Hindenburg Disaster and Congressional Budget Battles
The Hindenburg exploded at Lakehurst NJ with many missing and dead as crews fought the blazing wreckage. Separately Congress debated WPA relief costs, forestry aid, and the Florida canal project while military and foreign affairs actions dominated the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
N. J
Burtis Dolan
Chicago
John Pannes
New York City
Moritz Feibusch
Lincoln
Neb
Edward Douglas
New York
James Young
Birger Brinck
Europe
Navy
Gill Robb Wilson
Ernest Lehmann
William Pruss
Guffey-Vinson coal bill sparks debate on fascism and prices
In Washington National Topics interprets the Guffey-Vinson coal bill signed by President Roosevelt, creating regional price controls and a government backed monopoly. The essay argues the law risks fascist-style control, raises consumer costs, and shifts profit toward high-cost mines while Labor and capital interests clash, amid questions over constitutional validity and enforcement challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aluminum Company of America
Roosevelt
Congress
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Republican
America
Italy
United States
United States Coal Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Guffey-Vinson
Coal Commission
Guffey
Pennsylvania
Vinson
Kentucky
Supreme Court
NRA
House of Representatives
Senate
Consumers’ Council
Cummings
Trustsforth
Harrangue
Sunbonnet Girls Quilt Pattern Offer
Quick, colorful applique project featuring Sunbonnet maidens with balloon motifs. 9 inch blocks, pattern 5724 includes block chart, cutting and sewing diagrams, yardage and layout guidance for single or double beds. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for pattern 5724.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Silence Advised Put a Seal Upon Your Lips
Quoted aphorism from Henry Van Dyke urging discretion after kindness and love. The note emphasizes silence after good deeds and moments of affection, suggesting restraint in speaking of one’s actions and feelings.
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Henry van Dyke
Why Laxatives Fail In Stubborn Constipation
A promotional note explains that waiting 12 to 24 hours for relief worsens gas and indigestion. It touts Adlerika as a liquid laxative with seven ingredients for a two hour cleanse and quick relief, claiming doctor and druggist endorsements for 35 years.
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Aderika
Respect for differing opinions noted by thoughtful man
A man argues that respect arises when others think deeply, even if their views diverge from our own. He asserts that tolerance hinges on reflection and open-minded dialogue among people with varied beliefs.
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Hindenburg
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newenaner Union
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress
House
Woodrum
Virginia
Hopkins
William H. King
Utah
Works Progress Administration
King
J. J. Cochran
Missouri
Cochran
Swanson
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Charles P. Summerall
Army
Frederic B. Bassett
Beiter
Budget Bureau
Florida Canal
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
Robert W. Bingham
Eleanora Bowdoin
Aiken
S. C
George Temple Bowdoin
Catherine M. Maher
George W. Norton Jr
Louisville
John Perrin
Boston
Anne Schenck
Vesta Putnam Culberson
F. Vernon Foster
West Orange
Lydia Fuller
Dozier L. Gardner
Philadelphia
Byron Hilliard
Julia Henry
Stanley Baldwin
London
Mr. Baldwin
Mussolini
Rome
Konstantin von Neurath
Germany
Hitler
Britain
France
Russia
Cavagnari
Mediterranean
Pariani
War Department
Italian
Wallis Simpson
Edward
Duke of Windsor
St. Wolfgang
Austria
Chateau de Cande
Tours
Wallis
Simpson
Federated Motion Picture Crafts
Hollywood
Calif
Screen Actors’ Guild
San Francisco
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Bay of Biscay
Nervion
Franco
H. L. Hopkins
Rep
Rogers
William Bruckart
National Press
Washington, D. C
Lewis
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Unica
Ube
WNU
Ane
Chamberlin
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