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...continuing retreat, according to a distinguished friend of the Founder, who said in a public eulogy: "He devoted the remainder of his precious life to a commendable self-review of it; a review for which every wise man, know ing his accountability to a Sovereign Judge, should allot time and make opportunity...
...carry on his incomplete PWA program and Administrator Hopkins got a bigger slice with which, besides doles, to experiment with work relief, surplus farm commodities and rural rehabilitation. In the third stage (1935-36) President Roosevelt himself became the big relief man with $4,880,000,000 to allot as he saw fit. Secretary Ickes got the spending of only $440,000,000 of that amount, of which $100,000,000 was for housing. Administrator Hopkins spent $933,000,000 on doles before he succeeded in making the states take over direct relief. By June 30 he will have spent...
...support the King the Select Committee of the Commons allotted $550,000 for the Privy Purse. Two months ago His Majesty asked Parliament to make provision for two hypothetical relatives. One was the bachelor King's future wife, to whom the Commons was last week asked to allot $200,000 a year out of the Privy Purse.* This will be kept by the Keeper of the Privy Purse until King Edward marries. The other was the hypothetical Queen's first-born son. Last week the Select Committee allotted the non-existent Prince of Wales an annual...
...Tobacco commissions from each state party to the compact shall sit together, estimate consumption for the type of tobacco in question, go home and allot quotas to each tobacco farm in each state, based on the quota system...
...Superintendent of Schools. Adult education is Commissioner Studebaker's strongest interest, and he believes that public discussion is the foundation of any adult program. Last week in a little book called Plain Talk,* he wistfully told what he would do if the U. S. Government were to allot him $70,000,000 for experimental purposes. He would train 10,000 forum leaders, set them to leading 50,000 forums a week all over...