Spark of War Sparks Across Europe and Rhineland
The dispatches from Europe show mounting tension as German troops push to the Rhine and French forces move toward the frontier. The piece argues that long-standing postwar policies and French hostility toward Germany have fanned hatred and fear, edging Europe toward a likely clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Rhineland
France
Georges Clemenceau
Germany
Herr Hitler
Hitler
Reichstag
Rhine
An Object Lesson Winter Reveals Road System Flaws
The winter exposes the cost of neglect on state and local highways. Officials discuss funding limits, dedicated appropriations for construction and maintenance, and the need to seal or treat roads last fall to avoid severe damage and higher future costs.
Better Get at It for Spring Lawn Work Now
Editors urge husbands to begin spring yard tasks despite chilly weather. Lawn care priority includes sowing grass seed, fertilizing, and early bulb planting to ensure a full bloom season.
Roosevelt buys circus tent to aid campaign
Cleveland reports President Roosevelt may have secretly acquired an old Barnum and Bailey tent for campaign use. Charlie West, Roosevelt's liaison to Congress, navigates nods and whispers as Democrats clash over the strategy and publicity of the undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Q. T
Charlie West
Washington
West
White House
Interior
Ickes
Congress
Diamond Dick
West mediates Democratic factions over Roosevelt delegates
Mr West consults two rival Democratic groups the Burr Gongwer gang and the Bulkley faction. Gongwer wins control of Roosevelt delegates to the national convention while Bulkleyites press for their pledged delegates. His balancing act fuels confusion and distrust between the factions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. West
Burr Gongwer
Democratic City Machine
Senator Bulkley
Gongwers
Roosevelt
Old West
Bulkley
Gongwer
West Retrieves Papers in Columbus as Roosevelt Slate Is Sealed
After a tense pause, Mr. West travels to Columbus to recover delegate pledge slips signed by Roosevelt. Gongwer bodyguards and Bulkley guards shadow the trip, but West secures the papers and an agreement allowing Gongwer to name delegates, avoiding conflict. A plan to split Ohio delegation at Philadelphia looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Columbus
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. West
Bulkley
Gongwer
Roosevelt
Ohio
Philadelphia
Pro Roosevelt Peace Factions Grow Amid Political Turmoil
The piece notes increasing support for Roosevelt despite internal party strife, cites cross endorsements by Governor Davey and Harry Hopkins, and mocks uniform symbolism. It also comments on foreign affairs and domestic gardening as spring tasks for homemakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. West
Roosevelt
Davey
Harry Hopkins
Correction to Mt Lebanon vice presidency claim
In a Gallipolis issue dated Wednesday March eleventh an article misstated Dr Tabit of Begrouth as elected vice president of Syria. He was elected vice president of the Republic of Mt Lebanon with Begrouth as its capital and Damascus as its former state capital. GEO KOURI. Nelsonville, March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Gallipolis
Dr. Tabit
Begrouth
Syria
Republic of Mt. Lebanon
Damascus
Geo. Kouri
Early settlers and early institutions in Clay Township Ohio
The piece records Clay Township Gallia County history with pioneers Harley Sage Joseph Hazlett John Day Phillip Cubbage Ruben Hay B Angel among first settlers. It notes 1830 township organization first election Edward Cottrell home Raccoon Creek and early civic posts J P Davis Trotter clerk Golden trustees Williams constable. Also mills schools post offices and early religious groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Sage
Joseph Hazlett
John Day
Phillip Cubbage
Ruben Hay
B. Angel
Clay Township
Gallia County
Raccoon Creek
Edward Cottrell
Solomon Johnson
Miller
Justice of the
David Trotter
David Lasley
Nancy Cottrell
Davis
Riggs
Cottrell
Angel
Nishett
Herrington
Barwood
Littleton
Cole
Kinder
Nehemiah Davis
William Golden
John Gibson
George Northup
Melvin Lowery
John D. Williams Constable
Dooner
Booth
Samuel Campbell
Raccoon Island
Ohio River
John Davis
Eureka
Thievenir
Clipper Mills
Chambersburg
James Riggs
Cabbage
Patterson
Margaret Hay
George Waugh
Daniel Beck
Poet's Corner Verse from Eva M Raber Toledo Ohio
Messenger Readers are invited to submit verses bearing name and address. The poem urges contentment, gratitude for health, and empathy for the disabled, ending with Eva M Raber of Toledo Ohio stating she will not despond again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Vitamin A and night blindness sources and risks
Dr Morris Fishbein explains vitamin A sources from animal fats leafy greens and cod liver and halibut liver oils noting halibut liver oil has the highest content. He links summer milk to higher vitamin A levels and cites night blindness and xerophthalmia in populations with poor diets from Newfoundland to India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland and Labrador
Best Climate for a Patient After Nose Polyp Surgery
The article states climate cannot be answered generally for nose and throat patients. It notes individuals vary with dry or moist air, high altitude or sea level, and recommends consulting the patient’s own physician who knows their condition to determine the best climate.
