Country Home Magazine seeks 1935 36 country newspaper correspondent
The second annual contest offers 400 dollars in prizes plus a trip to New York and Washington. Open to country correspondents from newspapers in cities of 10 000 population or less. Entries due by June 15th. editors writers or readers may submit notes to Country Home Magazine in New York.
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Country Home Magazine
Country
United States
New York
Washington
Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey
Oasis
Missouri
Forsyth
Wheeler McMillan
America
European peace talks stall amid Franco German clash
The frustrated Locarno Powers clash with Germany as France and Britain reject Berlin's plan to skip World Court mediation and demand a 25 year non aggression pact. Analysts see war likely and the United States wrestles with neutrality and freedom of seas doctrines amid embargo questions. Secretary Hull contemplates concerted international action to protect neutral rights in war time.
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Germany
Rhineland
Britain
Hitler
World Court
France
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Lithuania
Austria
Europe
United States
State Department
Hull
Neutrality Dilemma Faces U S as War Looms
The article notes opinions on how to handle neutrality with no government approached yet and ponders whether a world conference or individual powers will be engaged. Mgr Tull opposes a full embargo on war supplies and proposes restricted trade with belligerents during peace time or normal provisions. The piece warns of potential trouble as a nation may stockpile war material, complicating neutrality for the United States.
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Mgr. Tull
U. S
Europe
U.S. Lawyers Seek Simpli fy the Law
A Rotarian Magazine feature outlines a decade long push to simplify law through the American Law Institute led by William Draper Lewis. The effort, funded by the Carnegie Corporation, aims to distill statutes and decisions into Restatements guiding courts and briefs, with four council members later joining the Supreme Court.
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America
Curent Rotarian
George W. Wickersham
Tafts
New England
Congress
Wickersham
Legal Profession
American Law Institute
Carnegie Corporation
Andrew Carnegie
Institute i
William Draper Lewis
Law School
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Intitute’s Council
United States Supreme Court
Stone
Hughes
Roberts
Cardozo
Week’s Upturn in Business and Industry Across Regions
A nationwide survey shows gains in retail and wholesale trade with construction activity rising sharply. Agricultural conditions vary by region with drought and moisture issues noted. many cities report improved farm prospects and higher factory employment.
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Department of Commerce
Kansas City
St. Louis
Seattle
Dallas
Washington
Denver
Portland
Minneapolis
Memphis
Louisville
Jochonville
Los Angeles
Industrial activity slows in multiple cities and gains noted
Relief rolls declined in Pittsburgh while WPA rolls in San Francisco largely ended. Portland reports heavy tourism, Cleveland sees travel gains, and six year high steel operations occur amid rail orders. Glass output tops last year in Pittsburgh as Chicago adds 22 air conditioning systems. Boston notes pre flood revival with large replacement funds, St Louis recalls 5000 workers, Buffalo expands dairy plant labor, and several cities report buoyant activity including Houston and Inter coastal Waterway opening. Rhode Island payrolls rise 38 percent over last year.
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Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Portland
Ore
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
New England
St Louis
American Car & Woundry Co
Buffalo
Ao Specity Manufacturing Concern
Houston
San Pranerco
Louisville
Cincinnati
Biringham
Charleston
New York
Miami
Rhode Island
Along the Bird Highway
The article discusses bird migration and navigation as birds return to familiar orchards and nests each year. It notes routes set by experienced birds, food availability guiding choices, and how weather affects movement. It warns to keep pets such as cats away from bird-friendly yards.
Business Leaders Embrace Liberal Shift in New Fiscal Era
An eminent business leader argues the nation must accept new securities rules and wage a higher living standard. He predicts a balanced budget within two years and cites international peace efforts and memorial gardens as signs of a stable world order.
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England
Union
Roosevelt
Town Advancement Through Shared Duty and Effort
A call for communal progress stresses every resident doing their best in work and service. It compares a community to an army where one neglected duty harms all and urges engagement from workers, merchants, professionals, churches, clubs, and groups to build a thriving town.
