Court Swing Rough on New Deal Victories in Slum, Tax Cases
The circuit courts split over New Deal programs with several rulings striking down land condemnation for slum clearance by the PWA and the processing and flour taxes while the New Orleans circuit upheld TVA power sales. Harold Ickes vowed continued slum work in modified form as Chancellor Davis warned the processing tax endangers the AAA.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
PWA
Boston
AAA
New Orleans
Tennessee Valley Authority
Harold Ickes
Chester Davis
Supreme Court
Appeals
Davis
Congress
Senator Lewis Pushes Britain Caribbean Cession Plan
Illinois Senator J H Hamilton Lewis urged Britain to cede Caribbean island colonies to the United States in exchange for settling war debts. He argued defense needs and warned the islands could be seized in future conflicts. The piece notes Taussig’s NYA appointment and the President’s $50 million NYA fund allocation.
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Enator
J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Foreign Relations Committee
Long
Great Britain
United States
Caribbean Sea
Senate
England
Somaliland
Ethiopia
Italy
France
West Indies
Caribbean
America
Public control of banks and monetary reform debate
New Jersey Banker warns that political control of American banks risks inflation and devaluation. He urges sound action in Congress to stabilize the monetary system and criticizes government borrowing and deficits. He argues leadership may need to come from banks to curb endless taxation and chaos in revenue systems.
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Leslie C. McDouall
New Jersey
America
Congress
Motion pictures as a propaganda tool for economic policy
James W. Gerard argues that film is a powerful propaganda instrument. He contends inflation fears can be exploited to portray Germany 1923 style price chaos, urging cinema to promote US currency stabilization and capitalist thrift as a national strength.
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Germany
United States
England
Benes Sees 1936 37 as Crucial Years for European Peace
Eduard Benes former Czechoslovak foreign minister warns that 1936 and 1937 are pivotal for peace in eastern Europe. He argues Germany’s rise and Soviet inclusion in collective security shape the balance, urging League of Nations or regional security pacts for stability.
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Eduard Benes
Ineteen
Europe
Germany
Soviet Union
League of Nations
Safety in Flying by Donald Douglas
The article argues that engine failure is the main cause of air accidents. It states that multi engine planes should be able to maintain altitude with one engine dead and that risk grows with more engines and with fewer remaining operable engines.
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Donald Douglas
Resources of Canada by Lord Tweedsmuir
Governor General designate of Canada argues that Canada has vast but undeveloped resources that only become wealth when tied to global demand. He asserts new nations struggle to build necessary economic and social mechanisms quickly compared to older countries with established systems.
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
PIGS 18 NOT PIGS BY DR JOHN A HOLMES
Clergyman Dr John Andrew Holmes speaks on economic policy and personal life advice. He jokes about government payments to avoid pig raising and suggests practical guidance for a graduating young man seeking stability and a reliable partner.
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John Andrew Holmes
Roosevelt tax program sparks battle lines in Congress
Washington observers say Roosevelt faces a growing push to expand his three point tax plan. Critics worry the tax bill will fail to balance the budget or redistribute wealth and may hurt his 1936 re election chances. Secretary Morgenthau and lawmakers add to the debate as the Kellogg pact with Italy and Ethiopia looms.
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William E. Borah
Idaho
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Congress
Mr. Hoover
Roosevelt
Capitol
House
Senate
Morgenthau
Washington
Steel Industry Shifts Center to Crawford County Ohio
The American Iron and Steel Institute places the US ingot capacity center in Crawford County Ohio near Crestline, with two small foundries there. Capacity concentrates in Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio but also lies on the Pacific coast and in the Chicago district. Since 1874 the center has moved west, from 80 miles northwest of Harrisburg sixty years ago.
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United States
Crawford County
Ohio
Crestline
Pittsburgh
American Iron and Steel Institute
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Institute
Harrisburg
Kansas City Star
Postum Free Offer Promises Week’s Supply
The Postum Company invites readers to request a full week’s supply of its health drink free of charge by writing for the offer. Ad featuring the promotion appears in another part of the paper.
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Postum Company
Ady
Rooster's Warning as Proverb Cites Sign of Company
The saying notes a cock crowing before the doer signals company presence. It reflects a warning about social introductions and the likelihood of visitors or associates arriving after a foretold omen.
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Score Schall
Minnesota
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
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Homas D. Schall
Robinson
Black
Bone
Schall
Texas
Mussolini
Ben Cohen
Senator Schall
Arkansas
Warren
Associated Gas and Electric System
Western Union Telegraph Company
Russia
Bullitt
Moscow
Maxim Litvinov
Hull
Pat McCarren
Nevada
Key Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Lewis
A Taussig
National Youth Administration
NYA
James W. Gerard
Democratic Party
United States of America
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
Acter
Paris
State Department
Frank B. Kellogg
Briand
Japan
Far East
Africa
Glass
Virginia
White House
Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Rooster
Peterman
ANT Food
Cruise the
Great Lakes
St. Juntata
Nature
Conult
Great Lakes Transit Corporation
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Cleveland
Detroit
Mackinac Island
Sault Ste. Marie
Houghton
Duluth
Frooks
Peekskill, N. Y
Town & State
Town & Stat
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Y
WNU
Doan
Doans
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