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Highway Safety Needs Better Road Design Rather Than Driver Reform
The piece argues highway engineers know how to reduce crashes through better road design but economic limits prevent universal safeguards. It questions public indifference to highway improvements and calls for rebuilding aging streets to meet modern traffic needs, noting engineers lack resources to keep infrastructure current.
Conditions Still Exist We Do Not Champion Townsend Plan Hoax
The piece attacks the Townsend Plan for old age security, condemning organizers and appeals as a hoax. It notes lingering fear and poverty among the aged, cites congressional inquiries, and warns that new schemes will arise to prey on such anxieties despite investigations.
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Townsend
Kansas educator declines school superintendent post amid student strike
An educator offered the Kansas superintendent position declined after 200 students struck over an unfilled post. The unsigned contract and the teacher’s refusal to become involved in local school turmoil highlight tensions in school politics and the long road to healing district bitterness.
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Kansas
Roosevelt policy stirs debate over Honduras and arms
In Washington the Roosevelt good neighbor policy faces scrutiny as the State Department weighs sending a destroyer to aid Honduras's dictator Carias amid alleged arms smuggling from Mexico. Officials admit mixed motives and political risk ahead of the Pan American Conference as press and opposition warned of autocratic moves.
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Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Carias
Honduras
Hull
Mexico
Department
Conference aims face regional armament tensions in hemisphere
The piece warns that rival voices urge expanding the planned neighborhood conference beyond peace pacts. It notes Chile seeks Armament limitation talks amid Argentine weapon purchases, while U S plans for arms limits focus on Europe and Asia. The author fears South American entanglements would force the United States into a difficult Big Brother role.
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Chile
Roosevelt
England
Europe
Japan
Guatemala Plan for Mutual Aid Pact Faces Senate Scrutiny
The text notes Guatemala proposing a hemispheric mutual assistance pact and a permanent court of justice, prompting Senate resistance. It contrasts the current administration's warmth toward Latins with reluctance to enter such pacts and distrust of peace courts. It warns of future commitments including possible referrals of disputes with Pan America over Pacific defense measures.
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Court of Justice
Senate
Pan-America
Pacific
Unbright idea on conference agenda sparks majority rule worry
The speaker cautions that a Latin American push for majority voting would grant each nation a single vote, risking loss of influence for larger countries. He argues subjects would require unanimous consent, or President Roosevelt might shift focus to other neighbors.
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Unbright
Roosevelt
Suave Sumner Welles Named Neighborhood Mediator
Assistant secretary of state Sumner Welles acts as informal mediator amid tensions. Observers worry the so called policy of the good neighbors may prove only a phrase unless he can quiet hostilities and secure tangible results.
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Sumner Welles
Mr. Welles
Eyeglass Use Suggested Like Umpire Guidance
A quip notes twenty percent of Americans wear eyeglasses while comparing the public to umpires who ignore advice. The remark hints at caution in judging statistics and authority figures.
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United States
March and April Join Lion Kings in Terrific March
March and April arrive like lions with famous jungle monarchs joining the ranks. The piece blends historic animal titles from Ethiopian and British lore into a playful comparison of strength and presence.
Roving Items Signal Election Bets and Domestic Strife
The brief notes report Germany’s election seen as sparse on bets, a Detroit man’s soap gag to delay a murder trial ending with frothing, a Chicago wife suing for divorce over his radio preference, and a parent radio dispute hinting at school conflicts prompting job-change talk.
Class Hatred and Wealth Critics In Public Forum
A reader argues against wealth disparity and labor abuses, citing 1927 Cleveland strikes and Detroit wage practices. He accuses industrialists and the Liberty League, compares Capone to tycoons, and urges stronger action by government to protect workers and rights.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
al Capone
Capone
Liberty League
Roosevelt
Midnight ducking rites shake campus sleep at Athens State
Dr J H Berry urged students to spare inmates after a midnight ducking ceremony where 75 Ohio University freshmen were dunked in the hospital lakes.
