Critics offer cabinet shuffle for Roosevelt administration
Prophesied reshuffles target key posts including labor secretary and war secretary as misfits like Harold Ickes and LaGuardia are floated. The piece argues Johnson could excel as secretary, while Perkins is faulted and Swanson’s successor Edison is noted as needing replacement.
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Roosevelt
Harry Woodring
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Labor Department
Mr. Roosevelt
Miss Perkins
Navy
Claude Swanson
Edison
New Jersey
Washington
Harold Ickes
Interior
LaGuardia
New York
War Department
William Lloyd Garrison
Wisconsin Law School
Navy Department
William Leahy
Life Cycle Of The Stars According To Eddington
Cambridge astronomer Sir Arthur Eddington states stars shine for about 90 000 to 100 000 years with a growth and brilliance phase followed by a fading period. He compares stellar life to a human life and notes colleagues such as James and Shapley as contemporary scientists. The article discusses the concept of a star’s life cycle and its observational implications.
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Eddington
Cambridge
Tory
England
Arthur
James
Harlow Shapley
Milliken
Compton
Setartey
Cosmic longevity and the earth within the universe
The text discusses the earth’s long life, heat transformation, and distant fate as the sun persists for billions more years. It reasons that even a vast timescale like 90 billion years is not eternity, viewing time as a sequence of seconds and hours leading to an immense but finite duration. It concludes with an imperative line: Keep U.S. Out-
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Sir Arthur
Where Is Individualism
During the current congressional session wage hour debates pit business against labor leaders and politicians The fight over federal wage hour amendments leaves workers unable to control pay and hours The piece argues collective security erodes individualism and undermines the labor union’s purpose in addressing local employer employee disputes.
Enjoy The Virginias Beauty Through Uncertain Times
The piece reflects on West Virginia and Virginia as pleasant in the current season, urging readers to value their state first. It questions national security efficiency and budget use, calling for leadership shakeups in the military and purchasing sectors to ensure taxpayers get value for money.
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West Virginia
Editorial Comment on Tennessee Valley Authority Civil Service
Senator Schwartz of Wyoming argues for TVA employees to be hired by civil service with a note from the Washington Star praising a disciplined, spiritful approach. The selection wording suggests preferring picked rather than hand-picked personnel to maintain proper job ethos.
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Schwartz
Wyoming
Tennessee Valley ‘Authority
Anl
Civil Service
Washington Star
Fifth Column Activities Rise in U S Under Civilguise
The Newton News notes that fifth column work is rampant in the United States under a perverted guise of civil liberty. The Dies Committee has targeted fifth column staff, with many identified as active or suspected contributors.
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United States
Dies Committee
Newton News
Strive And Wait Poem Fragment With Prayer Theme
Fragmentary poem urges perseverance and patience. It contrasts toil with a holier reward awaiting after effort. The text hints at an unseen moment of fulfillment and prayer.
Coalition Cabinet Seeks Bold War Production Targets
A staged exchange shows Roosevelt Knudsen Ford Lindbergh and LaGuardia debating wartime planning urging massive production. Plans include tens of thousands of airplanes tanks and guns while questions about feasibility and control linger amid political banter.
Market Menu Ad Features Seafood Prices
An old advertisement notes milk fed halibut steaks at 23 cents per pound and filet of flounder with no change from current standards. The era text hints at wartime preparedness and plans to push workers to act without sweating.
Throwing The Harpoon and Student Riots Across Currents
Fragmentary notes report unsettled events as students riot in Belgrade and Buenos Aires amid final exams. Mention of Rollie Zeemeher and references to Cleveland appear in scattered lines about war, planes, and courses.
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Belgrade
Buenos Aires
Man About Manhattan Curiously Comic Parts In Plays
Feature reminiscence on Walter Huston performing in Love's Old Sweet Songs and Dodsworth. The piece recalls a stage moment with Huston shaving and dropping his suspenders, and notes Yorkville’s changing social scene from Prohibition era to the 1930s with reference to German cultural presence and nightlife.
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Sea York
Walter Hi Huston
William Saroyan
Walter Huston
Huston
Dodsworth
Whiter America? Beard and Buell Give Views on War
The piece reviews two new books from Knopf: A Foreign Policy for America by Charles A. Beard and American? by Raymond Le Buell. Beard argues for continentalism and caution about Europe’s war, while Buell offers a more circumstantial, less prescriptive view on U.S. involvement.
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America
Beard
Buell
Out
Are A. Beard
Knopf
Raymond T le Buell
Charles A. Beard
United States
Hollywood Screen Life Artistic Invasion at Studio Easels
Hollywood depicts artists painting in studios inside movie lots while cameras film Foreign Correspondent on the Wanger set. Water tank treks and spray along with stars force use of doubles. director Alice Hitchcock stays steady amid the chaos as David Butler feet in sports ventures recalls a $10 000 Santa Anita stock check and Will Rogers.
