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Experience Will Help Congressmen Guide Future Policy
An editorial urges reelecting Tom Jenkins in the district to provide older leadership on the Ways and Means Committee and other panels. It argues for experienced, less partisan lawmakers to oversee a transition from New Deal policies and to craft fair laws for the next legislative years.
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Ohio
Tom Jenkins
Jenkins
Ways and Means
Hopeful lawmaker urges three million cap on campaign spending
A Congress member suggests limiting national campaign spending to three million dollars to keep politics clean. Historical figures show 1936 parties spent nearly nine and six million respectively, with auditors unable to confirm totals. The piece notes borrowed funds and rising costs tied to public relief and pensions inflating election expense.
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Ohio
AFL proposal ties wage rise to solving unemployment
The American Federation of Labor argues boosting national income by 10 billion dollars via a six percent wage rise could create about 2.7 million jobs and lift sales 13 percent, but warns the plan risks instability and leaves 7.3 million unemployed. A Swiss four pound solid gold bust is noted.
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Hitler Insanity Claims Echo in Europe’s Turbulent Era
Amid ongoing European turmoil, critics argue declaring Hitler insane misses the broader strategic and political implications shaping the period. Public debate centers on accountability, leadership, and the war’s evolving dynamics.
Food stamp plan wins strong Senate backing in New Deal fight
Raymond Clapper reports that the food stamp plan for distributing surplus farm goods has a robust Senate blessing, with $85,000,000 approved and broad support. The scheme uses stamped vouchers in grocers to move surplus products through normal commerce, aided by relief authority certification and a fixed commodity list.
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Wallace
Senate Appropriations Committee
la Follette
Milo R. Perkins
Department of Agriculture
Springfield
Ill
Story of Democracy By Hendrik Van Loon
Hendrik Van Loon traces the rise of democratic ideas from the 15th to the 18th centuries. He links overseas discoveries to capitalism, the Low Countries and England gaining self confidence, the 1581 abjuration of Philip II, and the later influence on the US Declaration of Independence and the French Rights of Man.
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Low Countries
England
Philip of
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Answers and Answers the Messenger Information Bureau Q and A
Questions and Answers from the Messenger Information Bureau discuss home accident deaths vs motor vehicle deaths, wheel dynamics on curves, and nuances between entirety and totality with examples. The piece presents dated statistics and definitions in a Q and A format.
When Life's Tapestry Unfolds Poem by Annie Barton
Poet Annie McIntyre Barton from Nelsonville Ohio reflects on life as a tapestry God inspects thread by thread. She notes flaws in patterns yet affirms life is woven as intended with brights teardrops and blossoms shaping the final image understood by God.
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Annie McIntyre
Barton
Nelsonville
Ohio
OU Senior Will Sing Over Radio in April
Walter Pahner a senior in Ohio University School of Music will sing on WOSU Columbus three times in early April. He performs two afternoon broadcasts on April 1 and 2 from 2 15 to 2 30 and a 9 15 to 9 30 evening show on April 3. The program features popular and classical pieces. Pahner a Pi Kappa Alpha member from Cleveland is the featured student singer.
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Public Forum Letter Critiques Local Trial Coverage
Co L Jordan from Athens writes to praise fair reporting and urges publication of all facts. He questions partial facts in coverage of Commissioners Maccombs Whitmore and Beckler, calls for accountability of the County Auditor and records, and asks editors to present complete evidence to aid public judgment.
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Rutland Social and Brief Personal Notes
Raymond Hatfield, Navy veteran visiting from San Pedro California to see his parents Mr and Mrs Andy Hatfield before reenlisting. Janice Powell of Columbus visits her aunt Mrs Nora McNaughton. Mrs Catherine Burl of Cleveland visits Mr and Mrs Miles Hysell. Betty Chase of Columbus visits Mr and Mrs C M Chase. Lucille Smith, Delta Kappa Gamma delegate, attended the Washington convention. Lucille Johnson hosted a party and shower for bride Mrs Richard Icenhour at Mrs M E Rathburns home.
