TVA Hearings Open Over Suspected $1 Million Losses
Edward W. Pickard reports the TVA inquiry by the Senate War Investigating committee into alleged misuses of funds. Audits claim contracts awarded without bids, overpayments, and advance fees amid bid irregularities. TVA heads Morgan and two directors face questioning as fiscal concerns extend to broader New Deal programs.
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ECANT
Favse Military Afatra Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur BH. Morgan
TVA
David Livienthal
Harecourt A. Morgan
J. R. McCarl
GVA
Manitions
House Committee
Senate
Peace terms with Ethiopia stir contention and zones plan
Reports from London outline a proposed peace via arbitration with Ethiopia, dividing the country into three zones under British French and Italian influence. The plan preserves Ethiopian independence but partitions territory, cites strategic lines to Addis Ababa and Djibouti, and aims to curb slavery while removing ancient taxes.
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Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
London
Aric Drummond
Rome
Lake Tsann
Blue Nile
Khattoun
Djibuti
Roosevelt Era Clash With Big Business Leaders
Earl Godwin Ashingon critiques the U S Chamber of Commerce as a private, self serving faction during the Roosevelt era. He argues big business opposed New Deal relief, praises government aid to industry, and notes internal contradictions among leaders like Harriman Ames and Allen. The piece also covers McAdoos push for greenback financing for the soldiers bonus and a fatal air crash loss of Senator Bronson Cutting amid Roosevelts political battles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Congress
White House
Senate
Daniel O. Hastings
Delaware
Seorter Hastings
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Vislity
W. Royers
L Harriman
NRA
Sol Rosenblatt
Sen
Hastings
Bennett O. Clark
Missouri
Donald Hichberg
House
Strehberg
Richberg
United States
Industry and Business Committee For
NRA Extension
AAA
Ward Cheney
Ashingson
Mame
United States Chamber of Commerce
Jenders
Hoover
Chamber of Commerce of the
New Deal
Chamber of Commerce
G. O. P. Camp
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Henry Haariman
Harriman
O. B. Ames
Standard Ol
Uncle Sam
Mr. Ames
Henry d. Allen
Kansas
Herbert Hoover
Alles
England
Ita
Henry
Broderick Powell
London
Clumber of Commerce
Bafety
Troosevelt
Chamber of Commetce
New York State Assembly
New York
Chambers of Commerce
William Gibbs McAdoo
California
Patman
McAdoo
Vinson
Q. IK
BCI
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Cal- Hornia
Macon
Roosevelts
Nto Dauth
Western Newspaper Union
Carat measure details for gold purity explained
The article explains carat as a weight measure for gems and a factor of fineness for gold. It states four grains equal one carat and a Troy ounce is divided into 120 parts. It notes 24 carats as pure gold and that an 18 carat ring contains 18 parts gold to 24.
War on Wild Boars Rages Across Andean Region
In the Argentine Andes near Tos Lagos a wild boar outbreak disrupts flocks. Hunters stage organized drives as hounds chase hogs from ranch borders, inciting costly dog losses and demanding policing of hunting efforts.
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Snay
USA
Newgugy
Montreal
Miasigg Ranchers
Tos Lagos
Phyaka
Grape Nuts Ad Promises Prizes with Dizzy Dean Winners
A quirky ad in the Andthng column invites readers to join the Dizzy Dean Winners program and compete for valuable prizes by reading the Grape Nuts section of the paper. The note emphasizes boy and girl participation and teases free rewards.
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Dizzy Dean
Saying’s Foundation Green Christmas Cites Freezing Thaws Health Risks
A Saying’s Foundation note warns that open winters with persistent freezing and thawing create unhealthy conditions for burial yards. The organization frames a green Christmas as a time to consider health impacts and maintenance challenges in cemetery settings.
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Passamaquoiddy
Ickes
Campobello
Maine
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Army Engineers Corps
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PWA
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NAN
Dennis Chavez
Chamber
Cutting
Hiram Johnson
Willian JS
Borah
Idaho
George Norris
Nebraska
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Robert Me LaFollette
Wisconsin
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Flénik
Shipatead
Minnesota
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Alfred J. Smith
Fulon
Lewis Douglas
Arizona
Charles 0. Helnger
Smith
Enator Wagner
Representative Crosser
Ohio
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USSIA
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Moscow
Rhietims
Te Central Aerodynamic Institute
WVER
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Lawrence of Arabia
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Lawreyce
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Thomas More
Henry VIII
Anne Boteya
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Holy Father
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Huey Long
Marley
Kinglish
Norris
TVVA
Wagner Labor Relations Board
Federaton of Labor
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Lithuania
Meme
Germany
Smetona
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Earl Godwin
M.E. Rynerson
Florida Farms
Henry Florida
Frel Select Products, Inc
Long Island City
Daley
Siiler
Iag
Nish
Dean
Doan
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