Shakespeare and Spaeth Shape a Homeward Journal
The author, back in New York from a California trip, recalls meeting Dr. John Duncan Spaeth in Wichita and praising Shakespeare’s transformative power. He notes his daughter’s study with Ben Brown at Pembroke, reflects on teaching’s influence, and cites personal health hurdles while pushing to finish the column.
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Wichita
Givens
John Duncan Spaeth
University of Wichita
Princeton
Sigmund Spaethi
New York
Ben Brown
Pembroke
Subscription rates and delivery notice for Atlantic News-Telegraph
The Atlantic News-Telegraph lists subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery across regions and calls readers who do not receive the paper in the evening to call 585 M before 7 o'clock to arrange delivery. It clarifies that this is not the News-Telegraph number and instructs subscribers to notify the office for address changes or other delivery notices.
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Atlantic
News- Telegraph
News-Telegraph
When the People Become Fed Up with Economy and Power
The piece argues that public anger at debt and profligate budgets signals a shift toward fiscal restraint. It cites high officials promising cuts and warns that angry voters can topple political machines and racketeers, asserting the nation will pursue economy despite the New Deal.
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Seeanures
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Kansas City
Where Free Speech Ends in Democratic Debate
An editorial argues free speech must be limited when it threatens democracy. It supports peaceful, orderly democratic methods and condemns advocating violence or force. The piece says free speech ends where it seeks to destroy by force and calls for halting agitators who urge force.
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New York
Local high school team earns sectional tournament praise
The article lauds the local high school and its coach for a splendid sectional win and wishes continued success in the district tournament. It contrasts democracy with naval demands, highlights refugee children suffering in Spain and Germany, and condemns calls for large state expenditures by the Iowa legislature.
Western support backs Douglas for Supreme Court seat
Senator Borah mobilizes western endorsements for Robert S. Douglas as a Brandeis successor amid IST factions and Roosevelt adviser's split. The piece notes Garner’s dinner spotlight, Mead Allen small-business lending bill, and Jesse Jones’ push to extend export loans.
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Borah
Deulgas
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Wallace
Lown
Dean Rutledge
Mead- Allen Bill
RFC
Jesse Jones
Bill
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Washington
SEC
William O. Douglas
William E. Borah
Idaho
Drum
Ming
Robert S. Douglas
Allen Country
Pacific Coast
Douglas
Washington State
East
Douglas Pearse
Brandeis
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
In a satirical verse Walt Mason laments conversations about politics and reform. He jokes that when ill he avoids arguments and wishes critics would quit offering polished solutions and instead take decisive action. The piece ends noting its service protection.
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Walt Mason
Common Error in Quotation of Hits
A guide notes how to report injuries without sensational phrasing. It advises reporters to say on the head rather than he struck me over the head to avoid graphic wording. The emphasis is on precise attribution and neutral language.
Fireside Chat and Town Moves: Altitude Warnings and Gandhi
A Fireside Chat recalls doctors warning against high altitudes while the writer notes perceived courage from surviving risky journeys. The piece mentions town relocation stories in Iowa 1887 88 with buildings moved on trucks and horses and a name change to Slater Rajkot. It also covers Gandhi's fatigue in 1939 context and talks of negotiations between the Indian National Congress and the Earl of Linlithgow viceroy during a Rajputana tour.
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James A. Storing
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Niew
Slater
Rajkot
Gandhi
All India Congress Party
Iquess
Linthgow
Vicery
India
Rajputana
Daily Knowledge Test Q&A on science and geography
Test questions cover freezing points of fresh and salt water. Identify smallest planet Venus? Actually Mercury. Names: Pius XI buried in the Vatican Grotto. SWOC stands for Shop Workers Charter? Correct is Shop Workers. not sure. Great Lakes smallest is Erie. Adorable pronunciation is admirable. Inventor of the air brake is George Westinghouse. There are 320 rods per mile. Light travels about eight minutes to reach Earth. Oneida Lake is in New York.
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Pius XI
SWOC
Great Lakes
Oneida Lake
Sheldahl’s 1870s railroad clash reshapes town’s fate
Harboring high hopes of a thriving commercial center Sheldahl was founded in 1874 along a narrow gauge line. When the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul proposed a new junction Omaha surveys moved the link a mile north, prompting residents to relocate homes and businesses to the new site nearby. Mr Jenks operated the crossing and Oleg Nelson moved his store and grain elevator to the shifted crossroads.
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Sheldahl
Des Moine
Ames
North Western
Ames-Des Moines
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Company
Omaha
Milwaukee
Jenks
Sheldahl Crossing
Oleg Nelson
Plaque Unveiled to Honor Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak
In Miami Beach on March the unveiling honors Anton J. Cermak six years after he was wounded by a gunman aimed at Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bronze plaque quotes Cermak greeting Roosevelt with Im glad it was me instead of you. The marker will be placed at Bay Front park where Guisepp Zon Gara fired the fatal shot. The president sent a letter to be read.
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Garner
Roosevelt
John Mulholland
Mulholland
Securities and Exchange Commission
Miami Beach
Frs
I. N
Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cermak
Bay Front Park
Guisepp Zongara
Spelling Winners Named From Franklin Union Townships
Twenty four students from five schools in Franklin and Union townships competed Friday at Victory school. Gilbert Lacey, an eighth grader taught by Miss Mary Chester, won first place. Iona Campen, also an eighth grader and pupil of Miss Dorothy Jensen, took second. Jean Spies, eighth grade pupil of Miss Jensen, won third in the oral division, while Carol Ostrus, sixth grade pupil of Miss Leona Tibben, won third in the written division. Spies then earned the alternates spot for the county contest in Atlantic.
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Franklin
Union Townships
Victory School
Gilbert Lacey
Mary Chester
Iona Campen
Dorothy Jensen
Jean Spies
Atlantic
Gandhi Fast Condition Worsens in Rajkot Protest
Reports from Bombay today say Mohandas K Gandhi, aged 69, shows definite signs of distress on the fourth day of his fast to the death at Rajkot. He protests what he calls the ruler's refusal to concede his demands.
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Bombay
India
Mohandas K. Ghandhi
Rajkot
River carries away vast sediment to the Gulf
The Mississippi River annually deposits about 406,250,000 tons of eroded material into the Gulf of Mexico, illustrating the river's powerful sediment transport and impact on coastal processes.
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Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Believe It Or Not Runaway Romance Tale
A girl seeks to elope with a young man as her family frets. The mother and elder relatives show varied support, while the aunt and grandmother hint at past flings. The lover disapproves, prompting family disapproval and tension.
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Connie
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