House Democrats Repudiate Court Plan and Tax Bill
A lengthy report from the Senate Judiciary Committee denounces President Roosevelt’s court expansion proposal for adding six supreme court justices. It also notes House Democrats kill a tax measure taxing District of Columbia residents and staff, resisting an income tax on federal salaries amid district deficit concerns. The analysis is one of the era’s longest committee examinations of legislation, highlighting broad opposition and detailed scrutiny.
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Ely
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Democrats
District of Columbia
House of the
District
House of Representatives
District of Columbia ‘Committee
Senate Judiciary Court Plan Committee
Congressional Committee
Battle Over Court Revision Plays Out in Senate
The Senate judiciary panel split along party lines as Democrats and Republicans clash over the presidents court revision plan. Wheeler leads the Democratic opposition while Robinson backs passage and McNary leads Republicans. Predictions favor defeat, but talks of compromise surface as strategists duel in a highstakes political wager. Meanwhile a joint tax evasion probe with fifty thousand dollars funds under Treasury experts churns, Morgenthau’s stance divides the committee, and Under Secretary Magill is praised for digging into schemes to curb tax lability.
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Oregon
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Pat Harrison
Mississippi
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George Sutherland
Wells Fargo
University of Michigan
Harding
Supreme Court
England
Gifted Children Studied in New York Clinic
Langhorne Pa. A New York University scientist says genius is scarce and not inherently eccentric but born of education and family life. In a study of 100 gifted children at the Clinic for the Social Adjustment of the Gifted, five show potential genius with IQs of 180 or higher.
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Zorbaugh
New York
Conference On Education
Better Roads From Farm Waste in Missouri Study
Dr. Hans Winterkorn of Missouri College of Agriculture developed a method to mix resinifying chemicals from waste agricultural products into soil to create durable road surfaces. The process aims to provide satisfactory roads where gravel or crushed rock are scarce and could serve as a base for concrete highway surfacing.
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Columbia
Hans Winterkorn
Missouri College of Agriculture
Salmon Homing Dispute Highlights Pacific Salmon Strains
Stanford's Dr Willis H Rich debates salmon homing with Dr A G Huntsman of Toronto. Rich cites distinct Pacific coast strains as evidence of homing while Huntsman argues salmon do not “go home.” Rich notes river-specific or strain distinctions would blur under hybridization.
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Stanford University
Calif
Willis H. Rich
A. G. Huntsman
University of Toronto
Huntsman
Rich
World of Future to Be Peopled by the Nations of East
Marjorie Van de Water surveys Population Index data from Princeton University and the Population Association of America to show birth trends shaping global futures. Japan hinges on high daughter births, while the United States trails in replacing generations. France England Germany and Austria also fall short. The piece argues female fertility will determine future world demographics and power dynamics.
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Marjorie van DE Water
Princeton University
Population Association of Amerca
Japan
North America
United States
France
England
Germany
Austria
Yale Students Farm Club for Research in Rocketry Field
Yale introduces a Rocketry club of engineering students devoted to fundamental rocket research. They will build stands to measure fuel flow, pressures, and jet reactions, focusing on liquid fuels and motor metals while exploring astronautics potential for stratospheric data and interdisciplinary insights.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Yale Rocketry Club
Yale Rocket Club
Pink-Hearted Cabbage From Imported Stock
A pink-hearted cabbage variety, grown from stock imported from Turkestan at the USDA Beltsville station, shows green exteriors. When outer leaves are removed, inner leaves appear white or cream, with an inner pink or magenta heart surrounding the terminal bud ranging from half an inch to three inches in diameter.
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Washington
Turkestan
United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Mgd
Roy Magruder
Life changes for Bronx family as son lands film role
In the Bronx, Michael Kelly and his family ride a rare upswing as twelve year old Tommy lands the Tom Sawyer role in a Selznick International film. With years on relief, the dad works odd jobs while Tommy trains in Hollywood, a dramatic break after hard times.
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Michael Kelly
New York City
Bronx
Tommy
Tom Sawyer
Kellys
Papa Kelly
Mama Kelly
Hollywood
Michael
Notable Foreign and Domestic Figures in 1930s Era
A profile of aging U S Supreme Court justice George Sutherland and France’s Jacques Doriot, plus Finland’s field marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, highlighting their careers, defiance of political shifts, and lasting influence as observers note their impact across governments.
People of Egypt and the enduring ancient builders
A fragment reflecting on the people of Egypt as the game stock of ancient pyramids builders across centuries. It evokes continuity from ancient to modern times through reverent tone and broad cultural linkage.
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Egypt
Pyramids
Industrial Sins and Royal Inquiries of the Last Century
A compact note on how Britain's royal commissions of inquiry catalogued industrial life and served as sources for Karl Marx's critiques, highlighting their influence on social and economic analysis of the era.
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Britain
Karl Marx
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