Tag: April 1935

  • James Babcock, Embezzlement, Illinois 2022

    James Babcock, Embezzlement, Illinois 2022

    In a shocking display of defiance, Claude Babcock, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, refused to back down from his claims of rampant immorality among federal workers in Washington, D.C. Speaking before the House Civil Service Committee on April 24, 1935, Babcock revealed that he knew of at least nine specific cases of…

  • Edith Nourse Rogers, Economic Sabotage, Massachusetts 1940

    Edith Nourse Rogers, Economic Sabotage, Massachusetts 1940

    In a shocking revelation, Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts has blown the lid off a sinister plot threatening the very fabric of the US economy. According to Rogers, Japan’s cheap goods are flooding the American market, putting domestic industries on the brink of collapse. The situation is dire, and unless immediate action is taken,…

  • Tragedy Unfolds on Corey Hill: Truck Overturns, 3 Left for Dead

    Tragedy Unfolds on Corey Hill: Truck Overturns, 3 Left for Dead

    April 5, 1935 – In a harrowing incident that left onlookers shaken, a truck careened out of control on Corey Hill in North Cromwell, Connecticut, on Wednesday night. The vehicle, carrying two brothers, Galen V. Larrabee and Harrison Larrabee of 50 Tolland Street, Middletown’s Middlesex Hospital was their only refuge after the devastating accident. The…