Presidents Age at Inauguration and Lifespan Trends
The passage notes varying ages at inauguration for U S presidents, with early leaders averaging mid fifties and some assassinated. It discusses how postwar presidents often lived longer, mentioning figures like Lincoln and Garfield as contrasts, and cites shifts in life expectancy and age trends through Coolidge and Taft. It references prewar nine terms and postwar continuity.
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Buchanan
Lincoln
Garfield
Mcore
Harrison
Harding
Coolidge
Ileveland
Taft
Hope Salesmen Win Trip for Pensacola Visit
Hope Auto Company salesmen Roy Caldwell J T Urrey Sam Cook and Ray Turner boarded a special train Sunday night to Pensacola Florida as guests of Ford Motor Company. The four Hope men qualified in a Memphis district sales contest based on June and July new car sales and will return by Wednesday with other Memphis area salesmen.
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Roy Caldwell
J,t. Urrey
Sam Cook
Ray Turner
Hope Auto Company
Jeff
Bombproof shelter plan shown to War Department
Columbus report notes a bombproof shelter that can be built overnight. A trench is dug to form an arch, poured with reinforced concrete, then dirt is replaced to create a thumbproof structure. Stephen Stepanian, a sand and gravel company executive, demonstrated the concept to officials.
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Columbus
Stephen Stepanian
Sand and Gravel Company
IE STANDINGS Monday's Results
Monday's results include Cleveland 8, Detroit 5 and Chicago 6, St Louis 5 with rain affecting Pittsburgh Cincinnati and other games. Tuesday schedules place Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Brooklyn St Louis at Chicago and more.
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Cincinnati
Wis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Ladelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
St Louis
Boston
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Rumbling Mountain Loses Its Secret
LAKE LURE NORTH CAROLINA detectives from the National Speleological Society studied the cave beneath Rumbling Bald Mountain above Lake Lure. They traced the source of mysterious noises to vast boulders cracking from subterrain crevices and tumbling down into the cave floor.
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Lake Luke
N. C
Bald Mountain
National Speleological Society
Washington
Lake Lure
NYA Certification Process For New Age Workers
The article explains that 17 year olds pursuing 59 or newer NYA work may be permitted. South Arkansas residents seeking NYA work at the listed project must first obtain NYA certification from their home County Welfare Office. After issue, they must write to the President of the college and to the District NYA office in Camden Arkansas.
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South Arkansiesays
NYA
Camden
Atkansas
Flynn defends Party Book II as campaign tool not for sale
Edward J. Flynn, Democratic national chairman-elect, told New York reporters that Party Book II advertisements were contracted before the Hatch act and are not being sold now. He said there was no plan to sell the book and it will be distributed to 109,000 or more Democratic speakers and workers.
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Edward J. Flynn
New York
Hatch
Flynn
Eight Presidents and the Longevity of Losers
The list includes John Adams Jefferson Madison John Quincy Adams Jackson Van Buren Tyler Fillmore and Buchanan. The line notes that conclusions apply to groups not individuals and adds a cheering thought that defeated candidates tend to live longer beyond their election years than victors.
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John Adams
Jefferson
Madison
John Quincy Adams
Jackson
van Buren
Tyler
Fillmore
Buchanan
Revival of Falconry Training Hawking Birds in Cadiz
Robert Patterson trains five hawks in Cadiz to revive falconry. By summer’s end he expects his birds to be schooled for small game hunts.
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Cadiz
Robert Patterson
Patterson
Weather and fire flare with misty soundings across Michigan and Mindanao
A Michigan City resident reports a grass fire outside the central fire station as rain pours down and the switchboard hums with confusion. Separately, explorers note the deepest ocean depth reached off Mindanao in the Philippines, recorded at 35 400 feet.
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Pacific
Uct
Mindanao
Phillippines Group
Drive to Stop Fraud in Unemployment Claims
Arkansas unemployment officials launch a broad campaign to curb fraudulent benefit claims. Blaine Ellington and Eli W. Callins urge managers, claims takers, and employers to report suspected fraud, with penalties outlined for illegitimate unemployment payments and a firm promise to vigorously prosecute confirmed cases in Clark, Hempstead, Howard, Lafayette, and Nevada counties.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Arkansas Unemployment Compensation Division
Blaine Ellington
Hope Office
Arkansas State Employment Service
Eli W. Callins
Mr. Ellington
Collins
Clark
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Nevada
Adkins Builds Early Lead Over Bailey in Arkansas Returns
Early returns from 127 of 2,002 precincts show Homer Adkins with a large lead over Governor Bailey, as totals across counties like Pulaski Garland Mississippi and Crittenden trend toward Adkins with votes in the thousands. Venable and Witte trails appear minimal in initial tabulations.
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Bailey
Adkins
Venable
Witt
Little Rock
Homer Adkins
Governor Bailey
Witte
Pulaski
Garland
Mississippi
Crittenden
Francis
Lee
Ailey
Phillips
Crass
Foinsett
Craighead
Wilte
Hope office vows firm stance against fraud in relief claims
Mr Ellington pledges to implement Director Collins' orders and asks employers and law abiding citizens in Clark Hempstead Howard Lafayette and Nevada counties to cooperate. He offers to advise claimants on status of their claims and partial earnings with full, fair, cooperative guidance on facts and law.
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Ellington
Hope Office
Collins
Law Abidjing
Clark
Hempstead
Howard
Lafayette
Nevada
Newspaper Dissent Over War Coverage and Interpreters
The piece contrasts two groups, mostly women and mostly men, arguing readers split between those who want direct information and those who trust interpreters to retell war news with editorial flavor. It criticizes reliance on commentary over factual dispatches.
Swiss minister urges quick, long Swiss vacations
Berne officials announce a strategy to boost tourism by encouraging rapid and extended stays in Switzerland. Hotels and holiday resorts drive the industry, but foreign tourism has fallen to a trickle since the war began.
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Berne
Switzerland
Pi— Swissinister of Transportation
Zews
K I S Antidote For Red Tape In Dayton Work
Uncle Saya's army air corpsmen adopt K I S to cut defense red tape. The phrase Keep It Simple applies to reports and lab technique at Wright-Patterson Field in Dayton, reflecting an effort to speed procurement and streamline procedures.
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Dayton
Saya
Army Air
Dog Stories for Dog Days
Animal tales from various places recount dogs risking life to protect owners and property. Mickey defends against a viper at a ranch, Pal’s antics prompt concern, and fire rescue dogs alert firefighters to blazes. A San Francisco terrier returns nightly to an accident scene, blessing a reunion. A thief steals a collar. a dog loses both collar and badge, reflecting local canine mischief.
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Howe
Seweh
Charles M. Rea
Independence
Kas
Rea
Hames
Tole
Lou
J. H. Zoilinsky
San Francisco
Melis
Idoilinsky
Beac
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