Village Forest Forest Plan Aims for Tax Relief and Recreation
Burton Ohio village Geauga County grows 1500 tree community forest to reduce taxes and provide recreation. High school students and volunteers plant sprite maple locust and pines. The project follows European timbered forest models and seeks water protection sanitary benefits and waste land use.
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Burton
Ohio
Geauga County
Maple Syrup Fame
Europe
United States
Franco's Spain Enacts Forced Labor Decree
Americans note the latest device of Dictator Franco to carry on his system for Spain. The law requires Spanish men aged 18 to 50 to work 13 days a year for the state without pay. The decree likens work as a social duty and compares it to medieval peasant labor and similar programs in other totalitarian nations. Some can hire substitutes, paying wages to avoid labor, akin to road tax or other taxes.
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Franco
Spain
Mayor La Guardia Urges Calm in North Carolina Speech
In a North Carolina address Mayor La Guardia urged leaders to avoid name calling and bitterness between sections. He said Americans must understand neighbors in the North and South are similar with differing conditions, and that criticism should aim to improve all, not fuel division.
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la Guardia
New York
North Carolina
Inn
Lost Way of Life Remains in Historic Farm Decline
The New York Times reflects on farming as a life rather than a business, noting vast U S farms reverting to woods in the Midwest and South as mechanization spreads and decay shadows rural life, while references to wartime U boats and political conduct echo broader public discourse.
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New York Times
United States
Middle
Negro vote shift shapes 1940 campaign
Bruce Catton reports in Washington that both parties plan intensified efforts to woo the northern Negro vote. Roosevelt’s 1936 edge is noted, with Garner and other Democrats under consideration. An ANP piece praises Garner’s views on colored progress, while the NAACP signals nonpartisan stance amid distribution of political leaflets in Richmond.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ann Ts Vicory
North
Middle West
Roosevel
John W Garner
Nap
American Negro Press
Garner
ANP
Colored Lake
Texas
Adda
Supreme Court
Kelly Miller
Howard University
Lettees
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Richmond
Miller
Shortage of Cartoon Talent Sparks Industry Hiring Rush
The animated cartoon division faces a severe talent shortage as studios scramble for trained personnel. Paramount and Disney announce feature projects, while Fleischer shifts plants and sources nearly 100 trained animators. Studios recruit from art schools and train newcomers for key roles.
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Hollywood
Snow White
Garrigan
Paramouns i
Max Fleischer
Jonathan Swift
Gulliver
Disney
Pleischér
Harmon-Ishing
Terry Tootis
Terry Tootis, ‘Sam Mintz
Leon Schlesinger
Walter Laine
Vartson
Fludies
West Fleischer
Leuk
New York
Miami
Ruoue
Follywond
Dishey
The
Otters
French Revolution Began on Tennis Court
The piece recalls the 1774 to 1789 crisis in France with the Tennis Court Oath as the spark. It notes Louis XVI’s tax system favoring nobility, the 1787 demands for a general assembly, and the oath by the commoners to demand a constitutional kingdom.
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Paris
Europe
Louis XVI
France
Louis
Seven quiz questions from a classified page
A reader quiz lists seven questions from a classified page. Topics include Mount Vernon origins and George Washington estate, solder meaning, stellar brightness, wind-measuring instrument, Chicago baseball club owner and pseudonym, pronunciation of respirator, and related terms such as Black Warrior River, somnologist, and primary motion.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Chicago American League Baseball Club
Black Warriler
Radio and sports broadcasts mark August events in 1940 calendar
NBC and CBS air a radio census test August 13 in Indiana and outline plans for Armstrong Ambers fight and Giants classic at Soldier Field August 30. Frank Munn and Lucille Maimers perform on Red network while Bruce Stern and other programs fill the Blue networks. Talks by McNutt and Cardo, plus the Cavalieri Rusticana intermezzo, musical showcases and horse racing coverage round out the day’s schedule.
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Tensus
Akers
NBC Red
U.S
Indiana
St. Joseph
Marshall
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Nbc-Blue
Yankee Stadium
College All Stars
New York Giants
Chicago Tribune
Soldier Field
bin Sten
NBC
Pittsburgh
Paul Y. McNutt
John Carbody
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Nec-Blue
Mascagni
Lucille Maimers
Red Network
Frank Munn
Hans Wilhelm Steinberg
Palestine Symphony Orchestra
Robin Hoof
Fairmont Park
Philadelphia
Robert Gordon Meries
Sydney
Blue Network
Philip Murray
CIO
Guy Lombardo
Charlie Barnet
Glen Miller
Emery Deutsch
Tommy Dorsey
Bunny Berrigan
Ella Pitegerald
Lawrence Welk
Art Mooney
Mendelssohn
Dvorak
Schubert
Brahms
Ghautangua Symphony Orchestra
Albert Stoessel
Nbc-Red
Benny Goodman
Nbc-Hollywood
Camel Caravan
Talest
Louise Tobin
Louise Tobin, Will Nigh
Westchester Country Club
Bill Stern
Bryan Field
CBS
Saratoga
Columbia
University of Chicago
Mary Eastman
First Aid Emphasis in Accident Response
A historical note stresses universal vulnerability to injury and the public's responsibility for emergency care. It warns against hasty first aid and urges gentle handling of fractures, priority to patient comfort, and trained aid at accident scenes.
Today’s Common Error About Misspelled Words
A language guide highlights common slips such as saying highly appreciated as fully correct when it should be valued or valued. It warns readers to avoid misspellings and awkward phrasing in formal writing.
Twenty Years Ago in Corry Journal August 1919
Read a retrospective on past local events including a Studebaker crash near the macademy, the death funeral of William G Butler at Pine Grove cemetery, and updates on Fire Alarm equipment for Corry. Arne Gluette secures Buick agency. Work on new fire trick quarters at Alexander and Ward barn progresses.
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William G Butler
Hy E. Whittlesey
Is City
Pine Grove Cemetery
Arne
Corry
Alexander and Ward
Estates Protect Moss Houma Wing Tint Prohibited
The notice prohibits trapping and moss picking on the properties of Delinas Eschete and Ville Eschete on the right descend bank of the Little Caillou about two miles below Houma. The ruling aims to protect the area's natural resources and private property.
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Houma
Atinlie
Delinas Eschete
Ville Eschete
Caillou
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Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
Irs
Contess
Mi Amigo
Bruce Catton
Hollywood Film Shop
E. F. Brockman
Western Auto Associate Store
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
By William Ferguson
COPA
KY Nea Service, Inc
NHEG
PAT
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
Canaries
Yfturk Gluette
Federal Reserve System
Member
the Bank
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