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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Best Place To Be Poor...
...hope our Senator fails in his mission to get $50,000,000 to increase our troubles. Perhaps Congress will vote him the 0's and not the 5. We who love our State are sticking all the closer. While being poor is no fun, this is the best place in the world to be poor in. We ask for nothing and hope we get what we ask for. JOHN SMITH...
...police officer personally responsible for safety of our representatives John Peel and Vernon Allen while in your state. According to telegrams reaching us from Representative Peel today his life was threatened by thugs in the employ of textile corporations in Ware Shoals and the local police authorities in that place instead of affording Peel proper protection in the fulfillment of his duties deported him to another part of the State. We insist that the organizers and members of the United Textile Workers of America be adequately protected in the legitimate pursuit of organization activities and demand that South Carolina...
President Hoover took his place at the head of the U-table. Microphones were removed from the table while photographers took pictures. Before radio men could replace the microphones, President Hoover rose, began hurriedly reading his speech held in his left hand. This mishap prevented a broadcast of his words. Suddenly the East Room air began to rumble with sound as distracted radio announcers substituted for the President, read his speech to their audiences. President Hoover's low voice was swallowed up in the vocal confusion...
There's no place like home...