Editorial Staff Listing for Rentz and Treadwell
The document names Fred L Rentz as President and Managing Editor Lucy Treadwell and Ray A W Treadwell as Vice Presidents and Treasurers Jacob F Rentz and James T Ray hold roles as Vice Presidents with George W Conns serving as Secretary and Editor with incoming managers and assistants.
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Fred L. Rentz
Lucy Treadwell
Ray A W Treadwell
Jacob F Rentz
James T Ray
George W Conns
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Hitler Tightens Grip on German Reichsbank
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Hitler completes control of the Reichsbank replacing Schacht with Walter Funk, eliminating foreign investments and weakening fiscal restraint. A 1.5 billion mark securities issue failed and a large foreign trade deficit persists as armament spending grows.
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Fuehrer
Hitler
Hjalmar Schacht
Dr. Schacht
Walter Funk
Goering
Stoogs
Reichsbank
Germany
Gold Discount Bank
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lightning science and the quest to harness power
The passage explains how lightning is perceived differently by people and studied by scientists since Franklin. It describes a pilot flash that clears resistance before the main discharge, repeated until the area’s electricity is spent. A lightning flash lasts about fifty millionths of a second, with an estimated energy value of twenty cents per stroke and about 360,000 strokes per hour globally, surpassing Niagara’s output, yet the challenge remains how to harness this force.
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Benjamin Franklin
Earth
Niagara
Laughing at Danger The daring human who laughs at risk
A reflection on humans and animals facing fear and danger. People seek thrills in perilous activities despite fatal risks, driven by a spark of eternal hope stronger than fear or love of risk.
STATUS OF ROYALTY
The king and queen visit Canada and the United States show royalty may endure in democratic nations as a friendly, influential institution within limits. In Italy the monarchy survives mainly as symbol while Germany’s absence of royalty is noted, with the Fuehrer seen as a potential replacement.
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Canada
United States
England
Low Countries
Europe
Italy
Japan
Germany
Fuehrer
Hay Fever Season Nears In Public Health Appeal
The article urges public cooperation to eradicate ragweed and other weeds fueling hay fever as no cure exists. It notes ragweed pollen appears in June and stresses removing it from vacant lots near communities to reduce allergic reactions.
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Old-timers had big families because they were cheap and profitable. To make people travel a certain way, quit talking and make that way the easiest. Americanism soaking big corporations for millions with no dividends for thousands of small investors.
The Parent Problem SPANKING FOR SAFETY
Home is the era of greatest hazards for children. The piece argues training children through immediate physical pain to prevent dangerous acts at home, listing common dangers and urging swift correction to save a child’s life and health.
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United States
Jamestown and Rescue Tales of Gold Fever Past
The piece recalls Jamestown California’s early store dating to 1849 opened by Butterfield and still run by his descendants. Nearby Jackass Hill reports a fresh gold strike by Charles Gillis. Rescue near Placerville reflects on the era’s fever and the toll on people, landscapes, and labor.
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Jamestown
California
Butterfield
Jackass Hill
Charles Gillis
Jim Gillis
Mark Twain
Mark
Placerville
Noted Figures Speak on Labor and Policy In 1930s Dispatch
Frances Perkins defends her humanitarian stance. Hamilton Fish attacks neutrality revision as overpowered by presidential authority. Harry Hopkins pledges loyalty to Roosevelt for 1940. Marriner Eccles criticizes labor's dual leadership and calls for coherent policy.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Boston, Mass
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner
Eccles
Various Quips on Life and News From The Times
A collection of light anecdotes and observations. anecdotes touch on Father’s Day, aging, brass versus copper, rail fares, relationships, whimsy about a 118 year old in South America, Alma Gluck in Ann Arbor, auto license tests in Pennsylvania, and Spain’s quiet method of ridding undesirables with strangulation.
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Alma Gluck
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Albert and boarding house adenoids joke
A boarder jokes about Albert being sent home from school for adenoids and his mother trying to have them eaten out by Doctor Jones. The column notes dieting trends and a psychologist remark about a man with a hobby going crazy, then laments the difficulty of following expensive advice.
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Albert
Doctor Jones
Roosevelt
Congress
West
Humorous Fragments on Alimony Yale and a War Debt
A collection of mirrored quips and anecdotes. References include a Tennessee alimony bill for innocent parties, jokes about art and portraiture, war debts, W P A nostalgia, and a Champ Clark marriage anecdote. The piece threads humor through social norms and political targets of its era.
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Tennessee
Telephone Voices and Wedding Q and A Advice Column
Advice on telephone politeness and impression management contrasts with a wedding etiquette Q and A. Dear Miss Markel answers cover bridal attire for garden weddings and bouquet toss etiquette while noting audience letters and streamlining reader questions.
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Miss Markel
Markel
Graft, Politics and Quips From a Range of Uproarious Notes
A collection of sharp one liners and anecdotes on graft in public office, political bribes, a governor tour, and misused funds. The pieces satire range from a farmer offering $2,000 for a pardon to a quip about emancipation of women and Roosevelt’s political maneuvers, sharing dry humor about public life.
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Harrisburg
What’s What At A Glance Supreme Court Shifts Open
The article surveys the Supreme Court’s current leanings with a New Deal era tilt and notes a conservative majority will endure as two conservatives depart, reshaping flow for years ahead.
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt court reshuffle and Murphy crusade in 1940 context
Roosevelt filled four Supreme Court vacancies with liberal appointees while Chief Justice Hughes dwindles toward retirement. The columnist traces factions among justices, predicts more changes, and analyzes Attorney General Murphy’s anti graft push and its political limits.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Supreme Court
White House
Hell
F. D
High Tribunal
Holmes
Brandeis
Justice McReynolds
Wilson
Justice Butler
New Deal
McReynolds
Butler
Black
Frankfurter
Reed
Douglas
Hughes
Justice Stone
Justice Roberts
Supreme Court
Just Folks By Edgar A Guest
Poem laments aging and the wish to relive youth through simple pleasures such as dawn fishing and worm digging. The speaker muses on sharing with companions and the burden of labor versus leisure, then shifts to a social note on how making divorce difficult affects the poor.
Bible Thought For Today Lamp and Light
A devotional line cites the verse 2 Samuel 22 29 affirming that God is a lamp guiding through darkness. It presents faith as a source of illumination and strength for believers in hardship.
Nansen on Overcoming Fear to Forge Lasting Peace
Fridtjof Nansen argues that nations could settle differences and establish lasting peace if they shed mutual fear and distrust and met with confidence and good will.
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Fridtjof Nansen
Etiquette Hints for Vacation Guests Abroad
Guidance for visitors in a different city to refrain from criticizing the hostess’s town or home. Emphasizes politeness and respecting local customs while staying as a guest during a vacation. Keeps tone practical and concise for readers seeking everyday manners advice.
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