States' rights lighted by New Deal housing plan.
The article argues that New Deal centralization revived states' rights clashes, focusing on the Atlanta low cost housing project. Comptroller General McCarl ruled federal ownership exempt from local taxes, threatening city services. It warns tax and fiscal consequences of government owned housing and railroads, labeling McCarl as the convenient scapegoat for opponents.
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Washington
Atlanta
Georgia
Ickes
Public Works Administration
Uncle Sam
McCarl
Comptroller General
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
General Accounting Office
MecCarl
Western Newspaper Union
Death in the Dark and the Texas Mine Escape
In July 1922 Thomas A. Woodman, working on a limestone survey in Young County Texas, entered an abandoned mine. Surrounded by dozens of rattlesnakes, he used a torch and a Colt to drive them away and escape with his life, returning to his boss to recount the peril.
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Thomas A. Woodman
Tom
Young County
Texas
Nile
Welsh Horses and Shoers Dominate Show Ring
The Welsh are praised as near unmatched in throwing the quolt and shoeing horses at agricultural shows. Competitions are hotly contested, with Wales edging English neighbors in notable events. The piece also notes the history of stock shoes and left and right lasts, dating from 1875 in Pittsburgh.
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Minas
A. ©. McGowin
Pittsburgh
Easy to Make Pajamas Please Sleeping Beauty Pattern 2363
Adorable pajamas patterns offer week-night crop tops and belt-bottom trousers with elastic waist, plus dress-up options in heavier fabric. Pattern 2362 16 takes 4 yards of 38 inch fabric. Send 15 cents to Pattern Dept NY.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
West Seventeenth St
New York City
Wise Boy proposes to silent girlfriend
Youth asks why she says nothing and promises marriage after not speaking for 20 minutes. The girlfriend replies she had nothing to say, prompting the proposal as a new plan.
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Weill
Breakfast quarrel over rats headline couple in toast
A newly married couple argues at breakfast with the wife calling for rats. The husband tries peace and suggests cooking for herself while he asks for an egg. The exchange ends with a curt, humorous reply and a practical solution.
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Hubby
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