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Saline Observer

Location

Saline, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1936

Page

2

Congress approves Guffey bill and housing program

The House passes the revised Guffey coal control bill to restore federal influence, dropping wage provisions but keeping price fixing and excise tax features. It also adopts the Wagner housing bill and funds for the Florida ship canal, while debating lobbyist registration and anti lobbying measures.

Congress House Guffey Supreme Court Senate Bituminous Coal Commission Florida Ship Canal Black Alabama Federal Housing Authority

Senator Fletcher Dies in Washington After Long Senate Service

Senator Duncan A. Fletcher of Florida, veteran banking and currency chair and Roosevelt ally, died suddenly at his Washington home. Born 1859 in Sumter County Georgia, he served in the U S Senate since 1908. His death follows that of Senators Park Trammer and Speaker Burns.

T Bath Duncan A. Fletcher Senate Florida Washington Fletcher Roosevelt Banking and Currency Committee Fletcher Forlowey Park Trammer Joseph W. Burns Tennessee Senator Fletcher Sumter County Georgia Vanderbilt University Jacksonville Fla United States Senate Carter Glass Virginia

Michigan notes bolster game protection and local civic items

The State Conservation Commission voted 126 500 for game protection 1936 87 the highest allotment in four years. A New Era junior high harmonica band grows as a public asset with concerts and a fledgling organization. Elizabeth Wightman resigns from Central State Teachers College after 39 years, noting 125 art teachers trained there. Monroe Port Commission options 200 acres of marsh land east of Monroe for industrial development linked to the harbor project. Brig. W. H. Fox takes command of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Division to report July 8. Flint approves a ten year trackless trolley franchise with 50 cent 10 ticket minimum fare and six months to install. A weather bureau crop summary notes dry spring shortening alfalfa cutting and corn cutworm damage with some fields progressing well after rains. Michigan drinkers face tariff cuts saving over 100 000 yearly on imported French beverages. Malcolm Germany tours Alaska lectures and studies in the north after teaching with the American Museum of Natural History. A state supreme court ruling limits workers compensation for in plant gym activities. Wayne University foremanship conferences approved with 4500 yearly cost and 2904 handicapped trainees. Detroit widening projects and federal aid highway funds totaling 7.6 million allocated across 29 counties. Michigan State College uses phyocyanate spray strategy to combat cicadas in eastern districts.

Lansing State Conservation Commission New Era Mt. Pleasant Elizabeth Wightman Central State Teachers College Michigan Central State Art Department Monroe Monroe Port Commission Lake Erie Government Canal Monroe Harbor Grand Rapids W. H. Fox Salvation Army Western Michigan Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Wisconsin Upper Peninsula Flint East Lansing United States Weather Bureau France Liquor Control Commission Commission Detroit Malcom Germany Buchanan Alaska Far North Germany American Museum of Natural History New York City State Supreme Court State Commission of Labor and Industry William Clark Chrysler Corp Dearborn Wayne University State Board of Control A. C. Tagg Department of Vocational Rehabilitation State Highway Department Roosevelt Federal Bureau of Public Works The Highway Commission Michigan State College

Townsend plan debate and seventeen year locusts in 1936

A Western Union dispatch critiques Dr Francis Townsend's $200 monthly pension proposal, accusing the House committee of overreach and predicting political fallout. The piece urges accountability in investigations and reflects on the 17 year cicada outbreak and its-cycle symbolism for Roosevelt era policy permanence.

Chesterton’s Death and War News From Brisbane This Week

Arthur Brisbane comments on Chesterton’s weight and heart disease, warns on overwork, and notes France’s radical meetings and labor tensions. South China-Japan hostilities loom with Amoy landings, while Russia shows signs of conservative steps. Bonus bonds for veterans, anti-Semitism concerns in France, and railroad safety noted.

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