Roosevelt and New Deal policies amid wartime prep debate
The fragment discusses Roosevelt's appeal against a perceived violation of republican principles and his stance on prewar defense. It notes limited progress in recent years, compares leadership to Hitler, and mentions a wartime budget blank check of 4, with Congress authorizing 2 billion. It contrasts naval spending and New Deal actions with administration plans.
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Oosevelt
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Jansand
Congress
Doans Pills Market Kidney Relief Claim
Doan's Pills are advertised as cleansing the kidneys by removing poison waste from the blood. The copy urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's, noting decades of use and relief from symptoms like backache and fatigue.
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Doan
Defense budgeting critique of New Deal and war prep
The piece argues that German victory remained possible, demanding escalating billions for defense. It criticizes the New Deal for incompetence, debt growth, and obstructed mobilization, urging a fully empowered War Resources Administration and a carefully funded, decisive national defense program. It references deficits rising from two hundred million to six billion and warns of bankruptcy without tax reform.
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Belgium
War Resources Administration
Knudsen
Europe
Yerger High School Athletics Board Elected
An athletic association for Yerger High School was formed to boost athletic status. Elected officers include President DMR CG Lewis, Vice President E DB Meyers, Secretary E A Ferguson, Assistant Secretary Pike Wilson, Treasurer C W Hicks, with Coach T T Rainey as Chairman and directors A Hicks Jim Jones Pike Wilson J T Moore.
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Yerger High School
DMR
CG. Lewis
E. DB. Meyers
Pike Wilson
C. .W. “Hicks
Treassurer
T. T.rainey
A.hicks
Jim Jones
Pike
J.T. . Moore
Notable Homemade Bull Fiddle Impresses School Orchestra
Logan O. and brothers Elmer Neil and Glendale Robinson crafted a working bull fiddle from cheese boxes orange crates a hickory limb a mop handle a wash tub and an old fence post. Their inventive instrument wowed the high school orchestra at the event.
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Logan
Elmer
Neil
Glendale Robinson
Woman Runs Fist Theater in Cleveland Heights
The Cain Park outdoor theater in Cleveland Heights operates with a 3,000-seat ravine venue and an 80-foot stage. Director Dina Rees Evans builds a repertory company from university talent, using relief labor and donated materials. The project, tied to Western Reserve University, developed waterproof paints and unique rain adaptations to stage productions for 50,000-plus attendees over three summers.
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Joan Selby
Cleveland Heights
Cleveland
Sleveland Heights
America
Cain Park
Scotland
Dina Rees Evans
Dramatics Department
Western Reserve University
Memorial Singing at Midway Honor W O Stamps
Theodore Cash announced a memorial singing at Midway on the Prescott Blevins highway Sunday September 22 afternoon. The public is invited to attend in honor of W. O. Stamps.
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Prescott-Blevins Hghway
Theodore Cash
W. O. Stamps
Deep Waters Ruin Stills in McDowell County Flooding
Sheriff Grady Nichols reports floodwaters in McDowell County wrecked about every still in the area as streams surged through Marion North Carolina. A fragment notes 43 volcanoes in Java but is unrelated to the main report.
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Marion
N. C
McDowell County
Grady Nichols
Avery
Tnes i
Tigers Back in Front in Tight AL Pennant Race
The Tigers surged past the Red Sox 7 to 6 as Detroit, Cleveland, and New York again sat in a tight first three spots in the American League pennant race. The Indians and Yankees split a doubleheader, while the National League champion Cin...
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Associated Press
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Cleveland
New York
Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Indias
Yankees
Lexington wedding sparks playful name mix up
The Lexington note details a mix up over first names at the Jenn Douglas and Gene Kin faird marriage with Gene and Jane Kin as parents and Jenn Elliott as maid of honor. In baseball, Reds win two at Boston to pull ahead of Brooklyn while the Dodgers lose two to Chicago Cubs. AL standings show Cleveland and New York close behind Boston and others.
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Lexington
Jenn Douglas
Gene Kinfaird
Gene
Jane
Jenn Elliott
Reds
Brooklyn
Boston
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland
New York
Fishy Fatal Blow and Snakes Kill Big Bass in Mixed Reports
A 20 year old student from Miami University allegedly killed a large bass with a slipper during a fishing trip on Big Indian Creek. In separate notes two fishermen recount a four pound bass swallowed by a smaller fish, and a Hopkinsville report describes water moccasins jointly killing a large bass and dragging it away, leaving the details unclear.
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Jeanette Rowe
Miss McGrain
Neal
Hopkinsville
W. E. Rogers, Jr
John Winfree
Rev Barnes speaks at Kiwanis meeting in Pine Bluff
The Rev Carl W. Barnes of Pine Bluff addressed the Kiwanis Club at the Hotel Barlow during the regular Wednesday noon gathering. He reflected on the meaning of the American flag and urged the audience to recognize its significance. Guests included Janes Broach Tommy Thompson Guy Basye and George Slaughter.
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Carl W. Barnes
Pine Bluff
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Barlow
Mr. Barnes
Janes Broach
Tommy Thompson
Guy E. Basye
George Slaughter
Baseball Standings and Wednesday Results
The standings show Detroit leading the league with strong totals and New York, Boston, and Chicago close behind. Wednesday results include New York 4,3. Cleveland 1,5. Detroit 11, Boston 7. Chicago 7. Washington 4. St. Louis 3. Philadelphia 0. Thursday games feature Boston at Cleveland and New York at Detroit.
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Bet
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Baseball scores and matchups from Wednesday
Wednesday results show St. Louis 7 3, New York 4 2, Chicago 3, Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati 8 3, Boston 0 1, Pittsburgh 9, Philadelphia 3. Upcoming games include Chicago at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at New York, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Boston.
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Reealis St. Louis
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Chicago
Brooklyn
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St. Louis
New Secretary Wickard Was Dirt Farmer From Indiana
Indiana farmer Claude R. Wickard chosen as Secretary of Agriculture replaces Henry Wallace. At 47 he runs 380 acres in Crawford county with wheat corn alfalfa hogs and cattle. A Purdue graduate he started farming with his father and later led farm groups. Wickard is known for soil building and practical farm sense often speaking extemporaneously to farm audiences. He is married to Louise Eckart with two daughters Betty and Ann and enjoys hunting and fishing.
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Alexander R. George
Washington
Indiana
Claude R. Wickard
Simons
Iowa
Wickard
Henry Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Crawford County
Wendell Willkie
Elwood
Andrew Jackson
Purdue University
the Arm
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Farm Bureau
Ofice Wickard
Louise Eckart
Loganport
Wickards
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Combat planes boost civilian morale through gas mask practice
The combat plane has done more than any other fighting arm in effecting the morale of the civilian population, as shown by European practice of blankets and the issuing of gas masks.
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