Casual Comment By W. A. Bivins on Dogs and Duty
W A Bivins reflects on dog bites and owner responsibility noting a $5000 damages suit. He recalls encounters with vicious dogs and a mail carrier’s precautions, praises dogs as loyal friends, and retells a family memory of Benny the St Bernard guarding children and mourning sisters. He cites George Graham West on dogs as unselfish friends.
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Cornelison
Benny
St. Bernard
Mother
Old Berny
Berny
Grim Reaper
George Graham West
Trailer Nursery Opens at Baltimore Park for Youngsters
A trailer at the World's Biggest Trailer Park in Baltimore near the Glenn Martin bomber plant has been fitted as a nursery to care for youngsters. The setup aims to provide on-site child care for workers and families in the industrial district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Card of Thanks for E. J. Swanson Family
The Swanson family expresses sincere appreciation to friends and neighbors for acts of kindness and sympathy after the tragedy that struck husband and father E. J. Swanson. May God bless you all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Swanson
The Terrible Eye Serial Brings Romance to High Stakes
Henry L. Channing battles money worries and family demands as Jonah Logan pursues his Terrible Eye invention. Wildy, Channing’s daughter, seeks to elope with Jonah while Mrs. Channing pushes for a diamond tiara, and Cal Meggs presses Henry for debts. The den is filled with wit, tension, and looming decisions.
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Jonah Logan
Henry L. Channing
Channing
Wildy
Jonah Himeacis
Hildy
Eric Johnson Blazes Trail As Spokesman For Business
Spokane report profiles Eric A Johnston born December 21 1897 in Washington as a young business leader and spokesman for the U S Chamber of Commerce. He recalls meeting the President and labor leaders William Green and Philip Murray and urges cordial relations between business and labor.
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Eric Johnson Blazes
Spokane
Wash
Eric
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Chamber
Washington
Johnston
William Green
Philip Murray
Murray
C. of C
Spokane leader heads four firms after WWI service
A former Marine captain who served in the Orient and retired in 1923 now runs four Spokane firms in electrical manufacture merchandising contracting and a brick and lime operation. He sits on a bank and life insurance board and serves Whitman College as a trustee. He urges business backed plans to shape future politics and solve unemployment through industry labor and agriculture with government. He is happily married with two daughters and two hobbies badminton and tennis. He notes tires last eight to ten years if not worn out.
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Spokane
University of Washington
Marines
Orient
Corps
Whitman College
Washington
South America
Inter-American Development Committee
Bible Brought Up To Date For First Time In 192 Years
New Catholic Bible edition marks 192 years since last revision translating from the Latin Vulgate. The Catholic Biblical Association issued a modernized New Testament and Commentary with updated verb forms and terminology to encourage daily Scripture reading. Translators discuss changes and the scholarly notes guiding the text.
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New York
Catholic Biblical Association
John E. Steinmuller
United States
Matthew
Mark
Peter
Luke
Mother Mary
Paul
John
Tire wear warning leads to systematic changes
The text cautions that without systematic tire changes, the right rear tire wears faster than the others on the wheel set. It emphasizes even rotation to extend tire life and improve handling.
Census Counts Drug Stores and Gas Stations in U S
The census shows 557900 drug stores in the United States with annual receipts totaling 1562438000 dollars. The 1940 Census lists 241856 gasoline filling stations, up from 197568 in 1935.
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U. S
Roosevelt invites freshmen to White House for gabfest
President Roosevelt invites the new 1930s Congress members to a March 10 White House gathering to discuss policy informally. About 40 freshmen Democrats form a luncheon group to influence administration thinking while denying any bloc aims. Absenteeism potential sparks GOP concerns with a 13 vote House majority.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
House
Senate
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
State Is Keeping Faith With Men Asserts Gardner
SHELBY Feb 26 Former North Carolina governor O Max Gardner said the state is doing a splendid job in keeping faith with its sons in the armed services. He cited the farm program and industrial war effort as national standouts while noting low internal friction. Census figures show farm land totals rising despite fewer farms since 1930.
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Shelby
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Old North
Gardner
Drunkenness Penalties Expanded Across Seven Counties
A bill adding Harnett Mecklenburg Montgomery Nash Pender and Wilson to a prior Edgecombe act increases penalties for first offense to 50 dollars or 30 days and second offense within a year to 100 dollars or 60 days with third offense a misdemeanor. The measure, starting local, grew then contracted as counties joined or left.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Lynn Nisbet
Harnett
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Nash Pender
Wilson
Edgecombe
Weighing cattle at sale debated amid sales and liquor law echoes
Discussion in agriculture committee compared cattle must weigh at time of sale or transfer to old liquor sale rules. A pending bill seeks to require livestock sold at public auction for slaughter to be weighed at sale or delivery. Senator Gregg Cherry chairing briefly showed rustiness in procedure. Gardner Hudson of Forsyth opposed a bill from Robert Moseley.
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Agriculture Committee
Foreign Relief Fund Short Of Sum Needed Says Lehman
Senator Her bert H. Lehman told the senate that relief money far beyond an initial 400 to 500 million dollars will be required to avert chaos among liberated populations abroad. He outlined 250–300 million for food 100 million for clothing and 30–40 million for medicine and seeds to next June. He warned against expecting a single sum to suffice and urged consistent relief as Axis areas are freed. New Mexico shows the nation's highest birth rate at 27.3 per 1000. New Jersey sits at 13.6 the lowest per the Census.
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Clarissa
Mrs. Channing
Lovey
Mr. Channing
Henry Livingstone Channing
Brown, Moon & Snow's
Henry L. Channing
Henry
Calvin
H. L. Channing
Miss Meath
Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations
Senate Appropriations
United Nations
Lehman
North Africa
New York
Roosevelt
Norway
Poland
France
Greece
Frendly taunts linger after local vote shouting
Representatives of both groups traded taunts after the vote. One side boasted they lost five votes while the other lost only two, claiming the opposition had slipped. The exchange centered on percentages of total strength lost in the contest.
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W. A. Bivins
Wagger
Edwin Rutt
Mahoney
Chester Saxon
Channing Camera Empire
Acme- Epitome Photographic Supply Company, Inc
Muskegon, Mich
Meath
Bucephalus
Channings
Calvin Meggs
Mr. Meggs
NEA Service, Inc
Labor
Mr. Johnston
Mr. Green
Ric A. Johnston
Tunisia
Mediterranean
Bizerte
FDR
Capitol Square
Halifax
Everett
ABC
Cooley
Raleigh Bar
Guilford
S. C. Dolley
Guston
A. L. Ferree
Randolph
Dolley
Ferree
Gregg Cherry
Rowan
North Carolina Department
Federation of Labor
C. A. Fink
Gardner Hudson
Forsyth
Judiciary
Robert Moseley
Francis J. Kelly
New Mexico
New Jersey
Department Store
High Point
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