Young California Boy Builds Mini Oil Rig
A 16 year old Norwalk youth, Julian Hathaway, is pictured with a working model oil rig he built on his father’s ranch in California. His miniature drill sank a nine foot well, showing precision in cutting, boring, and bolting air materials in his workshop, impressing veterans with his craftsmanship.
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NEA
Los Angeles
Berean
Julian Hethawas
Renms
Norwalk
Calif
Young Hathaway
Hope City Plea Spurs County Highway Plan 1939
The Star outlines municipal power plant revenue use to back Hope city’s road and sanitary projects in 1939, supporting the Chamber of Commerce. It notes a county highway program funding for annual all weather feeder roads to aid Hempstead County farmers, urging cooperative effort and efficient governance under state plans.
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Hope
Wiley
Chamber of C Commerce
Dousty
Muich
Hempstead
great‘Pacdarece
Efcon Ased
Tex
Arkansas
A Good Political Omen in Illinois Campaign
The piece argues public apathy is fading as Illinois and national races stir voters. It highlights Semerald Nye and Mrs McCormick in the senatorial fight, noting $300,000 in campaign spending and calls for Senate inquiries into campaign finances. It concludes that rising political interest is a positive omen for democracy.
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Semerald Nye
North
David
McCormick
Senate Committee
Nye
Mrs. Meick
s.McCormick
Newberry
Lob
Illinois
Née
Railroad bosses fight truck competition to save business
Workers of the Mt and N. A. Missouri and North Arkansas railroad formed department groups to press their case along the line. W W Stephenson, receiver and GM, said truck competition forced the loss of about 300 jobs as rail traffic fell. Speakers warned that railroads, public necessities, deserve support despite trucking growth. Arkansas Democrat.
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Miscouri
North Arkansas Railroad
Harrison
W.W. Stephenson
United States
Missouri
North Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat
Dominican President 37 Must Rehabilitate Nation
Dominican Republic report on Brig. Gen. Rafael Leonidas Trujillo who will become president on August 15 at age 37. The youngest head of a sovereign nation, he aims to cut government costs, end unemployment, expand education, and reduce the president and lawmakers pay. He plans a three American three Dominican advisory commission to diversify an economy long reliant on four primary exports.
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Santo Domingo
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
The
Republic
United States Marine Corps
Marines
Trujillo
Congress
Yrujillo
Courthouse Robbed in Madison County Alabama
Madison county courthouse was robbed of 15. Pro bate Judge Thomas W. Jones reported the theft to the sheriff's office.
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Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
Thomas W. Jones
Sheriff's Office
Nuthall Clinches U S Tennis Title in Surprise Run
William Braucher reports England’s Ett y Nuthall defeated American players to claim the United States tennis championship. The piece notes her self-funded trip, a commendation to Helen Wills Moody for keeping her in the tournament, and a digressional column on Larry Doyle’s views about modern pitching and McGraw’s management. It also mentions Macon plans to subsidize Mercer College athletes up to fifty thousand dollars per game.
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Moody
Etty Nuthall
United States
Miss Nuthal
Helen Wills Moody
Larry Doyle
Giants
Larry
John McGraw
Dick Kingella
Doyle
Breese
McGraw
Mercer
Macon
Carnegie Foundation
Summer Work Echoes of Illinois and Midwest Players
Indiana candidates travel the country in various pursuits for summer. George Ross halfback worked in a Wabash boiler factory. Art Thomas shoveled on a road crew. Walt Waruska piddled ice in Detroit. Jane Zeller labored in Chicago steel mills. Vic Dauer toiled in Gary steel. Paul Jasper stocked Fort Wayne ice boxes. Walt Koenig in Cleveland factory. Hen Mankowski in Detroit auto plant. Jerry Hay farmed. Herman Slutski in Chicago stockyards. Four boys attended summer school.
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T.s
Indiana
George Ross
Wabash
Art Thomas
Walt Waruska
Jce
Detroit
Jne Zeller
Chicago Steel Mills
Vic Dauer
Gary
Paul Jasper
Fort Wayne
Walt Koenig
Cleveland
Hen Mankowski
Jerry Hay
Herman Slutski
Chicago
Spirit of Youth Quote and Local Notes
Brief miscellany notes: Phelps on youth and age spirits. Berlin reports women thugs robbing men. Castle Craigs peak named for New York publisher. Local weather rain praised. fall gardens planned. Family visits and moves noted including Criders Langston Munn and Hamiltons.
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William Lyon Phelps
Berlin
Castle Craigs
California
New York
Jessie Crider
John D. Langston
Herman Hamilton
Magnolia
A. & M. College
Bernice Munn
Munn Hamilton
Oakland
A. W. Hamilton
Mary’s Links At Hollywood Little Golf Fun
Mary Pickford, famed film star, enjoys a light round of miniature golf on her Owl miniature hops at Hollywood. She does not succumb to the lure of Tom Thumb golf as she fiddles with the tiny course setup.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Hollywood
Rains End Famine In Kansy After Three Years
An American missionary reports torrential rains in Kansy this summer ending a three year famine. He notes the province’s evacuation by Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang’s troops, improved security, and reduced anti foreign agitation. He predicts potential peace between Kansu soldiers and local Mohammedans, possibly dividing the province and easing conflict.
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Peiping
Iufi
Kansy
Kansu
Feng Yu-hsiang
Feng
Feng Yuhsiang
Fen
Fragmented 19th Century Local Notes and Crossword Clues
A dense OCR style page blends crossword clues with local notices and village updates. It references Nameless figures, agricultural notes about turnips and cotton, Sunday school cancellations due to rain, and multiple short social items from Melrose No. 2 and Willisville with names such as Rusie Martin, Mr Marin, Edgar Bustin, Cora Newberry, Bert Hubert, and J L Anderson. The scattered items mix obituaries, household visits, travel mentions, school openings, and farm notes, creating a mosaic of rural life and puzzle culture.
Thief Flees Prague With Couple to Germany
A Czech Slovak sergeant escaped repayment pressure by fleeing with his sweetheart’s father’s consent and crossing into Germany after reportedly borrowing a cousin to facilitate the trip. The incident occurred as creditors pressed for loans and wedding plans were discussed.
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Prague
Iupi
Cevechslovak Siimy
Sehur
Ife
Germany
Mean thief robs Alabama home of clothes and towels
In Mobile on September 6 a thief struck a residence taking two dresses two spring coats two aprons a towel and other items. Two nurses on duty nearby reported the break in as police investigated the odd theft in the curses home.
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Mobile
Ala
UPI
Most Democratic School in the World at Fellston
Fellston Michigan September 6 1959 Up i reports a summer term at an unusual school sponsored by Unity of Michigan near Douglas Lake. About 58 students study here described as the most democratic school globally with emphasis on equal participation and tolerance, admitting no snobbishness or elitist high bidders for enrollment.
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Fellston
Mich
UPI
The
Unity of Michigan
Douglas Lake
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