Territorial Rivalries Postwar Treaties Echo Global Turmoil
The postwar settlement at Geneva fuels tension as Britain and France dominate colonial allocations. Italy seeks colonies and raw materials, eyeing Ethiopia, while no power cedes territory to Germany or Italy. The piece notes Americans' lack of territorial aims and desire to relinquish colonies.
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Geneva
Germany
England
France
Italy
Africa
Ethiopia
Farmers Must Not Sacrifice Food Supply for Short Term Gain
The piece argues farmers should resist deficits in U S food by limiting foreign imports and debt. It warns Washington plans jeopardize prosperity, cites statistics predicting millions of bushels of wheat will be bought from Canada and elsewhere, and portrays farmers as paying the penalty for costly experiments.
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United States
America
Washington
Canada
Old Dogs Learn Fast Says WPA Education Officers
Educational authorities drawing on WPA programs report grown ups learn five times faster than children. Dr. R. L. Alderman notes teachers trained 44,000 students last year with more than 2,000,000 involved. Adults study by choice, giving them stronger incentive and faster learning.
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WPA
R. L. Alderman
Colleges Beat Spotlight Kowaleski’s Unyielding Pursuit
Theodore Kowaleski 33 Middletown police patrolman enters Wesleyan University to pursue pre medical studies with plans for medical school. He resumes college after 1916 death of his father, maintaining long night shifts and five hours of sleep. His drive and ambition earn him a rare spotlight among undergraduates nationwide.
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America
Theodore Kowaleski
Middletown
Conn
Kowaleski
Wesleyan University
Middletown High School
Camp leader urges open view on nudist colony dispute
The New Jersey camp leader defends the colony amid criticism saying the public must see their side. Reports note Haile Selassie contributed 800000 to the Ethiopian war fund. A Worcester divorce suit cites culinary cruelty as grounds.
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New Jersey
Haile Selassie
Ethiopian War Fund
Knox poised for formal campaign amid party support
Chicago report says Colonel Frank Knox plans a formal declaration of candidacy in the near future and will push a nationwide, unofficial backing effort. McCormick and Hearst ties are noted as potential aids, with Illinois delegation position disputed but not decisive.
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Chicago
Frank Knox
Hoover
Tedddy
Hearst
Knox
Lincoln
Roosevelt Slippage Sparks Chicago Political Realignment
In Chicago Loop voters and businessmen tilt against Roosevelt as Republican organizers build a business-backed Citizens' Association to fund the national committee. Mayor Kelly eyes dismantling the elevated loop for a Wells Street straight line, signaling a powerful machine era with eager patronage in Illinois and nationwide.
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Roosevelt
Republican Citizens’ Association
National Committee
Ohio
Indiana
Kelly
America
Wells Street
Chicago
Illinois
Big Bill Thompson
Recluse Insull and Other Notables Mentioned in Chicago Notes
A bent tired figure on Boulevard Michigan is ex-Emperor Insull living in exile in a modest hotel. He donated a first million for the World's Fair and is seen at a fair directors’ assembly yet ignored on the platform. Big Bill Thompson, another recluse, stays in a Michigan Boulevard hotel recalling earlier days with King George. The Kelly machine and Father Coughlin debate a City Stadium speech amid Chicago church politics.
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Michigan
Insull
Big Bill Thompson
Michigan Boulevard
King George
Kelly Machine
Father Coughlin
City
Chicago
Pledge drive by Lundeen targets Roosevelt vote
Republican faction leader Lundeen circulates house to house cards seeking pledges to vote against Roosevelt. He reports 130000 signatures already collected and expects many more, highlighting organized pressure within the party.
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Lundeen
House
Roosevelt
Ethiopia weighs return of Harlem's Black Eagle mascot
The piece suggests Ethiopia could send Harlem's Black Eagle back to the country and notes the image could suit a mascot role for a small coal industry group described as a "little NRA."
