Gold and defense posture in wartime warning
The piece questions moving gold to an inland vault in Kentucky arguing coastal defenses and naval strength already deter invasion. It notes Navy spending near 300 to 400 million yearly, a strong army, air force, and coast forts, suggesting the treasury remains safe and a swift counterattack could deter any assault.
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Uncle Sam
Kentucky
Washington
Continental
United States
Atlantic
Eemy
Treasury
Dardanelles
Chesapeake
Fort Knox Garrison Questioned Over Exercise Pit
A fragment notes a plan to dig a pit at Fort Knox for exercise and morale purposes, but questions its real value and broader importance for the garrison and local defense needs.
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Fort Knox
CARELESSNESS AT CROSSINGS
The piece warns drivers that most grade crossing crashes are driver fault. It cites Pennsylvania Railroad figures showing one third of incidents in four months occurred when motorists hit trains on the sides, with half the trains either stopped or moving under 10 mph. It urges extreme caution at crossings.
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Pennsylvania Railroad System
Harrison County Acts End Direct Relief for Able Bodied
The Harrison County relief administrator in Iowa announces ending direct or work relief for able bodied persons unless they prove they cannot find work. Relief cards are cancelled and clients urged to seek jobs. if unsuccessful they will be helped to find work or reapply through the re employment agency. The move aims to reduce relief costs and increase employment, and may be emulated by other counties.
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Harrison County
Iowa
Harrison
Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
High Type Citizens: The Farm as a Town’s Permanent Source of Business
The Macon Chronicle-Herald editorial argues farming sustains a town’s economy and character. It claims agriculture provides steady revenue, preserves independence, and builds practically minded citizens who manage success.
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Macon
Chronicle-Herald
Automobiles Add Cheer Says Dover Reporter
The Dover Daily Reporter argues that blaming cars for social ills is over. It notes the industry shows cheerful statistics and promotes enjoying Sunday family rides, despite some road crowding.
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Dover (O
Third party dreams and Borah talk across party lines
Washington dispatch notes hue of liberal and progressive discord over a 1936 third party. The Chicago convention is mocked by various factions while some push flexible alliance tactics to pressure Roosevelt leftward. GOP floated Borah as a possible challenger with a Rocky Mountain grassroots push, even as Roosevelt angles for broad support.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
Mayor LaGuardia
Floyd Olson
Minnesota
Bob LafFollette
Chicago
Mr. Roosevelt
GOP
Bill Borah
FDR
Rocky Mountain
Roosevelt
Borah
Paroles feud and Caribbean intrigue in Rae Roosevelt piece
The piece outlines Roosevelt urging a parole system audit and a clash between Prison Commissioner Sanford Bates and J Edgar Hoover over reform versus punishment. It also sketches the Virgin Islands probe with Gov Paul Pearson facing ex Rep T Weber Wilson and moneyed Harlem interests driving delegation trips to Washington.
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Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Sanford Bates
John Edgar Hoover
Bates
Cummings
Virgin Islands
Paul Pearson
New York
Islands
Caribbean
Washington
Pearson
T. Weber Wilson
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Pat
Ickes
Eccentric King Ludwig IIPalaces and the Nine Day Stay
Strange as it seems Ludwig II of Bavaria loved building grand palaces planning each wall. He dined alone amid statue speaking halls at Merrenschiemsee and kept a single bedroom. He toured once a year for exactly nine days amid mirrored halls and candlelit splendor.
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Ludwig II
Bavaria
Linderhof
Merrenschiemsee
Ludwig
Versailles
Muscatine Weather and Local Histories Recall River News
Fifty years ago today Muscatine faced a severe drought while the Mississippi river stood at two feet. Twenty five years ago today Mrs. Margaret Kuechman died at her home. Ten years ago today Emerson L Bowman drowned near Muscatine blamed on cramps as the Davenport Moose beat the Muscatine Muskies 6 to 5 here.
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Muscatine
Margaret Kuechman
Emerson L. Bowman
Mississippi River
Davenport Moose
Muscatine Muskies
Former First Lady and Widow of a President
The puzzle lists clues for horizontal and vertical words including references to a former first lady, a widow of a president, and various other definitions such as wax stamp immature insect verbal and many more. The grid solution yields intersecting words across categories.
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U. S
News of Interest at Stockton Noted
Stockton area social notes list Mr. and Mrs. Law rence Judd of Davenport and Vernon Dahms of Los Angeles visiting family. Davenport residents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoeffner transacted business. George Finck and children visited Wilton relatives. Mrs. Claus Fedderson and Leota of Bennett visited the Bohnsack home. Forrest Burmeister of Davenport spent time here. An estimate cites 62 percent of the world's population over age 10 as illiterate.
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Stockton
Lawrence Judd
Davenport
Vernon Dahms
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles Dahms
Henry Hoeffner
George Finck
Bennett
H. P. Bohnsack
Forrest Burmeister
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Kansas City
Detroit
Allanta
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Olson
LaGuardia
Dill
Josephine Roche
Aubrey Williams
White House
Miss Roche
Labor Department
Federal Department of Education
Perkins
General Accounting Office
Capitol
John Dickinson
House
American Liberty League
Fish
James McMullin
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
Italy
Mussolini
Ford
Abyssinia
Il Duce
John Hix
Michief
Italo Balbo
Japan
Germany
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Alaska
Canada
Bengal
IAL
Carol
Afor the
Coolidge
Amsim
Tom Thumb
George Clarke
Nea Senvie
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