Hands off the CCC says Charleston Gazette
The Charleston Gazette warns against patronage in CCC camp administration. It argues civil control under the War Department has preserved discipline and efficiency at Camp Raleigh and cautions that political appointees would corrupt the program, harm youths, and invite exploitation. It urges politicians to stay out.
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WPA
Civilian Conservation Corps
State road control praised as snow woes persist elsewhere
The piece argues state control of roads is necessary and effective amid heavy snow and thaw damage, noting Upstate critics and limited county funding under levy limits. It contends statewide maintenance serves a broader public interest, while acknowledging fiscal constraints and ongoing weather stress on roadbeds.
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Panhandle
Upstate
Italy's Protest over Great Britain France and others Pact
The piece argues Italy's protest to the Britain France Jugoslavia Greece and Turkey mutual aid deal aims to split a hairy. It questions Italy's stance on Ethiopia and the League of Nations and weighs legalistic versus realistic views on sanctions and war status.
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Italy
Maly
Great Britain
France
Jugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
League of Nations
Mary
League
Ethiopia
Raise a Howl on Direct Tax Plan Before Retail Group
A National Retail Dry Goods Association speaker argued replacing all taxes with a single direct tax on employed people to reveal government costs. He claimed this would make citizens realize their tax burden and spur demand for government economy. The piece notes potential protests as hidden taxes are exposed.
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National Retail Dry Goods Association
Old Friend Returns To Public Eye In Evie Rail Shop
A familiar factory character returns to circulation at Evie Pennsylvania in a rail shop tale. The veteran, once the skirmish line key and type shop observer, brings lake water magic to a radiator test. He now seeks a new cylinder head while celebrated for past brightening of working days.
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Evie
Storfage
Reforestation Efforts Grow Across States and Nation
The Parkersburg Sentinel notes that half a century ago West Virginia had vast virgin forests but now imports most timber. In 1935 more than 500 million trees were planted nationwide, led by Michigan with Wisconsin and New York following. The shelterbelt campaign added 5.7 million trees, plus 39.25 million by the Soil Conservation Service, with CCC workers prominent.
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West Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
Forestry News Digest
Dakotas
Soil Conservation Service
Civilian Conservation Corps
cNpieet
Parkersburg
Man About Manhattan LeAnn by George Tucker
A vignette about writers and urban hardship unfolds in a Brooklyn room where a weary man and a fearful woman wait for a promised morning. A late mailed editor’s check arrives, altering desperate hopes, as a young man contemplates vengeance after a minor car incident.
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George Tucker
New York
Jack Horner
Henry
Brooklyn
Tapestries from Zygmont August at Wawel Castle
The Associated Press notes 110 tapestries ordered by King Zygmont August in Brussels around 1540 now hang at Wawel Castle. Professor Charles Lukaszewicz says the atlas shows more than 300 animals and birds, some of them American, depicted in the oldest zoo logical atlas in the world.
Public Forum Supports Beckley Anti Coasting Ordinance
A Raleigh Register letter from Beckley West Virginia argues the city anti coasting ordinance protects pedestrians motorists and sleigh riders by reducing street dangers. It rebuts critics calling lawmakers and residents without children and notes February is short and highway safety month looms while behavioral warnings and humor underscore public safety.
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Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Register
Finnish Sailing Fleet Survives to Thorheer
Captain Gustaf Erikson of Marienhamm Finland announces that his windjammer fleet of 25 vessels with a gross tonnage of 68670 continues to hold its own in world commerce. Five of the largest were recently sent to Australia.
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Thorheer
Helsingfors
Gustaf Erikson
Marienhamm
New Shoes Prompt Urgent Shopping Trip
A brief note states the speaker needs to buy a new pair of shoes today. It implies an immediate shopping task without additional context.
Retakes Highlight Barbara Stanwyck Scene in A Message to Garcia
Hollywood-Pictures focus on a close up of Barbara Stanwyck in a Cuban jungle scene for A Message to Garcia. John Boles prepares for New York while a stand-in fills in for Wallace Beery. director George Marshall keeps camera crew tight for the retake session and actors restart emotions.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Garcia
Barbara Stanwyck
John Boles
New York
Miss Stanwyck
Wallace Beery
Beery
George Marshall
Mystery in London Plot Involves High Society Figures
A cryptic note links a Lady to a murder case in Washington involving Alexander Pritchard and an attempted assault on Bobby Jones. It outlines a bizarre scheme using a secondhand car to crash into a wall at Baesington-french's Round and fake a lapse in time. Bobby 9 George Arbuthnot, a young doctor, is mentioned as a figure in the plot.
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Ruucea Dereweal
Snot Ag Frankis
Haesington-ffrench
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London
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Lexpeet
Staverley
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Bassington Bench
Obby
Cora
Badger
Lim
Stanford
Staverley Village
Andover
Merraway Court
Cosyright
False Moustache Schemes in a London Plot Unfolds
Frankie and Bobby plot a disguise involving a false moustache and a chauffeur uniform to infiltrate the Bassington household. George, Badger, and crews prepare a staged car crash near Merroway Court to aid their ruse while avoiding public scrutiny.
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