New Year's Day Reflections and Global Events 1936
A survey of New Year's Day meaning across eras and faiths, noting its calendar quirks and common customs. Highlights include Roosevelt's 1936 veto and reelection, the Buenos Aires peace conference, and global unrest with Ethiopian conquest, Spanish civil war, and German rearmament. The piece assesses 1936's modest economic gains and ponders 1937's prospects.
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Roosevelt
Garner
Hauptmann
American Federation of Labor
Buenos Aires
Americas
Ethiopia
Spain
Germany
Far East
United States
Big News of 1936 Abdicating King Edward VIII tops editors list
Editors tallied the year’s major stories with abdication of King Edward VIII over Mrs. Simpson as the top human interest and news event. Domestic highlights included the Supreme Court striking down the AAA Act and other notable laws in 1936.
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Press Association
Edward VIII
Great Britain
Simpson
Supreme Court
AAA
Farmers Year Promises Big Prospects for Agriculture
The Graham Leader notes rising prices in many commodities and increased factory output, warning that war clouds could favor farmers who diversify crops. It urges optimism for the coming year and planning for a variety of crops to maximize returns amid improving employment and dividends. Also mentions Switzerland introducing Pullman sleepers and corrects a sentence about reading political platforms.
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Europe
Asia
Graham Leader
California egg inspector Will Hatch and Brooklyn chef I Cook in focus
Will Hatch, a California egg inspector, and I Cook, a Brooklyn restaurant operator, are highlighted in a brief note about their roles. Hatch oversees safety checks while Cook runs kitchen duties in Brooklyn.
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Will Hatch
California
I. Cook
Brooklyn
Supreme Court backs stay in utility cases on government suits
Washington Letter reviews the Supreme Court decision upholding the government’s request for a delay in utility holding company cases pending the Electric Bond and Share suit. It notes the ruling lets the attorney general pursue large corporations one by one and discusses the broader fight over New Deal legislation and rising legal costs.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
America
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Federal District Court
Electric
Ilegal
New York Corporation
Sullivan and Cromwell
District Court
Prolog of John Gospel Lesson for Sunday School
Prolog of Johns Gospel outlines annual study plan across quarters from Genesis Exodus to New Testament life. Emphasizes witnesses to Jesus, incarnation of God, and revelation of life and light through the Word made flesh. John the Baptist, Andrew, Peter and others testify to Jesus and the salvation he brings.
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Christ
God
Jesus of Nazareth
John the Baptist
John
Jesus
Son
Andrew
Peter
Wise
Odd Bits From Daily News: Births Suicides and Odd Accidents
A mix of brief items from Linton Indiana and beyond notes a 78 year old man becoming a father, an 18 year old Bloomfield youth’s suicide over dairy duties, a Pittsfield Mass home with a cat passage, a Saltash England doctor fined for striking a patient, a Bordeaux wife jailed after a court defeat, a mule attack killing a Missouri man near Bourbon, and a Salt Lake City man jailed for kissing theft.
Brevities: December rain theme and odd notes
Feb is usually the dampest month in London but this December theme hints Ain't Going to Reign No More. Dr Erik Ljunger, a Swedish geologist, theorizes South America was once ice-covered. Miscellany mentions include a Cornell student, a Navajo wife, a thief in Troy, and weather-forward Canberra. Old letters found in Stevens Point reveal long-ago correspondence.
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London
Erik Ljunger
South America
Christmas in Town Reveals Shared Joys and Quirky Moments
Read through a collection of everyday scenes as residents celebrate Christmas. Cal Sugg and Oran Starkey install a car radio, neighbors share meals, and the mayor chases dogs away from a cat. People stroll, chat, and reflect on the season while friends and families gather, exchange gifts, and enjoy community life.
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Cal Sugg
Oran Starkey
Cal
Lee O'Neil
Beth O'Neil
J. A. Moore
Dale Watkins
Zula VY. Porter
Mia
George Spann
Richard Goforth
J. W. Savage
E. B. Waechter
H. A. McCarty
Robert. Templeton
Irvin Brewer
Earl Goforth
Bert Miller
Gibbs
Glenn
John Forbig
Frank Eikenburg
C. T. Donnell
M. B. Black
A. A. Breedlove
J. &B. Curtner
Edmond Schaded
Lena Ball
J. A. Leach
F. A. Royal
Vince Cocke
British Mrs Mordaunt abandons politics after failed vote
Mrs Ellen Mordaunt of Bedworth England has quit politics after failing to win a vote in her bid for office. A Chicago judge, Harris, granted Henry Florey a divorce saying your wife is impossible. A hotel guest in London praised room cocktails and rewarded the bartender with $1000. Shoelegging was added to Wyteburg Kentucky enforcement notes as officers found moonshine in a shoe.
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Ellen Mordaunt
Bedworth
Eng
Harris
Chicago
Henry Florey
London
Witesburg
Moonghi A
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