National Whirligig: Roosevelt Faces Agency Chaos
The piece argues the Roosevelt administration struggles with coordination among fifty plus agencies under his tent. It notes calls for a central clearinghouse, potential Congress power grabs, and internal frictions with Morgenthau, Bell, and agency heads like Jones and Fahey. It discusses weather and economic factors, such as dust storms, farm demand, and court politics shaping New Deal policy and fiscal outlook. It mentions taxes, the Ford angle, and Treasury critics, with broader notes on inflation, silver, and stock market probes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
War Industries Board
Wilson
Congress
Budget Bureau
Morgenthau
Donnie’ Bell
Jesse Jones
RFC
John H. Fahey
HOLC
Seecretary of the Treasury
Avon and Morning Glory Club Gatherings and Notices
Avon notes details of two social gatherings with card games and prizes, plus a series of brief local items including visits and visitors. The clipping also covers market and economic snippets, a breach in a council resignation, a Canada Japan trade dispute, assorted sidelong observations, and July airline traffic and government spending figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon
Andrew Mittendorf
Morning Glory
William Fisher
Louis Dechant
Ed Klingsirn
Klingshirn
Europe
Antwerp
American Airlines
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Retail Sales Showing Gains In 1935 Outlook
New York reports indicate 1935 retail sales may top 30 billion dollars, a new depression high, with Dun and Bradstreet noting weekly trade 12 to 40 percent above 1934. Rural trade for the first half up 22.5 percent, shops forecasting fall gains of 10 to 15 percent over 1934, aided by farm income and strong buyer turnout at markets and trade shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
New York
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Federal Beer
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Dun & Bradstreet
Department of Commerce
Association
War slang in German trenches 1914 1918 slang terms
A summary of German trench slang from 1914 to 1918 noting non commissioned officers as uniform stallions and star gazers while major and colonel were called God Almighty. Other ranks included sergeant major fat in the meat infantry mud eaters miles eaters cavalry sole preservers and the corporal an over bull.
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Associated Gas and Electric
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Warren Thayer
Tam
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H. C Hopson
Ford
Calvin Coolidge
NRA
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Edsel
Vandenberg
Rhode Island
Peter Gerry
White House
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Federal Gazette
Italy
Africa
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Thomas
London
India
China
Securities Exchange Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Wall
Clyde McAllister
Doris Mae Phinney
Lotain
Charles Wilford
Evelyn Smith
Cleveland
Doris Jameson
Ed Brown
Perle Wilford
Mary Sawyer
Dale
Florida
Howard
George Lewis
Roper Business Advisory Council
W. W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
Roper
Aldrich
Canada
Japan
Amoug
Ohio
Elyria
Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Brown
Smiths
Jha Cafes Company
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