The Top of the World Gets a Little Cluttered
A column notes Benito Mussolini sits atop world affairs but faces deflation as Hitler's Germany grows dominant. It argues Mussolini loses sway in Europe while Austria falls under German control and Italy's foreign aims shift eastward with a German-led axis. NEA Service.
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Benito
Hitler
Germany
Europe
Rome
Rome-Berlin
Mussolini
Austria
Brenner Pass
Tyrol
Jugoslavia
Near East
Africa
Ethiopia
Spain
Hitle
NEA
Service
Cost of wars also increasing and Italy fish shift
A summary of wartime costs compares the Civil War and World War per casualty, noting rising daily government expenses and higher rounds per casualty. It also discusses Italy’s fish supply shift with a domestic fleet and Mussolini’s handling of minority issues, plus a note on Danish minority letters to Hitler. Thousands of Ada teachers will visit next weekend to gain new teaching ideas amid economic and social changes.
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New York
United States
Ada
Our Day of Rest Sunday School Lesson on Sabbath
A Sunday school lesson reaffirms the Sabbath as a weekly day of rest rooted in Exodus and Luke, highlighting its holiness, welfare role, and Jesus healing on the Sabbath. It argues modern life can support a weekly rest without harsh rules, stressing humane, not formalistic traditions.
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Atlas
Wrest
Jesus
Humor and the Dictator Says humor prevents dictatorship in private life
A Wesleyan University president told students that a sense of humor makes dictatorships unlikely. He warned that a dictatorial mindset appears in private life, citing examples like brow-beating dogs and grandiose declarations. The columnist wonders why no synthetic sense of the ridiculous exists.
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James L. McConaughty
Wesleyan University
Real America in a Missouri Town Inspires Better Pictures
An essay contrasts a Missouri town where movie guests were treated as guests with modest prices to Hollywood’s profit focus. It argues that genuine service over revenue builds great business and notes Americans shape national character. It urges informed voting on November 8 and warns against rash wall removal before understanding protections.
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Missouri
America
Hollywood
Two crops of corn grown without soil in Wooster
In Wooster Ohio Dr H V Morris and Dr J D Sayre report chemurgic experiments with two crops of corn yearly from a soilless system. Seedlings in a wire frame sit over a chemical solution with essential elements. tomato, flower crops could yield three harvests annually.
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NEA Servlet, Inc
Wooster
H. V. Morris
J. D. Sayre
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Obie Agricultural Experiment Station
Woostts
Morris
Baby dies in house fire as mother helpless
In Black City a one year old baby, Ronald Johnson, burned to death in a home blaze. His mother, Mrs. Harry Johnson, was in the front yard unable to aid him as flames enveloped the dwelling. The fire started after the father said a stove he set up earlier may have spread the flames.
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Blk City
Harry Johnson
Ronald Johnson
Shooting at Snyder Leaves Three in Fearful Guard
Eyewitness recounts a violent confrontation where Snyder brandished a pistol during an attempt to kill three people. Myrl attempted to speak as Moe fired twice, the first bullet missing and the second striking Myrl in the stomach. Gunfire ended as lights went out and Snyder fled with the weapon.
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Snyder
Myrl
Moe
Japanese Advance Drives Deep Into Chine Near Skeklung
Reports from Hongkong describe a rapid Japanese push across central China. Heavy air bombardment preceded ground assaults as thousands of casualties mount. Japanese forces reportedly moved along rail lines toward ShekJung and repaired bridges blown by retreating Chinese forces.
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Tsungia
Skeklung
Hongkong
Shbeklung
East Tiger
ShekJung
Spy ring witness testifies on plans for aircraft carriers
Testimony shows Rumrich, a former shipyard worker, described seeking White House stationery to forge documents and obtain construction plans for U S Navy aircraft carriers Enterprise and Yorktown. He outlined meetings with German agents and efforts to relay letters to Hamburg.
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Erich Glaser
Mitchell
Johanna Hermann
Dita Hermann’ Voss
Rumtich
ethAl
Ecame
Karl Schieuter
Bronx
Fraulein Hofmann
Schieuter
Enterprise
Yorktown
Flo
Rumnrich
Hamburg
White House
United States Navy Department
United States
Rumrich
Sanders
Hamburn
Dundee
Scotland
Jessie Jordan
Far East
Panay
Washington, D. C
Hbys
Lester C. Dunigan
U. S
Summary fragment on expense request in 19th century record
A fragment notes Rus rich requesting $300 to cover his expenses, reflecting a financial claim or reimbursement context in the period. The text is incomplete, mentioning expense coverage without full names, dates, or actions, leaving the outcome and parties unspecified.
