Powerless Charge of the Light Brigade in Jennie Fernberg Case
In a satirical chronicle, Miss Jennie Fernberg battles federal agencies over a small electric hookup for her bungalow. The tale tracks forms, hearings, and delays from 1936 to 1939 as agencies debate pole height, costs, and public utility regulation. Jennie laments winter, kerosene lamps, and bureaucratic snarls.
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Jennie Fernberg
Jennie
Electric Light Company
Federal Power Commission
U. S
Jennie’s Electric Light Company
Electric Company
Washington
Department of Justice
Servants of the People
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Jennie’s Electric Company
Wheeler-Rayburn
Public Works Administration
The
Division of Economics
Division of Engineering
Board of Review
PWA
Power Trust
FPC
FTC
SEC
TVA
National Power Policy Committee
Water Resources Board
CCC
Jennie Feinberg
Cockroach Of Early Days A Good Citizen
Dr. A E Emerson discusses termites as relatives of cockroaches in a study spanning 15 years on Barro Colorado Island. He notes cockroaches' ancient lineage, termite social structure, queen longevity and egg-laying, and newly observed soldier termites in Panama with distinctive mandibles and a clicking warning sound.
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Balboa
C. Z
Cockroach
A. E. Emerson
Dr. Emerson
America
Emerson
Barro Colorado
Prolonged Remarks in House Record Cost Big Sum
A House of Representatives member easily extends remarks into the appendix of the Congressional Record. The practice, called by some the burial ground for speeches, fills pages and costs the government about 13 761 dollars per instance.
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Washington
House of Representatives
King
Utah
House
Texas
Underhill
Massachusetts
Congress
Drive to curb self serving newspaper content in Congress
A bipartisan drive in the House and Senate aims to limit district focused statistics and editorials that flatter publishers. Whether it succeeds is uncertain amid concerns of reciprocal favors for opposition members and potential political bargaining.
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House
Senate
Congress
An Egg a Day For the Children
New York report from Columbia University experts claims daily eggs boost children's resistance to colds and may extend longevity. A two year study of 60 children ages two to six in a New York nursery found the egg group fared better in health and well being.
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New York
Columbia University
Mary Swartz Rose
Gertrude M. Borgeson
Rose
Chicken Coop Trap Snared Inventor in Atlanta
Atlanta resident C. M. Robertson, a chicken fancier, rigged a pistol trap inside his coop to deter thieves. When he opened the door searching for his dog, the device fired, striking him in the chest. He was hospitalized and reported to be recovering.
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Atlanta
C. M. Robertson
Robertson
Police fail to make husband take medicine in Somerville
In Somerville Mass a wife asks police to make her sick husband take medicine. Patrolman Alfred McFadden reports the man refused, drank whiskey, and went back to bed despite police presence and his wife’s plea.
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Somerville
Mass
Alfred McFadden
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Clarksville
Sam Rayburn
Burt Wheeler
Whitewright Lumber Co
A. F. Nossaman
Kirkpatrick’s
Dr. Hess
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F.O.B. Detroit
Universal Credit Company
Ford Finance Plan
Ford Symphony Orchestra
Fred Waring
Columbia Network
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