Cabinet May Have Seven New Members If Roosevelt Wins
Washington sources report President Roosevelt would replace seven of ten cabinet posts if re-elected. Hull Wallace Morgenthau stay. Dern Swanson leave for health reasons. Hopkins rumored to replace Ickes. Farley to resign with leave. Roper seen as likely to depart. Perkins may retire to private life.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
Agriculture Wallace
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Dern
Navy
Swanson
Naval Hospital
Walter Reed
James Moffett
Federal Housing Administration
Commerce Roper
White House
Commerce Department
Roper
Labor
Perkins
Ickes
New Deal
Works Progress
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Farley
U S Living Costs Rise Another 2 Percent in June
U S living costs for wage earners rose 1.7 percent from May to June driven by higher rents and food prices. June costs were 4.0 percent above June 1935 and 20.3 percent above April 1933, with food up 4.7 percent from May to June and 43.8 percent higher than April 1933. Rents were 11 percent higher than a year ago and 23.8 percent above January 1934.
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New York
United States
National Industrial Conference Board
Prisoner fashions a striped suit complaint to warden
A prisoner asks the warden about his chances of obtaining a suit with up-and-down stripes, lamenting that the design would make him look shorter. The exchange reflects concerns with inmate attire and wardrobe constraints in the correctional setting.
Soil Erosion Losses Amount To 400 Millions Annually
Dust storms and floods rise together signaling a soil danger. Scientists blame both wind and water erosion for topsoil loss and floods. Conservationists urge proper cultivation and reforestation to hold water, prevent erosion, and save soil, with annual U S losses pegged at 400 million dollars and flood damages rising in recent years.
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America
China
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
United States
Geological Survey of the Department of Interior
Rockefeller Jr Sees Liquor Taxes Too High
John D. Rockefeller Jr says liquor taxes are too high and bootlegging cannot be controlled while taxes stay high. He notes repeal improved the U S liquor situation, returns from Europe, plans to vote, and praises England's prosperity and busy hotels.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller Jr
United States
S. S
England
Rockefeller
Typewriter Supplies for Sale at Sun Office
Sun office lists typewriter carbon paper and typewriter ribbons for sale. Available items include standard carbon sheets and assorted ribbon spools suitable for office machines. Prices and stock levels vary by brand and size.
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Typewriter
Sun Office
Changes in American legal system urged
Washington. Two groups urged reforms to simplify justice and reduce bureaucratic overlap. A ABA committee called for a Federal administrative court to take over judicial duties of 73 agencies, citing abuse from a bewildering array of agencies. A Labor Statistics report recommended better coordination of legal aid groups into an effective whole and questioned private versus public funding.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Federal Administrative Court
Federal Alcohol Administration
The
Customs Court
Patent Office
Post Office Department
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Calls Films Lousy Gets Packed House in Galion
In Galion Ohio Henry Fickensher boasted that truth in advertising paid as his cinema advertised a double feature with the line Neither one is any good The receipts showed higher takings than his prior run and he credits the honesty for the crowd The Sun is asked to report any news Here is a lighthearted local business note
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Galion
Ohio
Henry Fickensher
Fickensher
Duck Shooting Season To Remain Strictly Limited This Fall
Officials plan a short migratory bird season with tight restrictions similar to last year. Roosevelt and Wallace must approve final rules. Despite spring nesting gains from reduced kills and good weather, current drought losses threaten any loosened limits for the fall hunting season.
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Grouth
Roosevelt
Wallace
Drouth
Dave enters settlement work not Salvation Army
A brief exchange reveals Dave has begun settlement work focused on bill collecting rather than charitable aid from the Salvation Army. The note marks a switch in his duties and hints at a financially oriented role within a nonprofit framework.
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Dave
Salvation Army
Bill Collecting
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U. S
Wadsworth
Texas’ Checkers
Don F. Williams
Texas State Checkers Association
Ford Motor Company
A. J
Shorty) Temple
Dallas
Rockefeller JR
Reginald Heber Smith
Boston
John S. Bradway
Philadelphia
the Sun
L. LaRoe & Co
Ford
Texas
Denison Auto Company
Denison, Texas
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