Power turn as private plants rescue Southeast from TVA failure
The article argues private power developers from across the nation step in after the Ten-Phessee Valley Authority falters. It claims private coal powered plants provide needed electricity, faulting the New Deal’s government monopoly and praising taxpaying private firms for keeping regions supplied amid drought and drought-adjacent power shortfalls. It suggests coal miners would favor keeping politics out of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Associated
Athens
Gallia
Mocking
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Locke
Frey
Union National Representatiown
W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Lo New York
Detroit
Cleveland
New Deal
Ten- Phessee Valley Authority
TVA
Ing
Pouultsass
Texas
Illinois
Florida
Pennsylvania
Monoply
Southeast
Ohio's Fourth of July Wired to War Time Limits
The piece notes Ohio will host another Fourth with hazards as work on defense materiel increases. Fireworks factories shift to war orders while restrictions delay bans until August 1, limiting public displays and driving youths toward smuggled pyrotechnics and risky behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
America
Italy declares war on shorts and pants for women
Italian authorities in Florence ban trousers for women and threaten bicycle confiscation if worn. The Nazione newspaper calls for strong measures against this Hollywood style as Italy begins a campaign against women wearing shorts or long pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Nazione
Italy
Be Alive on the Fifth Be a Safe Fourth of July
The National Safety Council urges a safer Independence Day with the slogan Be Alive on the Fifth. It cites an average of 475 deaths in holiday accidents unless extra care is taken and calls for patriotic restraint and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Wage controls tied to price laws spark debate
Raymond Clapper argues price-control legislation may need a policy on wages to curb costs. He notes existing government takeovers via industry wage agreements in shipbuilding construction and aircraft, with one to two year terms. He suggests Congress might state a wage policy but may stop short of full wage-control measures due to labor opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Hillman
Congress
Washington’s federal reach expands into many sub capitals
Peter Edson notes the growth of federal offices outside Washington driven by defense programs. Regional HQs proliferate in 12 Federal Reserve cities, turning Boston Philadelphia Minneapolis Chicago Cleveland Atlanta and others into new local centers. The trend reshapes administration and local governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washingtons
WPA
Office of Production Management
OPM
Defense Contract Service
Federal Reserve
Quartermaster Corps
Information Service
Department of Commerce
Federal
Boston
Nenag
Philadelphia
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Cleveland
Memens City
Atlanta
Perry County court notes show varied filings and an anti Columbus coal law drive
Perry County court items include a coal mine protest against a Columbus ordinance, appeals work with four new cases, and numerous probate, divorce, and real estate actions. Other entries list motor vehicle fee distributions, a partition suit, a receiver settlement, licenses, and marriage licenses across New Lexington Crooksville and Somerset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lexington
Perry County
City of Columbus
Capital City
Court of Appeals
Edward E. Peterson
Hopewell Baptist Church
William Davis
Josephine Lucans
Evelyn Triplett
Charles W. Triplett
Goldie Wingo
Common Pleas Court
Carning
Crooksville
Glenford
Hemlock
Junction City
New Straitsville
Roseville
Shawnee
Somerset
Thornville
Lillian G. Kullman
Common Pleas
John L
Marguerite R. Kullman
Perry Potts
Et al
Harbaugh Potts Coal Co
Anna Tague
John F. Tague
Marcel Levion
Harriet Levion
Florence Levion
Leon Levion
Charles Lewis
China Street
Muskingum Valley Oil Co
Harold Moore
Fanny Moore
Edward Swick
Gertrude Idella Kellar
William Kellar
