Congress Confronts New Deal Legislation After First Session
The 76th Congress passed measures curbing federal employee political activity and funding probes into the WPA and NLRB. Opposition stalled confirmations for Roosevelt appointees Floyd H. Roberts and William S. Boyle. A neutrality act review and calls to repeal wartime arms embargo marked a contentious end to the session.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Floyd H. Roberts
Glass
Byrd
Roberts
William S. Boyle
Nevada
McCarran
WPA
Congress
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Answers To Questions Q. Quick Facts From 1920s Q&A
A compilation of brief trivia entries covers topics from the first World Series broadcast in 1922 to the age of Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever, European area, stamp costs, and hospital counts in 1938. It notes the Akron’s first flight in 1931 and historic population figures.
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National Broadcasting Company
New York Yankees
New York Giants
WEAF
Just Off the Press A New World Map
An advertisement for a large five color world map sized 21 by 28 inches. It promotes home and office use and urges teachers and students to obtain a copy. The map costs ten cents plus handling, with a mail response coupon to The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau in Washington, D. C.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Quote from Matthew reproof about understanding faith
A Bible proverb notes Jesus asking disciples if they still lack understanding after a teaching. The line reflects a moral urging to seek deeper insight and discernment.
Price Says He Controls Virginia Legislature After White House Visit
Governor Price told reporters at the White House he controlled the Virginia General Assembly, saying he had more friendly support than last year. He noted President Roosevelt was mostly interested in Virginia Primary results and called the meeting almost purely personal. The Star questions why the President follows local Virginia primary outcomes and what such talks imply for state plans.
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Roosevelt
Price
General Assembly of Virginia
Governor Price
White House
General Assembly of
Virginia
House of Delegates
State Senate
United States
Congress shifts from subservience to independence in 1938
An appraisal notes the 76th Congress moved from unquestioning support of Roosevelt to greater independence. It cites defense and reorganization bills passing, while key relief and housing plans were scaled back, driven by 1938 elections and concern over unemployment and government spending.
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Manassas
Congress
Roosevelt
Daily Quiz Answers on Page Two
Questions cover kings, time zones, canal geography, Louisiana Purchase source country, class ring etiquette, 1939 PGA winner, arboretum definition, ILA labor group, pronunciation of despicable, and rhinoceros native continents.
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Coeur de Lion
Chicago
San Francisco
Kiel Canal
Mediterranean
Red Sea
North Sea
Baltic
Atlantic
Pacific
U. S
Louisiana Purchase
Pomonok Country Club
Mass meeting to seek funds for Stephens City water system
Taxpayers in Stephens City plan a mass meeting at the hotel to consider applying to the government for a grant to finance a city water system and an armory building project. The council urges pursuit of government funds for both purposes.
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Stephens City
State ABC store to hold whiskey sale tomorrow
Albert L. Baker says the store will offer whiskeys and wine tomorrow as part of a sale. A report estimates fuel tax collections for 1934 will set a record, citing over six million dollars in gas taxes in the first six months. Mr and Mrs H Delmar Rat ing congratulate on a newborn birth.
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Albert L. Baker
Local Democrats Nominate Treasurer and Sergeant Positions
W A Baker and J Gray Beverley win the Democratic nods for treasurer and sergeant in municipal elections. Capt and Mrs Hunter B Grimm celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. John Garland Pollard surges in the Democratic primary for governor with a 75 000 vote lead.
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W. A. Baker
J. Gray Beverley
Capt
Hunter B. Grimm
John Garland Pollard
Four British Warships Sunk Amid War News
Twenty five years ago reports claim four British warships were sunk by Gert as the first major war widens. Italy was said to be leaning toward the Allies. Bushrod Cloud, a prominent farmer near West Virginia, was killed by a lightning bolt strike.
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Gert First
Italy
Bushrod Cloud
West Virginia
Prank Tires Bicycles at Jordan Springs Hotel Ball
Forty years ago pranksters punctured tires on bicycles in the wheel house at the Jordan Springs Hotel during a big ball. Drought talk ends as local farmers report 2.5 inches of rain overnight. A. S. Spotts advertises his fourth load of watermelons arriving from Baltimore waterfront via B. and Co.
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Jordan Springs
A. S. Spotts
B. and Co
Baltimore
Wings of Youth and Parsonage Intrigue Unfolds
Sarah Anne Melton friends with Jack Courtney and Judith Drake as Lynn Rhodes arrives in town. A parsonage visitor courts Sarah Anne while Bob Ransom and Corrinne draw closer to the stylish outsider. A hospital visit and electricity bill crisis heighten tensions at the parsonage as romance and social impropriety swirl.
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Sarah Anne Melton
Ofudith Drake
Luxury
Jack Courtney
Pacific
Judith
Perryville
Bob Kennedy
Jack
Bob
Sarah Anne
Bernice Cooper
Lynn Rhodes
Ransom Steel
Mr. Rhodes
New York
Preston
Sarah Moffett
Gallaby
Corrinne
Ransom
Bob Ransom
Rhodes
Hollywood paint and fame drive camera ready eyes
In Hollywood a South visitor notes locals wear makeup on street nights to photograph well. Photographic beauty draws cameramen and directors, shaping fashion and dress for pictorial effect. Public figures and other stars share brief quirks and anecdotes, highlighting the business side of glamour.
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Hollywood
South
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
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Tere Owens
Frank Wykoff
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United States Botanic Garden
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National Lumber Manufacturers Association
National Retail Lumber Dealers Association
Connecticut Avenue
Akron
Ohio
Rameses II
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Hades
Jesus
Matt
Gov. Price
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Mrs. H. Delmar Rating
Arrid
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Paul Muni
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Fred MacMurray
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
McCarthy
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Norma Shearer
Loretta Young
Joan Crawford
Joan
Miss Crawford
Carole Lombard
Douglas Fairbanks
Hot Springs
Hedy Lamarr
Vivien Leigh
Selznick
P. A
Roland Young
England
Linda Darnell
20Th Century-Fox
Hugh Herbert
Joan Bennett
Miss Bennett
Man In the
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Stepin Fetchit
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette Mac Donald
Garbo
Gary Cooper
Myrna Loy
Bill Powell
George Givot
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