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Rusrich
Increase In Cancer Gels And Life Expectancy Shifts
Philadelphia report cites a rise in cancer deaths among those over 60, doubling since 1910. Dr Andre Crotti of the United States International College of Surgeons says better sanitation and welfare programs may extend life but expose more people to the feared cancer age, noting higher incidence where sanitation is advanced.
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Philadelphia
United States
International College ‘of ‘Surgeons
Andre Crotti
Ohio’s
Arkansas Supreme Court Blocks Initiated Pension Act on Ballot
The Arkansas Supreme Court barred the Rotenberry backed old age and blind pension initiative from the November ballot. E P Hargis filed for an injunction against Secretary Hall to stop certification to county officials. Hargis argued petitions had insufficient qualified signers and many signatures were fraudulent. This marks a second time the court blocked Retenberry’s pension plan from the ballot amid ongoing disputes over ballot title and funding specifics.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPI
Arkansas Supreme Court
E. P. Hargis
C. G
Hall
Harpis
Supreme Court
A.L. Reten~berry
Tero
Rotenberry
Mountains Closed Fire Hazard Bans Adirondacks
Deputy Conservation Commissioner John T. Gibbs announced Governor Lehman signed a proclamation closing the Adirondacks indefinitely due to forest fire danger. Hunters and tourists are banned from state forest preserves as three of 28 weekend fires remain uncontrolled. police and rangers will clear woods and camping areas, with lifts only when the hazard ends.
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Albany
John T. Gibbs
Lehman
Adirondacks
Gibbs
North Country
Catskills
Berkshires
Witness Colbert Testifies About Heavy Drinking Before Alleged Holdup
Number Four first witness after County Attorney W. Stanfield rested his case. Colbert testified he had drunk all his life and recounted near continuous drinking before the robbery. He said he did not remember where he was or what he did most of Saturday night and Sunday, though he believed he was in a car and in various beer joints in Fittstown on Sunday.
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W. ¥. Stanfield
Colbert
Fittstown
Coal County Singing Convention Meets at Olney Sunday
The Coal County singing convention will hold a regular session at Olney on Sunday in October for all-day singing. Gospel singers are invited to attend to help make the event a success, announced Frank King, president.
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Coal County
Olney
All Gospel Singers
Frank King
Oil firm sued for production taxes in federal court
Oklahoma City October 13 The Oklahoma Tax Commission filed a federal suit seeking 44 240 from the American Oil and Refining Company for production taxes on oil leases in Pontotoc County covering 1917 to 1923 The action names the sum due on oil production from Pon totoc county leases.
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Oklahoma .City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
American Oil and Refining Company
Pontotoc’ County
Founder of Boys Town Defends Youth
Washington article recounts Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boys Town Nebraska, defending the approach of kindness and reform for troubled youths. He argues most youths are shaped by home and neighborhood conditions and cites interactions with federal officials on juvenile justice reforms. He recalls a seven year old Corpus Christi bank robber as a test of trust and patience.
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Town
Attoseph 'B. Keenan
Edward ‘J.flanagan
Justice
Keenan
Father Flanagan
James We. Bennett
Federal Prison Bureau
Bennett
Corpus Chasti
Tex
Cotton Growers To Vote December on Marketing Quotas
Washington reports that 2,225,000 cotton growers will vote on December 10 in a national referendum to establish marketing quotas for next year. Two thirds must approve for quotas to take effect, with penalties and subsidies tied to adherence. Similar referendums may follow for tobacco and wheat quotas.
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Washington
Agriculture ‘Department
Frank Phillips Calls for Oil Regulation
Wellesley Hills Mass Oct 17 Frank Fillips chair man of Phillips Petroleum Co urged Congress to enact legislation to conserve oil and natural gas by preventing waste to regulate interstate shipments and trade practices He praised the NRA code but warned that without broader state participation federal control within constitutional limits is inevitable Also noted are limits of the interstate Oil compact and the need for stronger enforcement.
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Mass
Frank Fillips
Phillips Petroleum Co
Congress
Babson Park
Phillips
NRA
Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
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