It’s Crazy as a Bedbug in Emporia and Lyon County Kansas
William Allen White comments on wealth in Emporia Lyon County noting no rise in acres under cultivation and no growth in overall production while auto ownership telephones roadways and store stocks surge. He observes higher prices and bank deposits doubling and argues people save despite higher living costs.
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Emporia
Lyon County
Kansas
William Allen White
Mr. White
Survey Graphic
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt Urges Community Help Over Government Aid
In Washington the President tells welfare workers and donors that government cannot replace individual efforts in aiding neighbors. He emphasizes that a strong community chest and personal generosity solve needs better than distant agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Science-Driven Fire Investigation Cuts Arson Losses
Arson cost the US billions in property annually, but detective science lowers losses. Tools like photomicrography and spectrography identify ignition sources and materials, catching arsonists more precisely. Insurance rates drop as fires are prevented and criminals pursued.
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United States
Hitler snatch of Austria boosts war fever across Europe
Washington dispatches describe Hitler at the Reichstag defending the Austria action as a guilty conscience. The occupation of Austria sparks brutalities and fear, while Nazis in Czechoslovakia stir, Poland edges toward border crises, and Europe grows closer to renewed war.
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Washington
Hitler
Reichstag
Austria
Daily Dispatches
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Lithuania
Readjustment drive behind Hitler helped trigger war crisis
The piece argues Britain's cautious diplomacy under Prime Minister Chamberlain failed to deter Hitler. It credits aggressive German moves, from rearmament to Austrian annexation, and notes Eden’s resignation and Halifax’s Berlin visit as part of a flawed effort to secure concessions. It cites Hitler’s Reichstag threats and the notion that force would reclaim oppressed lands.
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Chamberlain
Great Britain
Hitler
Mussolini
Germany
England
France
London Times
Berlin
Lord Halifax
Eden
Austria
Reich
Globe maker offers free map updates with updated globes
A major map and globe manufacturer now guarantees free updates to customers as maps change. The policy appeared rash, but current European news supports it as a realistic business approach.
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Europe
Public Enemies Among Women Prompt Federal Prisons
Washington reports Bureau of Prisons Director Bennett and Attorney General Cummings urging funds for three new federal prisons for women with one facility likened to another Alcatraz. A congressional panel grants only one new prison funded at 1.35 million, with women mostly housed in state institutions.
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Washington
Bureau of Prisons
Jim Bennett
Congress
Bennett
Cummings
Alcatraz
House Appropriations Committee
Senator Warned After Betting His Head on Policy
A senator who wagered his head on the President's stance toward a congressional measure should be warned that politics has caused many men to lose their heads.
Woman wins trip for essays in Ohio clubs contest
Mrs. Clarence Roach of 25 Richland Ave. topped the county by submitting the most essays to the Better Home contest chairman and earns a free Washington trip with the winning group. The Athens County Hoover campaign committee lists Judge J. M. Wood and many local supporters.
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Ohio Federated Clubs
Clarence Roach
Richland Ave
Washington
Athens County
J. M. Wood
A. E. Price
J. W. Hudson
John Finsterwald
E. D. Sayre
H. M. Woods
H. C. Clark
F. R. Murphey
J. A. Palmer
S. J. Basom
D. L. Jones
A. O. Sloane
L. W. Roberts
A. B. Wells
Henry Zenner
A. E. Watkins
H. H. Townsend
O. L. Hoisington
H. L. Gilson
W. S. Bower
Bart Russell
Delegates Attend Southeastern District Women’s Federated Clubs
Delegates from local Women’s Federated Clubs attended the Southeastern District convention in Chillicothe. Mrs. C. C. Millikan Mrs. P. E. Hixon Mrs. T. N. Hoover and Mrs. C. D. Hopkins represented the group. The banquet followed at the Community House in Camp Sherman.
