Parole and probation reforms urged at Atlantic City meeting
Chief speakers from the American Prison association urged purge of parole and probation abuses and strengthening of systems. They warned that probation must be scientific and impartial, while parole should not be seen as leniency.
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Atlantic City
American Prison Association
Sanford Bates
Roosevelt
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Arthur D. Wood
American Parole Association
Taft
Private Building and Public Works Stimulus Plan
A national recovery act authorizes 3.2 billion dollars for public works over two years to revive private building. Housing, navy, highways, forests, and power projects form the program, with potential for broader spending if private construction resumes. The piece argues housing modernization and reconstruction are needed as much work exists idle in architects’ offices and billions in planned projects await financing.
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Navy
Listen World Revival Call Across the Tomb
Elsie Robinson urges readers to awaken from metaphorical tombs and embrace change. She parallels Lazarus awakening with modern life, warning against stubbornness, fear, and comfort zones that keep people from active rebirth and engagement with a changing world.
Myron C Taylor and peers shape American industry
Edwin C. Hill profiles Myron C Taylor chairman of United States Steel, detailing his private restraint and public impact. The piece recounts Taylor’s rise from unknown board figure to influential financier, his anti publicity stance, and his role in reorganizing the steel company, mergers, and broad industrial influence. It contrasts with other industrial magnates and touches on Harry Sinclair and Robert Hoan, framing mid 20th century business and politics.
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Myron C
United States ‘Steel Corporation
John Underhill
Stratford-on- Avon
Will Shakespeare
Myron
United States Sten
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Qigineer
Guaranty Trash
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Taylor
William Jennings Bryan
Harry Sinclair
Wheeling
Independence
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Federal Baseball League
Rancreas Racing
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Sinclair Oil Corporation
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Turkey Club
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10 and 20 Years Ago From The San Antonio Light
A 1924 item notes a surplus government property auction at Eighth Corps General Depot clearing about 300000 dollars. Also mentions a 1913 Texas City army transfer and honors for local Scottish Rite members in San Antonio.
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Wrew
Desolate Manhattan Streetcars Fade From City Life
The piece reflects on the decline of horse cars, replaced by subways and auto buses, and notes how Broadway crowds once filled street cars. It surveys urban change, suburban patterns, neighboring personalities, and literary touches, including Lardner and a Mil s ie Hall moment.
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Manhattan
Broadway
Cers
Oscar Hammerstein
Sway
John d. McGraw
Faper
Bowerian
Bulger
Stend
Kitty Gordon
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
Essay argues marriage diversity has grown beyond a single model. It cites career couples living apart, independent partners, and nontraditional arrangements as evolving norms. The piece reflects social views of the 1930s on love, independence, and gender roles.
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Helen Rowland
Wry Neck Pain and Treatment by Royal S Copeland MD
An article by Royal S Copeland MD explains wry neck or torticollis, its sudden painful neck stiffness from cold exposure, possible congenital forms, and the surgical option to release a shortened neck muscle. A simple tendon cut followed by plaster immobilization and physical therapy is described as effective for restoring neck alignment and facial muscle development.
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