Gettysburg veterans mark peaceful reunion with Roosevelt
About 2000 veterans from North and South gathered at Gettysburg for a peace memorial ceremony thirty five years after the battle. President Roosevelt lit the Flame of Eternal Peace atop the monument as part of a tranquil observance. Also present were leaders of veteran groups and WPA officials defended against political activity charges with two proven cases of impropriety.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Roosevelt
Gettysburg
Yanks
Johnny Rebs
Stars and Stripes
Stars
War Department
Pennsylvania National Guard
Mr. Roosevelt
Overton H. Mennet
Steeps Ie Seine
John M. Claypool
United Confederate Veterans
Strike Halts Construction at New York World’s Fair
More than six thousand workers walked out in a general strike of construction men at the New York World's Fair. The stoppage, called by the Building Trades and Construction, an affiliate of the AFL, halted all construction activity with only structural steel work tied up.
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Building Trades and Construction
American Federation of Labor
Senate panel to probe WPA funding raises in Kentucky
Chairman Sheppard asks Senate members to decide on investigating charges that the Works Progress Administration boosted the reelection bids of Senators and Thomas. Harry L Hopkins denies WPA being used as a political instrument in Kentucky. A statement with documentary evidence is released by Pegeo.
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Sheppard
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
WPA
Thomas
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Kentucky
Pegeo
Ohee
Samy
New Fiscal Year Aims to Lift Nation From Low Mood
The administration launches a real drive to ease low mood with about 8 500 000 000 in relief and federal lending. Officials cite roughly 10.5 million unemployed and say the aim is to spur business by Labor Day as economists warn the upturn may take a year to recover lost ground since last summer.
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Army
Roosevelt Speaks at New York Exposition and NA E A Address
President Roosevelt delivered two speeches in New York at the world fair site. He laid a cornerstone of the federal building with a silver trowel and urged Americans to keep free thought alive amid global intolerance advocating education as a beacon for liberty.
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Roosevelt
New York
National Education Association
America
Nazi Germany
Italy
St Louis Broker V7illiams McChesney Martin Elected NYSE President
William McChesney Martin of St. Louis, chair of the New York Stock Exchange since last May, was elected president of the exchange at a salary of 48000 dollars a year. His selection marks a major leadership change for the institution.
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N. Y. Exchange
Household Tips From a Bygone Page
Tarnished silver care with salt removes egg tarnish from silverware. Starching curtains helps laundries. Striped blankets show dye runs align perpendicularly to limit leakage. Filling nail holes uses a paste of sawdust and glue. Moths avoid soiled woolens. vase choice depends on color harmony with flowers.
It Was Quite Natural for the Justice to Inquire
A courtroom exchange unfolds with a light back and forth as a judge questions a witness about the defendant. The banter centers on who witnessed the proceedings and whether the observer saw anything relevant to justice.
Courage Test for Billy in Quiet Family Moment
A mother urges her son Billy to summon bravery while a companion insists one act will suffice. The line hints at a restrained scene focused on courage and potential sacrifice within a family setting.
Peggy Pancake Becomes Peggy Joyner in Ceremony
Mrs. Gabley announces the marriage of Peggy to Joyner in a quick remarriage last week. Peggy Joyner is referenced along with her mother and the change in name.
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Mrs. Gabley
Peggy
Peggy Joyner
Mother
Notable quote fuels century old family feud case
A judge questions Mrs Hitt after she cites a motto and a heated dispute over a wall hanging. The article notes an American man spent years reaching out to thousands of relatives as part of a broader tale of lineage and prize seeking.
That Thing Called Swing He That Wasn’t Swing
A playful street scene contrasts two dancers and a disrupted dinner service as a waiter drops a meal. The exchange centers on rhythm, mood, and the tension between expectation and mishap in a city setting.
Ghost belief questioned in rural exchange
Mandy asks about belief in ghosts while Marcellus dismisses their existence and declares distrust, highlighting a skeptical stance in a rural conversation.
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Mandy
Marcellus
Combine Crochet and Cross Stitch Pattern 6106
Quick linen beautifier featuring an easy crochet border and embroidery motif. Pattern 6106 includes transfer motifs in multiple sizes with charted directions, color schemes, stitch illustrations, and materials. Send 15 for obtainment.
Winners in Cake Recipe Contest by New York researchers
The Cake Recipe Contest judged by the Experimental Kitchen Laboratory staff in New York awarded a $25 first prize to Mrs. D. F. Kelly of Whitewater Wisconsin. Five second prizes went to listed homemakers in Pennsylvania Michigan Iowa and other states with numerous entries.
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Experimental Kitchen Laboratory
New York City
C. Houston Goudiss
D. F. Kelly
Charlies St
Whitewater
Wis
H. Harshburgen
Fifth Ave
Altoona
R. A. Williams
Rosemary Ave
Detroit
Mich
C. A. Burns
Oakland
Miss
Sadie Cunningham
Avonmore
Laura Meyer
Pleasant St
Plymouth
T. H. Fjone
Flaxville
Mont
Lester Ralston
Judd St
Sioux City
Iowa
Harry A. Kramer
Marin Road
Manor
Calif
F. D. McDonald
Amherst
Texas
Vera Tygar
Commodore
George Ahlborn
Mt. Pleasant
B. A. Robinson
Emmett
Idaho
Jeanne
Mobell St
Kansas City
Walter Richter
Bonduel
P. C. Blakely
Alden
Bilger
Rockland
Grace H. Peterson
Cecil Skinner
Bedford
Wyo
Joe Furnace
West Twentieth St
Magnificent
Houston Goudiss
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Western Newspaper Union
New York Fair
Billy
Judge Groot
C. Houston Gondiss
Choleage
IRIAM
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