Washington’s misgoverned capital sparked reform talk
A Washington, D. C. government critique argues residents lack voting power and local control. It cites district committees, mismanagement, and scandals touching milk regulation, asphalt choices, and police graft while noting national lawmakers’ limited oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
Kansas
District of Columbia
Abou
Miami
Juneau
Alaska
National Senate
House of Representatives
District of Columbians
William H. King
Utah
House
Jennings Randolph
West Virginia
King
Randolph
Muk
Columbia
Western
Trinidad
U.S
Just Folks Quatrains on Peace and Spring by Edgar A Guest
A compact verse sketch reflecting on celebrated peace and political restraint, the value of governance through peace, and a birthday meditation. It also muses on spring’s beauty and the timing of nature’s seasons with a reflective tone.
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Edgar A
This Land of Ours Promotes Liberty Over Aggression
An editorial asserts the American ideal of governance and liberty as contrast to European dictatorship. It argues the United States must defend its constitutional freedoms, maintain peace through strength, and welcome assimilable minorities while rejecting militaristic displays and foreign domination.
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Portland
America
Gontan
Land of Ours
Europe
Asia
Sion
Dixie
Loway
Rockies
California
Americ
The Parent Problem by Garry Myers Ph D
A teacher invites readers to send in anonymous notes about annoyances from parents and how they affect teen dynamics. The piece cites examples of questioning after dates, overbearing driving, constant supervision, and parental interference with hobbies. The editor plans to publish readable submissions to address and correct such practices.
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Garry c. Myers
Dad
Territory Ours by Discovery A polar claim debate unfolds
Washington plans a formal occupation and claim of a vast Antarctic segment based on Byrd and Ellsworth discovery. The piece contrasts territorial ambitions of nations with ongoing annexations and notes Greenlandic, Arctic, and global power dynamics influencing policy and prestige.
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Washington
Antarctic
Byrd
Lincoln Ellsworth
Angion
Gerger
Italy
Japan
Notable Risers and Leaders in a Soldier’s Resolve
A Prussian king tests courage on a Oder bridge where a young lieutenant leaps into the river and swims to shore. Frederick II then cautions against such hazards. The tale recalls General Seidlitz and Saint Jean Soult urging his men to push on, saying even a marshal has nothing to lose but no fear.
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Frederick II
Prussia
Oder
Seidlitz
Jean Soult
Marsal
France
Reno
Jeffries- Johnson
Jack London
Gene Tunney
Lou Nova
Dempsey
London
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Bean
Jeffries
Shassy
Not Interested In Cemetery Lot Sale Gaff
A housewife declines a door to door sales pitch for cemetery property near Sumware. The agent promotes affordable plots with a view and potential resale profits while the housewife questions the idea of monetizing a cemetery. The exchange ends with her firm refusal and the door bang. The note then mentions Mexico cutting lunch hours for workers to speed service.
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Down In the Hollow
Sumware
Noted Figures Comment on World Morale and Policy
Roosevelt appeals for moral rearmament urging national fiber as strength. Daladier nods to collaboration opposing encirclement. Hoover argues voluntary cooperation drives progress. Frazen, exile author, laments refugees without a homeland.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
World
Fragmented Reader Letters and Snippets From the World Fair
A collage of quirky notes and questions. A Scotsman avoids cigars with gloves due to leather scent. A student asks how to tell a venomous snake from a non venomous one. A toastmaster risk and a wheel invention boast mix with odd remarks about air conditioned blast furnaces and fair contestants.
Graveyard Flower Thieves Spar Over Penny Theft
A speaker scolds graveyard thieves who steal flowers from graves, arguing they are worse than those who steal pennies from dead eyes. He notes the flowers cost more than pennies and emphasizes the offense.
Hat selection guides for facial features in fashion guidance
Readers receive practical hat advice based on facial shapes. The piece outlines crown height, brim width, and line choices to suit square, round, and long faces, linking features like cheekbones and chin prominence to harmony in headwear.
Confessions and Jokes From a Gossiping Issue
A collage of quips and verses mixes romantic teases with light humor. Snippets include a platonic love note about a suit and beauty, jokes about mothers and bridge, a playful golf quip, and reflections on life, aging, and loans.
The Human Side Of The News On Tony Galento
Edwin C Hill reflects on boxing’s mortality lore surrounding Tony Galento and Joe Louis, noting fighters who died after clashes, legends grown from ring battles, and the roaring crowds that revel in brute strength with brash coinages and defiant bravado.
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Edwin C. Hill
Features Syndicate, Inc
Joe Lows
Galento
Joseph Pp. Donovan
Tony
Robbie Brown
Influenza
Orans
N. J
al Friedman
Phil Mercurio
Ernie Schaaf
Primo Carnera
Max Schmeing
Joe Louis
Tom O’rourke
Combat du Boxe
Railbirds
Dinner Stories and a Spider in the Paper Explained
A reader asks if finding a spider in a newspaper is good or bad luck. The editor replies the spider merely surveys merchants advertising to decide where to spin and seek peaceful life. A puzzled soprano joke and a line about Americanism conclude with social commentary.
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Major Adams
Pennsylvania
En Neal
White House
Garner
Sam
Tim
New Castle
Prea L. Renn
Lucy Treadwell Ray An Treacwel
Jacob F. Rents James T. Ray George W Conway
Exchange
Daly
Py Mail
Oy Mail
Tal
By Mail
No Manag
Garry
Myers, Ph. D
Mier Daladier
Paris
Agan
Gressors
Enchion
Clement
Harrog
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Erich Frazen
Exil
Tey
Ton
Markel
Inne B
Ehe
Watkins Syndicate, Inc
Francine Markel
Heaven
Earth
Agontes
Congress
Paul Bunyan
Nathan Mann
John
Bobbie
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