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Chillicothe
C. C. Millikan
P. E. Hixon
T. N. Hoover
C. D. Hopkins
Camp Sherman
Higley Study Circle Elects Officers at Meeting
Officers elected were Mrs. Frederick Treadley president, Mrs. Sam Sommer vice president, Mrs. George Junod second vice president, Mrs. F. M. Haffey recording secretary, Mrs. L. L. Deissle corresponding secretary, and Mrs. E. E. Woodworth treasurer.
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Higley
Frederick Treadley
Sam Sommer
George Junod
F. M. Haffey
L. L. Deissle
E. E. Woodworth
Diet for Fat Children A 6 to 12 Year Old Plan
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines a weight loss diet for overweight children aged 6 to 12. He warns against overreacting to minor differences from average and prescribes a daily regimen of skim milk eggs meat vegetables fruits and cod liver oil with strict avoidance of sweets processed starches and highly spiced foods.
We the Women Debate Parked Cars and Dating Norms
A Westport selectman dismisses park closures to curb teenage dating as parents debate how to prevent back seat “petting.” The piece argues that restricting home boundaries may drive youths to parked cars, recalling era habits and suggesting parental guidance is key.
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Westport
Conn
Moonlit memorial poem by eight year old Mary Jo Chase
Messenger Readers column features a poem by Mary Jo Chase eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Chase Bexley The verses celebrate the moon with a loving light and face while noting Mrs Chase is the former Reva Ralph of Athens
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Messenger
Mary Jo Chase
L. J. Chase
Bexley
Mayor Warns Cyclists to Obey Traffic Signals
Bucyrus news reports Mayor George T. Dustman warns bicycle riders to follow traffic-light signals under threat of arrest. The period included a navigator using seven time systems to locate his ship at sea over 24 hours.
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Bucyrus
U.P
George T. Dustman
Constance in a Fashion World of Intrigue and Refusals
Constance, stand-in for Lucille, navigates Bartlett's fashion set as Elsa O'Dare moves her to a Chester preview. Miss Letts dislikes Constance while Pauline resents her, and a late customer draws Constance into a doctor’s car ride and conversation about frivolity, society, and weariness.
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Bartlett's
Miss Letts
Constance
Pauline
Elsa O’dare
Elsa
Chester
Metropole
Gertrude
New Fence Planned for Garden Cemetery at Mt Zion
A new lawn fence for Mt. Zion Cemetery will be installed soon. George King recently bought a team of work horses from Dale Perry who in turn bought a horse from O F Lowther. Sarah Goldsberry visits her sister Mrs Annie King and Mr Biggs ill with Mrs Glennie St Clair staying with them. Dwight Burton moves back to Barnes Farm home. R E Goldsberry plaster their farm home. Buck dam near home nearly finished and boats being built for rowing. Rev Frankle Norris former Mt Zion pastor in Columbus Hospital with fractured back. He is pastor at Greenfield married with two children son of Samuel Norris Letart Falls.
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Mt. Zion
George King
Dale Perry
O. F. Lowther
Sarah Goldsberry
Annie King
Glennie St. Clair
George Biggs
Burlingham
Biggs
Columbus
Norris
Greenfield
Samuel Norris
Letart Falls
Ghost town house built from Omaha bricks in Nevadaville
In Nevadaville Colorado a brick house from the gold rush era remains standing. The bricks were hauled by an ox team from Omaha Nebraska over about 600 miles.
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Nevadaville
Colo
Omaha, Neb
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Sylvia Lieber Bird
Barbara
Bird
Cleveland
Mme
Mae Scheible
Evelyn Frechette
John Dillinger
John
DR. Morris Fishbein
Ruth Millett
Poet's Corner
George Clark
Elinore
Cowan
Constance Maidwell
Derek Manthon
Hildegarde Thorvald
Derek
DR. Rogers
Connie
Lucille
Daimler’s
Mark
Daimler's
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Miss O'Dare
Mr Letts
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