Interesting Sidelights On Life In Nations Capitol
Washington visitors and residents alike reflect on how the capital’s pace and governance shape life. Rodney Dutcher notes a public sense of smugness and impatience, while author Miss Hurst jokes about citizens’ views of Congress, the White House, and the government’s tempo.
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Nation’s Capitol
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Washington
Mar
Rathier
Hoss
Borah
Congress
Plan Five Act Entertainment At Columbus
Community of Columbus MA plans a five act church program with live vaudeville style sketches and a surprise musical act. The event features screenings, an old fashioned spelling bee, a maple sugar treat, and a Thursday Friday church showcase with multiple performances and a social gathering.
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Columbus
Colmmbus
Wighmey
Rede
Blues
Mth
John Miller
Borathiy
Brlenus
John Cart Son
NO CHANGE WARREN CO. TAX RATE
Warren County officials announce the tax rate will stay at 14 mills for the coming year. Despite sentiment to cut, budget needs lock in the rate. Road projects include Matthews Road and Donaldson-Sheffield thoroughfare contracts, plus 85 percent of Route 58 improvements between Torpedo and Grand Valley.
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Warren
Mar
Board of County Commissioners
Wwe
Matthews Iin
Donaldson-Sheffield
Torpedo
Grand Valley
Chicago plans tougher rules for prospective students
The University of Chicago will require stricter admission standards, aiming to admit only students who can meet higher grades. Proponents say the policy reduces trouble and expense by screening out unqualified applicants. The plan avoids barring candidates on social or religious grounds, ensuring no injustice to ambitious youths.
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Chicago
Chiteaga
Smoke and Crime Link Prompts Church Talk on Tobacco
A doctor addressed a church audience urging that cigarette smoking harms every organ and may fuel crime. He argued postwar crime rises with smoking, cites nicotine poisoning and secondhand smoke harming women and children in poorly vented rooms, and urges open windows for children's protection.
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Dueo Tobacco
Machines And Men New Hope For Home Industry
There is talk again about machinery throwing men out of employment. Yet history shows a readjustment follows as machines expand production. More machines need operators and materials, boosting output and spawning new industries. Overall, men keep working and gain for their efforts. Paris shuts down on American divorces.
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Paria
Today’s Quiz Questions and Answers Snapshot
Answers to yesterday’s questions are given: 1 John Winthrop, 2 on its front legs, 2 Oberammergau, 4 Allah, 5 Nicaragua. The prompt asks about the U S Senate membership the country of Alexandria and the second highest mountain, plus synoptic gospels.
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U. 3. Senate
Alesandria
John Winthrop
Oberammergau
Allah
Nicaragua
Twenty Years Ago All Taken in Concord Township
A trio of youthful hoboes who committed depredations in Concord township have been committed to the Brie Jail to await grand jury action. Rev. Roger B. Brown and Rev. O A. Platt attended a meeting of the Erie Conference committee of the M. church in Aggressive Hyangelim. Venuno Herald notes the Presbyterian Sabbath School message and local happenings.
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Concord Township
Brie
Roger B. Brown
0 A. Platt
Corry
M. i
Sipon
Game of Correct English Wordplay Exercise
A compact reader puzzle page lists questions on grammar pronunciation and spelling. It asks readers to identify errors in sentences, provide correct pronunciations, choose correctly spelled words, fill missing letters for synonyms, and complete word forms. Answers from yesterday include a sequence of items and several word-choice prompts.
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Syddeny
A Problem a Day Puzzle from A Flight of Steps
A garbled puzzle note asks for carpet cost at 1.05 per yard for a flight of stairs of 20 steps each 11 inches wide with a missing inch measure. It mentions yesterday's problem and an instruction to multiply 45 by Id then divide by 196. It ends with a contact line for an evening call.
Non-Union Miner Beaten to Death Near Vesta Coat Mine
George Stanovich, 27, a non-union miner, was found beaten to death near the Richeyville mine in Vesta, while en route to work. Detectives say several men lay in wait and attacked him as he took a short cut across a field. his skull was crushed and multiple clubs were spotted nearby.
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United Press
Washington
Pay Mur
Richeyville
Vesta Coat Company
George Stanovich
Nominiar Gok
Whoul
Naystack
Seid
Stanovich
Sermon Praised by Radio Listeners and Political Scandal Details
Radio fans in Pittsburgh heard a former Corry pastor Rev M I shton deliver a praise worthy sermon. In Washington dramatic testimony revealed contributions to the Republican National Committee including cash and checks, with Lasker discussing payments and distribution among party figures amid the Teapot Dome inquiries. Weather, an obituary update on Joseph Seep, and a feature about an extensive solitaire record in Decatur were printed alongside notices for Kohler electric sinks and a local plumbing exhibit.
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KDKA
Pittsburgh
Corry
M.'I.shton
Emmanuel
Episcopal Chure
United Press
Washington
Mar
Erie Og
Senate
Thosday
A. D. Lasker
Connyngham
Shipping Board
Harding
Lasker
Warren Chamber to designates Chamberlin Day with Clarence Chamberlin
At a Retail Merchants' Bureau meeting in Warren the group set April 11 as Chamberlin Day to honor Clarence Chamberlin the trans Atlantic aviator. Plans for cooperative advertising to draw crowds were discussed. The group rejected a daylight saving time proposal for Warren this summer.
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Arrion
Mar
Warren Chamber of Commerce
Chamberlin
Warren
Clarence Chamberlin
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