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U. S. Navy
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Calif
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Janice Powell
Columbus
Nora MceNaughton
Catherine Burl
Cleveland
Miles Hysell
Betty Chase
C. M. Chase
Lucille Smith
Alpha Omicron
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority
Washington
Lucille Johnson
M. E. Rathburn
Richard Icenhour
Revival Meeting Underway at M E Church Portland
Portland residents report a revival meeting in progress at the M E Church. Social notes list visits from Mrs Jessie Crow and granddaughter Jane Morgan Ath ens and other local exchanges.
Serial Story Amid City Life and Social Pressures
Ann Brown an orphan in a harsh city navigates romance with Steve Claybourne while torn between Paul Hayden and Irene Temple. The Temple family social scene forces marriage ambitions as Ann weighs love, independence, and a clubbed fate. A chance West Side visit to Clara hints at Pete's past shaping her path.
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Paul Hayden
Steve Claybourne
Clara Brooks
Irene Temple
Ann
Temple
Steve
Irene
Temple Garden
Thhem
Uncle John
Right or Wrong About People
A discussion on the value of talking troubles with trusted, older, experienced friends or professionals. It contrasts the dangers of bottling up worries with the benefits of sharing them with sympathetic, knowledgeable confidants to restore perspective and prevent mental strain.
Coolville Personal And Social Mention
Mrs Russell Cody J and daughter Phyllis Ann return home after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Anderson Bentz. E M Pierce visited Mr and Mrs Charles Finching at Alfred. Charles Campbell Athens spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Charles M Campbell. H Hall Chapman returned from Louisville. Leora Bingman home after visit with sister Miss Edytha Trickett in Washington. Mrs Roger Clark and son Kermit visiting her parents Emer son Stout of Orange. A Troy High School agriculture class led by C T Newsom works on Swisher farm. Troy High to sponsor Broadway Melody of 1940 movie Tuesday in auditorium. Mrs H Hall Chapman ill with pneumonia and taken to St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg. Methodist Sunday class to meet March 26 at Leona Chapman’s home.
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Anderson Bentz
E. M. Pierce
Charles Finching
Alfred
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H. Hall Chapman
Louisville
Leora Bingman
Edytha Trickett
Washington
Roger Clark
Kermit
Emerson Stout
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Swisher
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Methodist Sunday
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Millfield
Eleanor McClelland
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John Patterson
Hazel
Jaunite Cole
Rose Ann Phillips
Carolyn Corwin
Lavonna Johnson
Maxine
Constance Hale
Wanda
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Blondell
Jo Ann McClelland
Forol McClelland
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Charles
Floyd Martin
Jackson Run
Julia Mingus
Sand Ridge
Farm Bureau Council No. 1
Allen Chadwell
Harley McNabb
Newark
H. O. McDaniel
D. V. McDaniel
Martina Dee
Port Clinton
G. E. McDaniel
Belleview
Sue Carter
Cincinnati
John Barron
Findlay
Don Hare Rey
Paul Daugherty
Ida McDaniel
Baltimore
Floyd McDaniel
Arza Linscott and Son
Hoopers Ridge
F. E. Boudinot
Elsie Misner
Clara Theisen
Hattie Mingus
Velma Wemmer
Janet Cole
Maxine Boudinot
Bonita Kay
Myr‘na Rae Boudinot
Clarence Willis
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Poston No. 6
Eugene Post
Spencer Ridge
D. M
Millfield Personal and Social Notes and Local News
Eleanor McClelland celebrated her sixth birthday with a surprise party at her parents home, neighbors and relatives attended while other items note illnesses, memorial fund plans, mine accident injuries, and a Jacksonville house fire with losses.
Wives Rally To Aid British Lifeboat Men
On the English east coast a group of lifeboat wives braved high seas to steady a lifeboat as the rescue effort unfolded. They waded waist deep and helped launch a rescue craft when the tractor failed, aiding the crews in a 60 mile search for the distressed ship.
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