A Thousand Events in Europe For the Asking
An advertising ramble promotes a travel prospectus offering a thousand European events. It contrasts utopian promises with images of refugees, fascist regimes, bomb drills, and surveillance, urging the American tourist to plan a disruptive summer trip amid a sensational frame of war and danger.
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Europe
la Belle France
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Adriatic
Bruno Mussolini
Free
Republic
Pehaw
Exiled foreign activists in the United States urged to prove loyalty
An editorial argues immigrants abroad should remain loyal to the United States and avoid stirring politics in home countries. It cites Mexican exiles and Dorados as examples and condemns any cross border conspiracies while praising Czech leaders and a Pittsburgh meeting for supporting democracy from abroad.
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United States
Mexico
Texas
Benes
Pittsburgh
Baldness and Hair Tonic Hype Meet Skepticism
An eastern scientist’s hair growth claims are dismissed as unlikely to help bald men. The piece notes many bald men stay bald despite eating heartily and mocks hair tonic pitches from barbers and friends. It views baldness with pity and jokes about treatments.
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The text reflects opinions on stock market losses and views on dignity and charm, referencing government involvement and gender traits. No identifiable event, person, or organization is provided to form a proper summary.
Pocket edition recipe for fast beef tenderizing
A compact recipe outlines a high speed tenderizing process for restaurant steaks. The note adds a pocket size edition request for on the job use and closes with a reflective line comparing life to a roller coaster with ups and downs ending where it began.
Roosevelt Era War Forecast and British Sea Power
Raymond Clapper reports that Washington officials suspect Hitler and Mussolini aim to dismantle Europe, break Britain’s sea power, and spark a continental war. The administration seeks time to counter with strategic moves, including Pacific deployment to relieve pressure on Britain and deter Japan while preserving British naval routes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
Europe
France
Spain
Britain
Hitler && Grivenby
Pacific
Far East
Mediterranean
Congress
Hoosevelt
Japan
East Indies
Great Britain
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
NYA spending 75 million this year and asks Congress for 125 million next year. Aubrey Williams, NYA administrator, explains the program aids about 650,000 youths by keeping students in school, funding college, and providing jobs. He notes 4–5 million Americans aged 16–24 need such help. With more funds, about 500,000 could be aided, at costs similar to current levels across high school, college, and work projects.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
National Youth Administration
Congress
Aubrey Williams
Williams
NYA
Mr. Williams
NYA Program Aids 400000 Students Across 1,600 Colleges
The National Youth Administration backs 400000 students to stay in school with work programs, boasting 88 percent ranking among top students. Program remains flexible and decentralized, with 1,600 colleges and 24,000 high schools involved. Local authorities select students and provide work. NYA pays the bills.
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Williams
NYA
Stonewall Jackson earns famed nickname at Manassas
Public Forum letters recount the Battle of Manassas on July 21 1861 detailing Confederate General Thomas Jonathan Jackson earning the name Stonewall after his stand at Bull Run. The piece notes Beauregard and McDowell led forces, Jackson’s timely counterattack, and casualty totals for both sides.
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Wall Jackson
Stonewall
Manaseas
Bull Run
Beauregerd
Manassas Junction
McDowell
Washington
Potomac River
Manassas
Jackson
Jubo A. Early
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
Beauregard
Fort Sumpter
New Orleans
General McDowell
West Point
Franklinton
Columbus
Scioto River
Land Grant Passed Through Skeels Line Since 1834
The narrative recalls a 1834 land grant signed by Andrew Jackson for Sylvenus Skeels two miles west of Coolville on Four Mile Creek. The grant, filed at Marietta and sent to Washington, marks the sole deed his family has held as it passed by inheritance from father to son, including 1833 birth of the writer’s father and the current Skeels heir H. A. Skeels.
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the Messenger
Coolville
Mariette
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Sylvenus Skeels
H. A. Skeels
Crusoe Tobacco hunt sent to Berkeley for plant cure
University of California sends a party to Robinson Crusoe Island to locate the plant of the famous tobacco. aim to transplant it to the United States for cultivation. Royal couple to visit Niagara Falls in June with a trip through Table Rock tunnel under Horseshoe Falls.
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Crusoe Tobacco
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Robinson Crusoe Island
United States
Falls
Niagara Falls
Sparrows Deserve Mercy Sparrows Not Pests Says Nelsonville Reader
Mrs. E W Woody of Nelsonville Ohio appeals to Christian readers to spare sparrows and quail, arguing birds sing through winter and bring comfort, criticizing Athens County Farmers Chapter for destroying pests and labeling songbirds as pests.
