Hollow Mockery and Government Publicity Debate
A clipping contrasts James Truslow Adams critique of Roosevelt with calls for accountability over wartime pledges. It cites Adams on broken promises and asks Roosevelt to explain shifts in international and domestic policy. It condemns WPA publicity spending by Harry L Hopkins and the Works Progress Administration.
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United States
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James Truslow Adams
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Writers for Magazines Dream in WPA Plans
The piece details Harry Hopkins and aides planning to recruit magazine writers in New York to push "miracle stories" from the WPA Information Service. Paul Ellerbe, press agents, and others are mentioned, with salaries cited and a push to place many articles. Washington doubts arise as Ellerbe is recalled and ordered not to talk.
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Harry Hopkins
David K. Niles
Roscoe Wright
Paul Ellerbe
New York
WPA
Information Service
Ellerbe
Mr. Niles
Mr. Ellerbe
Ellerbe W
Washington
Messrs. Niles i ‘Wright
Niles
Kiwanis Names Local Businesses And Notables Acknowledged
A lengthy list highlights local enterprises and individuals linked to Kiwanis, including eateries, druggists, hardware stores, gas companies, jewelry shops, bakeries, and professional practices. The compilation underscores community ties, commerce, and regional support across Grafton and surrounding areas.
Funeral Plans For Secretaries, Roosevelt Attend
DERN FUNERAL described with half staff mourning as the army and navy observed official mourning. Plans call for military services tomorrow at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, where the secretary worshipped in Washington. A funeral train will depart for Salt Lake City later in the day for services Tuesday with President Roosevelt expected to attend.
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Bia
Army
Navy
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
Washington
Salt Lake City
Roosevelt
Dictatorship Antarctic? No clear title from excerpt
Neutrality pact adherence shown by embargo on arms to both sides. Italy Germany and Portugal aid rebels. Pope Pius XI weakened yet plans protest. Burgos rebels pledge cooperation with Germany and Italy and accuse France of sacking the Bank of Spain. Northern Basque area sees reduced fighting after failed rebel assault.
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Italy
Il Duce
Germany
Portugal
Pius
Pope Pius XI
Burgos
France
Bank of Spain
Madrid
Spain
Bascay Bay
Former Senator Johnson of Minnesota in Critical Condition
LITCHFIELD Minnesota August 28 Former U S Senator Magnus Johnson critically ill in a hospital after a very bad night his physicians reported today he has lapsed into a semi conscious condition
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Litchfield
Minn
U. S
Magnus Johnson
North Carolina Chief Eyes Sheriff Post in South Carolina
Gaffney S C reports that R Bruce Bryant, longtime Kings Mountain NC police chief, led the Democratic primary field for sheriff of a South Carolina county. Bryant, who still resides in Gaffney, must win the run off to secure the office, commuting 20 miles daily between Gaffney and Kings Mountain.
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Gaffney
S. C
North Carolinia
South Carolina
R. Bruce Bryant
Kings Mountain
N. C
Prof makes suggestions for warm weather work
Cambridge Massachusetts August 28 A Harvard Terp en celebration symposium featured Philip Samer Bores of Industrial applications of air conditioning to normal life He argued that air conditioned rooms improve work in hot weather but cannot be relied on to prevent colds in any season
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Couzens backs Roosevelt in GOP renomination bid
Central Press Staff Writer Leslie Eichel reports Michigan Senator James Couzens, seeking Republican renomination, publicly endorses President Roosevelt. He argues Roosevelt’s leadership and his heart for the common man justify support, while acknowledging policy disagreements on taxes and hints at intra party tensions within Old Guard Republicans.
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Leslie Eichel
Central Press
James Couzens
Michigan
Roosevelt
Senate
Couzens
Wilber M. Brucker
Frank
Senator Couzens
Washington
U. S. Senate
Telling Me by William Ritt brief humor column
Central Press humorist William Ritt offers a string of wry quips on family irony, modern Istanbul, critics, music, and social vices. The column lampoons everyday follies with sly punchlines about cows, Santa, critics, and hay fever.
Rep Martin Faults Ickes in Dirty Campaign Attack
Rep Joseph W Martin Jr eastern Republican campaign manager accused Secretary Ickes of mudslinging after Ickes described Hearst as the new Republican boss. Martin said Farley aimed to force a dirty campaign and warned that unfair attacks will backfire, urging fair play in politics.
