Roosevelt’s Preparedness Platform Recalled in Deficit Debate
The article recalls the 1933 blank check Congress approved for public works and defense, arguing the administration’s spending favored domestic programs over national defense. It cites figures on army sizes and criticizes the Roosevelt era approach, noting missed plans for preparedness while politics translated into votes.
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Republic
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Congress
PWA
Ses
Defense
Don's Pills Relief for Kidney and Bladder Pain
Don's Pills have aided millions for over forty years by relieving nighttime urination and burning, supporting kidney function, and helping flush out wastes. Consumers report improved sleep and renewed energy with regular use as directed.
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Gila
Zenaaln
Defense budget critique from wartime editorial
A wartime column condemns the New Deal for fiscal mismanagement, calling for a fully funded national defense and industrial mobilization. It cites debt rising to fifty billion, a six billion deficit, and warns against bureaucratic delays under a War Resources Administration.
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Belgium
War Resources Administration
Knudsen
Stelinius Commission
Europe
Peceanit
Officers Elected for Yerger High Athletic Board
An athletic association is formed to boost Yerger High School sports. Elected officers include R. C. Lewis as President, E. D. Meyers as Vice President, E A Ferguson as Secretary, Pike Wilson as Assistant Secretary, and C. W. Hicks as Treasurer. Directors named: T. Rainey as Chairman with Hicks, Jim Jones, Pike Wilson, and T. Moore among others.
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Ger High School
R. C. Lewis
E. D. Meyers
Pike Wilson
C. We. Hicks
T. T.rainey
iHicks
Jim Jones
Pike Wilson T._ Moore
And it Worked: Logan and Elmer Neil Hit High School Orchestra
A fragment recalls Logan and Elmer Neil using improvised objects like cheese boxes orange crates a jhickery limb a mop handle a wash tub and an old fence post. The makeshift experiment worked so well it was used with the high school orchestra.
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Logan
Acta
Elmer Neil
Glendale Robinon
Cleveland Heights Outdoor Theater Builds Repertory Charm
In Cleveland Heights a permanent outdoor theater at Cain Park enters its third summer with over 50,000 attendees. Director Dina Rees Evans favors a university-sourced repertory company over high-profile stars, using relief labor and donated materials for an 3,000-seat ravine venue with an 80 foot stage and waterproof paints to handle rain. The venture partners with Western Reserve University and houses sets built by students.
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Jown Selby
Cleveland Heights
Clevelaand
America
Cain Park
Scotland
Dina Rees Evans
Dramatics Department
Western Reserve University
Memorial Singing at Midway on Prescott Blevins Highway
Theodore Cash announced a memorial singing at Midway on Sunday September 22 on the Prescott Blevins highway. The event honors W. Stamps and is open to the public.
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Midway
Prescott-Blevins
Theodore Cash
W. ©. Stamps
Deep Waters Ruin Stills Flooding in McDowell County
Sheriff Grady Nichols reports flood waters in Marion North Carolina swept away nearly every still in McDowell County. The scene described as rampant streams, with authorities noting widespread destruction from the flood.
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Marion
N. C
McDowell County
Grady Nichols
Tigers Take Lead Again In Pennant Chase
The Tigers overpower the Boston Red Sox 7 to 1 as the AL race tightens with Detroit, Cleveland, and New York in a tight three-way position. Indians and Yankees split a doubleheader, keeping the standings within a half game of each other. The day proves one of the wildest in league history, with shifting momentum across both leagues.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Indians
Yankees
Marriage confusion clouds Lexington ceremony report
In Lexington Kentucky a wedding between Jenh Douglas and Gene Kin naid faced name mixups and unclear details. The bridegroom's father and mother were listed as Gene and Jana, with Jenn Elliott as maid of honor. Meanwhile baseball results show Reds pulling ahead of Brooklyn after two wins in Boston as Dodgers fall twice to Chicago Cubs.
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Lexington
Jenh Douglas
Gene Kinnaid
Gene
Jana
Jenn Elliott
Reds
Brooklyn
Boston
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Haston
Unusual Fishing Tales From Across the Region
In Corydon Indiana and nearby towns, quirky fishing anecdotes unfold. A Miami University student reports a fatal fish strike with a slipper in a boat, while a boy retrieves two bream and a four‑pound bass. In Hopkinsville Kentucky two water moccasins cooperate to kill a large fish. Probers seek the outcome of these odd catches as witnesses recount the incidents.
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Corydon
Ind
Alice McGrain
Miami University
Big Indian Creek
Jeanette Rowe
Miss McGrain
Gafesnville
Miss
UPI
Neal
Hopkinsville
W., E. Rogers, Jr
John Winfree
Rev Barnes Speaker at Kiwanis Club Meeting
The Rev Carl W Barnes of Pine Bluff was the principal speaker at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at Hotel Barlow. He spoke on the meaning of the American flag to him and to all people, with guests including James Broach Tommy Thomise Guy E Basyn George Slaugh CKs.
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Carl W. Barnes
Pine Bluff
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
Mr. Barnes
James Broach
Tommy Thomise Eas
Guy E. Basy
George Slaugh
Ck's
Standings and results from a midweek sports update
The standings show Detroit leading with varied results against Cleveland Boston and Chicago. Wednesday and Thursday results list St Louis New York Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Philadelphia and related matchups across the league.
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Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
St. Loui
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
New Yorks
Pitttsburgh
New Secretary is Dirt Farmer
Indiana farmer Claude Wickard becomes Secretary of Agriculture succeeding Henry Wallace. A 47 year old Purdue graduate and Democrat, he runs a 380 acre Crawford county farm with wheat corn alfalfa hogs and cattle. Known for practical talk and farm program advocacy he plans targeted crop production control and soil restoration. He is married to Louise Eckart. two daughters Betty and Ann.
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Alexander R. George AP
Fenture Service
Washington
Indiana
Claude R. Wickard
Simun
Tama Jim" Wilson
Wickard
Henry Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Crawford County
Wendell Willkie
Elwood
Andrew Jackson
Purdue University
The
Farm Bureau
Maeter
Ofice
Louise Eckart
Loganport
Ind
Wickards
Betty
Purdue
Ann
Combat plane boosts morale through gas masks practice
The combat plane has done more than any other fighting arm in effecting civilian morale, evident in Europe by blanket issuance of gas masks and the visible public response.
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