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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1939
Page
7
Bobby Wiggs of Chicago, the nation’s top tennis amateur and Wimbledon champion, walks off with the victor’s trophy after defeating Wesby van Mara of Los Angeles in the Gimalinatch of the men’s national singles championship at Forest Hills New York.
Nobuyuki Abe becomes Japan's premier succeeding Asichiro Hirasuma after the cabinet resigned in protest to the German Soviet pact. Abe, briefly acting war minister in 1928, vows a firm course and says Japan will resist pressure and strengthen defense.
In a wide ranging piece from New York, Mahatma Gandhi’s stand on a possible world war against Hitler is contrasted with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s rising influence. Nehru, educated at Harrow and Cambridge, shifted from pro-British loyalty to nationalist agitation after 1919 and now leads the Indian National Congress while clashing with Gandhi at times. Also discussed are Romains Holland and Jean Christophe as figures urging cultural leadership for peace, with reflections on music’s role in civilization and the world’s looming conflict.
A vintage sketch shows a small modern rocking chair assembled from items found in a bride’s attic. Old quilt padding the back and feathers from a telster cushion lift the seat while an upgraded cushion and muslin padding complete the seating. Mrs Spears publishes a sewing book with 32 homemaking ideas and clear illustrations, available postpaid for 10 cents.
A set of fragmented trivia prompts asks about Lamas and Damas countries, Missouri compromise, a famous New York street starting at a cemetery and ending at a river, absolute feral, Ohio boundary near war, states separated by the Mississippi, Taat ter existence, and the origin of boulevard for a broad avenue.
A mixed OCR fragment lists distinct items including The Answers 1 Tibet Peru 2 Slavery 3 Wall street and a physics hint about a temperature where a body has no heat. It also mentions Michigan Minnesota Louisiana and a Broadway style Paris city wall reference.
In a tale from Shoshone leader Washakie, General Grant awarded a silver saddle after a grand parade. When asked to respond he declined, sparking the line I feel with my head, my father with his tongue. The Indian says the heart speaks without a tongue. The proverb contrasts head and heart wisdom in a ceremonial moment.
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