White House sleepy as old mansion cools in President's absence
United Press reports Washington quiet at the executive mansion with Howe and McIntyre handling duties. A mysterious official labeled Stevens joins the Federal Trade Commission while Frances Perkins cuts cookies during brief press events.
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United Press
Washington
White House
Pranklin Pierce
Secretariey
Louis McHenry Howe
Marvin H. McIntyre
Col. Howe
Raymond B. Stevens
French Legion of Honor
Crown of Italy
Elam
Federal Trade Commission
Stevens
Mat Stevens
Bangkok
Landai
N. H
Allied Maritime Transport Council
Budget Director Douglas Cuts Government Costs in Real Job
United Press reports Louis Williams Douglas, budget director, cycles to the treasury daily to balance the U S budget amid cuts and bureau eliminations. The fiscal head, from Arizona stock, argues belt tightening and tax hikes will shrink the public debt of over 22 billion dollars.
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Don Fas Tirch BS
Frederick C. Othman
United Press
Washingdon
Louis Williams Douglas
Treasury Department
United States
Douglas
Douglas, Ariz
Congress
Arzona
Amherst College
Heiney
Snell
Treasury
Cigara
Guardite Wold
Dio Syeles
Pay Your Taxes Editorial Urges Prompt Municipal Payments
A carried editorial from the Saturday Evening Post emphasizes that taxpayers who push for economy must also support prompt tax payments. It argues that timely tax remittance sustains credit and services, warns against withholding taxes, and calls for honest, efficient local government.
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Tvening
National Weekly
Hhe
Rare Bunyan edition shown at Baker University
Baldwin Kansas reports a rare audio of John Bunyan's Good News for the Vilest of Men presented to the Baker University Norae by former Governor George Hodges. The book, from an English press dated 1715, was part of a fare volume.
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Baldwin, Kas
John Bunyan
Baker University
George Hodges
Heat wave grips area as deaths rise twenty years ago
Twenty years ago the region faced a severe heat wave with over fifty deaths in a day. F E Patterson of West Spring Creek collapsed from heat while working on his farm. Assemblyman Kitts and Senator Henry A Glick met locals at the depot during their Erie-bound transit.
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F. E. Patterson
West Spring Creek
Kitts
Henry A. Glick
Erie
Hollywood film stars swap sets for farm life
Hollywood’s film colony shifts toward farming as stars invest in country estates. Kay Planeis and Kenneth Senna visit a Massachusetts farm, Ruby Keeler and Al Jolson plan a Palm Springs home, George Arliss widens his Kent orchard, John Barrymore eyes Beverly Hills land, and Cagney Barthelmess Cyprale Fenton join the trend to ranches and rural pursuits across California and beyond.
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Hollywood
Galif
Kay Planeis
Massachusetts
Kenneth Senna
Ruby Keeler
Lélson
Palm Spriffs Resort
George Arliss
Kent
England
John Barrysaove
Beverly Hills
Tye
Immiy Cagney
Richard Barthelmess
Ineland
Ann Cyprale
Leslie Fenton
San Perngndo Valley
Lyle Talbot
Brainard
Neb
Joe HE. Brown
Bill Powell
Eddie Rebingon
Bebe Daniels
Recluse Found Dead In Erie Shack
A man identified as a recluse was found dead Tuesday in a shack at 2900 direct and Rudolph Avenue in Erie. Cause of death unknown. Neighbors said he was a heavy drinker and had been treated in a local hospital earlier that day. Remains were taken to the county mortuary by Conner W. G. Stable, who continues the investigation. No known relatives.
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Erin
Vine
Wes
Nleal
Rudolph Avenue
Erie
County Motewe
Conner
Stable
Paris Styles by Mary Knight Paris
Paris styles showcase two Worth gowns with dramatic details. Pomone features soft black oil with white dotted embroidery, short sleeves, and a fur bolero. Tarentelle, a black chiffon dinner gown, offers a full silhouette, bold check sleeves, and a matching small black hat, signaling chic evening wear.
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Mary Knight
United Press
Paris
Worth
St. Tinna
and & Bolero
Grain prices tumble at opening in Chicago markets
Opening grain trades show sharp price breaks as heavy profit taking hits the market. Wheat futures opened down near five cents and hit lows around 89 cents while spreads quoted include December wheat at roughly 98 to 95 cents per bushel amid rapid price movement. A separate note reports a still stolen from a Methodist church in Kelso Washington, with the missing equipment used for relief storage.
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Chicago
Oil Tank Blaze Causes $40000 Loss At Tank Hill
National transit officials report a 40000 loss from a fire at a 30000 barrel oil tank on Tank Hill near East Kane. Lightning sparked the blaze, which burned for hours before foam suffocated the flames. no injuries occurred and no other tanks ignited.
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Keane
National ‘Transit Company
East Kane
Tank Hill
Union Membership Shows Big Increase Nationwide
Organized labor rapidly expands its ranks under the industrial recovery act. In two fields, about 200000 new members joined recently. John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers reports 150000 miners enlisted in the last month.
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United Press
Washington
Organized Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Cribbing Scandal Ties to Weld Museum Exhibit
A garbled report suggests accusations of students cribbing material linked to a Weld Museum of Natural History exhibit. The text alleges misuse of a specimen or related item while a student pursued a civil service exam, with unclear details.
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Vainkerchler
Weld Museum of Natural History
Thousunita
Umnese
Pie Banehil
Sey Lee
Promontories Observe Smoke Like Volcano Eruption
Reports describe huge smoke plumes billowing from a crest, visible from Mt. Jewett and seen as far as Marienville and Ridgway, with a dense black funnel forming over the area.
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Phoenix Hotel
Joel Austin
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Jacob Wranz
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Gettysburg
John Maloney
FP. H. Manley
Spring Street
St. Alexis Hospital
Cleveland
Joduy
Tr Gddy
Mr. Cady
Sherman's Bay
Dr. Rich
Columbus
Kenneth Gould
City of
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Lake Columbus
Harl F. Rogers
Fairview Street
Hlizabeth Hell
Habir Graham
Julia Zubler
Hazel Young
Walter Sweet
Wiizabeth Hickey
Hazel’ Young
May Scilly
Roy Wilcox
Gertrude Brooksavorite Glough
Grant
Pettit
Inez Armitage
Fern Blatchley
Marlon Young
Lyle Glough
Grice Heath
Alison Weber
Honora Miliney
Edith Mandaville
Carl Stearns
Jay
Reno Ney
Walter Gretzlér
Bell Telephone Company
San Francisco
Leo
Thomas
Nah
Jett
Pole Morning
Thair
Grandmother
Hollywood Film Shop
Alanson Edwards
United Press Staff
Shack
Kelso
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Kane
America
Citizens National
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