Milwaukee Germans Fight Nazi Bund By Replacing Camp Hindenburg
In Milwaukee German-American groups counter a Nazi Bund push by leasing and renaming a summer camp Camp Hindenburg to Camp Carl Schurz. Hoffmanns’ plan uses American principles and Schurz’s legacy to guide youth activities away from Hitler salutes toward republican ideals.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Bernhard Hoffmann
Bund
George Froeheese
Hindenburg
Hoffmann
Carl Schurz
Schurz
Germany
United States
Lincoln
Spain
Westliche Post
Missouri
Old Home Week Murder
Asey exposes a plot by Eloise and Weston to steal money and murder Mary Randall during Old Home Week. The plan used sabotage and a staged fire to mask the crime, with Weston manipulating events and a dummy signal device to mislead investigators.
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Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Baseball Themed Puzzle Answers Across A Complex Grid
A dense crossword style puzzle references Baseball terms and related words across many clues. The grid lists numerous definitions including teams, positions, actions, and fabrics, forming an extended wordplay about the sport and its lore.
Weston’s Jelly Clue Ends Old Home Week Mystery
In a postscript of suspense, Weston’s scheme to frame Eloise unravels as Jelly evidence ties him to Bertha’s prize jar. Asey and Kay reveal Weston’s plan, the raincoat jelly swap, and Eloise’s part in stopping him. The town’s affair closes with the ballpark chase and a final quiet reckoning.
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Asey
Floise
Weston
Mary Randall
Sara
Flolse
Wes
Mary
Sam
Jane
Ham
Eloise
Kay
Chase
Jeff
Brinley
Lane
Bertha
Philbrick
Buck
Paterson
Brutt
Ball Park
Billingsgate
Upjohn
Billingsgate Beautiful
Madame Meaux
Cucumber Grows In Bottle Shocks Bennington
Bennington vet George A. Robinson claims cucumbers can be preserved by growing them in a bottle. His bottle stands inches tall with a three inch diameter, nearly filling its axis and awaiting sugar vinegar for storage. The article also notes Africa’s secretary bird uses talons to kill venomous snakes with no harm to itself.
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Bennington, VI
George A. Robinson
Africa
Amarillo Globe May 1 1939 front page notice
The Amarillo Globe publishes as an independent democratic newspaper with news impartially and supporting what it believes to be right regardless of party politics. The issue is dated Monday May 1 1939 and details subscription rates and delivery services.
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Amarillo
Paren
Amarillo Globe
Globe
News-Globe
MAIL
Serge Ss
Mowies
Sesasare
the Globe
Keeping Fit Exercises for Reducing Thighs
The article presents strenuous leg and cardio routines to slim thighs before beach season, warning readers to progress gradually and not overdo it. It also notes the death in poverty of August Bechtler, who minted U S government coinage at Rutherfordton, North Carolina from 1830 to 1835.
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August Bechtler
United States
Rutherfordton
N. C
Roosevelt's shifts face Senate opposition over RFC and Hopkins
News Behind The News reports that Roosevelt trimmed a grand Cabinet reshuffle proposed to Congress. Senate opposition fused around expanding the commerce department and moving Jesse Jones from RFC leadership, with concerns about a new federal security administrator and the fate of existing boards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Commerce Department
Harry Hopkins
Jesse Jones
RFC
Hopkins
Jones
Social Security Board
RFC Board
Mottoes From Readers Inspire And Dire Warnings
A reader collection shares mottos with tales of aviator Frank Hawks death and Peary’s pole triumph. Quotes include Hawks on breaking records, Peary’s resolve to “find a way, or make one,” and Jane Addams’ call for protecting the weak. Durant’s “Nothing educates like a shock” closes.
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Robert 5. Phillips
Fredonia Drive
Hollywood
Cal
Phillips
Frank Hawks
Carl S. Letts
Flushing
Mich
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Fort Conger
Kar- Olin Sabo
Edward Corsi
Department of Welfare
New York City
Corsi
Jane Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Faye W. Bowman
Box
Woodward
Oklo
Will Durant
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Lady Macbeth
Doe
Slade
Tertius
Zeb
Aurora
Stoss
Dispatch
Spikenard
Bard
Chef
Jewel
THE
Texas
Associated Press
News and Business Department
BY Artie McGoveen
Paul Mallon
Madame Perkins
Federal Welfare Agency
American Medical Association
Public Health Service
PHS
Bureau of Education
Rex Tugwell
Isadore Lubin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Sunnyvale
California
Warboys
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
Col. Lindbergh
Mussolini
Hitler
Lebrun
Chamberlain
Abe Pickus
Cleveland
Europe
Numa F. Turner
Raleigh
Tanter
Donald Duck
Shay
Virginia
Clancy
Ti Splendide
Moon Mullins
Mrs. Grey
Dean You
Teibene N.Y. Nowa Spndoente
Tarzan and the
Tarzan
Tantor
Exon
Stanley Wood
Muviro
Gonfala
Murirro
Dale Carnegie
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