National Prohibition Reform Conference urged temperance
A speech by Mrs. Sabin and Miss Butler champions real temperance and liquor control reform. The address stresses education over prohibition, warns against corruption and the danger of bootleggers, and advocates bipartisan liquor commissions to remove liquor from politics. The conference reports dozens of states represented and calls for an adequate state liquor control system.
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Sabin
Miss Butler
Cofne
Root
Elihu Root
Ms. Alger
Michigan
Ee Vena
Dane
Thirteen Rules By Hop Jolliffe For His Bright Lights Years Ago
TheRam bler recalls Clarke county native Hop Jolliffe known as Hop who formed 13 rules for his Bright Lights troupe. Rules covered dress, behavior on road, meals, lights, and fines for violations. The group toured by rail in a big tent, posters heralded the act, and Jolliffe died years ago, buried in Clarke County.
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Hop” Jolliffe
Rambler
H. Jolliffe
Jolliffe
Clarke County
Hop
de ‘Ormers
For Rent Apartment and Rooms on Loudoun Street
Rent notices list two furnished rooms at 450 N Loudoun St and an apartment at 631 4 61 North Loudoun with a seven room house including garden garage and outbuildings. The postings use terse dates and location cues typical of classifieds from the period.
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North Loudoun
Loudoun St
Second bonus army invasion threatened for May twelfth
Dispatches from Washington warn of a planned second bonus army march on the capital led by seven men calling themselves the veterans national liaison committee. They expect veterans from every state to converge by May 12 to pressure Congress for immediate payment of the veterans bonus and to protest recent compensation cuts.
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Winchester
Washington
Congress
Bonus
Veterans’ National Liaison Committee
George D. Brady
Army
Laison Committee
Brady
W. W. Waters
Leaders Agree On Refinancing Of City Homes
Washington reports administration collaborators set up a two billion dollar corporation to refinance mortgaged city homes under twenty thousand dollars. A five percent interest rate is planned. The farm mortgage refinancing feature drew Sen Borah to support while warning of price-lifting risks. House rules approved fast passage to allow early conference with the Senate.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Farm Board
House Rules Committee
House Agriculture Committee
House
Democrats
Heel Prints Adopted for Newborns in Hospitals Across Cities
Hospitals in numerous American cities begin taking heel-prints of all newborns to prevent identity errors. The program aims to reduce mix-ups and ensure accurate mother and baby matching during care and transfers.
Virginia Asylums Run Full as Waiting Lists Grow
The 1932 Virginia report shows 8,211 or 632 above capacity across five hospitals with 345 on waiting lists. Admissions rose by 1,454 since July 1 1932, averaging over 200 monthly, prompting calls for modernization and at home care to ease crowding and shorten institutional care. Public Welfare Commissioner Arthur W James and Dr Drewry cite need for clinics to study new cases before decision and for home treatment options.
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Arthur W. James
Drewry
Long Is Slated For The Diplomatic Post At Rome
Washington reports outline expected diplomatic postings under President Roosevelt with Breckenridge Long to Italy and James W. Gerard to Argentina. John Cudahy would head Cuba, with O Connor, Walters, Curley among other confirmed or likely appointees. A pending patronage reshaping and a possible billion-dollar spending cut threaten thousands of government jobs.
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Washington
Breckenridge Long
Washington, D. C
Italy
James W. Gerard
New York
Argentina
John Cudahy
Milwaukee
Cuba
J. E. T. O'Connor
Los Angeles
T. A. Walters
Interior
James M. Curley
Boston
Poland
Roosevelt
Senate
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Philippines
L. W. Robert, Jr
Atlanta
the Treasury
Pierson M. Hall
California
Odd Fellows and Masons Membership Figures
The text cites total Odd Fellows members at 2,081,454 with a claim of about four and a half million Masons nationwide, indicating large fraternal organization presence.
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The
Odd Fellows
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National Prohibition Reform Conference
Lquor
Loudoun
Fairmont Ave
Peyton Street
W. Cork
North Braddock
Wood- Sand Avenue
L. C. Smith Typewriter No
North Main
South
Care Star
N. Main
Oth
Riviera
Amalfi, Italy
Bay of Naples
M. S. Loy
Fairmont Avenue
Sartelle’s
Virginia
State Department
Johnson Electric
John W. Rosenberger & Company
Long
Rome
Packard
Ford Tudor
Ford
Rouss Garage
Braddock St
Silvertown
Cammer Tire Co
Braddock and Boscawen Sts
J. C. Hockman
Mgr
Ickers Bist Uys
U. S. Tires
Herrell Sales Corp
S. Loudoun St
Twin City Oil & Gas Corporation
Shell Station
Matinsburg Pike
Amherst & Boscawen Sts
Valley Ave
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