Sit-Down Strikes Turned Political Tool In 1930s Debate
A 1937 Washington assessment argues sit-down strikes reshaped U.S. politics by stirring cross‑group opinion and pressuring lawmakers. It notes election contexts, Wagner Act debates, and Dies and La Follette inquiries using the issue to influence policy and public sentiment despite the reduced factory activity.
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Feltes
Istary
Tribute to Corry man praised for state department leadership
Governor George H. Mayo lauds Arthur Bolegrove head of the Department of Property and Supplies, saying never before has the department been more ably and economically run under the current administration. The governor cites centralized purchasing, improved inspection, and lower overall costs despite expanded state services.
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George H. Maile
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Eaple
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Strategic Caribbean Posts in Defense of the Panama Canal
Major Huy Simmons, Army Reserve, spoke in Columbus about Caribbean island outposts and Puerto Rico as vital air defenses for the Panama Canal. He argued these Caribbean positions deserve greater emphasis in U S defense plans and cited Roosevelt era strategies calling for readiness to protect against any threat to the canal and eastern seaboard.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
America
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Huy Simmons
Army Reserve
Columbus
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Caribean Sea
Panama Canal
United States
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West Indies
Recorda
Bad Weather for Feuhrers and Forinast Reference
Fragmentary text mentions meteorological observations and geographers with unclear references. Content is garbled with nonsensical terms and names, making a coherent summary impossible. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable from the readable portions.
Peace conference urged by aversions to halt arms race
John T Flynn argues for a world peace conference to interrupt the current path toward war. He warns conferences rarely yield peace, recalling Versailles and Lima setbacks, and doubts a conference could avoid entangling the United States in European and Asian quarrels. He cautions against suspending armaments as a pretext for economic turmoil.
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Astrological Weather Comment Impacts Dictatorship Debate
An astrology based weather forecast claims the coming years will bring benevolent trends for civilization and oppose dictatorship. It notes a wet or dry period affecting human behavior and political progress while predicting democracies may gain relief from harsh slogans. The piece contrasts Nazi governance with observed human responses to weather influenced fortune.
Sydney Harbor Bridge Opens on Stamps Card
In 1931 engineers faced a delicate task linking the two large arches of the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Crews worked from both sides, letting creeper cranes approach until gaps nearly closed. Temperature shifts tested alignment before two giant pins held the arches. The feat is commemorated on a trio of stamps issued for the opening on March 18, 1932.
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New South Wales Harbor
Young star Phillip Huche stars in Is Spr Agala at studio
Hollywood reports a ten year old Black actor Phillip Huche from the Hal Roach film Is Spr Agala completes a big scene portraying a recitation of the Second Word Preamble of the Declaration of Independence. The boy, focused on beating Oliver Hardy at horseshoes, returns to set after a brief arithmetic test.
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Oliver Hardy
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Hal Roach
Spr Agala
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Hardy
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Edward Sutherland
Master Hume
Wimeek
Yeni
Golden Doughts
Prodtri’ Sutherland
Tuopes
Harry, Langdon
Sujin Bang
Billie Burke
Alice Brady
Estas
Ink
Man jailed over dog care dispute in Pasadena
In Pasadena California McGuire was jailed after an incident involving a dog owner and alleged neglect. The case centered on claims the dog was left unattended at a residence and resulted in a jail term of ten dollars or time served, with McGuire ultimately remaining in jail.
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Cal
McGuire
McCulls
Jatze
Community groups discuss shared goals for a city house project
Over a hundred commerce board members and local citizens met at the Elk’s Home to hear plans for a community house project and the potential close cooperation among city bodies. Evie Good Road boosters announce two county district road projects for spring funding and construction, Corry to state line and Waterford to Union City. A letter from Cascius Sears notes expected leave for service in France, and Mrs. Wilkiny Barry reports her son Frank Batry arrived safely in New York after being missing since last April. William J. Rose and family announce their son Arthur Boster Sr leaves for Busan College, Poughkeepsie.
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Board of Commerce
Elk
Talls Oh
Evie
Corry
New York State Line
Waterford
Union City
Ha Corry
Wilkiny Barry
South Center Street
New York
Frank Batry
Tiny Pacific Islands Jarvis and Palmyra Detailed
Tiny Pacific islands Jarvis and Palmyra lie on the equator and at 6 N 102 W respectively, each about 18 square miles. Palmyra is uninhabited. The United States claims them as possessions per The Statesman’s Yearbook. Whitaker’s Almanac notes them as American. They are coral atolls valued for coconuts and guano and strategically for transpacific air routes.
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Statesman
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Delay and cancer danger warn readers in historic note
A fragmented public health message warns that delays in diagnosis and treatment are dangerous. It cites 140,000 cancer patients in the United States and urges early consultation, prompt care, and public vigilance against procrastination.
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United States
Wyatt
Caltech String Saver Turns Spotlight To Hollywood
A California man, famed for saving 600 pounds of string over years, finally breaks into film after a newsreel cameraman captures him with the string. The item notes similar cases, cites George Bernard Shaw, and references Charles II era settings as a playful aside.
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