McGuffey Readers In Schools Again In New York
A New York Herald Tribune report notes six McGuffey Eclectic Readers may return to New York elementary schools after about fifty years. Educators debate using the classic volumes for moral lessons and literary selections once more.
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America
New York
New York Herald Tribune
McGuffey
Rienzi
Webster
Hayne
Milton
Shakespeare
Campbell
Senate panel urges sweeping safety overhaul for sea travel
After the Morro Castle and Mohawk disasters, the Senate commerce committee backs a broad plan to reform ship construction, fire protection, life saving, crew discipline, and regulatory enforcement. Proposals include fire resistant materials, compartmentalization, and military style discipline aboard ships, with a new Commerce Department division to enforce the laws. The report, led by Rear Admiral Rock and Professor H. S. Seward, awaits action amid tepid congressional appetite.
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Senate
Morro Castle
Congress
West Indies
New York
New Jersey
Florida
Senate Commerce Committee
Navy
Rock
Yale
H. S. Seward
Commerce Department
Board of Inquiry
A Pleasing Prospect For Gardeners This Spring
A gardener contemplates the annual rite of planning a spring garden. He envisions tulips cosmos zinnias asters scabiosa geranium calendulas larkspur petunias and marigolds arranged for sun and shade. He charms himself with verbenas salpiglossis and plex drummondii and records the plan on paper before turning it to the soil.
New York Day By Day by O. O. McIntyre
New York confirms Steve Hannagan as the city’s top press agent with high profile publicists and capers from Indianapolis to Miami Beach. He promoted Sun Valley and Roosevelt race courses while Lafayette, Indiana roots and mentor George Ade frame his career. Grace George and William A Brady feature in theatre circles, with Major Bowes broadcasts highlighting a durable stage partnership.
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New York
Steve Hannagan
Bill Corain
Hannagan
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Miami Beach
Eddie Rickenbacker
Lafayette
Ind
George Ade
William A. Brady
Grace George
Major Bowes
Ade resumes biography with humor after illness
George Ade, the veteran columnist and playwright once a newspaper millionaire, returns to his biographical writing after a physical setback halted his typing. Now nearing 70, he remains sharp witted, loves football style humor, and spends summers in Brook Indiana watching softball games each morning.
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George Ade
Ade
Brook
Ind
Beaux Arts era drinks and cocktails cited
The piece traces early cocktails noted by Kat Francis and others in Paris and New York, including the creme de menthe Napoleon blend, Joel's Blue Moon, the Side Car, and the dry martini. It contrasts social drinking at teaw parties with a home office rule against serving intoxicants.
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Kat Francis
France
Paris
Earl Carrol
Jim
Joel
Ben de Casseres
Erskine Gywnne
Basil Woon
New York
Anniversary Chronology of Notable Americans and Events
A compact list of birth and death entries plus historic milestones. Henry Gilpin, Junius Morgan, Mathurin Ballou, Charles Nelson, Adna Chaffee, John Carty, Anne Macy, Webster’s dictionary first edition, Lincoln assassination, Seward assault, and the 1873 Louisiana Slaughter House decision are referenced with dates and places where available.
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Henry D. Gilpin
Philadelphia
U. S
England
Junius Spencer Morgan
Hartford
Boston
Charles A. Nelson
Boston Bookman
Columbia W University
Calais
Maine
Adna R. Chaffee
Orwell, O
Los Angeles
John J. Carty
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cambridge
Mass
Baltimore
Anne Sullivan Macy
Helen Keller
Springfield
New York
Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Ford's Theatre
Washington
Seward
Louisiana Slaughter House
U. S. Supreme Court
Roosevelt Muckrake Speech Headlines Early Reform Vigor
A 1906 reflection notes how reformer policy aimed to limit presidential overreach while Roosevelt championed liberty to police itself. The snippet mentions a 1912 Titanic disaster with 1517 deaths near Newfoundland and a 1936 U S Army general’s removal for criticizing the WPA cost before later restoration.
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Louisiana
Theodore Roosevelt
Titanic
Liverpool
New York
Newfoundland
Republic of Spain
Johnson Hagood
Noted Figures Born in Various U.S. and UK Seats
A list of prominent births includes Joseph B. Poindexter of Montana and Hawaii governor born in Canyon City Oregon 65 years ago Lee Tracy actor from Shavertown Pennsylvania born in Atlanta Georgia 39 years ago Prof Calvin B Hoover economist from Duke University born in Berwick Illinois 49 years ago Dr Ralph Arnold geologist and engineer born in Marshalltown Iowa 62 years ago James Branch Cabell novelist from Richmond Virginia born in Richmond 58 years ago and Princess Beatrice Battenberg Victoria’s daughter born 80 years ago as the king’s great aunt.
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Joseph B. Poindexter
Montana
Hawaii
Canyon City
Oreg
Lee Tracy
Shavertown
Atlanta
Calvin B. Hoover
Duke University
Berwick
Ill
Ralph Arnold
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York City
Marshalltown
Iowa
James Branch Cabell
Richmond
Cautionary note on pleasure seeking and social conduct
The text warns that while a pleasure loving nature exists there is an undercurrent of meditative thought and a desire to avoid unpleasant ideas. It cautions to be careful of associations with the opposite sex due to potential danger.
Bible Readings And Meditations Wednesday April 14
The article reflects on Acts 1 7 9 and the Church as a witness. It cites Pentecost, the early church, and the duty to testify to gospel facts. It warns against contrary gospels and emphasizes keeping to the entrusted message through faithful testimony.
