Recreation 458 Cities Spend on Public Recreation
New York report shows nearly $9,000,000 spent by 458 cities on recreation in the last year. The Playground and Recreation Association notes 502 cities run 4,584 centers under paid leadership with 11,079 workers. Municipal funds supported 244 centers. 1,170 of 2,476 cities and towns replied to a survey.
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New York
Playground and Recreation Association of America
United States
Canada
Public Safety Committee
Department of
City Planning Commission
City Health Department
Department of Public Affairs
Public Recreation and Welfare Commission
Municipal League
Public Athletic League
Red Cross
Rotary Club
M. GC
Duluth
Minn
Akron
Ohio
Memphis
Tenn
Chicago builder offers $25 for new babies at 83-flat project
Architect Harry I. Dalsey plans a 83 unit building with a perambulator stall and private locks for tenants. He will give each tenant who gets a call from Doctor Stork a $25 cash gift. If twins arrive the payout doubles to $50. He aims to foster a family-friendly environment.
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Chicago
Harry I. Dalsey
Doctor Stork
Mr.Dalsey
Data to cut armies links births death and war age studies
Geneva researchers map demographic data from 1914 populations by sex and status. They seek marriage and birth rates prewar and postwar effects on population, life expectancy, infant mortality, and military age costs to guide armament reductions.
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Washington
League of Nations
Geneva
Safety first a conspiracy to rob the doctor and hospital
A note references a conspiracy to rob a doctor, a hospital, and a funeral home director. It mentions a safety motive and names Hoover in connection with the plan.
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Hospital
Wandertaker
Hoover
Argument Over Loud Talk Turns On Deafness
A husband calls his wife ignorant for loud speech, she retorts she is not deaf and the exchange highlights a domestic moment about communication styles.
Sour grapes at the Red Cross Ball Blue ad in a readers tale
A humorous exchange unfolds about marriage and the best man while an advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as safe for fabrics, claiming to whiten clothes without damage. The snippet reflects a blend of social banter and a household product pitch in a historical newspaper page.
Nothing to Forget in a Wife and a Bachelor View
A witty quip contrasts marriage and bachelor life, claiming a wife can erase many troubles while a bachelor cannot. The speaker urges using wit to avoid future trouble and keep footing intact.
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Bess
Bob
MoneyTalks as Banks Quiet in Policy Debate
Analysis notes money drives decisions yet banks stay silent on policy. Observers say spending shapes outcomes while formal commentary remains restrained. The piece contrasts financial influence with cautious institutional response.
If Everyone Went To Work The World Would Calm
A reflective column argues that universal employment would reduce strikes and unrest. It contends nagging loses effect on resolve and suggests cold behavior shifts empathy, noting a piece of ice metaphorically underscores a distant discomfort.
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Parker’s
Danaruff
Etay
Yee
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Lio Pat
The
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Dept. E
Menominee, Michigan
King PI
Ford
Bilt-Rite Manufacturing CQ
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bellans
Allen’s
ALLEN
Ealey
Army
Navy
Tina Pinch
Conifort
Uhuan
Ind
Nstrumen
George Gordon Meade
General Meade
Botanical Gardens
Harding
War Weeks
National Meade Memorial Commission
President Harding
Meade Memorial
Grant Memorial
Playground and Recreation Association
Umber
Senay
the Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Fletcher
Miss Cayenne
Senifs
New Royal Cook Book
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