Government Needs New Buildings for Federal Agencies
President urges Congress to fund a wide building program to house government departments in Washington and nationwide. Cabinet members report deteriorating, unsafe facilities and a surge in needs, with Post Office storage and 50 year old structures underscoring aging infrastructure.
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Ashington
Congress
Washington
White House
Onearta Commission
Mall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mumber
Wedding postponed as Hoyt daughter’s engagement ends
Washington society reels after Miss Nancy Hoyt 20 and Lieut F Wiseman Clarke 23 call off plans just days before wedding. Mrs Hoyt issues statement saying engagement broken due to sudden illness in family and marital strains linked to sister’s turbulent past. Wiseman Clarke and parents return to England.
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Nancy Gost
Henry M. Hoyt
Taft
F. Wiseman-Clarke
Hoyt
Wiseman-Clarke
and Airs
W- E. Wiseman-Clarke
England
Miss Hoyt
Horace Wylie
Forest fire lesson urged to protect U S timber
The Forest Service warns that about 84 000 fires may scorch U S woods this summer and that eight in ten fires stem from carelessness or ignorance. Col William B Greenley emphasizes prevention, cautions motorists campers and farmers, and targets deliberate arson.
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Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Washington
Forest Service
Col. W. B. Greeley
The
United States
Desk Requisition Tale From Wartime Bureaucracy
A wartime anecdote shows a desk requisition saga where a clerk ignores formal steps, takes a desk, and only much later learns the no answer. The tale ends noting the moral: the go-getter thrives on action, while bureaucracy grinds slowly.
Beautiful Voice Enthralls Court in Night Session
A night court in New Orleans hears a suspect on Canal Street described as dirty and suspicious. The man declares he is a singer and then sings a potent tenor aria that silences the room, moves spectators, and ends with the judge ordering his discharge.
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Orlesba
Canal Street
Leonard
Crumbs Lead Boy From Paris Belfry Mystery
Paris tale tells how a 14 year old Jacques Doneaut ran away after being punished for a petty offense and climbed to the belfry of Saint Pierre church to live on bread crusts. A sexton later found crusts on the floor beneath the belfry and the case drew attention to a teenage disappearance. Monkeys play a role in infantile paralysis research as Harvard scientists use them to study the disease.
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Paris
Jacques Doneaut
Church of St. Pierre
France
Jacques
Springfield
Dines
Harvard Infantile Paralysis Commission
Remarrying couple wed in Syracuse after four years
Joseph Rosenberg and Edna Gonlett, separated four years ago due to youth, have remarried in Syracuse New York. Objections to their first marriage came from their parents. Rosenberg served in the army during the interim.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Joseph Rosenberg
Edna Gonlett
Rosenberg
Music Lovers Faith Leads to Robbery Charge
Dennia Murphy, strolling through railroad yards with a mandolin, was jailed on robbery charges after a freight car containing musical instruments was robbed. Murphy reportedly confessed to the theft as investigators pieced together the unusual motive behind the crime in New York.
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New York
Dennia Murphy
Murphy
Reward Offered For Missing Husband Drops After Inquiry
Mrs Morris Hirschfield of Chicago offered a $25 reward for return of her husband who had been missing three weeks. In domestic relations court she withdrew the reward saying no man is worth $25. Soon after, 20 or more people telephoned to say her husband was alive and living with no affinity. She verified the reports and found them true.
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Morris Hirschfield
Chicago
Hirschfield
Aft
Lost Armenian Baby Reunited After Brand Identification
An eight year search ends as Near East relief workers identify a boy by a distinctive brand of deep perpendicular slashes across both shoulders. The child, kidnapped near Mardin in 1915 amid Armenian deportations, is to be reunited with mother Mrs. B. Toro tian of Dinuba California, now in contact with immigration officials.
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Dinuba
Cal
California
Turkey
B. Torotian
Mardin
Caroline McAfee
Kansay City
Syria
PAID TO KEEP JINX AWAY AND FORTUNE TOLD
A New York gypsy fraud case sees Mrs. Ester Hilfeint pay 500 to a gypsy queen to avoid a death curse on her husband and ten children. The suspect Angelina Carombutz appeared in court with a baby and is jailed on extortion charges. The tale includes a bucket of water burning ritual and a $500 bail.
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New York
Ester Helfeint
New York City
Angelina Carombutz
Hilfeint
Legion Leaders Tie Knot In wartime Romance
Kenneth H. McRae former commander of the first American Legion post in the United States and Miss Lole May Beach a post commander in Washington D C wed after meeting through Legion activities. McRae served in France with Nebraska troops and now acts as historian for his post while Beach served in the Naval Reserve.
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United States
Gride
Kenneth H. McRae
American Legion
Legion
Veterans’ Association
McRae
George Washington Post
Washington, D. C
Lole May Beach
Jacob Jones
Miss Beach
Naval Reserve Force
United States Naval Reserve Force
Navy Department
Nebraska
France
American Legion leaders oppose foreign labor for Americans
Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant of the American Legion, urged vigorous action against foreign labor in a letter to the Medford Oregon post commander. He called for education to unite the public, strict enforcement of immigration laws, and new legislation to protect America for those who can become citizens, noting protests over Japanese labor on a large local fruit orchard.
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America
Lemuel Bolles
American Legion
Legion
Medford
Ore
Legion National Adjutant
Republic
American Legion Fosters Sioux Falls Americanization Institute
Harold B Mason Post of the American Legion plans a community center in Sioux Falls to erode foreign born distinctions. A 12 member committee from local groups joins with the Legion and a school worker directs talks on Americanization for foreign born residents, aiming at citizenship adoption.
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Harold B. Mason Post
American Legion
Sioux Falls
8. D
Acvela
Legion
Remarkable Tiny Patient and Vegetable Compound Testimony
Mrs WM Klinger of 169th Street Pittsburgh Pa reports a tired mother using a remedy described as a vegetable compound from medicinal roots and herbs. She claims it helped her newborn and urges publication as a testimonial for the medicine. The notice mentions similar cases and asserts safety for mothers.
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Itsburg Pa
Othine Freckle Cream Guarantee Ad and Operation Joke
An advertisement touts Othine freckle remover with a money back guarantee promising visible improvement after early applications. It urges asking for double strength and mentions a prize contest. A New York Hospital brain tumor operation is described with doctors joking with the patient during anesthesia and skull scraping.
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Gift Trading Co
Mobile
Ala
New York
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertised for Skin Care
A compact advertisement promotes scented economical face skin baby and dusting powder and perfume. It notes gendered use as superfluous and highlights one of the Cuticura Toilet Trio soap ointment and talcum as the featured option.
Simply the Worst Morning Visit
Mickey goes to grandma's room to say good morning and laments a gloomy day with no happiness, describing a dull morning and its vibe. The scene centers on a child’s observation of weather and mood during a quiet family ritual.
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Mickey
Grandma
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