Hearst Commission Findings Echo Social Security Revisions
The advisory council on social security largely mirrors the Hearst commission's 1937 conclusions, supporting earlier start of old age benefits, broader inclusion, a real reserve fund, and restraint on payroll taxes. It warns against a spending bureaucracy that could threaten jobs, urging amendments to preserve actual social security.
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Advisory Council On Social Security
Social Security Commission
Hearst
Hearst Commission
United State
James J. Davis
Henry I. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Samuel W. Reyburn
Associated Dry Goods Corp
William J. Graham
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Herman Feldman
Dartmouth
Richard A. Lester
Princeton
University of Washington
Merryle Stanley Rukeyser
William Randolph Hearst
Rukeyser
Congressional Record
Senate Finance Committee
Social Security Board
Hearst Commission On Social Security
Advisory Council of
The
Commission
Council
Advisory Council
Unfair Treaties Hit U S Cement Industry On Waterfront
A little noticed incident on the Pacific coast reveals how reciprocal trade treaties affect American labor. Workers refuse German cement, foreign cement selling for $1 a barrel vs American at $2.25, with Belgian imports rising over 360 percent since 1935. Cement is vital to industry and public works, but cheaper foreign cement idles plants and fells thousands of jobs, undermining relief efforts and public employment.
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Pacific Coast
United States
Belgium
William Randolph Hearst
Senate Finance Committee
Inside Jobs for Faith and Enthusiasm
A reflective piece urges readers to recognize that faith and enthusiasm do not come from outside sources but must be built through deliberate choice and personal attitude. It cautions against expecting miracles and emphasizes daily actions, mindset shifts, and hopeful optimism as paths to happiness.
Baptism in Jail Echoes Past Crimes and War Efforts
A December 28, 1998 note recalls Pete McKenzie awaiting death after conviction for a detective’s slaying, being baptized at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with deputies present. The item also mentions aviation progress remarks by Gen. Balbo, a San Antonio chamber dinner on a memorial for fallen locals, and war-savings pledges amid year-end fundraising.
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Pete McKenzie
Bexar County
W. W. McCrory
Ninety-fourth District Court
Sam Street
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
McKenzie
Angel Barloco
W. C. Speer
Rolfe P F. Crum
San Antonio
Commlerce
Wan
Isoriven
Sone
Sam C. Bell
Romana Plaza
War Saving Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Glands Hold Secrets
Edwin C. Hill profiles Dr. George W. Crile and his gland research from Cleveland, tracing adrenal, thyroid, and pituitary roles in health and behavior. The piece discusses epilepsy treatment clues, adrenaline uses, and cautions on glandular extracts, noting ancient ideas and modern endocrinology.
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Guatemala
George W. Crile
Cleveland
Crile
Africa
Cleveland Clinic
George Qrice
Dotrinologists
Dr. Crile
Editor decries meddling in foreign affairs and loans
A reader praises a front page editorial condemning U S intervention in other nations. The letter argues such meddling harms relations, trade, and lives, cites Morgenthau loans to warring Europe, and urges readers to press representatives to oppose intervention.
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the Light
Praper
Japan
Europe
Morgenthan
United States
Mother's Cooking Myth Preserves Moral of Men
A humorous critique of backdated food bias, noting how men cling to childhood meals and how modern wives face pressure to cook with speed and sophistication. It mocks the idea that a wife must always please a fastidious husband, arguing taste often reflects habit over enlightenment. The piece suggests dietary nostalgia shapes domestic expectations and identities.
The Globe Trotsman King Feeds Hunger for Home
A fragment quotes a traveler named Helen Rowland praising a man who clings to beefsteak and kidney pudding as his habit across nations. It notes allegiance to the Stars and Stripes yet attachment to spaghetti and wine. The piece frames national identity as a personal faith.
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Stars and Stripes
Questions about Peru in a 1938 trivia page
A scanned page presents a series of questions about Peru covering geography, demographics, ports, borders, mountains, wildlife, currency, guano uses, and cultural notes. It includes lines like chief port, capital age, coastal location, neighboring countries, Andean peaks, alpaca wool source, monetary unit, and Lima’s distance to the Pacific, with a copyright line.
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Para
Peru
Atlantic
Pacific
South America
Iveru
Columbus
Spain
Lima
Pacific Ocean
Dean Baar
Comte
King Yeainnee Byndloate, Inc
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Nelson Harding
Aining
L. A
Truio Balbo
Malvnn
America
Generel
Edwin C. Hill
Hippocrates
King Fens
Byrd, Inc
Aman
Paris
Ree
Helen, Rowland
Globe-Trotter
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