Americans Eat More Candy as Sales Surge
A Washington report shows candy sales 25 percent higher than last year, with February totals exceeding seventeen million dollars. Through the first quarter of 1934 chocolate candy sales rose sixty percent over the same period, signaling rising consumer wealth. A gum factory tour revealed daily production of 10,000 cartons for a nationwide market, underscoring broad popular demand. The candy trade, hit by economic gloom, now appears to be lifting as spirits improve.
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Washington
United States
Debate Over Ship Subsidies Transforms Mail Contracts
Department of Commerce weighs ending mail-linked subsidies for American shipping. A 1928 law spurred 50 new vessels totaling 440,000 tons and a $165 million build, with $14 million yearly mail contracts for a decade. The report favors straight subsidies to counter high U S costs and notes international implications as a major creditor nation.
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Department of Commerce
Congress
Shipping Board Bureau
United States
Public Payroll Growth Cited By Harvard Expert
Thomas Nixon Carver, professor emeritus at Harvard, warns that rising public payrolls at local, state, and federal levels threaten governance by government fund beneficiaries. He urges governor to simplify local government and pursue tax savings and more efficient services.
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Thomas Nixon Carver
Harvard University
Carver
New York Herald-Tribune
Warver
Aromatic Grapefruit at ACS Meeting Sparks Far-Reaching Predictions
The American Chemical Society gathering in St. Petersburg forecast a future cornucopia of fragrances. A delegate envisioned grapefruit groves becoming rare perfumes with scents of violets and roses rather than grapefruit itself. E K Nelson notes the perfumes may mix in with orange blossoms and other florals.
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American Chemical Society
St. Petersburg
Fla
North
California
E. K. Nelson
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
Washington
Bored Audiences Across the World and Merchandising Talk
A columnist surveys global audience behavior from Italy to England and Australia noting reader distractions and heckling. The piece argues good merchandising as a refined art, warns against self serving greed, and predicts advertising-driven recovery outpacing delayed boom times.
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Italy
England
Australia
Today’s Historical Anniversaries and Birthdays
Anniversaries list prominent figures born in 1819 to 1874 with lifespans and death dates. Includes Theodore Ruggles Timby Mary Jane Holmes Joseph Lister Frank R Stockton Algernon Swinburne Winchell Smith Farley Osgood and notable events in today’s history such as Pocahontas and Napoleon. Also notes today’s birthdays Jesse H. Jones Lincoln Filene John Q. Tilson Bernard C. Clausen Willard Sperry Frank Simonds David Pinski Glenn S. Warner and a brief horoscope warning of judgment errors.
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Theodore Ruggles Timby
Dover
N. Y
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mary Jane Holmes
Brookfield
Mass
Brockport
Joseph Lister
Frank R. Stockton
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Algernon C. Swinburne
Winchell Smith
Hartford
Conn
Farmington
Farley Osgood
New Jersey
Boston
South Orange
N. J
John Rolfe
Jamestown
Napoleon
France
Daniel F. Beakman
New York
Finland
Jesse H. Jones
Houston
Tex
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Robertson Co
Tenn
Lincoln Filene
John Q. Tilson
House of Representatives
Clear Branch
Bernard C. Clausen
Syrajeuse
Hoboken
Willard L. Sperry
Harvard Theological School
Peabody
Frank H. Simonds
New Hampshire
Washington, D.C
Concord
David Pinski
Russia
Glenn S. Warner
Stanford
Springville
Specious Promises and Self-Reliance in Advice
A cautioned voice on distrustful trends urges readers to cultivate self-reliance for lasting success, warning against overreliance on external assurances and unclear forecasts. The piece emphasizes personal initiative as key to achieving goals.
Sunday Socials and Local Movements in Wellington Township
Huntington C Ohio April 5 local column notes visits among Allen Keubns Kater and Leininger families from Lorain Wellington and Cleveland. Several easter guests are listed with relatives moving houses and a cistern project, while students resume school after vacation and a nurse from Western Reserve spent holidays with family.
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Huntington
Ed. Finkle
Lorain
Harry Allen
Bobbie
Wellington
E. R. Allen
Conrad
John Naegele
Margaret Keubns
John Keuhns
Jean
Frederickson
Fred Frederickson
Callghter
Ruth
Cleveland
Dan G. Ilater
George Blessing
Floyd Rogers
Charles ‘Rugg
Helen Kater
Western Reserve
Dan G. Kater
Joan Sehoen
Mary
Robert Seitters
Pleasant View Sanatorium
Amherst
Javoos
Carl Rozers
Elyria
C. H. Dirlam
Mert Coe
Fred Mohns
Grange Hall
Wallington
O. H
Lorrain
Ralph Krago
L. E. Chapman
S. T. Rice
Wilbur Rook
Wal‘ter Rook
Barbara Jean
Spencer
C. A
Massive Sol Duc forest fire seedlings planned
Port Angeles reports the Sol Duc blaze scorching thousands of acres in the Olympic mountains will be partly covered by 222,900 Douglas fir seedlings planted by CCC workers. Montreal dispatch notes C P English, veteran conductor, alleges the smallest railroad pay check ever drawn at ten cents, dated February 15, 1913.
