Inland waterways push and allied shock in 1930s era
Mississippi Valley association presses rapid federal completion of inland waterway projects. Hurley and Hoover seek quick funding to speed Illinois and Ohio waterways, flood control, and Missouri improvements, with bridges at Joliet and surrounding work needed. Epoch-wide weather and political shifts underscore a push for national infrastructure.
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Worx
Mississippi Valley Association
St. Louis
Hurley
Tuinolg
War Department
Congress
Hoover
Illinois
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Tlinois
Joliet
Ohio
St. Lawrence
Chicago
Lakes
Farm Board Chief Vee Talks With Senate Agriculture Panel
Vee of the federal farm board conferred at length with the senate committee on agriculture, then Senator McNary commented on the session and its possible implications for farm policy.
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Vee
Federal Farm Board
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Senator McNary
Training for the Teacher in Modern Society
A speaker argues that schools overemphasize measurement while neglecting real societal objectives. He urges requiring teachers to gain life experience in factories or farms, and advocates broad academic preparation with two years of college for admission to teachers' colleges. He stresses developing creative, independent educational leaders.
Passion for Justice and the Call to Fair Play
A public conscience must abhor injustice and seek to correct it. The author argues that the nation cannot rely on fair government without a passion for justice, urging young college men to lead with informed resolve to uphold personal rights and oppose unfair advantage by officials.
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America
Sam
Confidence and mob psychology paralyze public action
The piece argues that fear after the stock market crash has frozen consumer initiative. It notes rising bank savings and life insurance, depleted inventories, and lingering doubt. Confidence, it says, will lift the mood and spur action.
Russia to Dominate Cereals and Farm Size Predictions
The author predicts Russia will dominate world cereal exports within two to three years due to cheap land and labor. He argues American farmers may face competition and forecasts larger farm sizes for corn in Iowa and wheat in Minnesota, with profitable farms needing 400 and 800 acres respectively.
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Russia
Iowa
Minnesota
Question mark yields to dollar sign in modern age
The piece argues that the question mark once dominant in a era of inquiry is fading behind the rise of the dollar sign. It urges business and church leaders to reconcile spiritual values with material civilization to sustain a permanent structure.
Won With Help of Sisters
Kenneth learns Polly Vandeeveer has no interest in him after his two sisters stage a garden party to set him up with their artist neighbor Jonathan Barnes. Polly reveals she once crushes on someone else and would not marry him, leaving Ken confused and sidelined.
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Ken
Kenneth
Jane
Carlotta
Vandeeveer
Polly Vandeeveer
Malcolm
Jonathan Barnes
Mr. van Dyke Beard
Polly
Circe
Wake Robim
Jané the
Kenneth Erin
Old Closebags Sparks Free Thought Quip
A sharp exchange questions whether Old Closebags is a free thinker noting he would not think if it cost him anything. The dialogue reads as a wry humorous remark on independence and cost.
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