Aha Ty golf feats spark course talk at Country Club
Daily Aha Ty reports younger brothers carded a 96 for the nine hole course and visited houses to tell friends of the feat. The chat turned to what a professional golfer might shoot for nine holes, with speculation centering on a possible 91. Names like Sarazens Hagens Littles and others were mentioned as big shot experts. Bill Curtis is noted for his prolific pen.
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Sarazens
Hagens
Littles
Bill Curtis
Woman Seeks Peace Ends Long Search by Mississippi
A Wisconsin scrub-woman, who sought contentment and peace for two years, ends her quest at the mouth of the Mississippi. The account pieces together a personal journey of searching, across distance and time, to find inner resolve and rest. The story highlights determination and a hopeful ending near the river.
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Wisconsin
Mississippi
Relief and Work Refusal in South Dakota Farms
Unclear OCR notes describe relief recipients resisting work on farms in South Dakota and discuss issues with relief policy and enforcement. The fragment mentions harvest and government aid, implying tension between aid programs and labor requirements.
Alabama Supreme Court Case Thwarts Tele Message Threats
Officials faced bomb threats and warnings as the Alabama Supreme Court heard a case. The state’s attorney warned carriers about controlling the type of messages transmitted while the decision was pending. The incident highlighted safety and regulatory pressures in communications.
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Ala
Scotti
Ngs
Alaine Supreme Court
Alabame
Ors
Investigation Underway After Fire Incident Involving American
Japanese authorities pursue a full investigation into a gunfire incident involving an American. Unclear details point to possible disciplinary actions for the commanding officer. No definitive outcome announced.
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Tee
Naval Pact Scrapped by Nations After Observance Fades
The 1923 Washington naval disarmament and the 1930 London pact are viewed as temporary. Signatories abandon the treaty when convenient, leaving the United States urged to maintain adequate defence. Emphasis remains on a balanced army navy air and undersea force as a safeguard against attack.
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Washington
United States
Aise
Samuél
Race and War Talk and Submarine Plans
A fragmented article discusses religious tensions, naval policy, and industrial progress. It cites Rear Admiral Yates and Admiral Stirling on submarines, dirigibles, and treaty limits, arguing for expanded production and new propulsion methods to outpace Japan and enable rapid cross continental travel. It rails against limits on arms and praises light, fast rail and diesel aviation for future transport.
Bankhead Act Viewed As Essential Despite Constitutional Debate
A Texas judge questions the Bankhead bill as unconstitutional and questions government limits on crop growth. Advocates argue the act saved the South from financial ruin and see it as vital to leadership, regardless of constitutional challenges.
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Texas
United States Supreme Court
United States
Miss Margaret McDermitt Left 26000 For Dogs Of Dae
Executors receive many letters from fortune hunters and scheming heirs amid a discussion of wills and incomes. Upton Sinclair and Hamilton Fish Jr clash over the New Deal and rising poverty in a debate touching on 1936 presidential prospects and policy.
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Margaret McDermitt
Chicago
Ryan
Upton Sinclair
California
Hamilton Pish, Jr
Sinclair
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Socialism debates and Iowa relief work in farming areas
A discussion on socialism and public aid cites Minnesota farmers struggling for harvest and Iowa counties ending relief projects. It notes shifts from government aid to work on farms, mentioning past wheat field labor and proposed wage changes as relief policy confronts practical work.
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Minnesota
Iowa
Epilepsy Term Sparks Concern Among Neurologists
Neurologists urge dropping the word epilepsy as frightening and stigmatizing. Dr Henry Riley notes epilepsy label often triggers despair, avoidance of arts and social life, while most convulsions in adults have treatable causes.
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Logan Clendening
Henry Riley
Congress May Be Kept in Session
Democratic leaders rejected Borah’s warning that nat ionary groups backing the Patman bonus and Frazer Lemke mortgage bills would link the $5 billion proposals to the administration tax measure and keep Congress here. Senator Robinson said the measures could not be disposed of this session and urged separate consideration with adjournment tied to passage.
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Washington
Borah
Tda
I Nationary
Patman
Fraeier-Lemke
Congress
Robinson
Lightning Dangers Warned as Teens Swim During Storm
A local notice warns farms facing hardship over pay. It explains water conducts electricity and most lightning hits the ocean. It advises seeking land, avoiding trees. Report notes Marvin Chesner 17 and Ruth Henig 15 swam through a storm, unhurt, continuing to swim.
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Marvin Chesner
Ruth Henig
Dr Clendening Pamphlets Offered By The Paper
The editor notes six pamphlets by Dr Logan Clendening are available. Each costs 10 cents plus a self addressed stamped envelope with a 3 cent stamp. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Barkley forecasts adjournment by August 15 for Congress
Barkley argues Congress will not reconvene after August 1 and expects the tax bill to reach the Senate by then. He says most measures are in conference and Senate hearings will finish quickly, aiming for adjournment as soon as possible this session.