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Rep
Joseph Martin
Ickes
New York
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Icke
William Randolph Hearst
Martin
Farley
Roosevelt
German economic dictator meets Blum on trade accord push
Dr Hjalmar Schlacht, Germanys economic dictator, conferred with Premier Leon Blum in Paris and headed homeward as informed sources said he pressed for a Franco German trade accord as the starting point of a general rapprochement.
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Paris
Hjalmar Schlacht
Germany
Leon Blum
Ailing Joan Spins Romance Amid House Party Scandal
Joan Spencer a small town acoul teacher becomes secretary to Julian Sloane a noted playwright at his luxurious summer home. Jealous actress Sheila True stirs trouble as Joan recovers from a blow to the head after a canoe mishap and a tense party night. Julian supports Joan while rumors of love with him swirl.
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Joan Spencer
Julian Sloane
Sloane
Sheila True
Julian
Sheila
Joan
Pierre Durand
Shela
Pierre
GQOM
New York
Alex Garrity
Alex
Trotzky Held Under Guard In Norway
Oslo reports say the Norwegian justice ministry ordered Leon Trotzky and his wife interned with two secretaries expelled. They will be confined at Hoenfoss, a new domicile to be found. Trotzky refused government conditions and signed a pledge to abstain from revolutionary activity.
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Oslo
Norway
Ministry of Justice
Leon Trotssky
Trotzky
Hoenfoss
France
Cnc
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Mixed Company Swim Ban Is Successful
Leaksville North Carolina August 28 A Baptist pastor said his congregation halted mixed swimming after a local ban. Rev E X Heatherly of King Memorial Baptist church said mixed swimming is unscriptural and indecent and several members swam before the prohibition but have stopped.
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Lieved
E. X. Heatherly
Heatherly
King Memorial Baptist Church
Donis Duke to Sell Kaalawai Estate in Honolulu
Aug 28 Honolulu report says Doris Duke Cromwell plans to sell her Kaalawai property after the harbor board refused permission for a private swimming pool. Cross quoted her saying the pool request was reasonable, but if denied she will sell. Officials argued the pool would create class legislation and grant a monopoly on shore lands held as a public trust.
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Honolulu
Kaalawai
Doris Duke Cromwell
William Cross, Jr
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Cross
Harbor Board
Ie Aoc
Canadian Communist Denied U.S. Entry in Ottawa Report
William Gilacher, a Canadian Communist and member of the British parliament, said he was greatly disappointed by Washington’s refusal to permit his entry into the United States on account of his political beliefs. He spoke to Canadian press in Drumheller Alberta on August 28.
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Drumheller
Alto
William Gilacher
Washington
United States
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H. J. Gatrell
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Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Frank Knox
Illinois
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Hugh Ike Shott
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Rollo J. Conley
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Jip N. Lock
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Archdeacon's
First National Bank
Empire Market
Lee Bennett & Son
Union Drug Company
Merle Watkins
Arlie Leonard
J. W. Hartley & Son
Joe Jolliffe
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Gas
Bernard's Shoe Store
Evans Hardware Company
Ben Franz
McCrory’s
F. W. Woolworth
Sanitary Market
American News
Grafton Baking Co.,Inc
Charles D. Smith
Charles Wells
O. S. Campbell
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E. B. Bucklew
R. D. Stout
Style Shop
Friedlander’s
G. T. Bartlett Jolliffe’s
C. O. Brown
J. T. Murphy
Hanway's
Evans Jewelry Co
Bartlett's
Dehlinger
George Favish
Eureka
Frank's
Utsinger
Jacobs Meatmarket
Henderson's
Friedman Brothers
A. C. Thomas
William Knox
Cafateria Court
Star Shoe Shop
Rose Cross
Liberty Shoe
Marinello Beauty Shop
Frank C. Collins
Grafton Electric
Dr. O. L. Cook
Frank Hollis
E Bailey Wyckoff
Court Pharmacy
H. C
Greyhound
W. C. Lawson
Shriver Motor Company
Reynolds and Harr
C. W. Phillips
Ait
Ted
Dern
Sentor Johnson
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William Ritt
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Santa Claus
Istanbul
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the Willows
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Vera
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