Townsends Arrival Stirs Cleveland GOP Convention Crowd
At the Cleveland gathering 25,000 room reservations outpace a hall for under 16,000. Dr Townsend arrives in lobby drawing cameramen and speculation. Landon forces push a broad platform to win Liberals, while figures like Roraback sway party bosses.
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Central Press Bureau
Leslie Eichel
Central Press
Cleveland
London
F. E. Townsend
Charles E. Coughlin
Henry Major
J. Henry Roraback
Public Utilities
Connecticut
Major
Landon
Roraback
John M. Hamilton
Unpledged Vice Presidential Quest at Cleveland Convention
The piece notes an unusual vice presidential situation at Cleveland where the convention is unpledged on the VP slot. West is favored for second place, with eastern candidates unlikely, and Landon’s anticipated reaction awaits platform adoption and presidential nomination.
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Cleveland
Mississippi
Landon
Hitler Envisions 70 MPH War and Rapid German Mobility
An article notes Hitler’s aim for swift mobility of the German Army and cites an incident where smugglers’ tank reached 70 miles per hour across the Franco-Belgian border. Barriers failed as a tank roared back, suggesting future warfare could feature wholesale destruction at high speed.
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Rhineland
Chancelor Hitler
Belgium
France
Crop Destroyers Survived Winter
The bureau of entomology and plant quarantine reports most crop destroying insects survived the hard winter. Fewer Japanese beetles chinch bugs and Hessian flies are seen but not enough to aid agriculture. Mormon crickets army cut worms and wireworms are in large numbers in some regions.
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Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Pacific Northwest
Not a Fifth Estate in the mechanized radio age
FCC member George Henry Payne argues radio is not the fifth estate and not entitled to press freedom. He compares radio's commercial limits to the press's 500 year fight for human rights, stating radio battles for no rights while newspapers champion liberty and oppose corruption.
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George Henry Payne
Federal Communications Commission
Fifth Estate
Payne
Landon for President Landslide Gains Momentum
Cleveland dispatch notes delegates rallying behind Gov Landon in a growing landslide as Borah resists any stop Landon plots. Nomination appears as certain as political outcomes get.
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Cleveland
Gov. Landon
Borah
Landon
Justice by tax tale and soaring visions of flight
A critique of government punishment for tax crimes while praising real racketeers like Charles "Lucky" Luciano. The piece argues Dewey’s conviction marks true crime action, contrasts with past mockeries of progress, and notes bold feats from aviation to global travel in a periodical voice. The Sultan of Sulu dies on Jolo, ending a rulers era.
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Dewey
Supreme Court
McCook
New York City
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Lucky
All Of Us By Marshall Massi Victory For The Male
A vivid scene of a street collision between a new car and an older car ends with a stylish man charming a serious lady, who exchanges cards and departs laughing. The writer suggests the man lacks insurance while the woman appears amused and flattered by the exchange.
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Marshall Massi
Random Snippets and Wit From a Sunny Side Column
A string of quips and aphorisms range from warnings about eating glass to jokes on marriage crime insurance and gossip. The piece weaves satire, moral musings, and personal observations about society, memory, and daily life.
Helpul Firemen Card of Thanks and Jokes From Noted Columns
A Pulaski thanks note praises friends of all races and firemen for burning down their home. The column collection jokes about jail, steering gas buggies, fan dancers at the 1939 World Fair, apples and a mare of quips.
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Pulaski, Va
Etiquette Hint on Gaining Club Membership
Advice says men should not self solicit for club membership. Cultivate friendships with current members and wait for someone to suggest putting your name up.
Words of Wisdom: Partings and Death Echo in Eliot
A concise quotation note reflects on George Eliot's meditation that every farewell bears the image of death, highlighting literature's somber reflection on loss and mortality.
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George Eliot
Sawmill Man's Dog Bites Child Sparks Vexed Mike
In Brownton index notes a dog bite incident at the new sawmill triggers Mike Henshaw's anger. The item adds stray quips about a mule sale and a mistaken wedding wedding notice error. Subsequent items reflect local wit and blunt take on police conduct and church lore.
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Brownton Index
Mike Henshaw
Mike
Bunker Advance
Amos Updyke
Center News
Oscar Pitkin
Prom etiquette from a school note by Francine Markel
A guidance note suggests the girl should pay for prom tickets since she invites the boy. He should provide transport if possible, or use the girl’s car if preferred. A corsage is optional for him and, if offered, is welcome. otherwise the girl may buy one herself.
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Markel
Pata
Gift ideas for best man and ushers at a wedding
The article suggests cuff links as a common gift for the best man, with other affordable options like belt buckles gold or silver key chains cigarette cases wallets card cases and similar personal items. It notes the best man’s gift should exceed the ushers in value and includes boutonnieres and ties for the wedding.
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Dre Miss Markel
Watkins Syndicate, Inc
If She Ever Had a Baby
A humorous look at a self styled perfect mother who preaches scientific parenting then has a child and acts like other parents. The poem follows her shift from theory to practice as she flaunts her baby to strangers, showing no lasting difference from others.
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Edgar A. Guest
Proverbs Teach That Repeating Offends Friends
A maxim from Proverbs warns that repeating a matter harms friendships. The verse underscores caution in sharing information and encourages restraint to preserve trust.
Notable Nativities and Yesterdays Memorials in Early History
A nostalgic chronicle lists notable births and historical reminiscences. Clyde Beatty and Harry Byrd are noted among figures born in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It recalls John Winthrop and Rev Thomas Hooker, the Phoenix steamship voyage of 1809, and Pauline Cushman’s Union spy exploits, with dates and events spanning 1800s to mid-1800s.
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Clyde Beatty
Leslie Carter
Harry Floyd Byrd
Virginia
Guy B. Park
Missouri
John W. Studebaker
U. S
Charles S. Wilson
Yugoslavia
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
John Winthrop
Massachusetts Bay Colony
John
New England
Hooker
England
Thomas Hooker
Boston
Hartford
Conn
Phoenix
John Stevens
Robert
Hoboken
N. J
Sandy Hook
Philadelphia
Barnegat
Trenton
Pauline Cushman
New Orleans
Louisville
Texas Democrats form 100000-strong association vow to defend Constitution
A Texas Democratic group of about 100,000 voters pledges to uphold the United States Constitution. Principles call for minimal government interference, constitutional tax limits on income and inheritance, and economy in government while protecting the current system. The statement emphasizes loyalty to Texas Democrats over external financiers.
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Texas
United States
Congress
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