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J. H. Berry
Athens State Hospital
O. U
Bethels Visit Cambridge for Son at Harvard
Mrs. A. S. Bethel and her sister Mrs. L. T. Rhoads traveled to Cambridge Massachusetts to visit Bethel's son Mac who is pursuing postgraduate work at Harvard University. Mrs. Joe Kelch and her son Thomas of Nelsonville stayed with relatives in Columbus. Athens hosts a Grand Masonic Lodge convocation to lay the First Christian Church cornerstone. Six Pleasant Valley High pupils won the spelling contest: Ethel Steinmetz Edna Williamson Glenna Goldsberry Vada Dartt Clarice Wilson Lulu Sanborn. J L Pickering entertained Athens High School basketball players Dana King Raymond Davis Edwin Chubb Wayland Evans Lester Copeland Wescott Roach Dwight Williams Kenneth Chappelear Edward Arpee Joseph Pickering.
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A. S. Bethel
L. T. Rhoads
Cambridge
Mass
Pleasant Valley High School
Ethel Steinmetz
Edna Williamson
Glenna Goldsberry
Vada Dartt
Clarice Wilson
Lulu Sanborn
J. L. Pickering
Athens High
Dana King
Raymond Davis
Edwin Chubb
Wayland Evans
Lester Copeland
Wescott Roach
Dwight Williams
Kenneth Chappelear
Edward Arpee
Joseph Pickering
One Room School House Poem by Mrs Nora Young
Poet notes a century old one room school near Hamley Run now facing closure due to new highway. The speaker imagines the school’s voice pleading to stay in use for another hundred years and cherishes country schooling social life and Christmas trees. The piece is signed by Mrs Nora Young Athens Ohio with address. The snippet also reports magician Howard Thurston’s death in Miami Beach and that he was born in Columbus Ohio.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Howard Thurston
Columbus
Ohio
The Hill yer Soap Girl Proves Clouded by Scandal
Toby Ryan a 19 year old photographic model rises in demand after being chosen The Hill yer Soap Girl. Harriot Holm engaged to Clyde Sabin learns he married Mrs Lynchfield in California. Harriet endures shock while Toby consoles her and the pair navigate a turbulent studio life.
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Toby Ryan
Hillyer
Toby
Harriet Holm
Clyde Sabin
Tim Jamieson
Bill Brandt
Bill
Jay Hillyer
Harriet
California
Lynchfield
Clyde
Athens Scouts Plan Area Gathering This Monday
Fragmentary text shows Athens Scout organization arranging a regional meeting Monday with leaders including Nels and Che Oll i ng gar. The content mentions Scouters and a ship Train, but details are unclear.
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Health Hints on Nuts By Dr Morris Fishbein
Nut intake should be a regular part of meals not a dominant end course. Chestnuts starch. pecans walnuts almonds Brazil nuts pea nuts provide protein fat and minerals with varying energy values. Freshness matters. best to brown nuts and lightly salt for diet use.
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Brazil
When to Operate on a Child's Strabismus
A three year old with crossed eyes commonly has unilateral vision weakness from imperfect development. An operation is rarely necessary if modern treatments are used around age three.
Abolitionist Joshua Gardner and the 1820s Escape Story
Joshua Gardner of New Lima Meigs County helped enslaved people flee toward Canada via the Underground Railroad. A 19th century court case over a captured enslaved woman, later tied to Gardner, reached the Ohio Supreme Court. Gardner spent his fortune defending the case and later moved to California before returning to Rutland Township.
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Joshua Gardner
New Lima
Meigs County
Canada
Gardner
Ohio River
Kerrs Run
Virginia
West Virginia
New Lim
Benjam Bellows
Bellows
Meigs
Chier
Im Supreme Court of Ohio
California
Rutland Township
New England
Vermont
Albert Gardner
Lucy Bellows
Opinion on crime films and social reform by business figures
A collage of quotes critiques crime cinema and gangster power in America. Industry counsel Charles C. Pettijohn and others condemn organized crime influence while urging education and reform. Baseball figure Frankie Frisch comments on competition and sportsmanship.
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America
Charles C. Pettijohn
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