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St. Paul
Topflighter King Warns Government Needs New Taxes
Senator King of Utah bluntly says the government cannot operate much longer without new taxes. He leads a chorus of lawmakers against tax cuts as Morgenthau and Roosevelt face mounting pressure for relief and higher spending. The piece portrays political posturing over tax policy and spending limits.
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King
Utah
Mr. Morgenthau
Mr. Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau
Hopkins
Harold Ickes
PWA
Union
Administration
Congress
Portrait of a dictator at work in labor crisis
A curious critique cites governors Vermont Texas and New Jersey resisting sit-downs and mocks the AFL for aiding adversaries. It questions Henry Ford s stance on negotiations while predicting Supreme Court action on Wagner Act and condemning Senate resolution against sit-downs.
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Vermont
Texas
New Jersey
American Federation of Labor
A. F
Henry Ford
Ford
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Senate
Automobile
Workers must observe agreements amid sit-down protests
A critique of labor actions citing unkept contracts and sit-downs by workers and management. It references Govs, the U S Senate, Ford, AF of L, the Supreme Court and union leader John L Lewis, invoking Sinclair Lewis and the line It can’t happen here.
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United States Senate
Ford
American Federation of Labor
United States Supreme Court
United States
John Llewellyn Lewis
Sinclair Lewis
Ford wage plan rumors stir New York Daily News column
The NY Daily News voices a whispered exclusive that Henry Ford may raise wages to surpass rivals and beat John Lewis, weighing options from seven to ten dollars per day. The piece notes cross border labor actions by GM Canada and Mexican and foreign organizers and contrasts possible wage hikes with shorter work weeks.
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The
New York Daily News
Henry Ford
John Lewis
Punch
United States
Canada
G. M. of
G. M. of America
G. M
Texas
America
Copyright Ledger Syndicate
La Grange Clean Up Week Starts April 19
La Grange mayor John P. Holcomb announces clean up week begins April 19. Residents may place rubbish at the curb for collection on that date.
Dinner Guests at Lakewood Home of Dr and Mrs Spicer
A pleasant day and a delicious dinner were enjoyed Friday at the home of Dr and Mrs D M Spicer of Lakewood. Guests included Mrs Helen Kelner Mrs A H Pomeroy and Mrs M Spicer of Cleveland and Mrs F B Gott Mrs J M Spicer Mrs C W Heath Mrs Sarah Spicer and Mrs J M Starr.
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D. M. Spicer
Lakewood
Helen Kelner
A. H. Pomeroy
M. Spicer
Cleveland
F. B. Gott
J. M. Spicer
C. W. Heath
Sarah Spicer
J. M. Starr
Hastings Leaves for Detroit Engineering Course
James Hastings travels to Detroit on Saturday to begin an engineering course and complete a 2 percent correspondence study. He formerly graduated from L. Ht. S. in 1935 and has worked at General Industries in Elyria this past year, with Mr. and Mrs. Ford Hastings and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hopkins joining him and others for the trip.
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James Hastings
Detroit
Laural Baldwin
Ecore
Mich
L. Ht. S
General Industries
Elyria
Ford Hastings
Harvey Hopkins
Former Resident Rolla Gott Dies in Cleveland Burial Planned
Rolla Gott of Cleveland, a former resident, died last week and his body was brought to Rolla for burial Monday. He was the brother of J. R. Gott.
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Rolla Gott
Cleveland
J. R. Gott
Teachers Of French To Meet In Oberlin
Oberlin College hosts the Oh Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of French for a spring meeting on April 24. Papers and discussions are planned, with Oberlin College French students presenting Rosalie and Docteur. Speakers include Herbert M. Lake Helen Macha Leon Irvin Lincol Thompson U R Thar John Olthouse and Hayden Bogers. A noon luncheon at the Oberlin Inn will feature greetings from President Brest Hatch Wilkins.
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American Assoction of Teachers of
Oberlin
Koon Jameson
Oberli
Qbertin Collese
Rosalie
M Herbert M. Lake
Willowsby High School
Helen W. Macha
Kent State University
Leon Irvin
Miami University
Lincol Thompson
Sound Specialties Company
U. RB. Thar
Ohio State University
John W Olthouse
Wooster College
Hayden Bogers
Oberlin College
Oberln Inn
Brest Hatch Wilkins
Oberlin Colege
Obscure Life Fragments From Oberlin Area
Notes show Wayne Carmen employed at a store in Oberlin. Miss May B Amsbury leaves Oberlin position today. Mrs James Nichola attends Farm Women Council at Mrs Julius Sheltons in Grafton Tuesday. A dinner is served with Alice Bird of Elyria presiding. Leslie Gott entertains Arthur Etter for several days. Mr and Mrs Del Whitney and daughter of Chicago attend the funeral of Mrs Harri Curtice. Mrs H M Powers returns from visit with Earl Lewis of Elyria. Mrs Leon Merriam of Cleveland survives, husband and two daughters.
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Wayne Carmen
Oberlin
May B. Amsbury
James Nichola
Julius Shelon
Grafton
Tireen
Alice Bird
Elyria
Leslie Gott
Arthur Etter
del Whitney
Chicago
Norman Spicer
Detroit
Harri Curtice
H. M. Powers
Earl Lewis
Leon Merriam
Maym Dague
Cleveland
Acclimating Trees for Pasadena Forest Plan
Trees in Pasadena are acclimated like humans, with saplings kept on ice for months to adapt before planting in upper mountain regions, part of a planned forestry effort.
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Pasadena
Cal
Mounain
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