Many WPA Gains In Potter County 175 Miles Of Road Are Improved
Gettysburg May 7 Special according to report by M A Kennedy state administrator 175 miles of rural roads and city streets and alleys have been improved in Potter County by WPA workmen. In addition to the 172 miles of im pertired roads 4.73 miles of streets are repaired 3 miles at Gettysburg and 17 at etoy. The following towns Tolstoy Leb ai Forest City and Gettysburg have one or more racnipicted perojects. This covers a period from ly 1985 to December 1939 with improvements to public buildings outdoor recreational facilities a new school at Forest ity repairs to Leha and Yorsley and the athletic field and tennis courts at Gettysburg High School.
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Gettysburg
M. A. Kennedy
Potter County
WPA
Etoy
Tolstoy
Lebai Forest City
WPA Projects Expand Across Gettysburg County
WPA labor completed more than a mile of sidewalk curbs and gutters at Gettysburg. Fences surrounded the city dump as nine new bridges and 107 culverts were installed throughout the county. Ten new dams were built and four others started earlier were completed.
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Gettysburg
WPA
Redfield High School elects student council leaders
John Dragseth, a junior, is elected student president of Redfield High School after recent primary and final elections. Lois Birt is secretary, Ji Pennington as student, Stanley Sebring named music representative, Dean Dawson athletics representative, and Neville Robinson forensics representative to the student council.
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John Dragseth
Redfield High School
Redfield
Lois Junior Birt
Treas Ji Pennington
Stanley Sebring
Dean Dawson
Neville Robinson
Plan for Commencement in Manchester May 17
Manchester May 7 Special plan for the commencement on May 17 with an outside speaker. Graduates include Richard Geyer Othe Muilenburg and Mily Wallum. High school students and faculty will tour Sioux Falls for an industrial and business visit.
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Manchester
Richard Geyer
Othe Muilenburg
Mily Wallum
Fligh School
Sioux Falls
Pulitzer Prizes Announced for 1939 Winners
Connecticut paper Waterbury Republican and American wins a $500 Pulitzer for meritorious service for exposing municipal graft. San Francisco Chronicle gets honorable mention for waterfront strike coverage. Awards include prizes to Otto Tollschuss, Bart Howard, S. Burton Heath, and works by Steinbeck and Sandburg.
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Connecticut
New York
Waterbury
Otto DB. Tollschuss
New York Times
Berlin
Martin T. Manion
John Steinbeck
Viking Press
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Sandburg
Harcourt, Brace & Company
Brilliant But Abnormal: Hitler’s Brilliance and Danger
A writer argues in the House of Commons debate on Norway that England and France misjudged Adolf Hitler. He notes Hitler’s leadership talent, the dangers of underestimating him, and cites past warnings from Lord Baldwin and a New York professor who acknowledged Hitler’s rise from humble beginnings and his brutal violations of the Versailles treaty. The piece stresses recognizing both brilliance and abnormality in Hitler.
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House of Commons
Norway
Chamberlain
Herr Hitler
Hitler
England
France
Hiller
Lord Baldwin
New York
Poultry Raiser Endorses ETV for Profitable Flocks
Farmers claim ETV a new poultry remedy will revive run down hens and turn unprofitable flocks into profit. The product supposedly treats flu colds bronchitis and lung and digestive diseases, with a claim of quick restoration. Available at Humphrey's Drug Lady.
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E.T.V
I B.T.Y
Humphrey
Hitler the brain behind German military and political moves
The article argues that Adolf Hitler directs vital military and political decisions in person, with army chiefs enacting orders blindly. It warns that Allies must recognize his vast capabilities and select their sharpest minds to counter his foresight and dangerous reach in the war effort.
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Hitler
Adolf Hiller
Railroad Retirement Act Representative Will Be In Huron
The U S Railroad Retirement Board announced regularly scheduled service for major railroad centers in the district. District manager R L Marlett said a field man will visit twice a month, with Huron dates set for the first and third Tuesdays, inviting interviews with Dan G Coonen at the C N W Freight Office.
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Adlruekn
U. S. Railroad Retirement Board
R. L. Marlett
Huron
Dan G. Coonen
Field man visits Huron to assist with claims
A field man travelled to Huron to provide information and help on Railroad Retirement Acts and the State Unemployment Instance Act. His next visit to the city is scheduled for Tuesday May 21.
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Huron
Burglars Hit Clark Station Six Times In Year
At New London station Clark filling station was robbed five times in a year with varying loot. In the sixth burglary the thieves took a 500 pound satchel. Infant Crantham Jr of Fall River Mass faces a poll tax bill for 1940 when he will be eight months old. His mother asks if he’ll qualify for an old age pension on his thirteenth birthday. In Wichita Pattison recalls a fowl escape involving a hatchet while cooking.
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New London
Clark
Fall River
Mass
Arthur C. Crantham, Jr
Lemon Juice Remedy Claims Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An old home remedy promotes lemon juice mixed with water as a fast, inexpensive cure for rheumatic pain. The ad claims relief within 48 hours, urges use twice daily, and promises a money back guarantee via pharmacies.
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Ruggist Umier
Aris
Sherman & Man
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