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Barkley
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt Opens Conference on Working Conditions
President Roosevelt met with aides and Howard Cheney to survey working conditions. Attending were Attorney General Cummings So Hester General Reed and James O Neil of NRA. No immediate legislation planned to replace NRA codes. agencies may be used to sustain minimum wages and maximum hours. Trade Commission to aid voluntary code deals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Howard Cheney
Cummings
Hester
Reed
James O'Neil
NRA
The
Trade Commission
Children’s Paradise Perry Cone Salesmen Fight
A comic report from Perry details salesmen clashing over cones during a sales spree described as a “children’s paradise.” The scene ends with a crowded, top heavy melee as seven salesmen reach for a single treat.
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Children’s Paradise Perry
No title in sight as town speaks in whispers and biscuits
A dialogue snippet shows a cook applicant facing a reference accusing laziness and dishonesty while joking about hot biscuits. Other voices complain about relief system and tombstone inscriptions, ending with a widow reflecting on saying goodbye.
Be Happy Embrace Pleasant Things And Friendships
A cheerful reflection celebrates happiness and the many pleasant things in life. It highlights blooming flowers, singing birds, and especially friendships and old memories as sources of joy.
Boastful member interrupted over his watch at club
A boastful club member extolled his watch until another man could stand it no longer and interrupted the conversation. The exchange hints at social friction within the club setting, focusing on character and tension rather than events.
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Man
Feisal Kingship in Iraq stamps history
The piece traces Feisal's rise to the Iraqi throne after promises by Lawrence of Arabia, the Versailles rejection, a 1927 national vote approving him, and 1932 stamps marking coinage changes. It notes the 96 percent approval and the depicted stamp.
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Arabia
el Oureng
Emir F Feisal
Iraq
Desert
Mesopotamia
Feisal
England
King Feisal
NBA Service, Inc
On Broadway reminiscences of old press days
Walter Winchell On Broadway presents Arthur James Ler recalling the hard days of early newspapers. He notes reporters' grit under long hours and meager pay, references from the era including Chester A. Arthur and the St. Paul Globe, and hosts anecdotes about editors and printers in a faded newsroom it chronicles.
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Mr. Winchell
Arthur James Ler
Watch in River Still Runs After a Year
Disjointed dialogue scene recalls a watch dropped into a river a year ago and still ticking. The excerpt mixes dialogue about newspapers, hats, and a writer marrying a publisher, with humorous interruptions and vague wartime undertones.
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Boaster
Old Fashioned Firm and Unsent Gifts in Rural Chat
An onlooker recalls Uncle Mose and a streamside talk about time, worth, and work among a Mississippi dialect group. A flower seller tries to spur romance with violets while a rural scene hints at relationships and social norms of the era.
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Mose
Connecticut Rivers and Sabbath Law Curiosities
A New Milford river bears a peculiar name, Noromiyoe fe atunkshun. The state’s statutes prohibit crossing a river on the Sabbath except by an authorized clergyman, reflecting odd historic law.
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Connecticut
New Milford
Conn
Film Star Faces Confident Rebuff On Love
A Hollywood film star rebukes a teasing remark by insisting she knows everything about love. The sharp reply shocks onlookers as rumors swirl about her personal life.
Afterward When We Three Are Walked
A reflective verse fragment explores enduring love after loss and uncertainty about living if a loved one dies. The speaker recalls past certainty and questions how life would continue without that bond.
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Love
A Short History of Newsroom Technology and Grit
The reminiscence outlines early journalism limits before telephones on every desk and rapid city links. Editors wrestled with unreliable lines, primitive chalk plates, and manual type setting while reporters chased stories on horseback through crowded streets.
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Moscow
Wish Smith in Hall and Walter Winchell Would Have Met
A nostalgic portrait contrasts Hall, a strict city editor averse to features, with Frederick Hunt the new dramatic critic who insisted on Shakespeare quotes. Hall demands news above all and scolds Hunt for trying to mix drama with salary concerns. News only, he proclaims.
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Dunn
First Avenue
Sally
Horace
Ally
Smith
Hall
Walter Winchell
Chapin
Frederick Hunt
Hunt
Halli
Shakespeare
Award Made Collier Trophy to Albert Hegenberger
President Roosevelt presented the Collier trophy for aviation science to Captain Albert F. Hegenberger the first man to land a plane by blind flying. The ceremony marked a historic recognition of navigational mastery and flight skill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Albert F. Hegenberger
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