Evening at Croft House A Mystery Over a Missing Father
Alison Rede visits a Sussex house to meet her father but finds only a strange, hairless man and a friendly stranger, Guy Western, who shelters her. The next morning, the pair uncover the desk intrusion, confirm the stranger is not a ghost, and await word on her father as Gaffe the dog guards the scene.
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Sussex
Guy Western
Guy
Alicon
Queen Victoria
Alison
London
Guy Westurn
Bob
Charles
Philip
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Gaffe
Aspen
Warley
Mr. Bede
Graham
Potter
Evelyn M. Winch
Dinner honoring Congressman Keller sparks job-claims talk
A traveler in Washington attended a dinner at a fashionable inn where 80 guests, mostly youths from Keller's Southern Illinois district working in New Deal emergency agencies, heard the congressman boast of securing them all current jobs and promised more for others. Joseph Tumulty, Wilson's former secretary, sat nearby and spoke on gratitude.
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Congressman Keller
Ilinois
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Minneapolis
Points West
Joseph Tumulty
Wilson
Odds in Irish sweepstakes reveal tiny winning chances
The piece notes that 2,443,000 Americans bought Irish sweepstakes tickets and only seven winners split the prizes. With odds about 350,000 to one, most buyers are not gamblers but callous “suckers” in the eyes of the article.
Glenn Frank challenges centralization to save American enterprise
Glenn Frank argues that rising centralization under the New Deal faces a test from American business. He warns that success depends on private enterprise and political liberty, not world trend toward Washington power. He contrasts U S practice with fascist and communist regimes and calls for responsible economic statesmanship.
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Glenn Frank
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
White House
Italy
Russia
Nazi Germany
Germany
Washington
McClure
President Roosevelt Designs New Airmail Stamp
President Roosevelt sketched and approved the design for a new airmail special delivery stamp featuring the Great Seal. He discussed the concept with A W Has of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, then refined the color and layout on a yellow pad. The stamp is valued more when used due to its rarity.
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United States
Roosevelt
Bureau of Eneraging and Printing
Clinton Palmer Held in Dallas County Jail
Clinton Palmer remains jailed in Dallas County on a B-year sentence for the murder of Dillard Garrett.
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Dallas
Clinton Palmer
Dillard Garrett
Imitation Is Bad for Kane by McIntyre
New York June 12. McIntyre discusses imitation harming entertainment figures Helen Kane Joe Penner Lenore Ulric Eva Tanguay and others. He notes fashion foot wear and ties among celebrities Damon Runyon Irving Berlin and Pulitzer mansion details. The piece ends with a humorous anecdote and a copyright notice.
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O. O. McIntyre
New York
Helen Kane
Joe Penner
Penner
Joe Frisco
Liberty
Lenore Ulric
Eva Tanguay
Palmer held in Dallas County jail as slayer tied to Utah killings
In Hopkins County a man accused of killing two Utah sheep ranchers was held in Dallas County jail for safekeeping. Palmer, tried at Greenville recently, faces an appeal outcome. Arrested March 5 after returning to Hopkins County, he was with Garrett’s 14 year old daughter, linked to the eight month old Garrett case.
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Hopkins County
Utah
Dallas County
Palmer
Greenville
Garrett
Young Swimmer Puzzle Clue List Reveals Hidden Olympic Hopes
A dense crossword of aquatic terms and athletic hints lists clues for multiple horizontal and vertical lines. It references a young swimmer as an Olympic Games prospect and includes terms from biology, sports, and everyday objects to guide solvers.
Old Mr Toad Hides From Snake in Burrow
In Thornton W Burgess bedtime tale, Old Mr Toad burrows under Farmer Brown’s porch to vanish from sight after sensing danger. Peter Rabbit watches as Toad digs deeper, claiming wisdom in disappearing, while the hole collapses and leaves him out of sight.
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Mr. ‘Toad
Mr. Toad
Peter Rabbit
Farmer Brown
Peter
Mr. Blacksnake
T. W. Burgess
Health Notes on Blood Pressure and Circulation
The article explains that both high and low blood pressure are not diseases but conditions linked to body imbalances. It compares blood pressure to water pressure in plumbing and notes factors like heart muscle contraction vessel caliber and arterial wall plasticity regulate it.
Quiz Qs on Diseases and Landmarks
Which childhood disease is most contagious and who designed the Statue of Liberty. Answers note whooping cough is highly contagious second to measles and Frederic Auguste Bartholdi designed the statue. Utah's Capitol closely mirrors the national Capitol.
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Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
National Capitol
Capitol
Utah
Word Builder puzzle theme hints and leg use
The text teases a word builder with increasing letters and notes the importance of legs for brisk walking and movement. It mentions phrases about dancing Indian war dance, neck, blues, bushel of animation, and that we depend on our legs. It frames a riddle and a call to use legs to snap out of the blues.
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