Suburban life promise tests a New York family
In a continuing scene Phil Parrish plans to move his wife Eleanor and baby Jessica to a Long Island house to escape a crowded Gotham tenement. Eleanor resists surrendering to suburbia, preferring to stay in New York and maintain independence, while Phil clings to a possible country life and career dreams. The couple debates finances, housing, and identity as their family faces uncertain prospects.
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Nell
Bohemia
Eleanor
Long Island
Hileanor
Phil
Suburbia
New York
A Lewis Victory in Coal Contract Victory and Cost
After six weeks of stoppage the coal contract settlement is hailed as a Lewis victory though it offers little gain to miners. The piece argues the union’s success cost miners and their families dearly, with production losses and ongoing hardships for workers, operators, and the industry.
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Lewis
Twelve Suggestions to Restore Normalcy in 1930s Debate
Preston County Journal notes Representative Joe Martin proposes twelve ideas to revive the economy and curb debt. The piece criticizes New Dealers for stubborn spending and political risk, urging consideration of options such as keeping the United States out of war and repealing undistributed funds.
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Preston
County Journal
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Washington
United States
Mayor LaGuardia Pledges War on Begging Rackets
Cumberland Times reports New York Mayor LaGuardia launches a drive to wipe out begging rackets, safeguard legitimate charities, and warn the public in subways and transit about genuine relief. Commissioner Hodson cites 10,000 fakes and phonies, with a claimed city takings of 15 million dollars from panhandlers.
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Cumberland Times
LaGuardia
New York
W-Y
Hodson
New York City
Welfare Department
Campaign to curb beggar rackets in New York
A Greater New York Fund drive aims to stop beggar racketeers with police and district attorney support. Commissioner Hudson backs the plan to relieve the public from exploiting alms. Advocates urge feeding hungry people through public relief or charities before arresting beggars becomes routine.
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Greater
New York
Editorial on neutrality and cash-and-carry policy
The Wheeling Intelligencer urges a neutral stance amid looming war, backing cash-and-carry as a sane policy. It favors retaining the neutrality act with Nye-Boone-Clark amendments, opposing Pittman provisions, and warns of possible embarrassment without a clear neutrality law.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
Pittman
England
France
Congress
War Referendum Debate Heats Senate Judiciary Panel
Senators clash over a national referendum on foreign intervention with O Mahoney opposing, Burke calling it impractical, and King and Logan mixed. Chairman Ashurst denies pigeonholing the measure while La Follette commits to a possible vote before adjournment as proponents push for a three fourths ratification path.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
O'Mahoney
Wyo
Burke
Neb
King
Utah
Logan
Senate
Ashurst
Ariz
Judiciary Committee
House
Ludlow
Roosevelt
Hull
Lkely
la Follette
Early Taylor County Pioneers and Notables Chronicle
A historical sketch traces early settlers in western Virginia and Taylor county. John Woodyard and Eliza Woodyard Gawthrop connect to West Virginia pioneer life, with families settling Lee Creek and Palmyra Missouri adventures. Adolphus Armstrong’s long clerkship and the 1858 Pruntytown courthouse lightning tragedy anchor later county development.
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South Grafton
John C. Woodyard
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Hannah Lee
Harry" Lee
George Washington
Knottsville Pike
Henry Woodyard
England
Sarah Wiseman
Geneva
William Henry Harrison
Northwest Territory
Sandusky
Ohio
Henry
Sarah
Burning Springs
Wirt County
Palmyra
Missouri
Cheat
Abner
Ephriam
Mr. Woodyard
Western Virgin
Eliza Woodyard Gawthrop
Perry Gawthrop
West Virginia
Moses Luzadder
Pennsylvania
Grafton
Curve Bridge
Tygart Valley
Latrobe Street
John W. Blue
Bluemont Cemetery
Washington and St. John
Luzadder and
Wilford Streets
Luzadder Street
Northwestern Turnpike
Rachel
Eliza
Pamela
Old Pike
Taylor County
Adolphus Armstrong
Abraham Smith
Old Rector College
Charles W. Newton
Edward J. Arstrong
Pruntytown
John S. S. Herr
West Main Street
William R. Loar
Bien Avon
Ralphsnyder Brothers
Fairmont
Harmon Sinsel
Lambkin Newton
James Selvey
Jonathan Poe
Baron Rothschilds Paris Visit and Uncertain Plans
The Rothschild family’s Baron Louis and Baroness Eugene De Rothschild greeted guests in Auteuil Paris with connections to Philadelphia. Louis may travel to London to visit relatives after arrival from Zurich, aided by Rothschild attorneys suing Germany over confiscation after Austria’s 1938 annexation. friends describe him as contrite and cautious about future plans.
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Baron Rothschild
Auteuil
Paris
Eugene de Rothschild
Katherine Wolff
Philadephia
Baron Louis
London
Zurich
Germany
Austria
Louis
Vienna settlement delays Baron Louis's freedom noted
The Star Boarder reports that Baron Louis's release was stalled in Vienna due to complex negotiations over his property. Relatives in London and Paris reportedly intervened, but Vienna officials offered no details on the settlement reached.
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Louis
Vienna
London
Paris
Aclais
Adams economy plan faces price fixing barrage
House debate centers on a proposed economy plan that would guarantee farmers a return to production costs through price fixing. Blanket reduction opponents warn the measure could stifle market dynamics while supporters see it as a major issue in the session.
Administration official hints at limits on blanket cuts
An administration official privately said it would be unreasonable for Congress to order a blanket reduction in items it had not yet proven individually. Economy advocates argued such a method could be the only way to effect any savings in a Congress seen moving toward high levels of appropriations.
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Congress
Stereotyper Roy Lilly Dies in Charleston
Roy Ollie Lilly, stereotyper for the Charleston Gazette, died after a week’s illness in Charleston. A former Columbus, Ohio, newspaper staffer, he is survived by four sisters.
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Charleston
Roy Ollie Lilly
Charleston Gazette
Lilly
Columbus, O
Unclear Fragments Highlight Odd Summer Plant Note
Fragmentary text mentions sun exposure and plants with ambiguous details. Readable elements point to a vague summer context and possible hints at burn or damage, but specifics and entities are missing to determine a concrete event or claim.
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