Historians Reevaluate U S State Name Origins
Smithsonian linguists challenge common state name meanings from Alabama to Wyoming and beyond. They propose Alabama may mean thicket cutters or medicinal gatherers, Kentucky level country, Minnesota land of the sky blue water, and Oklahoma red people, while several other names remain undetermined.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonians
Arizona
Ohio
Illinois
Texas
Dakota
Missouri
Big Muddy
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Wyoming
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Big Hill
Massa
Connecticut
Iowa
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alvie Dague Wins Model Airplane National Meet Trophies
Alvie Dague of Tula Oklahoma, seventeen, won the Mulvihill bronze trophy in outdoor stick model flight with 33 minutes 2 seconds and the Bloomingdale trophy for indoor cab in flight with 15 minutes 41 seconds at the Detroit National Championship meet attended by over 500 enthusiasts.
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Alvie Dague
Tula
Okla
Detroit
Household Tips From A Neighbors Column
A neighbor offers practical hints such as adding bread crumbs to scrambled eggs, waxing furniture legs to avoid floor scratches, oiling jam pans to prevent burning, cleaning Ermine furs with hot dry Indian meal, and using heated meal for cleaning. It also notes fresh Hollyhock seeds germinate best and how to repaint iron beds with white enamel after dust removal.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Erosion Makes Glass Shine Among Ancient Ruins
Soil erosion exposed ancient glass remnants whose iridescence results from long term weathering. The finding highlights how environmental processes reveal preserved artifacts in ruins.
Our National Heritage and the Liberty We Guard
A Western Newspaper Union piece on national heritage emphasizing liberty as the core value. It contrasts traitors and traitorous schemes with Lincoln’s sacrifice, calls for personal responsibility, and urges a new patriotism rooted in world peace and brotherhood.
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Russia
Germany
Aaron Burr
Mexico
Browning
Wordsworth
Stephen Douglas
United States
Douglas
Lincoln
Ludwig
Western Newspaper Union
Lady’s Quiet Domination In Household Roles
Betty Wells outlines how a calm, skilled homemaker shapes a home. A husband praises his wife as a grand professional, balancing discipline with warmth, turning housework into a managed, inviting space. He notes her judgment, efficiency, and the family’s contentment as proof of her impact.
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Betty Wells
WNN Service
THAT YOUTHFUL AIR Ohio's Inland Lakes
Ohio owns 30,000 acres of inland lakes marking a bold conservation and recreation effort. Officials highlight expanded public access and stewardship, naming lakes and regional impact across multiple counties. Community groups celebrate renewed funding and potential tourism growth.
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Ohio
Inland
Reminders Romeo Turkey Feet From Wild Turkeys
In the barn at William N Gray's home in Romeo Michigan a score or more of turkey feet remain from wild turkeys Gray killed as a youth years ago.
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Romeo, Mich
William N Gray
Gray
Cows Get Air-Cooled Barns in Fremont Nebraska
Nebras ka farms add air conditioned cow barns amid frequent 100 degree summers. Installations in Fremont illustrate efforts to protect dairy herd comfort and productivity during heat waves.
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Fremont
Neb
Nebraska
German Hair Collected for Rugs Under Four Year Plan
In Berlin the government collects shaved hair from barbershops for the four year plan. The hair will be spun into felts and rugs to ease textile shortages.
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Berlin
Germany
Hollywood Stars In Pictures And Personal Scrapes
Hollywood studios rush to film private lives of stars. George O’Brien stars in Hollywood Cowboy while Leslie Howard and Joan Blondell lead Stand In. Frances Farmer headlines The Toast of New York. Saratoga stars Jean Harlow. her death colors public mood. Ruby Keeler signs with RKO for two films per year. Joan Fontaine to lead Love Below Freezing. Freddie Bartholomew guardianship case ends with aunt's victory as he shifts from Thoroughbreds Don't Cry to new casting. On location woes hit The Buccaneer Spawn of the North Wells Fargo. Mischa Auer debuts a pop o phone making music from bottles.
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Hollywood
George O'Brien
Leslie Howard
Joan Blondell
Nino Martini
Grand National
RKO
Ruby Keeler
Fred Astaire
Joan Fontaine
Joan
Ruby
Mitzi Green
Freddie Bartholomew
M-G-M
Douglas Scott
Paramount
Buccaneer” Company
New Orleans
Alaska
California
Wells Fargo
Clyde Elliot
Singapore
Bob Burns
Mischa Auer
Western Newspaper Union
The Meeting House in Israel and Today
A lesson on the tabernacle pattern, priestly ministry, and God’s presence. It stresses a theocratic Israel, sacrificial offerings, ordained priests, and God dwelling among his people, urging churches to seek divine glory and orderly steps under the Lord.
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Israel
God
Moses
Immanuel
George Mueller
Blessed Memory
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He’s Trophy
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Eiffel Tower
Tai Bo
WNU Service
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Henry
Marietta
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Virginia Valex
William Wyler
Margaret Sullavan
Henry Fonda
Margaret
Leland Hayward
New York
Frances Farmer
Jim Fisk
Wall Street
Saratoga
Jean Harlow
Josephine Hutchinson
Warner Brothers
Warner
Harold L. Bundalae
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western
Unica
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