Navy Moves to Build 13 Ships Under New Program
Secretary Swanson disclosed swift action on a 460 million dollar appropriation signed by Roosevelt. Bids on 13 of 24 new vessels will be opened August 7 as navy yards prepare. Mention is made of a "problem 16" while Standley notes it will adjust officers and men to Pacific geography amid broader European armament talk.
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Washington
Swanson
Navy
Roosevelt
William H. Standley
Pacific
Navy Yards
Doan's Kidney Poisons Support 3 Pints Daily Claim
An old Doan's kidney remedy advertisement warns that kidneys must pass about 3 pints daily to prevent poisonous waste buildup in 15 miles of kidney tubules. It links acid conditions to backache, fatigue, and swelling and urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's, a prescription used for over 40 years. Foster Milburn Co. 1934.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Ca
Vast Earthquake Costs and Navy Yard Building Split
The article notes that cost estimates from a vast earthquake project will determine the split between government and private building. It references the Vinson Act aiming to finish construction by 1942, with a rule that at least half of ships be built in navy yards except for an aircraft carrier. It lists local social notices and visits among residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Underwood of Slab Fork and multiple households in the community.
Teachers Must Swear Allegiance To Nation
Governor James M. Curley signed a bill requiring all public and private school teachers to swear allegiance to state and federal constitutions. College exchange professors are exempt. The bill triggered a bitter legislative battle with veterans and patriotic groups supporting it while most educational leaders opposed.
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Associated Press
James M. Curley
Commonwealth
Feel Like Yourself Again with Blood Tonic
An advertisement promotes a scientific blood tonic claiming to restore red blood cells and relieve symptoms of weakness loss of appetite and nervousness. It touts 108 years of success and urges readers to ins ist on the wrapped two week package available at drug stores.
Resolution to investigate aliens on relief rolls
Representative Dies of Texas drafted a resolution for a congressional inquiry into aliens on government pay and relief rolls. He cited a Relief Administration letter estimating 600000 aliens on relief and claimed many aliens hold government jobs and run relief projects, excluding Americans.
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Associated P. Washington
Dies Democrat
Texas
Carrington Gill
Harry L. Hopkins
Dies
PWA
Tams West Virginia Theater Show Benefits Pythian Sisters
A June 28 entertainment at the Tams theatre in Tams West Virginia featured the Tams young people for the Pythian Sisters Temple 120. The program included duets by Jane Vaughn with Norma Jeane Deaner, a dialog, additional piano duets, tap dances, solos, and the main play The Crafty Cooke with numerous participants.
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Temple
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Norma Jeane Deaner
Man
Letha Cooke
Edith Brewer
Suzanna
Frieda
Joyce Cooke
Mescal Lester
Evelyn Price
Cooke
Myrtle Cooke
Ruth Segle
Mary Hilton
Frieda Cooke
Doris Hughes
Virginia Osborne
Margaret Anne Segle
Jeanette Hall
Jeanette Tall
Joyce Anne Cooke
Margaret Ann Segle
Mary
Irene Cooke
Little Gene Monoco
Ilo Brown Wallace and her quiet, guiding role
Ilo Brown Wallace, wife of the secretary of agriculture, wears the cabinet line up at receptions with bright brown eyes. A Drake University graduate who met Wallace in Des Moines and married him in 1914, she runs their three-person family with a gentle hand. Sundays are for picnics with mother in the car while Dad chats with farmers. She is the ideal wife who rarely calls the office yet keeps dinner hot and lays out his white tie when he comes home late.
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Ilo Brown Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Drake University
Des Moines
Wallace
Dance by Girls Is Repeated For Night Workers
Beckley narrates that Mr Mon aco played piano while a group of girls performed a last number a dance. Miss Letha Cooke arranged the play and music and Miss Edith Brewer coached the dancing. Miss Pauline Hancock announced. The program will be repeated later for night workers with no set time.
Streams Of Girls And Boys Ask Dog Licenses
Tulsa citizens gather at the dog license office as children in ragged clothes seek free licenses. City attorney proposes waiving fees for unable owners if the dogs receive rabies vaccination, which will also be provided free. Over 100 children seek vaccination forms. some lack dogs yet show hope. The measure, to be voted Friday, may also free dogs in the pound after vaccination. Earlier, three oil men pledged to buy licenses for those who cannot pay.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Gossipers Couldn't Fool Mrs. Pierce Loses 50 Pounds Fat
Mrs. L. W. Pierce of Tiffin Ohio reports losing 50 pounds in six months using Kruschen Salts after listening to gossip. The ad claims a 12 pound improvement per jar with a money back guarantee and lists Watkins Drug Store White Cross Pharmacy Mount Hope Bradley Drug Co. as sellers.
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Mrs. Pierce
L. W. Pierce
Tiffin
Ohio
Watkins Drug Store
White Cross Pharmacy
Mount Hope
Bradley Drug Co
Offer Restriction Follows Plea Flood
Officials said the group was forced to cap their offer after receiving a flood of pleas from the public. The intense response prompted a quick limit while organizers assess next steps.
Woman Hit By Train Survives Fall Into Creek
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 27 Mrs. Maggie Slater aged 35 was knocked about 20 feet from a trestle into a creek by a train. She told friends last night of the sensations she experienced during the ordeal and is reported to be recovering.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
W. Va
Maggie Slater
Passenger engine crew rescue unconscious woman
The train crew lifted an unconscious woman from the water after the accident. Physicians reported she was not injured beyond shock.
Japanese Town Names Newborn Camel After Leading Actress
Enthusiastic residents of a Japanese community recently named a newborn camel after the country’s leading actress, reflecting local admiration and a lighthearted cultural honor. The naming underscores strong ties between residents and popular national figures.
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