Court Upholds Fair Play in Government Quasi Judicial Board
The Supreme Court ruled that a party before a governmental quasi judicial board is entitled to fair play. Chief Justice Hughes delivered the decision in the Kanes City stockyards case as Wallace and Jackson sought to reopen, which the Court refused. Rudimentary fairness remains essential to limit arrogance by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Jacksonce
Supreme Court
Kanes City
Hughes
Amrone
On the Road to Bankruptcy Editorial Cites Roosevelt Speech
Roanoke Times presents guest editorial by Franklin D. Roosevelt citing US debt figures as of March 31 and comparing deficits to the New Deal era. It warns that persistent deficits threaten national credit and parries Roosevelt’s Pittsburgh speech urging fiscal restraint.
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Roanoke Times
Roanoke
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt
Citizens Day idea reveals taxes in a year list
The Baltimore Evening Sun critiques a Citizens Day concept, noting many taxes cannot be paid in one day. It catalogs numerous levies including cigarette, theater, liquor, gasoline, playing cards, auto purchase, stock transfers, cigars, cosmetics, tobacco, property transfers, floor and import duties, oleomargarine, liquor licenses, safe deposits, club dues, telegrams, long distance calls, and old age pension taxes.
Citizens' Day and the Burden of Taxes
The passage argues taxes from unemployment insurance to postage and income tax touch every citizen indirectly. It notes that no single day can settle all tax obligations because amounts are uncalculable, making constant taxation the measure of duty and declaring every day a Citizens' Day.
Barnyard Prefers the Virginia Barnyard as Gold Standard
In Virginia 1937 income data Henry M. Taylor highlights live at home farming. Chickens eggs and milk account for over 100 million dollars while tobacco lags behind as the golden weed. The Richmond Times Dispatch urges farmers to expand barnyard and garden production to stay self sufficient amid market fluctuations.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia
Henry M. Taylor
Taylor
John R. Hutcheson
The
Times-Dispatch
Answers to Questions by Frederic J Haskin
A reader submits questions on finance, history, and public figures with concise answers. Topics include the League of Nations Geneva budget, Pickwick Club disaster, Roosevelt and Chamberlain ages, nail polish effects, and average newspaper salaries.
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Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskins
Washington, D. C
League of Nations
Geneva
League
Windsor-Wallis marriage in France noted in year’s news
Edward the Duke of Windsor tied the knot with Wallis Warfield American, amid ongoing royal attention in France. Nearby, county F F A youths Jonas Chamberlain Ross Lillard and Herbert Manuel may be recommended for a state Farmer’s degree. Miss Mary Scully responds to a civic club invitation at Handley graduates luncheon. Dr. A D Henkel departs for Philadelphia for the 1887 University of Pennsylvania reunion.
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Edward
Duke of Windsor
England
Wallis Warfield
France
Jonas Chamberlain
Ross Lillard
Herbert Manuel
Mary Scully
D. J. Howard
Civic Club
Handley
A. D. Henkel
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
James Roosevelt FHA loan saga hints at influence limits
Washington notes recount Jimmy Roosevelt being denied a 2500 loan for a two room addition in Framingham. FHA claims policy, bank says requested for James Roosevelt. Other political talk includes Senate director picks, Iowa race hints, and South Carolina convention shifts on ticket splitting and anti-lynching bills.
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Washington
James Roosevelt
Federal
Housing Administration
FHA
Jimmy
Framingham
Massachusetts
James
Roosevelt
Senate
Joe Guffey
Green
Rhode Island
White House
New Mexico
Hatch
Jefferson Davis birthday observance noted here
The anniversary of the Confederate president Jefferson Davis is celebrated quietly in town. J Henkel announces his candidacy for the House of Delegates opposing FE Blackburn Moore of Berryville faces a party primary slated for August 1. James J. Mattern departs New York on the first leg of his round the world flight as bad weather lingers off the coast. The S W A cadets close their school year with a grand military ball as taps are sounded at 6 a.m.
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J. Henkel
Henry
House of Delegates
Blackburn Moore
Berryville
James J. Mattern
New York
Local births and notable deaths mark Clarke county news
Ten years ago W. Woodhull Baker and wife welcomed a son born June 1 at the local hospital. Capt Henry Steere a veteran army officer and prominent resident is found dead at his daughter Leigh Fuller’s Stewart street home. Jane Jolliffe, age 14, graduates from Boyce High School as Clarke county’s youngest graduate. Madeline Fries speaks on promotion day at the local U B Church.
Miss Ebert Wins Prize at Fort Loudoun Seminary Finals
Twenty five years ago Miss Mary Anna Ebert received a special prize for memorizing 58 poems at Fort Loudoun Seminary finals. Miss Rachel Wood Steck, 45, dies at her Opequon home. born in Mexico to American parents. Vice president and Mrs. Marshall pass through en route to Washington after a Berkeley Springs weekend. Col Teddy Roosevelt wins $ ten thousand suit against a Michigan editor, waives damages and is awarded six cents.
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Mary Anna Ebert
Fort Loudoun
Rachel Wood Steck
Opequon
Mexico
Thomas R. Marshall
Washington
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Teddy Roosevelt
Michigan
Local youth join Second Vn Infantry to Florida
Forty years ago the Second Virginia Infantry including about 20 local youths left Camp Lee for Florida as the first step toward the Cuban War. Miss Emma T. Hott of White Hall married Albert L. Anderson. Atwell Ritenour receives $15,000 from William Jameson, Civil War veteran aided by Ritenour's father after Cedar Creek injury.
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Camp Lee
Florida
Emma T. Hott
David Hott
White Hall
Albert L. Anderson
Atwell Ritenour
County
William Jameson
U. S
Ritenour
Cedar Creek
Garry Page Faces Wenda Ayer in a Closed Chapter
Garry, busy with his West Forties theater life, encounters Wenda Ayer who pleads to reclaim her role and romance. He rejects the past, cites ambition as her god, and refuses a second chance, ending their relationship as the scene closes.
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Garry Page
Playhouse
West Forties
Barbara
Garry
Wenda Ayer
Washington
Jimmy Minton
Wenda
Venda
Garry Darling
Miss Ayer
West Ninth Street
Czechoslovakia and the looming European crisis
The Richmond News Leader argues Czechoslovakia resists Nazi pressure and binds European fate. It praises Czech resolve, notes German influence on border Germans, and warns that a Balkan flare could complicate any German march toward Russia. It recalls past German strikes on Paris and Vienna.
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Germany
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Skoda
Vienna
Paris
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Baltimore Evening Sun
By Frederic J. Haskin
National Recreation Congress
Crowell
Custer
Reno
Pickwick Club
Beach Street
Boston
Ae Roosevelt
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
H. K
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
A. Anne Clark
John Roosevelt
Paul B Robeson
R. Y
United States Department of Labor
Rutgers College
W.B.G
M. R
William Gladstone
Rostand
E. M
E. T
Aeschylus
Scott
By RJ. Scott
Pennsylvania
Tropical
America
King Features Syndicate
Ine
Paul Mallon
Pat Harrison
Otha Wearin
Hopkins
Iowa
Agriculture
Mr.Wearin
Farley
Gillette
South Carolina
Jefferson Davis
Central Press Association
Chapter
Richmond News Leader
Hitler
Balkans
Ukraine
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