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Recommends CCC be made permanent. Washington, D.C., March 15. Robert Fechner, Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, today recommended to the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee that the CCC be made a permanent establishment. The present CCC authorization will expire July 1, 1940. Fechner said that, while he believed the present "distress" of unemployment would end soon, he was satisfied the country would face the problem of providing jobs for needy young men for several years, 3/15/38

Recommends CCC be made permanent. Washington, D.C., March 15. Robert F...

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Whispers Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator James J. Davis (left), Republican of Pennsylvania, gets another earful from Bernard Baruch following the noted Financier's blaming of the new deal policies for present unemployment before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today. Baruch particularly criticized the present undistributed profits and capital gains taxes, 2/28/38

Whispers Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator James J. Davis (left), Rep...

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Presidential conferences useless as means to stem recession. Washington, D.C., March 1. Robert W. Irwin, Grand Rapids, Mich., furniture manufacturer, appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today declared that conferences between the President and business leaders would fail to stem the recession. President Hoover tried the same plan to stem the 1929 depression, but entirely without beneficial results, Irwin added, 3/1/38

Presidential conferences useless as means to stem recession. Washingto...

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Senators see damage done by soil erosion. Washington, D.C., March 9. H.H. Bennett, Chief of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, is shown describing to members of the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee the great amount of damage done throughout the country by soil erosion. Bennett said that soil erosion is a serious cause of impoverishment due to the ruin of productive agricultural land by it every year, 3/9/38 Senators Carl A. Hator and James Byres of the committee are shown on the left

Senators see damage done by soil erosion. Washington, D.C., March 9. H...

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Financier Washington, D.C., March 1. Bernard Baruch noted New York financier, snapped as he appeared before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, 3/1/38

Financier Washington, D.C., March 1. Bernard Baruch noted New York fin...

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Nation must make choice--Bernard Baruch Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, Bernard Baruch, noted Financier, declared that the nation must choose between the "profits system and the hope of gain" and "the new European ideas of state regulation and fear of punishment". He added "that if it became clear tomorrow that Americans definitely chosen her traditional profits system, forces would be released that would rapidly hasten recovery and reemployment," 2/28/38

Nation must make choice--Bernard Baruch Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. App...

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Prof. Paul H. Douglas, right, of Univ. of Chicago, & Prof. Alvin W. Hansen of Harvard U. before Senate Unemployment & Relief Comm. Hearings

Prof. Paul H. Douglas, right, of Univ. of Chicago, & Prof. Alvin W. Ha...

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Hits present unemployment insurance. Washington, D.C., March 17. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, Herman A. Gray, Chairman of the New York Unemployment Insurance State Advisory Council, declared that American system of unemployment insurance is cumbersome, complex and confused. He added, the benefit provisions are so complicated they are not readily understood even by the expert.,3/17/38

Hits present unemployment insurance. Washington, D.C., March 17. Appea...

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Prof. Paul H. Douglas, right, of Univ. of Chicago, & Prof. Alvin W. Hansen of Harvard U. before Senate Unemployment & Relief Comm. Hearings

Prof. Paul H. Douglas, right, of Univ. of Chicago, & Prof. Alvin W. Ha...

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Soil erosion serious cause for impoverishment senate committee told. Washington, D.C., March 9. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, H.H. Bennett, Chief of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, declared that soil erosion is a serious cause of impoverishment. "To the Nation as a whole" Bennett said, "uncontrolled erosion has brought a gradual and continuing reduction of productive agricultural land," 3/9/38

Soil erosion serious cause for impoverishment senate committee told. W...

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George H. Houston, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee

George H. Houston, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, before the S...

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Baruch quizzed by Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator James F. Byrnes, (left) Chairman of the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee, questioning Bernard Baruch, voted Financier today. Baruch declared America must make a choice between the "proof of its system and the hope of gain" and the "the new European ideas of state regulation and fear of punishment"

Baruch quizzed by Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator...

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Baruch quizzed by Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator James F. Byrnes, (left) Chairman of the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee, questioning Bernard Baruch, voted Financier today. Baruch declared America must make a choice between the "proof of its system and the hope of gain" and the "the new European ideas of state regulation and fear of punishment"

Baruch quizzed by Senate Committee. Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator...

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Suggests unemployment insurance be modified to include dependants. Washington, D.C., March 19. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, William Hodson, New York City Commissioner of Welfare, suggested modification of the Unemployment Insurance Act so that the basic payment to an unemployed person will provide an allowance for his dependents. Hodson pointed out that in New York the maximum unemployed benefit averages between $10 and $12 a week, with no regard as to whether the family contains two or five persons, 3/19/38

Suggests unemployment insurance be modified to include dependants. Was...

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Involuntary unemployment dangerous to public health. U.S. Surgeon General. Washington, D.C., March 16. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, U.S. Surgeon General Thomas Parran declared that involuntary unemployment "breeds pathological political philosophies, subversive to our present democratic institutions". Speaking as a doctor and not as an economist, Dr. Parran urged that employment be provided for all who are willing and able to work. Idle hands are dangerous to public health, Dr. Parran indicated in his statement, 3/16/38

Involuntary unemployment dangerous to public health. U.S. Surgeon Gene...

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George H. Houston, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee

George H. Houston, president of Baldwin Locomotive Works, before the S...

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Hits present unemployment insurance. Washington, D.C., March 17. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, Herman A. Gray, Chairman of the New York Unemployment Insurance State Advisory Council, declared that American system of unemployment insurance is cumbersome, complex and confused. He added, the benefit provisions are so complicated they are not readily understood even by the expert.,31738

Hits present unemployment insurance. Washington, D.C., March 17. Appea...