Cleaning Up the Home Place
The article urges a spring clean-up of every home to remove litter and refuse accumulated over winter. It warns against letting trash accumulate and stresses that a tidy, well kept place improves a family's standing in the community.
Business leaders doubt New Deal disaster forecasts at Atlanta forum
Sears Roebuck president General Robert E. Wood told the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce that predicted disasters from New Deal legislation are exaggerated. He cited 1929 sales of 119 million, 1932 drops to 276 million, 1933 rebounding to 117 million, and projected gains this year. He emphasized the farm and worker purchasing power as key to depressions and recovery, noting Roosevelt’s policies as pivotal to welfare.
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Dhe
Robert CE. Wood
Chicago
Sears, Roebuch & Co
Atlanta
Wolf
Roosevelt
America
Women at Pan Pacific meet discuss cooperation and voting rights
A convention on economic cooperation includes debates on youth bias, press freedom, compulsory military training, and Pacific unity. Reports describe diverse attendees and the Pan Pacific women’s push to foster peace, with China and League of Nations cooperation, agricultural exchange, and experts like Mr. Campbell and M. B. Mari cited.
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Nanking
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Smithson Center Hosts Birthday Party for Mrs Perry
A surprise party for Mrs. Perry was hosted at the home of View and C L Perry last Friday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. James Toft, the Worms, Mr. William Willoughby, Mr. Robert Quidas, the Quidas daughters Ethel and Bertie, and others. Several visitors also spent time with relatives and neighbors Sunday and Tuesday evenings.
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C. L. Perry
R. McMahan
H. MeiMahan
Preston
J. Worm
Nelson Bowdle
Donald
M. J. Hall
Merrill Rhodes
Mildred Hopkins
Bethlehem Club Plans Covered Dish Supper
The Bethlehem Club will host a covered dish supper at the Community House on Wednesday April 29 at 7 30. The price is 25 cents and attendees should bring a covered dish to share. The Bethlehem Ladies Aid thank the Chestnut Grove Aid for entertaining at the Community House earlier in April. Mr and Mrs Louis Trice and children of Federalsburg visited their relatives Mr and Mrs Wm Hl Harding. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Conlbourn and children of Elkton visited over the weekend.
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Bethlehem Ladies Aid
Chestnut Grove
Howe
Louis Trice
Federalsburg
Wm Hl. Harding
Lawrence Conlbourn
Elkton
Grove Fourth Quarterly Conference Set for April 25
The Grove charge will hold its fourth quarterly conference on Saturday April 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the Grove M P Church. Mr and Mrs B M Connelly visited Mr and Mrs George Turner near Concord on Sunday. Mrs Rosie Robinson spent Sunday with her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs W E Collins. Misses Pauline Taylor and Frances Lane visited Miss Jennie Butler on Sunday.
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Grove Charge
Grove M. P
B. M. Connelly
George Turner
Near
Concord
Rosie Robinson
W. E. Collins
Pauline Taylor
Frances Lane
Jennie Butler
Twenty Five Years Ago in Denton and Vicinity
The Tuckahoe and upper Choptank fishermen report abundant shad with catches deep down the Choptank. Denton Literary Club outlines readings by Sidney Lanier and several Maryland Virginia and West Virginia topics. Local society notes include weddings visits scholarship lists and extensive school honor roll compilations across multiple towns and families.
