Civil Service Policy Sparks Senate Backlash
A Chronicle Telegram summary notes officials protest Congress for attacking civil service and the merit system. It traces shifts from 1884 to 1935, showing civil service coverage dropping from 80.8 percent to 63 percent amid New Deal reforms and wartime policies. It cites altered classifications, exemptions, and agency restructurings in soil conservation, CCC, coal boards, and disaster loan programs.
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Civil Service Commission
Congress
Washington
Civil Service
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
Coolidge
Hoover
Classified Service
Soil Conservation Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Bituminous Coal Board
Wagner Housing Authority
Disaster Loan Corp
Girding For War Against Cancer declares support for New Deal cancer effort
The column endorses the creation of a National Cancer Institute with $700,000 appropriated for study. Radium loans to treatment centers and direct Surgeon General oversight are outlined as key steps in a national crusade to find a cure for a leading cause of death.
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Congress
United States
Americans urged to stay home as bombs threat reshapes travel
The piece argues that bombs and global unrest force Yankee travelers to abandon trips abroad and limit exploration to North America. It highlights dangers in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, noting bans on Spain and Italy and advising domestic tourism from New England to Arizona while joking about a reshaped world travel outlook.
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Spain
Valencia
Madrid
Majorca
Mediterranean
Poland
Rumania
Holy Land
Goig
Syria
Madagascar
South America
India
Iraq
Arabia
Italy
United States
Germany
New England
Arizona
Today in History and anniversaries spotlight notable births
The column lists 1795 James Gordon Bennett born in Scotland and 1801 John D. Russ notable for blind work, plus other anniversaries. It also notes historical events: Burr treason verdict 1807, 1838 Smithson gift, 1869 Prohibition Party origin, 1909 Cook North Pole claim, 1916 Child Labor Bill, 1923 Japan earthquake, and 1932 James J. Walker resignation. Birthdays include Rex Beach, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and others with locations and ages.
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James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Wall Street
Scotland
John D. Russ
New York City
Essex
Mass
Elizabeth Harrison
Chitago
Athens
Anna Botsford Comstock
Cornell University
Otto
N.Y
Frank McKinney Hubbard
Kin Hubbard
Marilyn Miller
Evansville
Ind
New York
Richmond
Aaron Burr
Mississippi
Philadelphia
James Smithson
Smithsonian Institution
Chicago
National Prohibition Pary
Anti-Dramshop Party
Frederick A. Cook
Shetland Islands
North Pole
Peary
Pres. Wilson
Japan
James J. Walker
Roosevelt
Rex Beach
Sebring
Fla
Atwood
Mich
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzana
Cal
Tarzan
Arthur G. Crane
Unis. of
Wyoming
Delaware Co
J. Reuben Clark
Salt Lake City
Mexico
Grantsville
Utah
Lawrence v. Redman
Bloomfield
N. J
Orn
Canada
Clement Wood
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Huntington Cairns
Balti
National Whirligig on Roosevelts Neutrality and Cleanup Bills
The article, by James McMullin and Ray Tucker, surveys fears Roosevelt will cooperate with League of Nations powers to identify Japan as aggressor in the Chinese war and apply neutrality rules accordingly. It notes congressional stress on equal treatment of belligerents and outlines last-minute vetoes and signings, including public works, bridges, relief bills, and a tri county power project in Nebraska. It recounts post adjournment actions, the size of the bills, and political maneuvering surrounding Ickes Norris and Farley events.
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Roosevelt
League of Nations
Japan
England
France
U. S
Congress
Norris
Ickes
Tri-County
Nebraska
Central
Bible Readings And Meditations on Antichrists and End Times
The piece reflects on John’s warnings about many antichrists and the last time era. It contrasts early Christian crises with modern threats such as paranoia nationalism and totalitarianism. It notes the ongoing hope of anointing from the Holy One and the need for discernment amid crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jerusalem
Mediation defers rail strike as officials eye market stability
Miss Mary Dewson praised James Farley in a public moment while she joins the federal payroll at ten thousand dollars a year. In labor news, a threatened strike by 250000 railroad workers is deferred after mediation by the National Mediation Board. The piece notes rising living costs as a factor and discusses potential broadening of mediation law to seamen. Also mentioned are stock market watchpoints by federal officials, and notes on highway building, Dutch elm disease costs, rural electrification, and September traditions.
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Mary Dewson
Democratic National Committee
Social Security Board
Dewson
Jim
James
Mr. Farley
Miss Dewson
National Mediation Board
Congress
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