Washington needs better organization and leadership in government
Secretary Lane argues the Interior Department reflects a broader failure in U S government. He praises Washington for brains and honesty but condemns poor organization, excessive checks, and parochial views, calling for more planning, higher senior salaries, quicker promotion, and greater distributed authority to fuse private sector efficiency with public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Interior Department
Prohibition Official Comments On Beer as Medicine
Washington announcer argues no law bars prescribing beer as medicine. He notes the prohibition terms prevent patient drinking the prescribed beer. The remark highlights a clash between medical use and prohibition enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Enforcement
Washington
Rattlesnake's Nervous Signal Draws Question for Other Man
A researcher notes the rattlesnake rattles not to warn but from nervousness. If the snake is nervous, he asks, what does that imply about the other fellow in the scene and his reaction. The inquiry probes misread signals and human perception under stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
If I must go by the back stairs I quit
A Mrs Fiatleigh tale shows a servant facing a dangerous back-stairs shortcut and quitting over the strain. The piece shifts to John D. Rockefeller Jr narrating a Mahomet and the mountain anecdote about farmers in a snowy road and a belligerent neighbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Mahomet
The Night School Wave Among Working Women
The piece notes women increasingly stay home to care for family, yet many pursue night classes after work. It highlights professions broadened by study, from stenography to elocution, and the appeal of hobbies tied to night school learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Norah
Night Technical High School
Jackson Barnett Day Suggested For Henryetta
Henryetta may honor Jackson Barnett with a day. The Creek Indian heir gave $25,000 to seven local churches and $1,000,000 for an Indian hospital in Henryetta, plus $400,000 to outside missions, totaling about $1.5 million for religious and health causes. Born near Fort Sill, he inherited oil wealth but remains guardian controlled. His royalties from Glenn Pool oil amount to one-eighth of output, delivering about $50,000 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henryetta
Oxfa
Jackson Barnett
Fort Sill
Old
Indian Territory
Nothig
Barnett
United States
Okmulgee County
Glenn Pool
Home Remedy Pinex Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
Advertises a homemade cough syrup using 2½ ounces of Pinex in a pint of sugar syrup or alternatives. Claims rapid relief within 24 hours for bronchitis and related conditions. Promotes Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract, with a money back guarantee and pharmacist notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Death and Local Movements Ripple Through Hebbardsville
Mrs. Sam Howard, aged, dies after flu and pneumonia. McNalley family of Corning and Dresher moving here from Nelsonville. Mary Whaley of Athens visits parents A L Evans and wife. Agnes Jordan in Athens caring for grandson John Van Dyke. Moving rumors as Homer Stout and Ed Michaels relocate to Greenfield and Stout farm. Hudwell family also shifting. Local residents Carl Tinker, Clarence Bolin visit. Vanderworts, Glass, and others appear in daily exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Howard
P. F. McNalley
Corning
S. M. Howard
Dow Dresher
Nelsonville
Mary Whaley
Athens
A. L. Evans
Agnes Jordan
John van Dyke
Hiram Frost
Carl Tinker
Glouster
Lizzie Tinker
Clarence Bolin
Clark Hudwell
Homer Stout
Greenfield
Ed Michaels
Lax Place
Stout
A. W. Hudwell
J. P. Coe
Lax Farm
Marion Vanderwort
Elroy Michaels
Carl Vanderwort
John Glass
Chauncey
Parkersburg Visitors and Local Social Roundup
WW Ralph Allen and Clarence Swartz visited Parkersburg Saturday. Emery Carroll of Salem returned home after days with his brother in law O. B. Davis and family. Aylmer Ackley hosted a dinner for Daniel Ackley and family and Excel Fair. Charley Pierce visited Athens Saturday. Mrs. C. E. Woode entertained friends last Friday with quilting.
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Ralph Allen
Clarence Swartz
Parkersburg
Emery Carroll
Salem
W. Va
Davis
Aylmer Ackley
Daniel Ackley
Excel Fair
Charley Pierce
Athens
C. E. Woode
Local Notes and Social Roundup From Mount Pleasant
Mrs L H Allen Mrs L T Runnion Mrs J L Warner and Mrs Ira Ballard are listed among residents. Marvin Fair teaching near Wheeling has the flu and cannot resume school work at home with his parents. Mr W O Stout Coolville visits his farm, Will Graham and Miss Myrtle Buck with Molly Buck travel to Colorado for health. The ladies society meets with Mrs Fanny Caldwell on Thursday March 11.
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Marvin Fair
Wheeling
Mrs
F. H. Fair
Will Graham
Miss Myrtle
Molly Buck
Colorado
Ladies and Society
Fanny Caldwell
Last States Set To Ratify Susan B Anthony Amendment
Supporters expect final ratification as the Susan B Anthony suffrage amendment nears completion. With 43 states already ratified and two legislatures close, speculation centers on which state will be the last to pass the future amendment.
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New York
Offrage
Lenten Dishes and Oyster Loaf From Household Hints
Simple midweek recipes for creamed fish and oyster loaf plus Hamburg with noodles. Creamed fish uses a milk flour butter sauce poured over layered fish, crumbs and butter browned. Oyster loaf combines toasted bread with oysters and a mace scented milk sauce. Hamburg with noodles simmers hamburg steak in tomato water then cooks with homemade egg noodles.
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Hamburg
Telephone Girls Strike Echoes in City Fray
A columnist muses that a strike by telephone workers would matter little, noting the inevitability of failed calls, the usual rejection of numbers, and the impact of payal profanity on daily life.
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Athens Messenger
Safe Tay
Ohio
Associated Ohio Sailies
United Press
Athens, O
Obert Ward
Firth Avenue
New York City
South
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Indianapolis
Smith Center
Belleville
Ralph Herz
Long Island
New York “Times
John L. Steinbugler
Mr. Bryan
Edith E. Moriarty
Hebbardsville
Mrs. W. O. Stout
Coolville
McDough
McDougall
Rekelh Se Rd
M. T. Ellis
Ice Feneye
Mrad
National Starch Company
Swetland Bidg
H.J
Corn Products Refining Company
Battery Place
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