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Takes crack at government policies. Washington, D.C., March 2. Another crack was taken at the new deal today when George H. Houston, President of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, declared before the Senate Unemployment and relief Committee that the Government policies are paralyzing private enterprise and are causing existing conditions of unemployment. Houston was speaking as the Chairman of the Industrial Financing Committee of the National Association of Manufacturers, 3238

Takes crack at government policies. Washington, D.C., March 2. Another...

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Senate Committee questions Undersecretary of Agriculture. Washington, D.C., March 10. Sen. James F. Byrnes (left), Chairman, and Senator Lynn J. Frazier, member of the Senate Unemployment and relief Committee, questioning M.L. Wilson, Undersecretary of Agriculture, at the Capitol today. Wilson told the Committee that vocational and extension programs for farm youths must be greatly expanded. He said many young people on farms today are in actual distress and many of whom do not see clearly any promising opportunities for the future, 31038

Senate Committee questions Undersecretary of Agriculture. Washington, ...

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Financier Washington, D.C., March 1. Bernard Baruch noted New York financier, snapped as he appeared before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, 3138

Financier Washington, D.C., March 1. Bernard Baruch noted New York fin...

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Takes crack at government policies. Washington, D.C., March 2. Another crack was taken at the new deal today when George H. Houston, President of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, declared before the Senate Unemployment and relief Committee that the Government policies are paralyzing private enterprise and are causing existing conditions of unemployment. Houston was speaking as the Chairman of the Industrial Financing Committee of the National Association of Manufacturers, 3/2/38

Takes crack at government policies. Washington, D.C., March 2. Another...

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Senate Committee questions Undersecretary of Agriculture. Washington, D.C., March 10. Sen. James F. Byrnes (left), Chairman, and Senator Lynn J. Frazier, member of the Senate Unemployment and relief Committee, questioning M.L. Wilson, Undersecretary of Agriculture, at the Capitol today. Wilson told the Committee that vocational and extension programs for farm youths must be greatly expanded. He said many young people on farms today are in actual distress and many of whom do not see clearly any promising opportunities for the future, 3/10/38

Senate Committee questions Undersecretary of Agriculture. Washington, ...

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Whispers Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator James J. Davis (left), Republican of Pennsylvania, gets another earful from Bernard Baruch following the noted Financier's blaming of the new deal policies for present unemployment before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today. Baruch particularly criticized the present undistributed profits and capital gains taxes, 22838

Whispers Washington, D.C., Feb. 28. Senator James J. Davis (left), Rep...

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Companies report 11 percent decline in employment. Washington, D.C., Jan. 20. Colby M. Chester, Chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers, today told the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee that 40 typical companies have reported a decline of 11 percent in employment. He also told the committee that three quarters of the companies' work-week has be lessened by 16 percent, 1/20/38

Companies report 11 percent decline in employment. Washington, D.C., J...

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Mayors meet at senate hearing. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. Mayors of two of the country's largest cities, New York, Fiorello La Guardia (left) and Mayor Harold H. Burton of Cleveland met today at the Capitol where both appeared to testify before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee on possible need for additional relief funds, 11738

Mayors meet at senate hearing. Washington, D.C., Jan. 17. Mayors of tw...

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Suggests unemployment insurance be modified to include dependants. Washington, D.C., March 19. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, William Hodson, New York City Commissioner of Welfare, suggested modification of the Unemployment Insurance Act so that the basic payment to an unemployed person will provide an allowance for his dependents. Hodson pointed out that in New York the maximum unemployed benefit averages between $10 and $12 a week, with no regard as to whether the family contains two or five persons, 31938

Suggests unemployment insurance be modified to include dependants. Was...

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WPA Head urges expansion of Federal Works Program. Washington, D.C., April 8. In urging an expansion of the Federal Works Program and Social Security Aids, WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins told the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today that about 18,000,000 men, women, and children in 6,000,000 households were receiving public assistance at present as compared to a peak of 27,000,000 persons on the winter of 1933-34. For the reason that some un-employment will always be with us, Hopkins told the committee that the country must plan a permanent security program, 4/8/38

WPA Head urges expansion of Federal Works Program. Washington, D.C., A...

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Help must be given farm youth senate committee told by Undersecretary of Agriculture. Washington, D.C., March 10. M.L. Wilson, Undersecretary of Agriculture, today told the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee that vocational and extension programs for youths must be expanded. During his testimony, Wilson said: "more serious thought and planning must be given to the problems confronting the millions of young people born on American farms, many of whom today are in actual distress and of whom many more do not see clearly any promising opportunities for the future," 3/10/38

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Involuntary unemployment dangerous to public health. U.S. Surgeon General. Washington, D.C., March 16. Appearing before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee today, U.S. Surgeon General Thomas Parran declared that involuntary unemployment "breeds pathological political philosophies, subversive to our present democratic institutions". Speaking as a doctor and not as an economist, Dr. Parran urged that employment be provided for all who are willing and able to work. Idle hands are dangerous to public health, Dr. Parran indicated in his statement, 31638

Involuntary unemployment dangerous to public health. U.S. Surgeon Gene...

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Senators see damage done by soil erosion. Washington, D.C., March 9. H.H. Bennett, Chief of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service, is shown describing to members of the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee the great amount of damage done throughout the country by soil erosion. Bennett said that soil erosion is a serious cause of impoverishment due to the ruin of productive agricultural land by it every year, 3938 Senators Carl A. Hator and James Byres of the committee are shown on the left

Senators see damage done by soil erosion. Washington, D.C., March 9. H...

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