A Thought on Isolation From the Gratton Sentinel
A reprint discusses railroads boosting wartime efficiency and the role of patents in national policy. It argues for informed isolationism, praising prewar international cooperation, patent rights, and cross-border invention exchanges while warning against anti patent overreach and isolationist labels.
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New Deal
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Thurman Arnold
Congress
Arnold
Collier's Weekly
Senate
United States
Republican Party
Gas warfare and civilized killing in wartime debate
Central Press column argues gas versus explosive death is a dilemma of wartime ethics. It compares lethality, pain, and strategic impact of gas, bombs, and artillery, suggesting gas could be as legitimate as shooting and noting air bombing’s contentious, potentially effective military role.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Roosevelt
Japan
Nippon
America
Germany
Fuehrer
Isolationists and obstructionists caution American response
The speaker warns that only a painful, costly experience may awaken the American people to the true situation, urging restraint and vigilance against calls for rash action. He criticizes obstructionist sentiment and advocates careful judgment in national policy.
Horrors of Axis Reprisals Noted in Eden Report
The Elkins Inter Mountain reports additional evidence supporting Anthony Eden's dramatic account of Axis cruelty and Japanese actions. The piece emphasizes the persistence of bloodlust attributed to axis leaders, contrasting with historical conquerors.
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Elkins
Eden
Grafton district retires bonds early to save taxpayers
At an April 1 1925 meeting the Grafton independent district school board instructed the State Linking Fund to retire as many bonds as possible. Twenty thousand dollars were retired leaving a remaining bond total of one hundred eleven thousand five hundred dollars. The board highlighted interest savings and a long standing policy of retiring bonds before maturity to reduce sinking fund levies and avoid future interest payments.
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Grafton Independent District School Board
State Linking Fund Commission
Grafton
East Grafton
West Grafton
South Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio
Front Street
Washington Street
Board, of Education
Grafton District School Board Treasured Histories Revealed
The district boards reduced sinking fund levies from 1919 to 1924. Names of long serving presidents and members are listed with many now deceased, reflecting on the public school system’s history and honoring notable figures. Elmer F Creel is remembered for fifty years with the Baltimore and Ohio Railway.
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Grafton Independent District School Board
Grafton
T. W. Heironimous
Henry O'Leary
Charles H. Straub
Los Angeles
California
Old Catholic
Bluemont
A. D. Castel
M. H. Dent
F. M. Durbin
John W. Deck
J. E. R. Ellis
S.H. Gramm
John W. Hamilton
James W. Holt
T. C. Long
Leonard Mallonee
B. F. Martin
A. 5. Nuzum
C. O. Newton
Arthur Sinsel
Charles A. Sinsel
John N. Tregellas
A. R. Warren
William Watkins
Alexander Zeck
Elmer F. Creel
Baltimore and Ohio
Painesville
Ohio
Scrap rubber drive could steady wartime transport
Amid wartime rhetoric the piece urges intensified rubber salvage in the United States. It warns that shortages threaten essential motor travel until synthetic rubber arrives, urging action over debate and noting large waste since Pearl Harbor. It highlights enemy brutality and the need for practical efforts to keep vehicles roadworthy.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Runaway Dian Hides From Aunt as Car Delivers Escape
In a tense scene, Dian flees her aunt's looming confrontation by hijacking a car with Joe Algood's blessing and pairing with a wary stranger named Bill. She plans a quick ride toward the farm, hoping safety and quiet will restore her nerve and thoughts.
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Dian
Joe
Martha
Marthe
Tor
Joe Algoodk
Joe Algood
New York
Arles Bast
Big Mouth
Bill
Revere and the French Connection in a Revolutionary Era
A fragmentary discussion traces Paul Revere from silversmith to civic mediator linking thinkers and mobs. It notes French ties, Adams era secrecy, and Revere’s broader crafts and civic projects amid the Revolution.
Paul Revere and the World He Lived In review
Esther Forbes crafts a detailed portrait of Paul Revere beyond the ride to Lexington. The 510 page study explores revolutionary Boston and pre revolutionary life, proving Revere a versatile figure with many roles.
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Paul Revere
Esther Forbes
Houghton Mifflin
Lexington
Revere
Boston
Miss Forbes
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Europe
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Weston
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Terial
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Forbes
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