Progressives across ranks unite behind Roosevelt in Chicago meeting
In Chicago a diverse group calling itself the National Progressive Conference endorsed President Roosevelt for reelection after a four hour secret session. The group planned active campaigning, a 15 member executive committee led by Senator Robert La Follette, and a national network with principles on education labor and welfare.
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National Progressive Conference
Maury Maverick
Progressive Conference
Chicago
London
United States
Robert M. LaFollette
Wisconsin
la Follette
LaFollette
Fiorello la Guardia
New York
Farmer Struck by Automobile Near Virginia Caverns
Robert Reid a 65 year old farmer from Zenda is in serious condition at Rockingham Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car on the Valley Pike near the Virginia Caverns filling station at 9 45 last night. Captain H J Jenkins driver of the auto rushed Reid to the hospital where he is reported to have a broken leg and a lacerated shoulder. Reid who is unmarried and brother of Daniel Tuck and Benjamin Reid is expected to recover barring complications. There were no witnesses to the accident and Reid reportedly ran across the pike in front of the Jenkins auto.
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Harrisonburg
Robert Reid
Zenda
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Valley Pike
Virginia Caverns
H. J. Jenkins
Reid
Pike
Capt. Jenkins
Fellowship Road
Austin Sellers
John Laker
Thrift Shop Bargains Raise Funds in Cleveland
The Cleveland council of Jewish women opened a thrift shop to fund welfare work. A shopper bought a green felt hat for 25 cents and a tweed coat for 1.25 dollars. Later Mrs. Milton P. Schlesinger, co chair, learned her hat and coat had been resold after the shop disappeared.
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Council of Jewish Women
Milton P. Schlesinger
Nepotism Hits New High in Roosevelt Era Federal Payrolls
Washington reports the Republican National Committee alleging widespread nepotism in New Deal government. They cite 42 White House hires under Roosevelt, family ties across Commerce, Agriculture, Treasury, and more, with relatives earning salaries from $2,300 to $10,000.
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Republican National Committee
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Roosevelt
White House
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Daniel C. Roper
U. S. Tariff Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
General Accounting Office
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
AAA
Carroll Miller
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joseph F. Cuffey
Pennsylvania
Miller
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Lenore B. Fullar
Agriculture Department
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Federal Housing Administration
Maude W. Mitchell
Committee On Indian Affairs
John Garner
Sam
Millie Vance
Census Bureau
Dena Nance
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
L. L. Barkley
Senate Committee On Library
Max Truett
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Keeler Praised For August Insurance Sales Surge
Charles R. Keeler, Pacific Mutual Life agent in the territory, received a letter from J. E. Garland Farmville state manager congratulating him on a wonderful volume of high class business in August. Garland noted agents pushed ahead with new business despite the company's reorganization.
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Charles R. Keeler
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
J. E. Garland
Farmville
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