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The
Messenger
Athens County
Heavenly Father
Deacon's Honeymoon at Athens Grange features local members
Ten years ago readers saw the Deacon's Honeymoon presented by the Athens Grange with participants Harry Jacoby E R Jacoby Claude Westfall Ralph Barker Clarence Shaw Harriet Jacoby Mrs Bliss Driggs Mrs A L Romine Mrs Claude Westfall Among new Home Telephone Company subscribers listed are John Cox Grant Gilkey George Hawk May S Hume Rolland S Jones Clyde Mansfield Nellie McCowan Co E Schuler Frank Simms L C Nicholson Car Bell F H Beckler Ruth Fleck Alice Wolfe Eloise Schaar passed their Girl Scout signalling tests in Troop One Scouts Athens Service director G M Romine announced 35 miles of paved streets in Athens.
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Athens
Harry Jacoby
E. R. Jacoby
Claude Westfall
Ralph Barker
Clarence Shaw
Harriet Jacoby
Bliss Driggs
A. L. Romine
The
Home Telephone Company
John Cox
E. State St
Grant Gilkey
Grosvenor St
George Hawk
Brown Ave
May S. Hume
N. Congress St
Rolland S. Jones
Palmer St
Clyde Mansfield
E. Mulberry St
Nellie McCowan
Kern St
Co. E. Schuler
Highland Ave
Frank Simms
Maplewood Drive
L. C. Nicholson
Ruth Fleck
Alice Wolfe
Eloise Schaar
G. M. Romine
War souvenir and a fisherman's brisk stroll through Court St
A 20 year old souvenir from Kenneth Picker ing was shown by John Bolin as a war memento. Billy Williams carried his fishing tackle home from the barbershop and bought fish for dinner, then walked court street with jack salmon strung along, drawing a crowd. Dr O O Fordyce spoke at the men's club meeting, and L V Brown started remodeling the over homestead at 2 University Terrace. Peace treaty headline notes Germany’s terms to be handed April 25.
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Billy Williams
Court St
Border Adventure Serial Continues in Juarez Hustle
Betty Mary uncovers a narcotics lead linking Luis Barro to cocaine and a submarine smuggling scheme tied to the Peraltas. Sheridan Starr and Hope Kildare shadow a Tafoya family duo using a doll trade to conceal drug capsules, leading to a fresh arrest as the plot unfolds.
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Betty Mary Jordan
Border Patrol
Sheridan Starr
Hope Kildare
Starr
Luis Barro
Hope
Sheridan
Betty
el Paso
Conorita Jordan
Mexico
Rio Grande
Don Luis
Betty Mary
Peraltas
Pacific Coast
California
International ‘Bridge
Tafoya
Angelna
Angelina
Mother
Sherry
Hopey
Questions and Rights Questions and Right s review
Q and A style excerpt presents scholarly questions on race and education, U S and Soviet history, and public policy. It cites studies on Negro and white children's abilities, enrollment trends in state versus private universities, the Postal Savings System's 1910 establishment, Roosevelt era cabinet changes, the Saint Petersburg Petrograd Leninegrad name sequence, the song Thanks for the Buggy Ride, and a note on the last major North American continental contour change about 25 000 years ago.
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General Education Board
Congress
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
William Woodin
Henry Morgenthau Jr
George H. Dern
Harry H. Woodring
Cummings
Frank Murphy
Daniel C. Roper
Harry Hopkins
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
Russia
Ukase
Petrograd
Lenine Grad
Jules Buffano
North American
United States
Messenger Service Bureau Note In Washington
Public notice from The Messenger urges readers to enclose a three cent stamp for replies when asking factual questions to the Washington service bureau at 1013 13th St. The editor notes that legal and medical advice cannot be provided or extended research undertaken.
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Messenger’s Service Bureau
Washington
13Th St
Washington, D. C
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the Public Forum
Cmd Geewig
W. H. Herrold
E. W. Woody
Nelsonville
Ohio
John Bolin
Kenneth Pickering
O. O. Fordyce
Athens State Hospital
Presbyterian Church
L. V. Brown
University Terrace
Wilson
Hunland
Oren Arnold Wright
NEA Service, Inc
el Casino
Luis
Senorita
Senor
Joseph Peterson
Lyle H. Lanier
Williams and Wilkins Co
Baltimore
New York
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