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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
4
Distinct signs of compromise appear as the public works program expands and credit is freed. President Roosevelt defends liberal aims, criticizes opponents, and urges support for his policies while warning against business reactionaries. Controversy over interference in party primaries intensifies Democratic tensions.
Swedes and many Swedes of descent gathered in Wilmington Delaware to mark the 300th anniversary of the first Swedish and Finnish landing in America. Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf attended remotely. Prince Bertil led the opening ceremony presenting a Sweden erected monument, accepted by President Roosevelt and later given to Governor Richard McMullen. The four day events spanned Delaware New Jersey and Pennsylvania with Crown Princess Louise in attendance.
Ireland crowned Douglas Hyde as the nation's first president in St Patrick's Hall at Dublin Castle. The Gaelic ceremony was witnessed by state and church officials and foreign representatives, as Hyde pledged to defend the constitution and serve the people. Prime Minister De Valera lauded the moment, noting the Gaels' claim and the aim to unite Roman Catholic and Protestant communities.
The Navy Department will launch 113 projects by August 15 under President Roosevelt’s expansion plan with $27,888,000 in PWA allotments for upgrading plants and facilities. Projects include power plant improvements foundry work high frequency radio fleet moorings shipyard upgrades and more across all states as part of a broader $2,000,000,000 construction push led by the Public Works Administration.
Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York urged removal of National Chairman John Hamilton during a Washington meeting of Republicans. Fish claimed victory margins would rise with Hamilton’s ouster and warned gains would halve if he remained in power. House and Senate GOP campaign heads Joe Martin and John Townsend pressed for fund control, while Bertrand Snell said he would retire from public life.
A presidential group of American labor and legal figures was appointed to form a special commission to study the workings of British labor disputes law and Swedish labor relations. The panel includes Lloyd K. Garrison Robert Watt Gerald Swope Henry I Harriman William H Davis Mrs Anna M Rosenberg Charles R Hook Miss Marion Dickerman and William Ellison Chalmers.
Louis of Detroit known as the Brown Bomber defeats Max Schmeling of Germany in New York’s Yan kee stadium. In less than one round he floors Schmeling three times and the referee stops the fight by technical knockout. An x-ray shows a broken vertebra projection from a kidney blow. Eighty thousand fans witness the shortest heavyweight title bout in history. Louis claims 40 percent of the gate with Schmeling taking 20 percent.
A historical tale recounts Piea-Pot and Long Lodge chiefs resisting railroad right of way. A red coated Northwest Mounted Police sergeant dismounted, kicked down tepees, and forced removal. The two chiefs, faced with loss of supplies and treaty aid, led their people toward a reservation.
A poultry expert explains simple growth standards to gauge chick flock development. By weighing ten chicks at intervals, growers compare average weights to defined targets for White Leghorn and heavy breeds. If growth stays near or above norms, future egg production chances rise. significant lag prompts investigation.
W. J. Morse of the United States Department of Agriculture notes that breeding soybeans is in its early stages but promising. Demand for diverse varieties grows as regions differ in forage, oil, and table uses, with local areas often needing two or three specialized types. The soybean is largely self fertilizing, making artificial crossing challenging but possible.
The excerpt lists farm guidance on culling hens by September 1, dust baths to control bird lice, nutritional content of eggs including iron calcium sulfur and phosphorus, benefits of a correctly adjusted plow, room temperature eggs beating faster than refrigerator eggs, preferred fence post trees black locust white cedar and Asian lumber options, and a cow’s air exchange rate estimating 2,880 bushels or 3,690 cubic feet per hour and air weight around 270 pounds.
Star Dust MovieDom reports Frances Langford and Jon Hall wed secretly in Prescott after eloping. Hall’s pay rose from 150 to 200 weekly amid Hollywood chatter. Langford may star in a story she wrote, about an aviatrix lost at sea. Fashion notes cover Claudette Colbert and Helen Vinson styles. Verree Tedsdale and Adolph Menjou tour Europe amid Valentino buzz. Norma Shearer eyeing The Women after costume dramas. ODDS AND ENDS notes a polyglot radio actor and a multi-language dialect imitator. Bette Davis declines top ten list. Metro’s I Married an Angel cost $250,000 yet flopped before HE’s revival.
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