Roosevelt personal note eases tensions with Soviet Finland
Raymond Clapper weighs President Roosevelt's informal approach in the Russia Finland clash. He praises the personal message to Kalinin as sparing formal tension, contrasting it with rigid notes and leaked memos. The piece notes diplomacy often masks aims, and credits Roosevelt for direct yet restrained action.
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Washington
Garner
White House
Russia
Finland
Scandinavian
Roosevelt
Moscow
Hull
Foreign Office
Mr. Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Stalin
Kalinin
Delay Benefits Allies as Winter Helps Armies
The piece argues Hitler should delay any spring offensive to face General Winter, which favors the Allies. It warns weather will hinder German air and sea campaigns while Britain, Belgium, Holland, and Switzerland lie in invasion paths. It concludes Americans should avoid criticism and value home safety while war drags on.
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Hitler
General Winter
Western Front
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
France
Germany
Berlin
New Deal
Russia
Turkey
Italy
Europe
Baltic
Balkans
London
Paris
Maginot
England
AERIAL OUTPOSTS AND DEFENSE SPENDING ACROSS AMERICAS
The article notes two Alaska air bases on Kodiak and Sitka under $12.739 million contracts and an $8.475 million naval air base near San Juan Puerto Rico. It also mentions the Army creating its first new department in 40 years and a Congress vote of $63 million for air and submarine bases, signaling a pledge to defend the Americas despite European turmoil.
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Europe
Kodiak Island
Alaska
Sitka
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Naval Air Base
Caribbean
Army
America
Americas
Congress
Pacific
Atlantic
Soap Picture Contests Trim Halloween Window Pranks
Community leaders trialed soap picture contests to deter young vandals during Halloween. Prize incentives steer youths away from mischief by rewarding artistic soap works and staying out of business districts. The approach reduces vandalism and mirrors enduring lessons of neighborhood guidance.
Forgotten 'Martyr' Tom Mooney Outshines No More
Decades after his San Quentin imprisonment Mooney was released and faded from public focus. He once symbolized radical causes and antiwar activism but recent events show little impact as invitations fade and public interest wanes. The piece questions lessons from wartime anti-radical crackdowns.
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Tom Mooney
San Quentin
Mooney
Indiana
Bruce Catton Surveys Washington Scene
Washington analysts scrutinize the Clark resolution as a Senate probe into foreign propaganda and arms embargo debates. Isolationists seek to expose possible secret government assurances to England and France while a dissenting rhetoric hints at high stakes and fireworks on the floor. Churchill’s quip about Russia adds critical color to the discourse.
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Washington
Senate
England
France
Bennett Clark
Missouri
America
Answers and Advice From The Messenger Bureau
A vintage Q and A page from The Messenger Bureau covers stock exchange closures in 1914, Wuthering Heights origin, U.S. currency standards, stamp values, condensation on windows, the German flag, U.S. citizenship abroad, and the old Saxon name for September.
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New York Stock Exchange
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering
United States
Germany
Reichstag
Peace in Our Land A Poet Urges Neutrality
Dora Maye Redick of Logan Ohio argues against entering foreign wars. The poem questions sacrificing youth for others fights and urges keeping peace and prayer for nations with flags similar to ours. The piece reflects isolationist sentiment and pride in American liberty.
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Dora Maye Redick
Public Forum Letter Opposes Bigelow Constitutional Amendments
Mrs Wakefield of Athens argues taxes would rise under the Bigelow amendments and fear for children’s education. She criticizes a radio speech by Bigelow and questions why no organized opposition exists in Athens County. She signs the letter with her full name and address.
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the Messenger
Public Forum
Ohio
Bigelow
Louis Tyroler
Athens
Athens County
Comment on Bigelow pension plan and county tax burdens
Chas Jennings of Athens argues against the Bigelow pension plan citing higher school tax use and existing bonds. He claims officials misuse funds, urges a political turnover, and warns taxpayer costs from old age pensions and liquor taxes while noting pensions cost under 14 million dollars annually.
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the Messenger
Ohio P.T.A
Bigelow Pension Plan
Bigelow
Keith Rhodes shines as Tech star in campus saga
On a September afternoon at Tech Keith Rhodes dazzles fans with a 80 yard kickoff and a 26 0 win over Wesleyan while Dan Webber blocks and Joan Johnson watches. Joan earns a dinner invite from Rhodes signaling a campus romance beginning amid football fever.
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Joan Johnson
Tech
Keith Rhodes
Dan Webber
Keith
Joan
Wesleyan
Bill Slocum
Marianne
Elaine
Carol
Colums
Johnny White
Barney Hughes
Weber
Rhodes
Gamma House
Elaine Chesbro
Understanding High Blood Pressure and Its Treatments
High blood pressure is a leading cause of death after 50, with about a quarter of deaths linked to it. Causes include arterial hardening and vessel narrowing, with nerves and adrenal secretions affecting vessel tone. Surgical options exist but are reserved for severe, treatment-resistant cases and ideally for younger patients under age 40.
Joke Jailings On Wedding Day Shock Cleveland Patrolman
Traffic patrolman Edgar Robinson spent an unhappy two hours in jail on his wedding day after a fellow officer lured him from his bride’s home and locked him up on a charge of being married.
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Cleveland
Edgar Robinson
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W. H. Wakefield
Athens, R. D
Chas. Jennings
By Galbraith
Mr. Drake
Beitish
Joan OF Arkansas
Jerry Broadfield
NEA Service
Ing
Ted
Dan
Chapter
Grange
DR. Morris Fishbein
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