Brookings Reports On Publicity Employees of Federal Agencies
The Brookings Institution reported that 1936 salaries for full and part time publicity work in federal agencies totaled 621000, with 81000 for partially allocated time. The study, the eighth for the Byrd committee, covers library and information service and notes over 300 people in Washington engaged in publicity with up to 5000 a year.
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Brookings
Washington
Brookings Institution
Senate
Harry P. Byrd
Virginia
Library, Statistical and Information Service
District of Columbia
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress Administration Information Services
Congress
Civil Service
Social Security Board
Playmate Accused in 14-Foot Excavation Injury
Eleven year old Joe Breidling in a New York hospital with a fractured skull said the child who shoved him into a 14 foot excavation was “just fooling.” The incident prompted medical treatment and police inquiry.
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New York
Joseph Breidling
Fruit Outlook Good in Virginia This Year
Virginia crops show above average prospects for apples peaches pears cherries and berries per state statistician Henry M. Taylor based on June 1 conditions. May weather was favorable though northern hail caused some damage and June drop affected apple thinning.
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Richmond
Virginia
Henry M. Taylor
Virginia Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Taylor
Piedmont
Salvation Army Open Air Services Planned This Week
Salvation Army announces open air services on Court House Plaza at 8 o'clock tomorrow night led by Major Mars with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Caskey of Indiana. This week includes Women's League Wednesday, preaching Thursday, Band of Love Friday led by Cap. Hazel Pownell, and Saturday open air before preaching. Ministers of other churches are invited.
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Salvation Army
Court House Plaza
Mars
W. J. Caskey
Indiana
Women’s League
Band of Love
Hazel Pownell
James Barrie Gravely Ill In London Nursing Home
Sir James Barrie famed playwright and author of Peter Pan is gravely ill with chronic pneumonia in a London nursing home. The 77 year old, reported in frail health for some time, was moved to the home last Friday for care.
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London
James Barrie
Peter Pan
Crossword Puzzle Scrambled Across 22 30 34 and More
Fragmented OCR puzzle clues mix across numbers with garbled letters and stray brackets. The readable items include hints like 22 Perch 30 A dress and 10 A baking unfying skin the moon, suggesting a daily crossword with mixed-in noise and corrupt segments.
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Great Lakes
Bob Ejol
Regent S
Runaway Car At Staunton Kills A Pedestrian
Staunton fatality report details a runaway car on New Street striking 17 year old Frances Cassidy outside Strand Theatre and a seven year old boy. Driver J B Carper claimed he meant to brake but pressed the accelerator. Another death, Mary Crawford 86, killed by a taxicab in Staunton. Weekend toll included additional crashes near Fairfax Court House and Midlothian Turnpike with several injuries.
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Harrisonburg
Staunton
Frances Cassidy
J. B. Carper
Keezletown
Carper
New Street
Bond
Miss Cassidy
Strand Theatre
Herman Jones
Jones
Mary Crawford
Booker Myers
T. F. Peck
Etowah
Tenn
Fairfax Court House
Dau
Business Women's Circle Meets Tuesday at Baptist Church
The Business Women's Circle will meet Tuesday evening at o o'clock for dinner in the Baptist Church lecture room. A missionary program will follow led by Mrs. E T. Clark who will run the program.
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Business Women’s Circle
Baptist Church
E T. Clark
Earhart Heads to Assab on Nonstop Asia Route
Amelia Earhart, circling the globe for sport, left Massawa Eritrea at 7:30 a.m. for Assab en route to Aden, planning a possible non stop flight to Karachi if weather permits. She arrived 2:40 p.m. yesterday from Khartoum after a 450 mile leg and eyed continuing toward India.
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Massawa
Eritrea
Amelia Earhart
Assab
Aden
Arabia
Otumuo
Karachi
India
Khartoum
Sudan
Red Sea
Arabian Coast
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Salvation Army Special Service
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Rainier
W. Franklin St
Baltimore, Md
Daily Cross
Lia
Jaz
Ralph Elser
Mahoning County
Youngstown
Ohio
Elser
Struthers
C. SO
Martin L. Davey
Central Presa
John W. Rosenberger & Co. S. Braddock Street
N. Cameron Street
Baker Building
Winchester Milling Corp
R. M. Swimley
E. Piccadilly St
George Washington Hotel
Ghter
Stell Shearer
H. C. Gatewood
Division of Motor Vehicles
Wingfield
Hermilton Lamum
Clarence Lamum
Henrico
W. Wingfield
Earhart
NSUR
Emee
Shenandoah Alley
National Bank N Safe
Eit
FORD
England
France
Comiport
Mes
Dearborn
United States
Universal Credit Company
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