Farm relief and mortgage plan aims to lift farmers out of depression
Senator Robinson leads administration farm mortgage refinancing measure backed by Henry Morgenthau Jr and the Farm Credit system. It authorizes up to 2 billion in 4 percent bonds guaranteed by the government and lets banks refinance mortgages at 4 percent, with potential 30 to 40 year terms. Opponents warn of default incentives and bond market effects. The package also expands Reconstruction Finance Corporation lending and includes veteran pension reductions effective July 1.
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Robinson
Arkansas
Farm Loan
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
New Farm Credit Administration
Farm Finance
Federal Land Banks
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Two Far-Reaching Court Decisions Shape Industry
A Virginia federal court ruling upholds the constitutional federal water power act, enabling broad regulation of utilities. The U S Supreme Court decision on Appalachian Coals Inc. allows a selling agency for coal to exist, potentially guiding other natural resource industries toward cooperative pricing while maintaining competition.
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Washington
Coal Agency
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court For
Virginia
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Supreme Court
United States District Court
Norfolk
Supreme Court of the
United States
Court opinions on unemployment and naval expansion
The piece argues that unemployment relief programs should not be tied to naval expansion, warning such linking distorts defense needs and risks political manipulation. It notes Roosevelt’s patronage plans and the influence of the “Little Cabinet” on Senate support and appointments.
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Congress
Atlantic
Senate King
Dem
Utah
Navy
Trammel
Senate Naval Committee
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Britten
Timois
Naval Committee
Akron-Macon
Macon
Sunnyville
Calif
Roosevelt
Washington
United States Navy
Senate
House
Legislative Branch
Jim Farley
Democratic Party
Changes in the Interior Department Reflect Nation's Growth
The article traces how the Department of the Interior shifted in influence as the United States expanded westward. It notes reduced power of public lands and Indian affairs while rising importance of irrigation, national parks, Alaska development, and education, underscoring how growth altered government functions.
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Topsy
Department of the Interior
General Land Offices
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Department
Office of Education
National Park Service
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Alaska Railroad
Geological Survey
Yore
Commissioner of Education
General Land Office
Oo Dam
Colorado River
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United States Supreme Court
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Aeronautic Bureau
the Navy
Barnegat
Wiley
Phoebus
Coast Guard
Fred Britten
Ichigan
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Madison
Michigan
P. Morgan &O
New York
United States Senate
Fletcher
Banking
Ferdinand Pecora
Pecora
Morgan
John W. Davis
Banking House
Hitler
National Socialist Party
Berlin
Munich
Paris
Norman H. Davis
Joseph Paul Boncour
Davis
Europe
Andre Lefevre de la Boulaye
America
State Department
London
Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Everest
Marquis of Clydesdale
Mount
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Oswald Mosley
British Union of Fascists
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Norman Davis
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