Legion Against Reds and Fascists Chooses National Commander
Daniel J. Doherty, 44, Coburn Mass, lawyer and former Navy man, was elected National Commander of the American Legion. Delegates reaffirmed opposition to fascist and communist enemies, urged larger army and navy, protected personal and property rights, and backed measures against alien organizations. The convention called for expanded military staffing, modernization, aviation research, coastal defense, and a strengthened national guard, with praise from Boy Scouts.
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New York
Daniel J. Doherty
Coburn
Mass
American Legion Today
Apy
Fifth Avenue
Metropolitan Opera House
Harry W. Connery
Americanism Committee
Congress
United States
Germany
Italy
Russia
Spain
Legislaion
Legion
America
War Department
Los Angeles
Army
National Guard
Naval
New York City
Marine Corps
Naval and Marine Reserve
Naval Reserve
R. O. T. Naval
Ray O. Wyland
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Off Year GOP Convention Drive Gains Steam in 1930s
A national executive meeting backs an off year GOP convention led by Harrison E. Spangler with support from Walter Hallanan and others. Joseph W. Martin opposes the plan, while Hugo Black’s Supreme Court appointment is seen as aiding Republicans. The piece also recounts pirate history and U S responses from Tripoli to Decatur.
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Washington
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
Walter H. Hallanan
West Virginia
R. B. Creager
Texas
Daniel E. Fomeroy
New Jersey
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Landon
Martin
Vandenberg
Hugo L. Black
Supreme Court
Halanan
Seattle Woman Elected President of American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Douglas of Seattle Washington was elected president of the American Legion Auxiliary defeating opponent Mrs. Helfman of Des Moines. She succeeds Mrs. Oscar Hahn of Wayne Nebraska who was ineligible for reelection. Mrs. Douglas is the wife of Judge Malcolm Douglas of the Washington superior court and has three children Jean 20 Donald 27 and Keith 12.
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Scouts
Legionnaires
Douglas
Malcolm Douglas
Seattle
Wash
American Legion Auxiliary
A. H. Helfman
Des Moines
Oscar W. Hahn
Wayne
Neb
Auxiliary
Washington Superior Court
Jean
University of Washington
Donald
Keith
Pirates Defined By Law For Sea Attacks And Privateers
According to Webster’s Dictionary, pirates are freebooters who plunder ships or attack victims on the high seas. International law expands piracy to any felonious act on the sea without lawful authority, while privateers act under commission from a beliggerent state.
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Lodey
Webster
High Seas
Moors Become Pirates After 1492 Departure
The text notes Ferdinand and Isabella’s expulsion of the Moors from Spain in 1492 and describes how the Moors, resisting displacement, lingered on Spanish shores as pirates. It highlights ports like Algiers Tunis and Tripoli as bases for the trade in "bloody gold" and shifts in Mediterranean privacy and trade.
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Pivacy
Mediterranean
Ferdinand and Isabella
Christopher Columbus
Spain
Algiers
Tunis
Tripoli
Missionaries vow to stay as Sino Japanese war escalates
Amid bombardments near Nanking and other cities a peace preservation commission is set up at Tatung in Shansi. American missions in China vow to carry on, with voluntary evacuation as an option, as thousands of missionaries face increasing risk from Japanese attacks. Leaders from 2,000 missionaries say they will not withdraw despite appeals from home boards and protests from Allied nations.
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Malta
Knights of Malta
United States
U. S
Philadelphia
Stephen Decatur
Peiping
Tientsin
Kal‘gan
Paoshan
Tatung
Shansi
Haichow
Nanking
United States’ Army of
China
Shanghai
Community Happenings and Local Births in Jefferson City
Three hundred tradesmen attended a party hosted by L. L. Ott at his Wagner Place mansion. Mrs. Cass Kuehn, injured in a fall at 1014 Monroe Street, is improving with a badly crushed arm. Monroe Schubert underwent tonsillectomy, while Theodore Wisch, a Jefferson City mail carrier, received a letter from Postmaster General Farley. Mr. and Mrs. James Mead welcomed a daughter at St Marys Hospital, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thixson welcomed a son. Dr. James M. Wood travels to St. Louis to meet Maude Adams who will join Stephens College as professor of dramatics.
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Cass Kuehn
Hare
Monroe Street
Kuehn
Theodore Wisch
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Farley
James Mead
Route 1
St. Mary’s Hospital
Maud Adams
Columbia
James M. Wood
Stephens College
St. Louis
Maude Arams
Stephens
Roosevelt Sees Party Leaders Aboard Roosevelt Train
President Roosevelt on a cross country trip met Illinois Governor Henry Horner and Nebraska Governor R L Cochran aboard the train in Chicago. The party leaders discussed relief efforts as WPA funding faced reductions, while others aboard included Senator Dieterich Mayor Kelly and Democratic figure P A Nash.
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Roosevelt
Seattle
Ilinois
Nebraska
Chicago
Henry Horner
Illinois
R. L. Cochran
Root Street
Western Railroad
William H. Dieterich
Roosevelt Supreme Court
Edward J. Kelly
P. A. Nash
Dieterich
Adolph J. Sabath
D. J
House
Hugo L. Black
United States
United States.” Sabath
Alabama
Jailer Returns From Europe Amid Roosevelt Klan Mention
Mayor Kelly recalls the Roosevelt administration amid lingering publicity over Klan ties. He notes the president had no knowledge of such affiliations at his appointment and that Chicago welcomed his planned Outer Drive bridge dedication on October 3, with Roosevelt briefly waving to workers from his car as he returned from the West.
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Europe
Kelly
Roosevelt
Chicago
Outer Drive
West
JUDGES TOLD TO PRUNE SECURITY LIST
The report notes officials including United States Senator Harry Truman and Matthew S. Murray WPA administrator expected to speak at the convention. Revercomb of Shelbyville said final totals from last year, about 221 registered, would likely be greatly extended this year as the event proceeds toward closure tomorrow afternoon.
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Harry J. Revercomb
Shelbyville
Association
United States
Harry
Truman
Matthew S. Murray
WPA
Toomorrow
Whitewash for Guards Accused of Beating Continues
Testimony describes a fight witnessed by three Jefferson City officers. Captain Lane says he struck the African American man after he began cursing and attempted to escape, claiming the detainee kicked and he slapped him with an open hand. The record notes no visible injuries.
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Club
Gatcie
Jefferson City
Captain Lane
Beating of Prisoner Details Guard Testimony
Testimony from three guards describes Fuller being struck while restrained and swearing at officers in a county jail. Lane admits hitting him when he resisted, Garcie is said to have struck with fist and stick, and Fuller reportedly escaped once before and stabbed a cellmate with a makeshift knife. Henry Hagner took the case to the attorney general for investigation. 1935 cotton crop value noted in context of national agriculture.
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Matthews
Hine
Lane
Garcie
Fuller
Ness
Post-Tribune
Henry Hagner
Cole’ County
Franklin ‘Reagan
Hagner
Roy McKittrick
Moone's Emerald Oil promise of pain relief for corns
An oil marketed to end foot pain and corn soreness guarantees a money back refund if not satisfactory. It claims deep penetration without grease or stain and promises complete comfort enabling unrestricted activity. Branden erger Drug Store and other druggists stock the product.
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Moone
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