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Hollywood
iIt
Nous Players
Idee
Players
Adolph Zukor
Paramount
Les
Zukor
Wanger
Joel McCrea
Laraine Herbert Day
Marshall
Alice Hitchcock
David Butler
Santa Anita
Will Rogers
Sheriff declines to investigate deaths in Hazard area
Hazard Kentucky June 4 Sheriff Justus Begley declined to investigate the fatal shooting of two men found six feet apart in a remote mountain section. The pair were identified as Frank Spencer twenty six and Roxie Dill alias.
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Hazard
Justus Begley
Frank Spencer
Roxie Dill
Surprise in husband wife note hides kitchen floor redo
A fragmentary diary style line hints at a spouse revealing a varnished kitchen floor as a surprise. The odd phrasing suggests a personal domestic moment captured in a partial text with intimate tone.
Fragmentary Excerpt Hears A Child's Mumbled Plea
A garbled text fragment shows a child speaking to a parent with phrases about a hose and dressing, hinting at a domestic moment. The legible parts mention a mother and confusion over clothing or stockings.
Gardener Questions A Raised Bed Plan In Back Yard
A reader asks if a raised bed plan should be raised in a home garden. The inquiry seeks practical guidance on soil, drainage and plant choices for a small urban plot.
Dried Water Pranks Prompt Wet Brother Tale
A humorous scene unfolds as a parent asks what is the matter while a young boy complains that his brother Willie dropped a towel into the bath and left him wetter than before. The exchange captures light domestic wit and playful sibling mishap.
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Willie
Column Right Echoes on Reform and Morality
Fragmentary column notes debate over reform aims in religion and government. It hints that churches push individual reform while the administration seeks business reform and leadership priorities.
Arkansas editor pens playful notice for belle and kin
An Arkansas editor wrote a light hearted item praising his belle of 20 summers, noting her twin brother William and mentioning an Enquirer as part of the playful context. The fragment hints at a local society note or matrimonial style announcement from a historical paper.
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Arkansas
William
Enquirer
News Behind the News on U S Intervention
Washington reports that defense personnel dislike outside agitation for U S aid to allies. They keep counsel, unsure what intervention might require, and doubt it would materially help the allies given their current situation.
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Washington
United States
British war minister Eden calls for U S aid in tanks and planes
In a broadcast to the United States Eden argues Britain's urgent need for heavy armor and air support. He notes the U S Army has about 250 light and 150 combat cars, none matching German heavy armor. tanks would require mobilization and Atlantic transport, and likely would not shift the balance for months.
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Eden
United States
Flanders
U. S
British Purchasing Commission
Plan to Dispatch 2000 Planes Warned by Retired General
Retired Major General John F. O'Ryan of New York suggested a plan to mobilize 2000 aircraft across all categories should both U S air arms be exhausted. He warned many would be obsolete and that training would be all that remained for the army and navy. He noted ocean transport of 2000 planes would be harder than moving tanks in a conflict.
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John F. O’ryan
New York
Army
Navy
Latin America
U. S
Military case against intervention and allied risk
The author argues any intervention now would be useless unless the allies block the German advance. Britain and France must rely on themselves until fall, even as advocates like O'Ryan seek mere assurances for morale. If Hitler learns of aid, it could aid German psychology, avoiding a fight Britain must endure if allies falter.
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Britain
France
O’ryan
Hitler
Old Equipment Shortage and Allied Supply Realities
A reflection notes excess or aging US and Allied hardware, including hundreds of old 175 mm shells and several recommissioned destroyers, while asserting no single asset can decisively swing Europe. It contrasts American defense adequacy in the Western Hemisphere with weaker offensive leverage abroad and cites British purchasing limits nine months into the war.
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Roosevelt
Europe
Canadian Mother's Letter on U S War Defense Promise
A Canadian mother laments U S cowardice as her son is abroad. The reply affirms President Roosevelt's pledge to defend Canada against invasion and notes American mothers also wish to protect homes and ideals from across the water.
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United States
Roosevelt
Canada
U C T Banquet Opened at Hotel Matt
Thirty years ago today the U C T banquet formally opened at the Hotel Matt. Joseph Berear of Welch was shot and killed by Robert Faulkner. Sheriff Jim Dotson was killed by Franke Zeke and Cloyd Blankenship.
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U. C. T. Banquet
Matt Joseph Berear
Welch
Robert Faulkner
Jim Dotson
Franke Zeke
Cloyd Blankenship
Twenty Years Ago Today Pans Exhibition Highlights
Twenty years ago today a city exhibition featured senior graduates from the council led by City Solicitor John Dillard. The event noted a proposed increase in gas charges and referenced exhibits from local exhibitors and exhibitors’ pages.
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John Council
Dillard
Miller McCullough and J Seek Limited Commercial Pilot Status
Bodsey Miller and George McCullough along with J pursued limited commercial pilot status. The effort aimed to obtain credentials allowing specific aviation duties under restricted conditions. Further details on the process or outcomes are not provided in the fragment.
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Bodsey Miller
George McCullough
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