Hoover lauds youth at Boys Town commencement
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director J Holgay Hoover praised American youth at a Boys Town ceremony led by Father Edward J Flanagan. He stressed America remains a land of opportunity and urged patriotic devotion and personal integrity, praising Boys Town for salvaging rejected youths and urging youths to pursue responsible citizenship.
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J. Holgay Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nebraska
Edward J. Flanagan
Mr. Hoover
America
Father Flanagan
Bays’ Town
Janitors Course to Host Race, Insect Talks at Columbia
Oddball note from The Brighter Side about a five day Teachers College program at Columbia University featuring 12 new janitorial topics including rat catching and insect control. A Florida bound red cocker spaniel Nubbin is teased as a practical demonstration pup with a long backstory of mischievous yard antics and encounters with local wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Nubbin
Hermitage
Hibiscus Island
Dade County
Florida
Stile
Kerneth Girden
New York Society
New York
Nubain and Sidney the Rat in a Dusty Yard Tale
Damon Runyon recounts Nubain the cocker spaniel and Sidney the Rat in a yard in Hermitage. Nubain snaps at Joe and chases Sidney over a wall while the year’s routine is upended by the unlikely tussle and the wall’s age. The piece blends idiosyncratic humor with a running cast of names and locales.
No clear title from fragmented Elsie Robinson piece
Fragmentary盗 Elsie Robinson rant blames Mr Bridges and foreign workers for labor woes. The overheated speech rails at profiteering and calls for action to eject influence and end perceived exploitation at home. The text is garbled and lacks verifiable details.
Defense Savings Bonds plan details and repayment questions
The notice outlines Defense Savings Bonds terms with a small face value example. It explains how a bond purchased in May 1895 would mature to 25 dollars after 10 years and signals that higher denominations are proportionally increased. It asks what the government will do with the money paid for the bond and states that the money is invested by the government.
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Bridges
Tory Rkolng
Mr. Bridges
7 Dal
Americr
Hitler
Reds
Red Army
Russia
Tyards
Britain
Churchill
Germany
U.S. Treasury Adopts Defense Program Query
A fragmented U.S. text urges national work to protect the free waters of the United States and calls for defense bonds. It directs readers to local post offices banks or the Treasury for information and purchase details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tressutrar
United States
Washington
Treapuy Department
News Behind the News on Hitler Peace Drive and Soviet Clash
Analyzes rumors that Hitler sought peace terms in exchange for targets against communism. Notes British and Roosevelt positions, fear of Red army gains, and Mussolini's collapse. Highlights Churchill and British pressure, German expansion, and American reactions amid a volatile wartime narrative.
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Washington
Hitler
Reda
Hess
Churchill
Fuehrer
Gaiis
Robin Moor
Stalin
I Duce
Mussolini
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Poland
Btalin
United States
Spinach and Carrot Crusade Across the Atlantic
An unsigned newspaper riff argues Britain should eat more spinach and carrots to bolster health while Americans promote domestic rationing. It mocks public campaigns, cites Popeye as evidence, and warns of broader controls on food and insecticides amid European tensions.
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Kingland
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Britain
London
England
Spinech
America
Amerina
Boviet Rusela
Gland Troubles and Thymus in Children
The article discusses the thymus gland in the neck area, its changes with age, and possible links to growth, breathing issues, and sudden infant deaths. It mentions debates in Britain, Dr. Edward A. Morgan's view from Toronto, and notes on X-ray treatment and uncertainties about causation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Edward A. Morgan
Toronto
Canada
Hatlea
Ava
TU & Wellskinigwa Cnet
Morgan Pobits
The Thymus Gland Role in Disease and Allergy
Dr. H. N. Bundesen explains how a body hormone gland affects blood calcium and vitamin D metabolism. He notes calcium not only influences bone health but may impact allergy and immune responses, with concerns among parents about thymus disturbances and their link to sudden illness.
L A Light Files 10 and 20 Years Ago
A review of past items notes lawsuits, highway plans, and a new Rotary director Walter Walthall of San Antonio elected at the Union Convention on June 25, 1921. The American Goat Breeders Association prepares talks with the San Antonio chamber on a wool and mohair mill. Secretary of War Weoka allows officers and enlisted men to wear civilian clothes off duty.
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Walter Walthall
Ban Antonio
Ling Deen
Rotary International
Amorican Au Hara Goat Breeders Association
Barn Antonio Chamber of Commerce
J. B. Riley
Chamber of Commerce
Permianon
Weoka
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Youth of America
Boys Town
Slin
Chameleon
Bill
Iade
Mike
Pete
Pellean
Iitle Amos
Old Ridney
Naubin
Sidney
Balin
Rat
By Damon Runyon
Nubain
Joe
Doe
Curiusly
Rhot
Darrenders
Sidney the Rat
Nubulir
Bidmey
Elise Feaa
Syad
Australia
Imoon
Agr
Labor
Uncle Ban
San Franciisco
Camonalssis
Elsie Robinson
Ibs
Hridges
Hope Met
Benet Dor
United States Defense Savings Bonds
Paul Mallon
Ito
Popeye
Dr. H. N
L. A. Light Files
Atneton
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