Babson's 1938 Business Resolutions for Nation
Roger Babson lists eight national resolutions aimed at reviving business in 1938. Labor and taxes should ease quarrels and reform levies, utilities may settle, railroads seek higher rates, building costs drop, foreign trade expand, and politics restrain inflation while religion urges social goodwill. He predicts an armistice with utilities and gradual recovery overall.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Hall
State Department
Hull
America
Responsibility and Failure Epitaph in Social Commentary
A reflective essay notes that many who fail to advance in life avoid responsibility and thus neglect contributing to society. The author critiques those who never achieve independence or create lasting value, framing avoidance of accountability as a defining trait of losers.
Lake Erie Width Distances Vary Across Shores
Measurements show Lake Erie spans about 51 miles due north across the lake and over 52 miles to the northwest at right angles to the shore. The maximum width exceeds 57 miles near Cleveland, indicating substantial breadth differences across points along the shore.
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Lake Erie
Cleveland
Tariff Origin Traced to Tarifa and Gibraltar
The term tariff derives from Tarifa in Spain near Gibraltar at the entrance to the Mediterranean. Gibraltar lies about thirty miles into the straits, marking the second point referenced in the origins discussion.
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Tarifa
Spain
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Straits
Leading Headliners in Radio World for 1937
Charlie McCarthy led a national poll of 400 radio critics in 1937, tops since his December 1936 debut on the Bergen show. Jack Benny followed in second, with Bing Crosby Fred Allen Rudy Vallee Kate Smith Don Ameche Nelson Eady Eddie Cantor and Andre also listed among the top figures.
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Charlie McCarthy
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
Motion Picture Daily
Jack Benny
Bing Crosby
Fred Allen
Rudy Vallee
Kate Smith
Don Ameche
Nelson Eady
Eddie Cantor
Andre
Maternity Service Stops County Baby Deaths in Iowa
Washington county runs an experimental maternity program funded by federal and state partners. Seventeen country doctors, nurses, and physicians promote prenatal and delivery care, cutting maternal deaths to zero last year and lowering infant deaths below state averages.
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Washington County
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Gene Thomas
Charles Thomas
Washington
Register
Washington, Liowa
Ruby Brouillette
Wellman
Miss Brouillette
John Hartsock
Hartsock
Iowa
State Health Department
Walter L. Bierring
State Healt Department
BE l L. Walsh
State Medical Society
E. D. Pluss
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Roger Babson
Babson
Utili
I.C.C
Ers
Washington, D. C
Business
Jesus
Radio World
Donald Grant
C. A. Boice
Boiece
Washington County Hospital
Mable Olson
Washington County Medical Society
E. L. Walsh
Washington County Health Unit
Lester Speas
Carolyn Ann
Brouillette Kives
Joni Hartsock
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