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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1936
Page
2
Arthur Brisbane reflects on progress from ancient to modern times. He compares mass transit growth with pedestrian travel, noting vast bridge crossings and rising automobile use across the George Washington Bridge.
Seventy five years after telegraph linked nations, radio now transmits voices worldwide and air travel spans continents. The piece recalls past voter backlash against experiments and notes Germany's move to censor reading, contrasting with Milton’s Areopagitica and end of prepublication controls as a sign of freedom enduring.
In the Spanish Civil War hostages, including many women, are held with the threat that murder will be retaliation. England and other nations urge a hostage exchange, fearing women face wholesale massacre.
Dr. Bakst a young Columbia University math teacher claims a mental method can win at horse races. He says he tried it and won a thousand times not with money but mentally. He asserts anyone can win mentally at Monte Carlo and elsewhere but not to win money in the long run.
A truck driver rescues a woman hanging from a ledge in Jersey City as onlookers react. An eighteen year old girl gives birth and allegedly kills the infant, is convicted of manslaughter but placed on probation with monthly reports. Four jurors regret their verdict and the piece comments on motherhood and hardship.
The Commerce Department reports September imports of manufactured goods and raw materials exceed exports by over four million dollars, producing a nine month trade deficit of 33.136 million. Roper expects heavy cotton tobacco and auto exports to improve the balance later in the year. Also noted are US population figures and farm population trends.
Goering, German minister of air, unveiled a four year plan to make Germany independent of raw materials, expanding a fishing fleet and developing whale and synthetic rubber industries. He claimed no one would starve, touted reduced butter intake, and warned of preparations for a general European war as Soviet and Fascist powers realign amid Spain's civil war.
A nineteen minute Ipswich court proceeding grants Mrs. Wallis Simpson a decree nisi on adultery grounds against Ernest Simpson. She faces six months probation and possible marriage to King Edward VIII, with public reaction mixed as The Week condemns sensational coverage.
American travelers in mourning join the English over the death of Sir Edgar Britten commander of the Queen Mary and commodore of Cunard White Star lines. He suffered paralysis in Southampton and died within hours. He was sixty two and began at sea at eighteen. He was knighted by King George V in 1934.
Armored cars escorted by private guards and state police moved a 25 million fortune from the late Col. E. H. R. Green estate in South Dartmouth Massachusetts to the First National Bank of Boston. The assets include a 5 million coin collection a 3 million stamp collection cash securities and uncut diamonds kept under guard at the Green home since his death.
The Supreme Court announced it will review the Wagner labor relations act this term. Many lawyers expect an unconstitutional ruling, noting the Guffey decision that employer employee relations are local and beyond congressional reach.
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced the third national conference on labor legislation. The event aims to raise work standards through federal and state cooperation and will run in Washington for three days starting November 9.
In Bologna and Imola, Mussolini addressed 70 000 listeners and spoke of an olive branch growing from a forest of eight million bayonets. He declared support for peace only if two sides can reach it and warned against eternal peace as impossible. The Fascist leader said the Italian people, who shed blood for the empire, stand ready for further trials as the crucial hour nears.
Elgi an fascists called Rexists led by Leon Degrelle clashed with police in Brussels. Degrelle was jailed overnight and said ex soldiers back Rexists. He threatened a March on Brussels with 150000 followers to overthrow the government.
The Denver Zephyr achieved a new world long distance speed record by traveling nonstop from Chicago to Denver in 12 hours 12 minutes 27 seconds over a 1,017 mile route. The average speed was 83.4 mph, with a peak of 116 mph after crossing into Colorado for one mile.
The author outlines a worldwide struggle between communism and fascism driven by the Versailles Treaty effects and European upheavals. He warns that UK US policies and Soviet influence, aided by propaganda in the United States, risk drawing the nation into another war and destroying American freedoms.
The life of a forest ranger is demanding and austere. Rangers patrol boundaries on skis in winter and protect wildlife from predators and human threats. They spend nights gathering supplies and planning for each new day.
An ad-promoting message urges consulting a doctor about Bayer Aspirin for rheumatic pains. It claims two tablets with water ease severe pain quickly and says real Bayer Aspirin acts as a potent analgesic and starts working almost instantly. It advises asking for the full name at any drugstore and notes low price per tablet.
The guidance argues that saying no to children should be paired with explicit explanations. It suggests that providing reasons helps children understand expectations and reduces confusion.
Mrs Jas Filler touts Adlerika as a thorough cleansing for both upper and lower bowels to relieve gas, sour stomach, headaches, and nervousness. Dr H L Shoub of New York endorses its bacteria reduction and colon bacilli control with one spoonful relieving gas and stubborn constipation.
A pithy Franklin quotation on toil and achievement highlighting that true glory comes from steady work rather than mere words. The line reinforces the value of persistent effort across pursuits.
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