Federal Reorganization To Place Government On a Business Basis
Senator Byrd leads a push for federal and state reorganizations to cut costs and improve service. Committees from the White House and Congress study bureaus and overlapping agencies, aiming for an economy driven government modeled on Virginia’s Byrd plan and Brookings research.
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Will P. Kennedy
Roosevelt
House
Byrd
Senate
Congress
Virginia
Brookings Institution
Louis Brownlow
Public Administration Clearing House
Chicago
Luther Gulick
Institute of Public Administration
New York
Virginia State Administration
Fred W. Powell
Institute For Government Research
Washington
Charles E. Merriam
University of Chicago
William Tudor Gardiner
Maine
H. W. Dodds
Frederick A. Delano
Leo 8. Rowe
Dwight F. Davis
Clarence Phelps Dodge
Jerome D. Greene
Alanson B. Houghton
Norton D. Hull
Vernon Kellogg
John C. Merriam
Roland 8. Morris
Harold G. Moulton
Lessing Rosenthal
Anson Stokes
Henry Brookings Wallace
John G. Winant
New Hampshire
Mississippi
North Carolina
Alabama
Iowa
Oklahoma
E. R. Combs
Federal Service
Bureau of Municipal Research
Aic
Pollard
Peery
Conea
Pittsylvania Tops Virginia Vegetable Production in 1935
Pittsylvania County led Virginia in value of home grown vegetables in 1935 with 425739 dollars, the census bureau reported. Halifax was second with 244681 and Albemarle third with 202432. State total reached 7752316 dollars from 171554 farms. Sweet and Irish potatoes were excluded.
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Richmond
Pittsylvania County
Halifax
Albemarle
Finances to dominate Virginia Democratic Committee meeting
In Richmond on August 3 the Virginia State Democratic Central Committee plans to discuss finances at its Friday session. The state war chest is nearly empty, with funds needed to run headquarters and back Roosevelt and Democratic nominees. The Young Democrats aimed for 15000 dollars to cover national party deficits, but the goal remains unmet.
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Richmond
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic War Chest
Virginia
Roosevelt
Young Democrats
National Party
Seed Loan Rules Are Liberalized in Virginia
H H Gordon state RSA director and drought relief head announced eased seed loan rules to help farmers outside federally designated drought areas. If need and funds exist, farmers damaged by dry weather can obtain federal seed aid, while feed loans remain limited to 14 designated counties. Gordon said he just returned from Southwest Virginia where committees are operating in 12 counties, with Dickenson and Buchanan not yet begun.
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Richmond
Virginia
H. H. Gordon
State Resettlement Administration
State Drought Relief Committee
Gordon
Dickenson
Buchanan
Birdman Claims Flight With Home Made Wings
In Edmonton Alberta a 22 year old man known as the Birdman announced flights of about 100 yards using fabric wings and a tail rudder. He said takeoffs began from 15 feet with arm propulsion and predicted greater distances with more practice.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Semaka
Big War Game At Fort Knox
Fort Knox Kentucky to host a four day exercise from August 5 to 8 with 25 troops testing mechanized units against a larger enemy force. Major General William E. Cole leads blue teams while Colonel Bruce Palmer commands red forces of the First Cavalry.
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Fort Knox
William E. Cole
Fifth Corp
Bruce Palmer
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