Election landslide reshapes Senate and governorships
The report notes Democratic gains in nine Senate seats and major wins for Roosevelt allies. Joseph Guffey defeats Reed in Pennsylvania, while Wisconsin continues La Follette influence. Vandenberg, Vance and Nice win in Michigan Maryland and Vermont. Prohibition vote shifts toward wet states. California stays Republican. Arthur J. Vandenberg and Albert Ritchie losses mark GOP resilience amid national changes.
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Beemarr Roosevelt
Denton
United States
Senate
Pennsylvania
Joseph Guffey
David A. Reed
Simeon K. Fess
Ohio
Wie Donahey
Arthur. R
Virginia
Walcott
Connecticut
Hebert
Rhode Island
Kean
New Jersey
Goldsborough
Maryland
Patterson
Missouri
Young Rusk
D. Holt
Brancis T. Maloney
Peter G. Gerry
A. Harry Moore
California
N National
Frank F. Merriam
Hiram Johnson
Wisconsin
la Follette
Bob la Follette
Roosevelt
John M. Callahan
al Smith
Bob
Callahan
John B Chapple
Philip la Follette
Albert Schmedeman
Howard T. Greene
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Albert
Ritchie
Harry W. Nice
Baltimore
Austin
Vermont
Townsend
Delaware
Divnois
New York
Massachusetts
Report finds officers and crew to blame for Morro Castle loss
Government findings blame Morro Castle officers and crew for the high death toll after the liner toppled but stop short of pinpointing a fire’s origin. Dickerson Hoover of the steamboat service says exact cause cannot be stated after wreck examination and testimony review. A Grive, under National Association of Manufacturers, launches a drive to curb labor coercion, seeking state laws for six specific protections.
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Morro
Castle
Dickerson N. Hoover
Steamboat Inspection Service
National Association of Manufacturers, & Grive
Roosevelt receives second Gimbel prize for personal achievement
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is awarded the Gimbel prize of $1,000 and a medal for outstanding work for America. She will accept in Philadelphia on December 12 and plans to use the money to send a child with infantile paralysis to Warm Springs. The article also notes a forecast by agricultural economists predicting improved farm conditions in 1935, with higher prices, reduced supplies, and gradual credit improvement, along with expected gains for poultry and certain livestock sectors.
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Department of Agriculture
AAA
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Lumbersheet Sears
Wm Ee
Gorman Seeks Cooperation After Textile Strike
Francis J. Gorman, head of the United Textile Workers committee that directed the recent strike, writes George Sloan, head of the Cotton Textile Institute, saying union labor would be glad to cooperate.
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Fancis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers’ Committee
George &. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute
Nebraska births and deaths dip in first half of 1934
Nebraska’s six month vital statistics show 11 968 births and 6860 deaths in 1934, down from 12 151 births and 6974 deaths in 1933. Cancer deaths rose to 781 from 716. heart disease remained the leading killer with 1096 deaths. automobile fatalities increased to 126. homicides rose to 34. heat deaths fell to 8. Children born to native fathers totaled 11 003 while 11 453 had native mothers. hospitals accounted for 3459 births. 135 twins and 3 sets of triplets. The white birth total reached 11 865, with notable drops in several disease categories.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Bartholomew
Treas
Eeme
John L. Runto
Vincent Stehno
Omaha
James Vaughn
Platte River Dry for Six Months at Kearney Longest On Record
State Treasurer George Hall reports October funds fell to 4 311 526 from 5 003 444 a drop of 691 913. Total on hand with trusts stands at 5 139 492, down from 5 767 492 a month earlier. Cash in banks 2 938 364 plus 2 200 000 in government bonds and 1 127 in cash on hand. The Platte River has remained dry since May 5, the earliest recorded dry date.
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Platte River
Kearney
Platte
George Hall
Nebraska Fruit Growers Face Poor Year Says Inspector
E. V. Jones, assistant statistician, labeled the year poor for Nebraska fruit growers after inspecting southeastern Nebraska fruit belt. Grapes harvested a fair crop and sold well. peaches and apples fared worse with the apple crop notably below normal.
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E. V. Jones
Nebraska
State awards most highway bids as Morrill paving awaits approval
State Engineer A. T. Lobdell announced contracts on all but one of the highway projects bid recently. A four mile stretch at Morrill awaits final federal approval while bids were opened December 20 for nearly two million dollars of road construction in 18 cities.
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A. T. Lobdell
Morrill
Cancer increase linked to heredity urges regular exams
Dr. B H Orndoff of Loyola University school of medicine told 600 medical attendees at the Midwest Clinical Society meeting that cancer is generally rising and heredity is the primary factor. He urged health examinations every six to twelve months as the most useful measure to check its spread. Dr Frank H Lahey of Boston, on ulcers, said most patients are people who amount to something.
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B. H. Orndoff
Loyola University School of Medicine
Midwest Clinical Society
Frank H. Lahey
Boston
FERA to Aid Students With Winter Grant Funds
The FERA will set aside 1 414 940 dollars each month this winter to aid needy college and university students. Participants will perform socially desirable work on and off campus in fields such as research clerical library and laboratory tasks or education health and welfare ventures. The maximum a student can earn is 20 dollars monthly, with an expected average near 15 dollars. Officials say the program should reach 94 331 students this year, selected by college presidents, up from 66 000 last spring.
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FERA
Nebraska farmers donate land for shelterbelt project
Alva A. Simpson announced two Nebraska counties Ved the oatShadaen will host the first physical work on the shelterbelt project. Farmers will plow wide strips and moisture-friendly lines in the next two weeks and trees will be planted next spring. Farmers will be paid. enthusiasm in Nebraska counties has led to land offers despite government leasing or purchase needs.
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Alva A. Simpson
Nebraska
Simpson
Nebraska Public Works Accelerates 24 Projects to Start Before Winter
The state PWA office reports 24 Nebraska public works contracts totaling 760124.53 dollars approved in 30 days as part of a fast start since July 1. This pace has yielded 3813171.33 dollars in work across 60 contracts, with a yearly total of 5353519.08 dollars in construction activity and a four month record of 37 contracts approved for al.
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Nebraska
PWA
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