Zanesville
Edward Miracle
Newark
Myrtle Hupps
Mell G. Underwood, Jr
Virginia
Anna Lennon
Wilford Junior Tharp
Sayre
May Etta Ketcham
Portersville
Robert P. Locke, Jr
Joyce Lee Vanatta
Glen Arthur Starrett
Farmer
Mary Elizabeth Wilson
George E. Channel
Potter
Rosemary Russell
Crook
Durham
N. H
Gene Baird Gordon
City
Robert F., Goodin
Carl E. Cannon
John E. Wilkins
James C. Smalley
Madison Township
Margaret Cullinan
Vincent G. Schiele
Mary E. McCullough
James Debout
Jackson
Pike Townships
Mary Coster
Mary
Dunbar Family Reunion in Amesville Highlighted by Local Siblings
Five sisters and one brother of the Dunbar family gathered for a reunion in Amesville. Clara Bow acted in Kick In at Nelsonville. Richard and Constance Dent stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs E S Dent at 290 East State Street. Will Rogers urged cancellation of foreign debts in his daily column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunbar
Amesville
Richard and
Constance Dent
Dent
E. State St
Will Rogers
Day’s Social Notes Highlight Local News
Baroness Fur nival attended in a one piece bathing suit without stockings. Ms. Carl H Beasley and Mrs Dow Grones hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Florence Carr bride elect. Master Tom Cotton turned six at 22 N Congress St. Miss Elizabeth Earhart traveled to San Diego to visit sister Mrs R C Coats. College track girls wore bloomers long black stockings white middy blouses and tennis shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baroness Furnival
Carl H. Beasley
Dow Grones
Florence Carr
Elizabeth Earhart
San Diego
California
R. C. Coats
Royal Blue Poem by Leda Sams
Poet recalls a sapphire night scene with flashing light and distant lands. A speaker longs to join the glowing figure and flee into unknown distances before darkness returns.
Parisian Night Club Drama of a Wife and Suitor
At the Parisian Night Club Lita Damson dances with her husband Jerry Lane amid glamorous crowds and masked glitter. A mysterious southern man, Ken Richards, declares he has searched for her all his life, and Ruth hints at forbidden love as Lita contemplates her strained marriage and growing discontent. The tale continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Coon
Lita Damson
Jerry Lane
Lita
Jerry
Ruth
Ken Richards
Ken
Eva
Murray City Social Notes Highlights Local Visits and Health
Miss Delores Robinson underwent a tonsil and adenoid operation in Nelsonville Tuesday. Local residents and visitors from Columbus Lewisburg and Barberton are noted among guests and family movements. Several families, including the Scheelers Robisons and Martins, are visiting or staying with relatives in Nelsonville Middleport Logan and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Delores Robinson
Charles Robinson
Nelsonville
Ralph Barber
Roger
Max Young
Sally
Columbus
Maxine Robinson
Elizabeth Coleman
Georgia Mae Jones
Lewisburg
W. Va
Julia Robinson
Art Slater
Richard
Adam Scheeler
Roy Martin
Middleport
Gerald Martin
Harold
Clayton Ferrell
Barberton
Floyd Ferrell
Cora Walters
Caroline
Frank Walters
Logan
Albert Storer
Buckeye Staters
Jean Bowland
La Donna Beauty Shop opens in former Brill room
In Stockport Miss Donna Ellis opened the La Donna Beauty Shop in the former Brill store room. The Stockport branch library will close July 1 to 4 for the WPA fiscal year end with no WPA workers allowed. Local residents and visitors, including the Sleeks and Caledines, were noted at various meetings and visits in Canton Columbus and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockport
la Donna
Donna Ellis
Brill
WPA
Mervyn Sleek
Havery Cottage
Main St
O. S. Burfield
Emmet Mills
Canton
Ralph Calendine
Leonard Calendine
Columbus
Weir Kern
Martin Beverly
John McDermott
Caroline Buck
Edgar Elliott
Jim
Joe
Carl Fell
J. A. Kennard
Edwin Ervin
Gallipolis
N. L. Ervin
C. ©. Hawkins
Newark
Nelson Hawkins
G. W. Downman
Walker
W. Va
Harry Cross
Bryan Medley
Doris
Florine
Sara Cody
Betty Brookover
Elizabeth Chambers
Moxahala Park
Larmer Marshall
Winter Haven
Fla
G. G. Vickrey
Jimmy
Wilbur Morris
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