Third party rumblings in Washington signal shifting 1936 politics
Political observers note growing third party sentiment across factions led by Insurgents progressives and independents. The piece discusses New Deal shortcomings, leadership gaps among progressives, and potential catalysts in Congress including banking reform and intraparty tensions.
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Washington
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
United States Senate
Moses
Roosevelt
White House
Nursery Blocks Crochet Rug Offer and Pest Control Notes
A crocheted rug titled Nursery Blocks is described, with block size eight inches and outer border four inches, forming a 88 by 80 inch finished rug using about 5 pounds of rag strips. The rug can be made in any size or color scheme, and full instructions are offered in rug book No. 25 from Home Craft Co., sent postpaid for 15 cents. The article also notes international cooperation in pest control, citing citrus black fly control in Cuba and potential spread to Florida, with parasites from Asia helping eradicate the fly.
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Home -Craft. CO
Dept. C
Nineteenth & St. Lours Avenue
81. Louis
Rio Grande
Cuba
Florida
Asia
United States Department of Agriculture
Malaya
International
Strong
Joint War to Curb Pests Across North America
Lee A. Strong of the USDA argues pests cross borders, not nations. He cites cooperative grasshopper surveys in the northwest United States and Canadian provinces and joint action on European corn borer and gypsy moth eradication. He notes success with entomological cooperation with Mexico to keep the Mexican fruit fly from becoming established.
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Canada
Mexico
United States
Lee A. Strong
Bureau of Entomology and
United States Department of Agriculture
Strong
Giggling Fellow Draws Tit Bits Mockery
A fragment from Tit-Bits Magazine notes laughter at a man who is described as a perpetual giggler. The playful jab labels him a “he he man” in a cheeky, era-typical aside.
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Tit-Bits Magazine
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