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Harry Hopkins, who rose from social worker to WPAdministrator to Secretary of Commerce and No. 1 confidant of the President of the U. S., once marveled to a friend: "I have to pinch myself to be sure I am not dreaming. Think of it, a son of an Iowa harness...
When Franklin Roosevelt let "Uncle Dan" Roper drowse on at Commerce for almost six years, it was apparent that he did not take very seriously the job which Herbert Hoover made one of the biggest in the Government. When the scandals of the 1938 Congressional campaign made Friend Harry'...
In spite of its mushroom growth since 1934, Transradio operates on a shoestring compared with worldwide press associations like A. P. or U. P. In Europe, where most of its news originates at present, Transradio has only three or four full-time reporters. In London last September, Transradio had two...
The National Guild and its tournament were the bright ideas of a slow-spoken, quick-thinking Texas music teacher named Irl Allison, who started the whole thing on a shoestring in 1929. Touring the land to sign up piano teachers for the Guild, Mr. Allison was once down to his...
Week II of Hitler's war against the West was also week II of a Wall Street panic. Down another eight points went the Dow-Jones average of 30 industrials to 114.75. Volume of stocks dumped totaled 10,370,000 shares, against over 17,000,000 shares moved during...