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Shafter Press in Shafter, California

28 May 1936

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Shafter Press

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Shafter, California, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1936

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2

Passamaquoddy and Florida canal projects win reprieve

Washington by Carter Field reports that the Passamaquoddy tidal power and Florida canal plans gained a temporary revival in Congress. The move signals presidential maneuvering to secure votes. critics warn debates may sink or save the projects as engineers study potential justification and funding under a new bill.

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Washington Passamaquoddy Florida Congress Capital Hill Roosevelt Senate Florida Canal House Joseph T. Robinson White House Quoddy Duncan A. Fletcher Louis J. Brann James A. Fardey Maine New England Fletcher Brann Harold L. Ickes
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Pushed Clouds Away He I Worked On That Problem Till Morning

A fragment shows a narrator working on a problem until six o'clock in the morning, noting a dawning idea emerges. The text reflects late night reasoning and a breakthrough moment.

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JOLLYWOOD LITERARY NOTES ON DYING MASTERS

The piece recalls Finley Peter Dunne and Mary Johnston, noting Dunne’s once wide fame and Johnston’s renowned novels now fading from memory. It mocks simplified revenue bills, jokes about relativity, and critiques League of Nations hopes, Hoover era politics, and the shift to federal punishment versus local courts with a satirical voice.

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Jollywood Calif Finley Peter Dunne Mr. Dooley Mary Johnston Hinstein League of Nations Wan Grand Central Buffalo Rian Peak Irvin Cobb WNU Service
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