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Port Angeles
Wash
Sol Duc
Olympic Mountains
CCC
Montreal
C.p—Ed English
New Oberlin Briefs Highlight Easter Gatherings
New Oberlin April 4. Mr and Mrs Peter Nuter and Mrs A Linden and son from Nova called at Frank Schmitz home. Akron’s J Hackett family visited William Peabody’s. Betty Reed attended Elyria show. Easter dinner hosted by Carl Schmitz with extended families. Numerous local visits and gatherings noted, including Manns and Schmitz families visiting Elyria and Cleveland.
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New Oberlin
Peter Nuter
A. Linden and Son
Nova
Frank Schmitz
J. Hackett
Akron
William Peabody
Betty Reed
Elyria
Carl Schmitz
M. Wohleber
Forest Taylor
C. Justin
C. H. Davis
George Dion
Lawrence Justin
Glenn Harrison
van Hausen
Joe Denger
Esther Manns
Youngstown
Ted Manns
Eliza Manns
John Sprackley
Cleveland
F. Schmitz
Urban Kinzer
Clyde
Jeanette
Betty Wheeler
Loretta Webber
Everett Hastings
Theodore Manns
Herry Pallas
West Ridge
Michael Smith
Leo Smith
Lilly
Oscar Elrmann
George Emerich
Jim Berry
Kipton
John Emerich
Emma Manns
Esther
Art Falkner
Turkish woman headman elected in Emirli village
Ummil Hanum, 59, is elected headman of Emirli village near Istanbul. She is the third woman to hold the post in the area and served under Mustafa Kemal in the war of independence, noted for heroism near her village and praised as a strong, vigorous speaker.
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Istanbul
Emirli
Ummil Hanum
Mustapha Kemal
Teheran Police Arrest Alleged Serial Killer Count
The Teheran police report a man arrested is claimed to be responsible for 33 murders, with officials noting the case involves a high number of killings and ongoing investigations.
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Angora — Upi
Teheran
Wife Preservers for Travelers with Child Milk Storage Hint
A brief note advising travelers with a young child to carry a daily quart of milk in a sealed bottle to keep it sweet without ice, suggesting this practice preserves freshness during journeys.
New Airplane Timing Device Demonstrated in Italy
In Rome on February 20 a new chronometric system combining a high speed electric cinema camera and a sound wheel chronometer aims to measure aircraft speed to within 1-250th to 1-500th of a second. Trials planned for Italian aviation tests and Lake Garda seaplanes may adopt the device if judges approve, promising precise hourly speed averages over short distances.
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Rome
Italy
Lake Garda
Public Works Programs Slump Remedy At League Meeting
The League of Nations plans to advance public works as a remedy for the global depression. Secretary-General Avenol invites 56 governments to report by Aug 15 on main public works projects, including financing, administration, and expected results.
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Peblic
Geneva
General Assembly
League of Nations
Avenol
League
One Pupil Ends Term at Rural School
Clarendon area school known as the Fairfield public school finished its term with Ida Mae Weldman the only pupil. Teacher Miss Zell Rogers and Weldman’s family, ranchers Rudolph and Mrs. Weldman, attended the closing exercises. Ida Mae moved from the second to the third grade amid daily classes from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with breaks and a lesson of playing ball during recess.
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Clarendon
Here
Taving
Ida Mae Weldman
Rudolph Weldman
Slowth Baker
Clarence Bakfield
Ida Mao
Weldman
Fairfield
Zell Rogers
Bte
Au Spa. m
Bairfield
District Funds Report with Miss Rogers Payment
A fragment notes total Watevenue for the district Hinounls to FST per year with a $600 payment to Miss Rogers to teach Ida Mao. The text is partial and lacks full context or dates.
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Miss Rogers
Ida Mao
Western on gambling devices in Coos County Oregon
Coos County law officers declare war on slot machines vending devices punch boards and other gambling devices to prosecute under Oregon law. In Rockland Maine residents show green honor seals indicating taxes paid through January 1 1934 in a tax conscious display.
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Western
Marshfield
Ore
Coos County
Oregon
Rockland
WblRorkland
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Chicago
Michigan Ave
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Detroit
Geners! Motora
Scott’s
Harry Gilmore
Los Angeles
Cal
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Wester
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Jasper
Alberta
Canada
B. Central Press
Sallys
Marriag
FORD
Firestone
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Sentinel
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Bell Co
Rockford
Miller- Jones
Broad Street
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