Private Capital Poised to Fund New Public Works Program
WASHINGTON June 14 Private capital ready to invest up to half a billion dollars in any new Public Works program. PWA Administrator Ickes will testify that 5800 applications seek 1.775 billion in new PWA projects with 4500 grants and local contributions around 703 million. Ickes says applicants could raise about 75 percent of 500 million from private investors via bonds and warrants.
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Washington
PWA
Ickes
Federal Monopoly Committee
Congress
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Roose
O’mahoney
Unwelcome Guests at Grinnell College Graduation
Grinnell College seniors received diplomas while pickpockets moved through the crowd stealing six wallets totaling about $200. Secretary Harry Hopkins was reportedly ignored by the thieves. Van Dine edited the Smart Set from 1912 to 1914. A 1939 notice from the Treasury Department in Baltimore announces seizure of a 1925 Ford Touring in Virginia for tax law violations, with claims to be filed by June 30, 1939.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Grinnell College
Secretary of Commerce
Harry Hopkins
S.S. van Dine
Smart Set
William Huntington Wright
van Dine
Treasury Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Baltimore
District of
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Rappahannock
Richmond
R. E. Tuttle
Health Unit for Frederick County Essay Prompts Public Health
Miss Helen Hook argues for a Frederick county health unit to improve school health care and disease prevention. The essay highlights school nurse visits, vaccination clinics, free tuberculosis screening, and the value of health education to extend life and reduce medical costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hook
Frederick County
Gore School
Junior Board of Trade
Jenner
Sam
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
City and County Realty Transfers
Winchester Earl S. Bailey trustee transfers to Charles F. Bailey 663 N Cameron for 980 dollars. Frederick County George Seal et al to R E Baker lot on North Frederick Turnpike for 10 dollars and valuable consideration. Charles E Burke et al to Christine Resseguie 14 acres and improvements in Stonewall district for 10 dollars and valuable consideration. Herbert S Larrick trustee to Walter Gardner Jr lot in Brucetown 5 acres more or less for 10 dollars and valuable consideration. W E Edwards special commissioner to H R Hager 28 acres plus in Stonewall district for 300 dollars and other consideration.
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Winchester
Earl S. Bailey
Charles F. Bailey
N. Cameron
Frederick County
George Seal
R. E. Baker
North Frederick
Charles E. Burke
Christine Resseguie
Stonewall
Herbert S. Larrick
Walter Gardner, Jr
Brucetown
W. E. Edwards
H. R. Hager
Stonewall District
Strang Arrives For Conference In Moscow Talks
William Strang arrives in Moscow as British and French envoys present new proposals to the Soviet foreign office. Observers see cautious optimism for a potential alliance while noting signs of pressure in the Far East and Japan.
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Moscow
William Strang
Foreign Office
Strang
Far East
China
Man Indicted for Wearing Army Uniform at Milwaukee Rally
Hugo Opitz, 71, indicted on illegally wearing a United States Army uniform at a May 27 rally at the Milwaukee Auditorium. He appeared in uniform with a pistol in a holster and used the alias Col. Benjamin J. Blackey on the band program. Opitz is being held in Chicago.
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Elzer
United States Iste c
Hugo Opitz
United States Army
Milwaukee
Volksbund
Opitz
Benjamin J. Blackey
Chicago
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J. B. Gaines
Jack
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Pine Motor Co
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