Roosevelt plan shifts relief burden to private hiring
Washington reports that 500000 private jobs are needed to cut relief spending by about 400 million dollars, reshaping hopes for WPA while Ickes campaigns for “worthwhile” projects. The piece outlines tax changes, corporate dividends, and potential effects on hours, tariffs, and major bills in Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
CCC
Congress
Black
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Federal Treasury
Ways and Means Committee
Walsh-Healey
Pettengill
WNU
White House Ride through the Shatt al Arab
The Shatt al Arab carries river silt enriching farms but hindering navigation as channels shift and dredging is constant. Downriver banks brim with mud, reeds, and grass while towns along the river grow dates opium hemp and grains with Iraq dominating world date exports and Basra date groves spanning 36 miles.
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Bar
Shatt-al- Arab
Iraq
Shatt-al-Arab
Basra
Violin Prize Spurs Ripley to Handcrafted String Fame
Westfield Massachusetts resident Horace Ripley recalls winning a violin in a lottery over fifty years ago and another the next year. He began carving replicas with a jackknife and by eighty five has built 75 to 100 violins along with zithers and two guitars by hand.
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Westfield
Mass
Horace Ripley
Ripley
Boundary dispute between Iraq and Iran settled
The Shatt al Arab boundary dispute between Iraq and Iran, once brought before the League of Nations, is described. The river links Basra and Abadan with key ports, oil refineries, and a significant trade route, including date markets and railway access to Baghdad.
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Washington
Iraq
Iran
Persia
League of Nations
Tigris
Euphrates
Persian Gulf
National Geographic Society
Basra
Shatt-al-Arab
Abadan
36 Nations Represented in London Youth House
London reports a Youth House experiment in North Town where anyone under thirty may live if open to all colors creeds and races. Residents from 36 nations pay 3 to 5 dollars weekly and contribute labor while handling repairs and decorations. The group aims to expand Youth houses nationally.
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London
Bot
Run Town
Youth House
Leprosy Not Contagious Says UC Scientist
Berkeley researchers led by Dr. A J Salle contend leprosy is not contagious after tests using organisms from eleven subjects. Experiments at Kalihi Leprosy Hospital Honolulu and Carville Louisiana show the bacteria survive in embryonic chicken tissue culture, offering a path toward a possible cure.
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Berkeley
Calif
A J. Salle
University of California
Kalihi Leprosy Hospital
Honolulu
Doctor Salle
Carville
Blue Bonnet Girl Crowned Dallas Centennial Hostess
Irene Caldwell twenty two won a contest of over six hundred girls to become Dallas most perfect photographic model and the official hostess of the Texas Centennial exposition opening June 6. Her blue bonnet gown features blue bonnet motifs and a sprig on the hat.
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Dallas
Irene Caldwell
A Charming Needlecraft Picture to Embroider
Vintage sewing pattern describes a wall hanging transfer pattern 15 by 20 inches showing an old garden scene to embroider with lazy-daisy French knots running and single stitch. Includes color chart material needs stitch illustrations and finishing directions. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York.
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Household Arts Dept
West Fourteenth Street
New York
N. Y
Small Nation’s Role in Advancing Humanity
Ex-President Masaryk of Czechoslovakia in Karel Capek’s work argues that a small nation can achieve immense value with limited means. He notes advantages of closeness and mutual understanding, and asserts a small nation should not be left behind but share in humanity’s progress.
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Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Karel Capek
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