Murderous Night Ties Dow Bryce to Hotel Mystery
In a tense hotel confrontation Mrs. Bryce pleads for Dow Van Every while fearing exposure. The narrator probes her alibi and hints at Margalo Younger’s murder and a web of suspects including Edith Bryce and Laura Randall, with Ward Van Every looming as a fearful witness.
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Ward van Every
Joyce
Dow
Lawn
Keyes
Edith Bryce
Margalo
Laura Randall
Mrs. Bryce
Ward
Don van Every
Harmissa
Mrs.Bryce
Mrs Bryce
Reveat
Margalo Younger
New York
Mr. Bryce
Mar
Gale Younger
Eba
Don
Miss Younger
Vam
Laura
Yai
No Alliances Opposed to British War Aid
An opinion piece argues against an Anglo American alliance in wartime, noting British fears and reliance on US power. It contends Britain faces strategic peril and that alliance with Great Britain would not serve United States interests or preserve any race, urging the US to pursue an independent path.
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Europe
United States
Great Britain
Britain
North America
England
Uncle Sam
America
The Brain Trusters and Our Foreign Policy
The piece criticizes the New Deal for courting foreign powers to expand markets and claims American diplomacy, finance, and peace are endangered. It condemns professors and officials for trusting Europe, especially England, and warns of treaties and Reciprocal Trade Pacts harming U.S. interests. It calls for voters to reject such policies in November.
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Roosevelt
America
Europe
Repaving Debate and Roosevelt Must Bills Clash
A Main Street business man urges prioritizing center town repaving to aid shoppers this fall season. The piece condemns Roosevelt era must bills and says Congress rushed New Deal measures, with Jim Farley rallying the party as election time nears.
Must Vote Roosevelt Return Warns Americans
Propaganda warns that 32 million PWA WPA workers 2 million AAA farmers and 1 million HOLC beneficiaries must repay taxpayer dollars spent by Washington. Tammany leaders and local bosses are labeled as spreading must psychology to install feudalism and crown Roosevelt king, which is denied as untrue.
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New Deal
PWA
WPA
Roosevelt
AAA
HOLC
Washington
Tammany Crew
Franklin Roosevelt
Never before have so many Democrats repudiated party leaders
A political opinion piece argues that widespread Democratic discontent signals a shift to Republican leadership as a remedy for national crisis. It cites economic missteps under Roosevelt, alleged mismanagement of farm policy, unemployment, and dollar devaluation, urging removal of perceived reckless policymakers in favor of a measured American regime.
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United States
Roosevelt
Washington
Landon Speech Pleads Plain Talk To American Voters
Alfred M. Landon addressed Topeka with an emphatic acceptance speech that urged plainspoken, explicit messaging to the American people. The Republican candidate pledged a hopeful, encouraging program and a straightforward wart against economic and social ills, signaling a firm, clarion call to voters.
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San Antonio
Texas
Topeka
Alfred M. Landon
Tugwell foresees stopgap relief to drought hit farms
Rexford Tugwell, Resettlement Director, outlines immediate needs in the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming as relief for agriculture and livestock persists. He discusses long term policy, irrigation costs, soil condition, and the potential for small scale subsistence farming amid tenant limits and shifting farm practices.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington, D. C
Middle Northwest
Drouth
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt
Tugwell
You re telling me
William Bitt critiques Mussolini aging and public attitudes while lampooning politicians and public figures. The piece riffs on postmaster general absence, bedbug laws, exploding fruit, hotel losses, and wartime ignorance, with satirical quips about Ethiopians and Italian conquests.
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Jaceu
Restore Efficient Constitutional Government Amid New Deal
In a pivotal national moment the administration is urged to restore efficient constitutional governance. The speaker criticizes the three year New Deal for abandoning policies that safeguarded prosperity wealth and freedom, arguing for a return to a charted course.
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United States
Landon Urges End to New Deal Spending for Recovery
The speaker argues public debt has risen due to curious experiments and New Deal spending. He says stopping the tumbling with recovery requires putting the government’s finances in order. Once finances stabilize, consumer demand will release work for workers, and Landon should lead the nation in November.
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Mr. Landon
Alfred M. Landon
Debauching the CCC in Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dorothy Thompson accuses the CCC of political graft after inspectors in Washington required endorsement by congressmen for all but rank and file positions. She notes the alleged $50 payments for good will and questions presidential knowledge, urging accountability for New Deal agencies tied to patronage.
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CCC
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dorothy Thompson
Washington
Roosevelt
Miss Thomipson
Wily Contract Bridge By E W Shepard
A Central Press bridge column discusses a declarer’s down game in spades due to misplay, debunking the notion of hard luck. The writer from the Bronx weighs in on the misjudged eight heart and three club tricks and analyzes where the declarer erred.
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Central Press
E. W. Shepard
East
Bronx
Aide Digonide
Bridge hand analysis hints at avoiding dangerous club exits
The article details a bridge contest where Hast and West were vulnerable, describing bidding, declarer play, and defense. It explains how to avoid losing more than three tricks by managing trumps and suits, emphasizing leading diamonds and hearts and using dummy entries to force ruffs, with North in control and multiple tricks discussed.
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Hast
West
East
Declarer
the Inquirer
Graft Accusations Surface as Officials Face Scrutiny
Read about mounting concerns as corruption allegations come to light involving public offices. The report highlights alleged improper practices, investigations, and potential consequences for those implicated.
Fall From Porch Causes Fatal Skull Fracture
Edgar Nance, 65, died after being found unconscious in his Huntington front yard. Coroner F X Schuller said a skull fracture from a fall from his porch caused the death.
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Huntington
Edgar Nance
F. X. Schuller
Yance
Aged Irish-born Resident Joseph McCauley Dies in Town
Charles Town reports the death of 95 year old Joseph William McCauley a native of Ireland and among the town s oldest residents who died at his daughter s home.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Joseph William McCaulay
Ireland
Replacing Fire Bell With Siren Considered by Volunteers
Averill Park New York volunteers propose replacing the fire bell with a siren. The old bell rang during a recent alarm but no one responded, as Pierce D. Kane, president, says they mistook the bell for church tolling.
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Pierce D. Kane
Volunteers
Averill Park
N.Y
Women Voters Group Forming in Kanawha County
Welch August 3 P.M. Re S Richardson president of the Kanawha County Women's Republican club will assist in organizing a women voters group. Tuesday.
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Grafton
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Charles J. Schuck
Rollo J. Conley
Sheriff Dallas Wolfe
James C. Holt
Ron
Cc. O. King
House OF Delegates
Leuthardt
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Jim Farley
CCG
Great Plains
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Wisconsin Authority
William Bitt
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Peoria
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Ene
Fmeney
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