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Ethiopia
Harlem
Black Eagle
NRA
District Tales of Long Ago by H. HARRIS
Leonard Hedrick, a North Carolina native, settled in Marietta after coming to the Ohio Country in 1800. He sailed on the first Marietta-built ship under Captain James Merrill, married Elizabeth Loucks of Gallia County, and lived in Setopic Township Meigs County. He served in the War of 1812 under Col. Robert Safford. A daughter married into the Larkins and another into the Forest families. a son William remained on the home lands. Aaron Holt, Revolutionary soldier, moved to Rutland in 1807. His son Horace married a Bellows. a granddaughter married S. D. Webb. A daughter married John Stansbury. Horace Hall started making weavers reeds in Rutland in 1823, learning the craft in Indiana. He patented a reed-making machine and hauled reeds to Washington for patents. Holt expanded production, with peddlers selling reeds nationwide. Holt’s factory claimed to be unique in the U.S. He and Clem Church built Rutland Township’s first steam grist mill and introduced the first threshing machine there. Before the Civil War Holt was known as an Abolitionist and his home served as an Underground Railroad station.
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Leonard Hedrick
North Carolina
Ohio Country
Marietta
James Merrill
Hedrick
Elizabeth Loucks
Gallia County
Setopic Township
Meigs County
Robert Safford
Gallipolis
Larkins
Forest
Sciopio
William
Aaron Holt
Rutland
Horace
D. Webb
John Stansbury
Horace Hall
Indiana
Mississippi
Washington
Holt
United States
Clem Church
Rutland Township
East Side PTA president to state convention
Mrs. FE. T. Hayes led the East Side Parent-Teacher Association and was named delegate to the state convention. Other items note Mrs. Fred Wheaton as alternate and Emmett Keenan family activities including their son Robert’s tonsil removal in Columbus.
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FE. T. Hayes
East Side
Parent-Teacher Association
Fred Wheaton
Emmett Keenan
Robert
Columbus
Burning Tongue Tied to Inlays and Amalgams
A physician reports that persistent burning tongue can be caused by electrical currents from dissimilar metals in dental inlays and fillings. Replacing amalgam with gold stopped the burning. other cases suggest neurotic or dietary links and a risk of cancer fear if sores persist.
Quotes and quips from leaders on youth peace and policy
A collage of notable sayings from figures like McAdoo, Osborne, Davey, De Valera, Roosevelt, and Kirby. The remarks touch youth vitality, work capacity, reforestation economics, wartime spending, peacemaking energy, and postwar policy alignment.
Infant Samuel Suffocated in Swanton Home
Allen Clinton Samuel, year-old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Samuel, suffocated while sleeping in bed with his parents in their Swanton Ohio home. The family is on relief.
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Toledo
Allen Clinton Samuel
Edward Samuel
Swanton
Yesterdays Cartoon Explores Wine Rich Longevity
A fragmented note outlines a feature about Chailly in the Cote d Or area of France famed for wine and longevity. It notes a 557 population with ten nonagenarians and twenty octogenarians along with healthy living and low inebriety, then shifts to Helen May Martin of Merriam Kansas a deaf blind musician who composes and performs on piano and harp.
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Chailly
Department
Cote d'Or
Golden Coast
France
Helen May Martin
Merriam, Kansas
Hidden Stranger in Worthville Blue Door
Ruth Woodson impersonates Elaine Chalmers at the Higate Deal house in Worthville. She confronts Duncan Hunter, her uneasy host, learns his family secrets, and the two exchange guarded dialogue while a perilous truth looms over the Bleak House.
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Ruth Woodson
Worthyville
Bertha Gibbs
Penny
Ruth
Elaine Chalmers
Joan McNeill
Elaine
Graycastie College
Bertha
John
Mighta
Higate Deal
Duncan Hunter
Hunter
Stevenson
Ballantrae
Notable William Will and His Comic Mastery
Fragmentary verse recalls Will’s humor and tact making him the best scribe, a star who kept audiences laughing across counties. The poem honors a true American character whose wit and entertainment elevated him, while lamenting a life of religious doubt and longing for divine mercy.
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Will
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