Vitamin A deficiency linked to diet across regions
The article notes widespread vitamin A shortages in diverse regions from Japan and Russia to Brazil and the United States. It cites fasting peasants, restricted Negro workers diets, and US investigations showing night blindness among children due to inadequate vitamin A, with about 25 percent in rural areas and up to 50 percent in some cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Brazil
United States
Notable quotes on gender and society from mid-century voices
A collection of remarks from Franklin D. Roosevelt, Andre Perugia, Barney Oldfield, Grace Moore and Louis Adamic. The quotes touch on women in governance, vanity, risk perception, Hollywood work demands, and competitive social behavior. Each reflects era attitudes and public figures’ wry takes on gender roles and ambition.
Watch theft ruins Toby Ryan's Bergman's job in Manhattan
Toby Ryan, a jewelry counter worker in a Manhattan department store, clashes with Tim Jamieson who bets he will date her within 24 hours. After a missing watch leads to her dismissal, Toby searches for new work, faces poverty, and encounters a man who knows her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toby Ryan
Manhattan
Toby
Tim Jamieson
Tim
Maurine Ball
Maurine
Bergman's
Miss Burrows
Henderson
Sin
Bergman
Untitled Passage Opens as Toby Wakes to Time
A child named Toby rouses in bed and checks the clock at six forty five, sleepily adjusting the covers as a new scene or chapter begins. The fragment suggests a domestic morning moment.
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Toby
Plains Independent Tops Nelsonville M C A in Basketball
The Plains Independent basketball team led by Charney Cook Watkins Nelson and Hawk defeated the Nelsonville M C A squad with Moore and Channel as substitutes. Also noted are Mellon treasury figures and Nelsonville High School operetta rehearsals featuring Max Bowers Thelma McGiffen Margaret Newman Ralph Fleck Monica Acker Jack Martin Leatha Minner and Jack Raybould among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Independent
Charney
Cook
Watkins
Nelson
Hawk
Moore
Channel
Subs
Nelsonville
Nelsonville High School
Gypsy Rover
Max Bowers
Hero
Thelma Mce- Giffen
Margaret Newman
Ralph Fleck
Monica Acker
Jack Martin
Leatha Minner
Jack Raybould
Charlea Bette
John Ruscoe
Six course Alpha Xi Delta dinner dance reviewed with attendees
A formal Alpha Xi Delta dinner dance featured a six course meal. Patronesses and escorts included Mr. and Mrs. M. EB. Twiss and others. New hats stood up to 12 inches with velvet fabrics and heavy flowers. The MR. Club met at Mrs. A. W. Barker’s home as Higley Study Circle officers were elected. Athens High defeated Stewart High 25 to 20 in a basketball game with listed players.
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Alpha Xi Delta
M. EB. Twiss
L. G. Worstell
F. W. Bush
W. B. Golden
William Hoover
Ned J. Wolfe
L. W. Brown
Dean Irma EF. Voigt
Margaret Farnam
Mary Brison
Mary T. Noss
Prof. C
N. Mackinnon
Smith
Athens High
Stewart High School
Athens
Davis
Pickering
Feley
Copeland Evans
Roach
Arpee
Stewart
H. Daugherty
Biggins
B. Daugherty
Harver
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Spark
Paul Mallon
Inlaw
Tokio
Holland
the Public Forum
Poet’s Corner
Eva M. Raber
Toledo, Ohio
DR. Morris Fishbein
India
China
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Andre Perugia
Paris
Barney Oldfield
Hollywood
Grace Moore
Louis Adamic
George Clark
Keegiock
Laura Lou Brookmay
NER
Andrew Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Beby
Delno Pratt, Jr
Delno Pratt
Langsville
Dorothy French
James French
Middleport
Beatrice Rea Devol
Harley Devol
MR. Club
A. W. Barker
Central Ave
Higley
W. L. Gard
H. M. Taylor
N. K. Alderman
J. A. Place
Brit Hooper
J. R. Harvey
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