Obituary and Local Notices from Tuckahoe Neck and Nearby Areas
Mr. Roland Neighbors a well known citizen and a good farmer died at his home the Mrs Elizabeth Dukes farm in Tuckahoe Neck on Friday of last week of tuberculosis after months of illness He was twenty eight years old Mrs Neighbors formerly Ewing and two children survive The funeral was held at the home on Sunday afternoon with Rev J T Bailey and Rev George L Helsby officiating Interment in Denton cemetery
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Walbur Booth
Margaret Booth
Hazel Paths
Hillsboro
Marguerite Bright
Edna Fleming
Laura Hobby
Magdalen Jones
Helen Mason
Carnie Whitby
Margaret Brown
Alberta Keets
Invin Sparklin
Saulsbury
Clara Schuyler
Elizabeth Schuyler
Edward Kohland
Cedar Grove
Samuel Ellers
Lacy Pepper
Valliant Byron
Freddie McFanland
David McFarland
Hall Pepper
Hulda Swann
Dewey Kemp
Annie King
Elizabeth Cannon
Rachel Downes
Ridgely
Hilda Turner
Beatrix Cannon
Paul Neff
Alice Brumbaugh
William Lynch
Sarah M. Neff
Pauline Wiley
Mary Laird
Isabel Swing
Frank Zeigler
Miriam Cahall
Mary Goldsbrough
Florence Kline
William Davis
Margaret Shaw
Bertha Sheaprooks
Mervyn Seward
Pearl Thawley
Albert Saulsbury
Etta Johnson
Fred Lewis
Eva Wright
Orland Hignutt
Mary Chambers
Raymond Hignutt
Charlie Johnson
Smithville
Clarence Hignutt
Elbert Liden
Mary Liden
Edna Liden
Mildred Meredith
Maggie Meredith
Sherman Neal
Earl Keel
Chestnut Grove
Mildred Satterfield
Edward Matz
Alice Satterfield
Mary Banning
Berkley Williams
Ralph Trice
Ruth Banning
Elizabeth Dukes
Tuckahoe Neck
Maryland Sanatorium
Neighbors
Ewing
J. T. Bailey
George L. Helsby
Denton Cemetery
Weekly school diary entries reveal student life and politics
The fragment recounts daily school events from Monday to Saturday with notes on a teacher, a political friend of Jim Spivins, a doctor visit, and student essays. It mentions Egypt, electricity and an evaporative description by a student named B. R. Naupman, reflecting classroom dynamics.
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Jane
Jim Spivins
Jim
Ruen
Offis
Get
B. R. Naupman
Health and Security for Every Child Observed in Maryland
Maryland joins the nation in observing May Day as Child Health Day. The theme Health and Security for Every Child highlights child rights to health and proper care. Dr. R H Riley notes the shared responsibility of government communities and families in ensuring healthy development and well being. The program emphasizes health services for mothers and children, crippled children needs, and expansion of child welfare services under the Social Security Act. The Maryland Child Health Day Committee includes health and education officials, medical societies, and PTA groups. Dr J H M Knox Jr chairs the state committee.
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Roosevelt
Maryland
U. S. Children’s Bureau
R. H. Riley
State Department of Health
American Child Health Association
Congress
United States
J. H. M. Knox, Jr
Bureau of
State Department For Health
State Committee
Awake and Sing to Open at Ford's Theatre Baltimore
The Group Theatre presents Clifford Odets drama Awake and Sing at Ford's Theatre Baltimore starting Monday April 27 with the permanent company touring. The play, hailed as the year’s best, features nine actors and explores family life through a tempestuous comedy drama with strong critical praise and public anticipation.
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New York
Ford’s Theatre
Baltimore
Robert Garland
New York World-Telegram
America
Clifford Odets
Lefty
Group Theatre
Walter Winchell
the Mirror
Percy Hammond
New York Herald-Tribune
Railroads Increase Equipment Spending Signals Progress
Railroads show strong industrial progress with higher equipment expenditures and traffic gains. Car-loadings for the last week of February exceed the prior year by 69 000, and engines bought in the first two months of 1936 doubled 1935 levels. Freight car orders reach 8 286, nearly ten times 1935, while passenger car orders already reach half of last year’s total.
In Memoriam for J Paul Moore
In loving memory of my dear husband J Paul Moore who departed this life April 25 1930 six years ago today We have only your memory dear Paul To remember our whole life through The sweetness will linger forever We treasure the image of you I miss you and mourn for you surely But not with outward show For the heart that mourns sincerely mourns silently and low
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J. Paul Moore
Paul
In Loving Remembrance of Helen Melvin Clark
Remembrance note from her mother and father marks one year since April 27 1035. They recall her passing as God’s will and say she lives in their hearts and rests in peace. The message closes with a sign off from her grieving parents.
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