WPA Move to Civil Service Draws Senate Clash
Washington officials report sharp debate over President Roosevelt's plan to transfer 35 000 WPA administrative employees to the civil service on February 1 by a non competitive examination. Senator Vandenberg condemns the move as a perversion while Byrnes and Adams defend it as routine. Adams doubts extending civil service to temporary agencies.
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Washington
WPA
Roosevelt
Civil
Senator Vandenburg
R-Mich
Sheppard Committee
Vandenburg
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Civil Service Commission
Byrnes
D-Sc
Senate Relief Committee
Department of Government
Wheeler
D-Mont
Civil Service
Adams
Dcole
The Witherspoon Manor Salon Haunts a Veiled Old Lady
Elsie Ritter enters the Manor to run the Witherspoon private salon for a week. She meets the housekeeper and Eliza the maid while the strangest patient, Mrs. Horace T. Witherspoon Sr., looms in a dim room. The salon reveals eerie private entrances and a gallery of modern beauty devices as Mrs. Greely entrusts Elsie with keys and the appointment book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Ritter
Witherspoon
Kitty
Mrs. Witherspoon
Witherspoons
Elsie
Eliza
Horace T. Witherspoon
Miss Ritter
Milady
Nightly ritual at Mrs Greely’s suite hinted
In the lobby Gene Ahern and a woman arrange a discreet routine involving creams and a late visit to Mrs Witherspoon. The plan requires Eliza’s list and a bedroom entrance from the salon as the two prepare for tonight. The narrator expresses reluctance about the assignment.
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Tinhall
Mrs. Witherspoon
Eliza
Wedding News Prompts Local Interest in Decatur
Miss Daisy Stewart and Mr Charlie Lawler wed on December 31 in Decatur drawing local interest. Edna Henderson visited Flora Lewis. Maxine Hampton returned from Decatur, and several residents hosted relatives nearby. Preaching by Rev Creel from Athena is set for next Sunday at 7 00 p.m. Classified ads invite Renters to use the extra room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Inglis Wos
Henry Taylor
Zula Ester
Bettie
Decatur
Daisy Stewart
Tom Stewart
Charlie Lawler
Edna Henderson
Flora Lewis
Maxine Hampton
Annie Taylor
Edna
Athena
Pegey Hundley
A. L. Free
Wallace Lovell
A. L. Lovell
J. A. A. Hampton
J. E. Hampton
Aileen Bates
Faynell Nesmith
Bones Club Formed In Salt Lake City By Skiers
A new exclusive social and sports club named Bones has been organized in Salt Lake City by skiers. The insignia features Crossbones and membership requires a history of broken bones, past or present.
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Salt Lake City
How to Sleep Sound and Calm Kidney Irritation
Common sleep disturbance linked to functional kidney disorders. Advice to flush kidneys like bowels and reduce acid irritation. Promote Buklets available at drug stores with a 25¢ back offer in 4 days. Cad dell Drug Co as local distributor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddell Drug Co
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Board Clue List 1958
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with partial phrases and garbled words. The list references 1958 King Features Syndicate copyright material and includes numbered hints like 22-A unit of attack and 1-The south with unreadable fragments and stray letters.
Mob Foiled by Officers in Georgia Capture
In Royston, Georgia, two state troopers and two sheriffs outwitted a growing mob to transfer a 17 year old suspect named Charlie Harper, charged with attempted murder, from town to Atlanta after a shooting at a mill. The mob dispersed after a staged transport plan.
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Atlanta
UPA
Royston
Charlie Harper
Tom Andrews
Franklin County
T. L. Henley
Madison County
Gainesville
State Patrol
G. B. Broxton
W. B. Grimstead
Henley
Relief from Painful Backache Promised by Dean's
Old ad copy promotes Dean's Kidney Lubes claiming relief for backache and kidney related discomfort. It asserts kidneys remove waste and acids from blood and urges readers to consult the product for relief without detailing clinical evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
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Vandenberg
Mrs. Greely
Gene Ahern
Gow
Surge
Limestone County Greenbrier
Sag
Penney’s Penney Company, Incorporated
Daily Cross
ISIA
King Features Syndicate
Tinc
Says Mr. Lee
H. C. Lee
Daleville
Ala
Wallace L. Martin
Gray Court
S. C
South Carolina
Mr. Martin
N.V. Potash Export My., Inc
Hurt Building
Royster
Norfolk
Mr. Holmes
H. H. Holmes
Barnesville
A. A. Jones
J. H. Jones
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