilizes National Guard Over Shoe Strike
OY Lewis O Barrows of Maine joins other state executives in vowing to curb riotous tactics by strikers. When 1000 rioters attempted to storm two Auburn factories tied to a general shoe strike, authorities faltered until Barrows ordered eight National Guard companies deployed to preserve constitutional authority and prevent anarchy. The clash followed a state Supreme Court injunction by Judge Harry Manser affecting about 6500 workers. Stimulus included speeches by Powers Hapgood and other organizers.
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New England
Forbes Morgan Dies in Ohio Capitol Committee Room
Forbes Morgan former treasurer of the Democratic national committee who resigned to head the Distilled Spirits Institute died suddenly in a committee room at the Ohio state capitol in Columbus. He was a World War I major and related by marriage to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Democratic National Committee
Distilled Spirits Institute
Ohio State Capitol
Columbus
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
DAR Adopts Resolution Against Court Enlargement Plan
By unanimous vote nearly 4000 Daughters of the American Revolution at their 46th annual congress in Washington endorsed a resolution opposing the President’s Supreme Court enlargement bill. They argued against unbalancing the federal tripartite system and favored submitting the issues to the people via a constitutional amendment.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nominees Named for Norway Post and Poland Ambassadorship
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Mrs. Florence Jaffray Harriman of Washington as minister to Norway. She is J Borden Harriman’s widow and has long political activity. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. nominated as ambassador to Poland, succeeding the current Norway envoy.
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Washington
Norway
J. Borden Harriman
New York
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
Poland
Abraham a Man of Faith and Hebrew Pioneer
A devotional piece highlights Abraham as a foundational faith figure in Genesis 12. It emphasizes separation obedience and worship as faith in action, and shows blessing protection and liberty as outcomes of God’s call, with Abraham serving as a model for believers today.
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Deciding What Not to Do Quote by Mencius
Not a news article. No individuals, places, or organizations present. The text offers a philosophical idea about choice and action attributed to Mencius.
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God’s Way God Can Act Beyond Human Understanding
A reflective meditation on divine action surpassing human reasoning and known resources, suggesting that faith trusts in God’s unknown potential beyond everyday limits.
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Strength of Character Quote Note
A quotation attributes strength of character to firm will shaping outcomes. The source cites a Goeihe saying about resolve directing events. It presents a reflective aphorism on steadfastness and personal power.
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