Washington Society Note Is Full of War Era Oddities
A 1934 NEA Service column recalls the White House social scene amid military urgency. It highlights Roosevelt era tensions among the Army Navy and Justice investigations. It also mentions figures like MacArthur Bullitt Bullitt’s Moscow hotel room Anne Reynolds and Budge director Lew Douglas with light anecdotes on decor and wit.
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Ashing
Roose
White House
Roosevelt
Roosetblic
ATR
Navy
Army
Justice Department
House Mint
War Department
Woodring
Joe" Silverman
Grand
House
CCC
Billy Mitchell
Army Air "Service
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Qdde
Bill Bullit
Russia
State Department
Wilson
Moscow
Anne
Bullitt
Budge
Lew Douglas
Congress
Arizona
Will Rogers
Alice Longworth
Alice
Robert R. Reynolds
North Carolina
Brunet
Senaunw Reynolds
Blond
NEA Serview
Lie
Glorifying Yourself by Alicia Hart
A COLUMN advises choosing properly fitted shoes for spring. It warns that ill fitting footwear causes foot fatigue and foot ailments, urging readers to seek expert help to ensure comfortable wear for the Easter parade and daily wear.
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Yourself
Alicia Hart
Your Children and Space Ways for Big Families
Olive Roberts Barton discusses how large families manage space and daily life. She cites a couple with twelve children who built a dormitory, organized routines, and shared chores to keep a sizable household functioning smoothly.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Gypsy and Tom Weaver In Night of Tenuous Trust
In a charged party scene Gypsy Hotaling confronts her husband Tom Weaver as rumors swirl about an affair with Lila. A violent incident and a near-fatal fall on a balcony heighten fear and jealousy while Derek, Marko, Hunt, and others drift through the aftermath.
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Siorell
Tom Weaver
Lila Hotaling
Darek
Billa Uyes
Tom
Vura Gray
Ily
Derek
Vern
Hine
Howe
Lila
Marko Brough
Ton
Gypsy
Hunt Gibson
Falcous
Tiant
Hunt
Pliss
Poteo
Lila Lad Vinea
Leaven
Genase
Gyyay
Feint
Weaver
Tam
Gynny
Desnair
Mint
Ald Ram
Yom
Iles
Fatvons
Tiypay
Die
Senate Advances Direct Vote Bill In Senate Push
Senate judiciary panel backs a revised direct election amendment by Senator Norels to abolish the electoral college and let voters choose president and vice president. The plan would award a state's entire electoral vote to the direct vote leader, avoid a house deadlock, and allow independent candidates on the ballot.
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Washington
Senate Judicial Committee
Norels
Ivan Nebraska
Congress
Norris
Electout College
Formice
Arso
House
Senate
Harback Shot but Woman Is Silent in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas Mrs Thomas Orvel Tackett formerly Lilian Murray denies shooting Clifton Harback. She refuses to talk to Burns Detective Agency investigator Bill Graham, deflecting questions and insisting officers solve the case without her testimony.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Lillian
Harback
SimMart Copper
Manhunt Under Way in Oklahoma Hills
Muskogee Oklahoma reports hundreds of state and county officers swarm the Cookson Hills area in a major manhunt. Authorities seek a suspect linked to a violent incident, with roads blocked and search teams sweeping the rugged terrain.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Arkworws
Cookson Hills
Primary Ballot Announcements For Local Candidates
Vague political notices list Shesil George W Schooley W Aubry Lewis Cule for Feb 20 precincts. Fx Aldeemon ward Pluve D Wenry appear as related names in a fragmented community notice.
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Shesil
George W. Schooley W. Aubry Lewis Cule
Fx Aldeemon
Ward 'Pluve
D. Wenry
That Yard Garden of Yours No 8 Pruning for shrub health and vigor
That Yard Garden of Yours No 8 explains proper pruning of shrubs by Donald Gray NEA Service Landscape Consultant. It emphasizes removing dead wood first, cutting old wood to soil level, and spacing cuts to encourage new growth while avoiding overtrimming. It notes timing related to flowering and stresses the use of sharp tools for clean diagonal cuts. The column also includes several local social notes.
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Donald Grow
Donald Gray
Desperado fugitive hunt nets 17 suspects in vast roundup
Sunday saw the sweep by National Guardsmen across eastern Oklahoma as authorities pursue fugitives in the Southwest drive. Ten suspects including three women were detained within hours as patrols expanded in a roughly 200 mile circle. Seven others were captured during daylight raids on isolated homes. Luther Joliff co Vion, long sought for questioning in a Bruges gun battle that killed eight, was arrested. Ford Bradshaw, a bandit leader, is linked to the same prior fight.
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Southwest
Oklahoma
Luther Joliff Co Vion
Gat
Bruges
Ford Bradshaw
Neu
Oak Grove Notes on Farm Work and Social Visits
Oak Grove farmers have halted planting oats. Elbert O'Steen and wife shopped in Uepe Saturday afternoon. Hattie Jackson and Asleen Wilson visited Gerleen Collier on Thursday night. Guthreen Ross and Mariet Byers stayed with Mrs. Lee England Saturday night. Bernie Jones visited Mes. Walter Lee Allen Monday. B Wise visited Rivne vst Hoss on Sunday. Mrs. Oriewin and Mrs. Allen Mathews and Ellen Wooslul of Hepent joined Mes. Charlie Williams on Wednesday.
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E. Sandere
Burl Ross
Salus
Bennie Janes
Ernest Ross
Lee Collier
Bennie Jane
Elbert O'Steen
Gerlean Collier
Lowel Ross
Elbert O'Lilley
Uepe
Hattie Jackson
Asleen Wilson
Gerleen Collier
Guthreen Ross
Mareit Byers
Lee England
Bernie Jones
Walter Lee Allen
B. Wise
Rivne Vst Hoss
Orierwin
Allen Mathews
Ellen Wooslul
Charlie Williams
Dosur Artist Struggles Amid Cheaney Rumors
Fragmentary dialogue notes discuss Vetee of Dosur, a struggling artist named Colbalt, and a landlord, referencing an invention in a doughnut and a failed studio effort. The garbled text hints at attributions and claims without clear events or dates.
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