Flood Witness Details Night of Devastating New York Flood
A former Dentonian Clyde Trice writes his mother of the 1935 flood disaster stretching from Geneva to the Pennsylvania line. He describes a wall of water eight to ten feet deep, complete destruction of towns, homes, bridges, and railways, and scenes of families fleeing rising currents, with dozens reported missing or saved by chance. Local Red Cross and civic aid mobilize while measures prevent typhoid outbreaks in affected towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dentonian
Clyde Trice
New York State
Trice
T. L. Trice
Thos. L. Trice, Jr
Preston
Denton
Easton
Cambridge
Pennsylvania
Law
Geneva
Seneca Lake
Watkins
Here
New York
Horneil
American Legion
Red Cross
Notable Letter Describes Care and Wellbeing Together
A letter expresses gratitude for help offered, notes that all feel well and healthy, and emphasizes readiness to assist. It reflects affection among close ones and ends with love.
Flies and Foul Water Linked to Summer Diarrhea Risk
A Maryland health study by Dr. J H M Knox Jr and Dr C S Halliday links flies and poor handling of milk and water to summer diarrheal illness in babies. They urge mothers to protect infants from flies, boil cows milk, and seek early medical care. regular well-baby visits are advised to prevent illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. M. Knox, Jr
Bureau of Child Hygiene
C. S. Halliday
State Department of Health
Maryland
Courage in advertising needed for retailing says store executive
Kenneth Collins, advertising executive and Gimbel Brothers aide, urges retailers to drop fear and inertia. In Rotarian Magazine he argues advertising has become risk averse and urges bold, punchy campaigns as essential for recovery. He cites limited daring efforts and notes rising retail indexes defy excuses. He blames lack of courage for stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Collins
Gimbel Brothers
Dr. Freud
Parkle
Ike Micawber
Cobble Cake Sauce Recipe From Household Hints
A vintage style recipe blends apples and sugar into a warm sauce for a cobble cake. It instructs mixing a cake batter with shortening sugar lemon extract milk and flour then baking over hot sauce at 375 degrees for half an hour. It also outlines a Fluffy Spice Sauce with butter lemon juice jelly sugar cinnamon and cloves.
Our Changing Country by J E Jones
Roosevelt urges Congress to patch coal laws to keep traffic moving amid Guffey bill doubts. A Washington observer argues the government is strained by complexity, noting officials push for jobs, and urges major reforms and self-reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Supreme Court
David Lawrence
Washington News
White House
Washington
Doles
Fabrics for simmer wear praised by expert Miss Shelby
Miss Helen Shelby of the extension service notes cool, crease resistant cotton fabrics suit summer wear. She cites cotton laces, crocheted dresses, sheer prints, eyelet embroidery, organdies, dimities and lawns as durable, washable, and style faithful for day and evening use. Reading labels helps detect true wearing qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Shelby
Extension Service
Shelby
Twentieth Century Club Meeting on Spies Lawn
The Twentieth Century Club met at Mrs. H A Spies home with eight Bethlehem Club members and two visitors. Members sang themed songs, discussed certificates and gifts, heard President Beth lehem Club’s J B Todd speak, and planned next steps for a demonstration project and possible chorus. The next meeting is July 24 at Mrs D M Cheezums with notes on reading and collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
H. A. Spies
Misses Blades
Emmons
Bethlehem Club
Effie Davis
I slipped there and helped another traveler
A Syracus newsboy slips on icy Bellevue Avenue and sprains his left wrist. An old gentleman sees him and, after the fall, gives the boy a quarter and thanks him for pointing out the hazardous spot. The story urges kindness and caution on life’s highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracus
New York
Bellevue Avenue Hill
Efe
Be careful traveler: a call to action from a gifted elder
Pervy places in life's land are concealed by carelessness and ignorance and sensuality blown from the winds of selfishness. What heartache and regret might be avoided if one rises from failures and says to fellow travelers Be careful. A kindly elder, through lifelong experience, guides youth toward right thinking and selfless action, turning kindness into a lasting moral lesson. The Sower sees seeds springing forth in different measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pery
Johnson Warns Radicals Over Work Relief Enforcement
General Hugh S. Johnson in New York City warned radicals Reds and Communists against interfering with relief efforts. He stated he would pursue actions to put men to work and would not tolerate agitators among the unemployed, signaling a hard line as he began administering work relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh S. Johnson
New Yok City
Johnson
Three weapons of labor and nations in flux
The piece argues that war and revolution must be justified, and that labor unions now demand the right to use force to settle disputes with employers. It urges labor to renounce force, embrace peaceful settlement, and contribute to reorganizing industrial life through nonviolent, constructive methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife
GM President Sloan Defends Tax Plan Against Critics
General Motors President Sloan says lawmakers may target the wealthy to fund rising government costs. He argues increased taxation is necessary to cover yesterday's, today's, and tomorrow's huge expenditures, while asserting a right to challenge plans he views as punitive to industry and enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
General Motors
Congress
Ford on taxes and independence in business stance
Henry Ford and Sloan critique tax policy, arguing wealth destruction vs redistribution. They warn government borrowing and money lenders influence threaten independence, insisting industry can endure tax burdens but warning against state capture and loss of wealth to lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Sloan
Henry Ford
Ike
Congress
Local Manufacturer Seeks Two Men for Collections
Male help wanted. Manufacturer seeks two men with cars to handle local business and collections. Earn up to 3000 dollars yearly, starting from 1600 to 2000 dollars. We finance. Write E. C. Lloyd Salisbury Md 7 2021.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Lloyd
Salisbury
SELECT YOUR FRIENDS
The younger people of Caroline are advised to choose companions carefully to avoid contamination from evil associates. The proper defense is to avoid immoral company and to surround oneself with doers of good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Watch That Butt Camp Fire Education Editorial
An editorial from The Rotarian Magazine urges public education on building and disposing of camp fires. It highlights how cars enable urban residents to camp, roads and trails open nature for recreation, and stresses that adults, not youths, often ignite forest fires through carelessness with smoldering embers or discarded cigarette butts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarian
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N. Y
WAFAY
Eumece Ellis
Eastern Shore Public Service
J. E. Jones
Carl M. Kilmer
Journal
Ida M. Tarbell
Motor Industry
Maine
Gulf
Esso
Sso
Rockefeller Center
Constitution Avenue
Washington, D. C
St. Charles Street
New Orleans
Guy Lombardo
Royal Canadians
Esso, Inc
Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
D. R. Geib
Cordova, Md
Licenti & Myers Topacco Co
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