Local Notables May Back Garner For Democratic Nominat
The piece notes John Garner aka Cactus Jack as a possible Democratic standard bearer in 1940. It also mentions a long-planned bridge over the Wabash River at Merom, which would boost regional travel and commerce, linking nearby towns and counties with Vincennes and Terre Haute.
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John Garner
Cactus Jack
Nowice
Inton
Greene County
Merom
Oong
Waash
Erre Haute
Vincennes
Sullivan
Cava
Thule
Tes
Alka
Fai
Ena Seuss Ale
Trouping Seal Retires After 18 Years on Stage
Charlie the trained seal, longtime performer for Ray huling of Kingston, has retired after 18 years. He joins two other seals at a New York aquarium to end his show career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston, N. Y. U.P
Charlie
Ray Huling
Kingston
New York Aquarium
Ontario taverns deemed menace to national virility
Bishop John Lyons told the Ontario synod of the Church of England in Canada that Ontario’s beer taverns pose a menace to the virility of the nation. He warned against the social effects of drinking and urged moral reform. The remarks highlight church concerns over public morality and temperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston, Ont
O.R
John Lyons
Ontario
the Church of England In Canada
Jungle Doctors Have Own Codes
Smithsonian notes Jivaro healers at the Amazon headwaters follow a strict medical ethics code and treat callers any time. The wishing blends bone setting and herbal remedies with spirit exorcism, recognizing six disease spirits including Minura the ray fish, while sometimes treating colds fever and dysentery as natural.
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Washington
U.P
Amazon
America
Smithsonian Institute
Matthew Stirling
Stirling
Minura
RATTLES GET ROLE IN LONDON DEFENSE
London officials outline air raid warning signals. Sirens to sound intermittent blasts or rising and falling in pitch for action warnings and two minute continuous blasts for raiders past. Hand rattles to warn of gas and air raid wardens equipped with protective gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Great Britain
Geoffrey Lloyd
Home Affairs
Ladies Carlton Club
Health safeguards urged for fly proof pit toilets
An announcement by Greene County WPA Sanitation leaders promotes healthy sanitation and fly proof pit toilets to curb house fly spread. They warn a single fly can lay hundreds of eggs in a season and multiply rapidly, stressing timely construction of fly proof facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
WPA
Perkins Red Crowns and Glenburn Edge Opponents in Opens
In Linton 1938 softball league action Perkins Red Crowns beat Haseman's Shoe Shop 4 3 while Glenburn topped M I A 6 5. Strong fielding and pitching marked the games. Two more league games are set for Lin Stock Park at 5 30 with free admission and public invited to watch.
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Linton
Perkins Red Crowns
Glenburn
Perkins
Haseman
Mock war between dog Mack and gander Oscar on farm yard
In Coshocton Ohio James L Boyd notes a daily no harm feud between Mack the German shepherd and Oscar the gander. The gander’s mate watches and cheers while the dog grips the neck. Both may start or quit fighting, yet no one is hurt.
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Coshocton
U.P
James L. Boyd
Mack
Oscar
Boyd
Indianapolis hog and cattle report steady market
Hogs 7,500 with holdovers 89. lights 7.75 to 8.75, mediums 8.90 to 9.15, heavies 8.65 to 8.80. Packing sows steady to weak at 7.50 to 8.25. Cattle 2,100, calves 800. Steer bids about 25 cents lower. few good steers 9.50 to 9.75. Heifers steady at 9.00 to 9.60, other heifers slow. Cows scarce and steady. heifer prices lead. Top 8.50.
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Indianapolis
Ind
U.P
Canadian youths to visit British fleet under Overseas Education league
A party of Canadian students chosen from Montreal will visit Great Britain this summer as part of Overseas Education League programs. The group, facing opposition from critics, will participate in naval exercises with the British Fleet, and will travel to the east of Kingland in July aboard battleships as part of the joint activities with the British Army.
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Montreal
Great Britain
Overseas Education League
Kingland
War-Torn Spain Honors U S Constitution
The article shows Spain's 1931 republican transition after Alfonso XIII fled Madrid and Zamora led a provisional government. A new constitution separated church and state and redistributed land, then Franco’s 1936 coup deepened the civil war. It notes a Loyalist stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the U S Constitution.
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Spain
Alfonso XIII
Victoria
Alfonso
Madrid
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Cortes
Zamora
NEA Service
Rummaging Reveals Old Mexican Insurance Policy
Mrs. Aurora Cisneros found an 1888 Mexico policy while rummaging through an old trunk. The policy was bought fifty years ago by her 93 year old father from the Life Assurance Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
U.R
Mexico
Aurora Cisneros
Wasp Causes Bus Crash Injuring Two Passengers
A wasp entering a Oakland to San Leandro bus cockpit led driver Wendell Faubion to swipe at it and lose control. The bus struck an electric heat standard, injuring two passengers. the wasp’s fate is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
U.P
Wendell Faubion
French director uses tape trick to film The Great Waltz sequence
In Hollywood Julien Duvivier envisions a camera moving from a program to view the opera house. Cameraman Joe Ruttenberg solves the focus shift with a revolving lens and adhesive tape to create a continuous motion shot. The all star cast includes Fernand Gravet Miliza Korjus and Luise Rainer.
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Alexander Kahn
Joe Ruttenberg
Ruttenberg
Duvivier
Fernand Gravet
Miliza Korjus
Continental Opera
Luise Rainer
Court News Marriage License Issued in 1938
A marriage license was issued June 18, 1938 by Lew Good, county clerk, to Glenn Burch, 19, a truck driver of Calvertsville, Ind., and Kathryn Kiser, 20, of Worthington. Burch is the son of Glenn and Leota Burch. Kiser is daughter of Howard and Maggie Kiser of Worthington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Good
Glenn Burch
Calvertsville
Ind
Kathryn Kiser
Worthington
Burch
Glenn
Leota Burch
Miss Kiser
Howard
Maggie Kiser
Open Forum Letter Urges Voters to Attend Meetings
A citizen urges readers in Linton to study political issues and attend public meetings discussing national legislation and economic reform. The letter calls for involvement by all social groups and emphasizes unity, better living conditions, and putting Linton on the map for humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Citizen
Voters
America
Congress
Merchant
Linton
Dated Drolls and Local Oddities From Adams to New York
A whimsical jumble notes a deer entering Adams bank town and a New York tree yielding a softball sized lemon. It mocks July impatience and punchlines with a jab at labor strikes. A Chicago wedding bans silk as a protest against Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Chicago
New York State
Connie Bennett
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Linton Milk Co
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Linton Hardware Co
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Lehrorer
Praece
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