Roosevelt Lists Must and Desirable Legislation for Congress
President Roosevelt submitted to Congress a two category list of needed laws. Must bills include social security banking reform and nuisance tax extension with a push to expand the Home Owners Loan program. Desirable measures include expansion of the merchant marine and a labor dispute settlement framework.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
National Senet Administration
Home Owners Loan
Wagner
New York
AAA
Hopkins
NRA
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Davis
National Recovery Administration
Senate Committee
Eccles
New Deal
Federal Reserve Board
Carter Glass
Virginia
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Patch Quilt Cutting Diagrams and Seam Guidance
Instructions emphasize precise patch cutting and uniform seam widths for neat quilts. The Dresden Plate and Basket patterns are provided with seam allowances, and a mail order offer asks 10 cents plus SASE to Home Craft Co. for fiber cut out sets No. 83a and 10a from St. Louis, Missouri.
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Dresden
Craft Co
Candle Timekeeper in England Keeps Flint Knapping Alive
George Ashley, 71, and his partner Herbert Field mine Brandon in Suffolk searching for flints to fit old flintlock guns. Ashley times his work with candles, carrying two flames into a fifty foot shaft each morning. When the candles burn down, he climbs out, signaling the end of the day.
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England
George Ashley
Brandon
Suffolk
Herbert Field
Mr. Ashley
Long List of Failures to Aid Mother Nature
A review of human attempts to control nature shows repeated misfires. Rabbits in Australia became pests after initial release for game. The gray squirrel from Canada grew into a menace to birds and vegetation. Goldfish in Madagascar disrupted native fish and faded to gray-green. Efforts to control starfish by splitting them backfired as new starfish grew. Modern scientists now tread cautiously to avoid worse remedies.
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Australia
Pearson's Weekly
London
Canada
Madagascar
His but How Sona tunes the children of my Pianist
An odd manuscript note from Pear son s Weekly hints at a quirky attribution. It suggests Sona tunes tied to a pianist’s adopted children, framing a curious cultural aside. The text reads as a playful fragment.
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Pearson’s Weekly
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