Constitutional amendment would require women on Supreme Court bench
A proposed measure from the reorganized National Woman's party contemplates making it mandatory for the President to appoint a woman to the Supreme Court. The plan also covers women on boards and juries, married women's rights, child support, equal pay, and citizenship/education access. Senator Curtis and Congressman Wess are named to push the measure in Congress.
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Ashington
United States Supreme Court
National Woman's Party
Eivil Service
Congress
Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Wess
Oho
Federal Move Tightens Auto Theft Laws
The Senate passed an amendment to the 1919 act to include embezzlement when autos are stolen or later embezzled. Senator Nelson of Minnesota cites Moore v United States on embezzlement versus larceny and outlines the bill’s scope. Section 3 and 4 impose up to a $5000 fine or five years’ imprisonment for interstate or foreign cases. Senator King of Utah argued states should handle the issue and withdrew his objection.
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Senate
Nelson
Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
Moore
The
United States
King
Utah
United States Department of Agriculture
Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry Proposed by Senate
Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin sponsors a resolution to form a five senator and ave representative Joint Commission to investigate agriculture. The panel would report within 100 days on causes, price differences, industrial contrast, commodity pricing, banking credits for agriculture, and marketing transport ties. It may sit during sessions, summon witnesses, and seek funds to fulfill its duties.
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Gongass
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Senate
House of Representatives
Joint Commission of Agricultural Inquiry
Ave
Congress
King of Utah Aids Push For Lobbying Investigation
Senator King of Utah introduces a resolution calling for a five member special committee to investigate alleged corporate propaganda and lobbying in Washington. The measure would empower subpoenas and the collection of papers to uncover who funds and runs lobbying in Washington and how it shapes tariff revenue and other laws.
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Senate
Washington
King
Utah
Yiea
Itneraby
Congress
Fed
Eral
Colonial House in Style Captures Timeless Appeal
William A. Radford explains colonial architecture as a practical, affordable home design. The piece highlights features like a white door with knocker, white pillars, clapboard siding, and a practical 16 by 10 kitchen, with three second floor bedrooms. It argues the colonial plan suits suburbs towns and farms, combining comfort and economy.
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Europe
England
Room of the Last Supper dispute over holy site fate
Rome reports Italy's claim to the Cenacolo in Jerusalem remains unresolved. Britain defers to Palestine’s high commissioner and a mixed religious commission to decide the disposition of contested holy places amid older grants and historic rights.
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Italy
Jerusalem
Rome
London Observer
Naples
Holy Place
Foreign Office
Palestine
Str
Herbert Samuel
Sevrea
Robert of Anjou
Egypt
Damascus
What Did He Mean? The Wolf Behind the Door
A couple discuss their future plans and the fear of hardship after marriage. The woman asks how they would stay afloat if the husband lost his job. He reassures with a playful pledge that the sight of his fiancée will ward off any wolf.
Uniform standard containers urged to curb fruit and vegetable fraud
United States Department of Agriculture specialists publish Farmers Bulletin 1188 urging standard containers for produce to prevent short measures and reduce costs. They note 40 cabbage crates and many other sizes, promote standard hampers and baskets, and suggest fixed quart and bushel equivalents for regional needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Bulletin
Bureau of Markets
Department
Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
Work Done by Speculators
Many people oppose speculative shippers fail to recognize that middlemen perform needed services. If producers formed carefully organized cooperative groups, they could do these tasks more efficiently at lower cost and shorten the route from farm to consumer.
Side Lines Insure Against Bad Crops in Arkansas Case
Report highlights Mrs Zim Dorris of Bear Arkansas and her husband co operating in home demonstration work. From January to December they sold 458.95 dollars worth of milk 405.75 dollars of butter and 240.80 dollars of eggs from 39 hens. The effort shows community impact and agricultural morale despite difficulties.
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Case
Arkansas
Zim Dorris
Bear, Ark
Windbreaks Save Moisture Across Midwest Farmlands
Prairie development faced wind erosion as plowed soil dried quickly and crops suffered. Planting thousands of miles of windbreaks along roads and farm divisions gradually reduced damage and improved farming and living conditions across the region.
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Middle West
Lettuce Preparation Reduces Decay in Transit
A Department of Agriculture study notes that carefully trimmed lettuce with diseased and lower leaves removed shows less decay in experimental Florida to northern shipments than commercially cut lettuce.
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Florida
United States Department of Agriquilture
Potatoes in Rotation Plan
A note emphasizes rotating field potatoes with two or more year gaps to prevent disease carryover between crops. It urges avoiding consecutive years of potato planting to maintain crop health.
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Specialars
Quality and Honesty Count in Marketing
The piece argues that quality and honesty, not mere market channel choices, drive merit for right thinking men and women. It emphasizes that co operative marketing cannot elevate a low quality product to Number One and urges continued focus on integrity.
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