Manufacturers Reject Broad New Deal Policies
More than 10,000 manufacturers nationwide respond to a neutral National Association of Manufacturers poll. Eighty-two percent oppose continuing New Deal style policies, with the group urging gradual change and warning against emergency government actions. The stance supports convention resolutions condemning excess experimentation while acknowledging needs for methodical reform.
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National Association of Manufacturers
NIRA
Association
Roosevelt
Business Week
Tax Limit on Gas Nears
Gasoline consumers face mounting taxes as refining costs fall and oil gains ease. The piece argues taxes on gas are triple their 1925 level, funding roads and public services, but warns tax revenue may cap and drive demand down, forcing lawmakers to seek broader taxes.
Needed Education for Temperance in Ohio Schools
Governor urges creation of a temperance education division in the Ohio education department to counter a current hysteria surrounding alcohol and narcotics. Officials should teach the harms of intemperance with practical, clear guidance for youth, avoiding fear tactics.
Republican National Committee Meeting in Quiet Washington
In Washington the Republican National Committee gathered with dull speeches as the real action occurred earlier over site selection. A contest between Frank Knox and Alf Landon was settled amicably by choosing Cleveland, with leaders Hoover Borah Knox and Landon involved in the muted, personal dynamics.
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Washington
Congress
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Frank Knox
Kansas City
Alf Landon
Cleveland
Landon
Why Kansas City Was Passed Over for Convention
Officials avoided Kansas City due to fears of a repeat of the 1928 farm march and Radicals targeting Reed Smoot. Concerns grew that a larger disruption could occur, with similar worries about political actors in Chicago’s Kelly Nash administration. This made Cleveland the easier choice.
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Kansas City
Reed Smoot
Kelly- Nash
Chicago
Cleveland
Knox advisers push pep talks amid vandenberg ties at convention
Plentiful Knox advisers at private Republican sessions note Knox speeches are too frequent and welcome pep talks in districts. They discuss Knox Vandenberg links while Michigan delegation remains uninstructed but includes Knox supporters. Kansas governor stays noncommittal to national issues amid pressure from Hoover and Borah.
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Knox
Senator Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Michigan
Kansas
Bonus
AAA
Mr. Hoover
Senator Borah
SEC probes three stock ground floor schemes
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly examining three suspected cases of ground-floor stock manipulation. Investigators focus on early access given to insiders and subsequent market mispricing as the market correction committee weighs actions.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Commission
Market Correction Committee
Silver policy chill fuels postwar currency tension
The piece argues tar and silver policy could impact dollar pound relations after the war scare ends. It notes the pound may rise, and questions silver market support while blasting at fashionable accounts of public figures. It mocks Republican circles and local labor lore, hinting at shifting political rumors.
Russia Drives Speed Up in Capitalistic Style
A tense commentary notes Russia accelerating production and stamping out laziness with swift penalties. It compares Soviet methods to Detroit and claims higher efficiency benefits, arguing mass production and rapid work pace define modern progress.
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Russia
Moscow
Detroit
Society Women Grow Potatoes in Defiance of Act
Society women harvest potatoes to protest the Federal Potato Act. Some youths join the effort if the Federal Wild Oat Act had passed instead.
District Tales of Long Ago by Edna Firvin
Edna Firvin recounts German Ridge settlement burial customs in Gallia County. Germans buried on the third day and in order of death with few family monuments, noting adjacent family graves and a German inscription on a monument. Church services continue with Pred Klages and Rev J C Pilch visiting monthly for preaching and communion observance.
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Anne Simmerman
German Ridge
Gallia County
Simmerman
G. Whilamena Grube
Rudolf Langer
Geb AW
George Mueller
August Miller
Eide
Elizabeth Schrieber Wedemeyer
Edward W. Wedemeyer
John H. Echelmeyer
Sophia Ropeter Echelmeyer
Augusta Wedemeyer Klages
Lena Klages Pope
Poets' Corner Verses Published In Messenger Readers Column
Messenger readers share Verses bearing names and addresses from Eleanor Mingus Columbus Ohio aged fourteen and Bess V Mutchmore Logan Ohio. The pieces reflect on memory souvenirs from childhood to old age and life’s joys and sorrows.
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Messenger
Eleanor Mingus
Columbus, O
Bess V. Mutchmore
Logan
Ohio
Health Hints and Diet Cereals in Global Nutrition
The article notes cereals as the backbone of earth’s nutrition, offering energy at low cost and providing essential minerals. It stresses whole grains over refined products, as the germ preserves vitamins, and cites corn rice barley and oats as major calorie sources, with rice crucial globally and wheat dominant in Western Europe and the U.S.
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Western
Europe
United States
Calcium options for a family of five children under 12
The least expensive and most efficient calcium form should come from proper foods. Special conditions may require a calcium preparation, but a physician should prescribe it with full knowledge of the condition to choose the correct preparation. Cooking or heating effects on calcium are not clearly specified. It may be added to cereals if prescribed by a doctor.
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State Education Department of
Ohio
Diet and supplements for rice based meals in Asia
The article notes that large groups in the Orient lacking varied foods receive four fifths of calories from rice with small amounts of other grains. It stresses adding leafy vegetables and milk to offset grain deficiencies and warns Americans reliant on cereals to supplement with calcium and vitamins.
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Orient
Prophesies on U S Power and Global Roles Quotes
A compilation of quotations from Carveth Wells John T Flynn Ruth Bryan Owen Henry J Allen and others outlining views on the United States position in world affairs defense finance and leadership. The remarks touch on potential neighbors nations Japan Europe and domestic political leadership.
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Britain
United States
Key Pittman
Nevada
Europe
Main Street
Broadway
Ruth Bryan Owen
Denmark
Landon
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
A Birthday Lunch Sparks Tense Dana and Scott
Dana confronts Scott after Paula Long hosts a luncheon for his birthday in Paula Marston’s apartment. Paula loves Scott and Dana worries their marriage, while Ronald Moore and Nancy loom as love interests. The party ends with Dana fearing potential rifts as Paula’s feelings complicate trust.
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Dana Stanley
Scott Stanley
Dana
Ronald Moore
Paula Long
Scott
Nancy
Ronald
Paula
Evelyn Marston
Ronnie
Ted
Azalea
Miss Ethel Cabee Scranton Pa Where Ed During The Miffin
A fragment mentions Miss Ethel Cabee of Scranton Pennsylvania and an unclear reference to education or events during a period described as the miffin. The readable text gives no concrete dates places or outcomes.
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Ethel Cabee
Scranton
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