Noted Figures Fingerprints Now On File In US Records
Washington reports the FBI has fingerprints of John D. Rockefeller Jr Edgar Guest Walter Disney and others in civil files not for crimes. J Edgar Hoover notes prints of 150000 peaceful individuals and 4 million criminals. Civil prints aim to aid family protection and identification in accidents or amnesia.
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Washington
G.men
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Edgar
Walter E. Disney
Mickey Mouser
John B. Stetson
James H. MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Guy Lombardo
Ronald C. Lindsey
Britain
United States
Federal Bureauf
J. Edgar Hoover
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Hoover
Bureau
Alice Longworth Praises WPA Pond Building
Alice Longworth from Albuquerque argues for the WPA pond project aiding over thirty thousand farmers facing icy weather losses and drought. She contrasts Kansas state pond programs with Secretary Wallace who calls pond building a pleasant pastime, fearing water loss to the treasury.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Kansas
Prairie States
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Alice Longworth
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Owens wins 100 meters at Berlin Olympics tied world record
Ohio athlete Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash at the Berlin Eleventh Olympiad equaling the world record in 10.2 seconds under a slight tailwind. Cleveland’s Owens is lauded for speed and sportsmanship while Ralph Metcalfe finishes a close second, highlighting a standout medal day for American track stars.
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Ohio
Jesse Owens
Berlin
Cleveland
Owens
America
Yale doctors urge five meals a day for vigor
Yale physiologists report that most people eat too infrequently and that three meals a day is not optimal. They favor five meals or more to boost efficiency and energy, aligning with European eating patterns. Shorter intervals between meals may curb fatigue and irritability by preventing plain hunger from sapping mood and drive.
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Yale
Spies And Traitors And The Wider Web Of Conspiracy
The piece discusses a postwar surge in espionage across Europe and the Orient, noting Americans' prior belief in immunity from such intrigue. It highlights a Navy enlisted man’s recent involvement in a foreign spy plot and reflects on how even distant American soil can host ominous preliminaries to war.
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Oppenheim
Riviera
Europe
Orient
Family of Nations
British youths trade wheels for pedestrians in New York
Nineteen eighty four? Not quite. Eighty four members of the Junior Motor Car Club of Great Britain abandon driving for foot travel in New York City. They face busy streets from the Queen Mary to a midtown hotel, learning about crosswalks traffic signals and the riverfront chaos. Their first quarter hour on American soil proves pedestrians here may face hazards rivaling motorists.
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New York City
Junior
Motor Car Club of
Great Britain
Queen Mary
Eleventh Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Piccadilly
Oxford Street
America
Belle Walsh and Ed Wynn Highlight New York Glitter
New York social chronicle pieces together Belle Walsh in London and Chicago scenes, with plans to christen an elephant in St. Louis and attend Amos ’n’ Andy. Ed Wynn’s turbulent yet resilient career is praised as he navigates vaudeville and radio comebacks while a Broadway chop suey room, Chin Farr Inn, anchors overheard chatter.
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New York
Belle Walsh
London
St. Louis
Chicago
Amos “N’ Andy
The
Plaza
Strangler
Lewis
Mrs. Walsh
Dido
Nancy Randolph
T. J. Oakley Rhinelander
Rhine
Paris
Rline Castle
Tyrolean Alps
Jim
Runge Agtar
Ed Wynn
Wynn
$300000 Raised In U S For Jewish Help In Germany
A 1935 total of $300000 raised by American Jewish donors for German Jewish rehabilitation through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, excluding refugee aid. The report to Jewish leaders cites emigration, welfare, economic aid, education, and training, with 65524 people helped 1933–1935 and 3982 emigrants to Palestine in 1935.
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New York
Joint Distribution Committee
Germany
Elysia
National Council
Europe
Samuel
Deutsch
Elyria
Felix M. Warburg
J.D. CG
Poland
Reichvertretung der Juden In Deutschland
Reich Representation of Jews of
Zentral Ausschuss Fur Hilfe
Aufau
Central Committee For Relief and Reconstruction
Reichvertretung
Zentral Ausschuss
J.N. OC
J. D. CG
Palestine
Anath
North
South America
South Africa
Anniversary list and today in history notes
A historical annals listing birthdays of Percy Bysshe Shelley Henry W Hilliard Russell Sage Frederick T Frelinghuysen Oliver P Morton and other figures plus a today in history sequence recalling events from 1790 to 1961. A Santa Cruz note reports unruly guests at the police station will be placed in a new iron‑railed pew for restraint.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
Henry W. Hilliard
Alabama
Congress
Mint
Fireville
Ruussell Sage
New York
Oneida Co
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
New Jersey
Lawy
Millstone
S. J
Oliver FP. Morton
Indiana
Wayne Co
Ind
Indianapolis
H. Hudson
Santa Cruz
Cal
Board Buys Supplies And 2,500 Tons Of Coal For Schools
The Elyria Board of Education awarded contracts for the 1936 37 school year including approximately 2.3 tons of coal for the heating plants with spending over 10 per ton and prices from 4.09 to 4.63 per ton. Most of the coal contracts went to Elyria dealers. Additional supplies for the high school and various departments total 1 905.72 and may not be used in the first semester.
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Elyria
Summer School Reports Nine Dollar Deficit in Elyria
The 1936 Elyria summer school closed last Friday with a nine dollar deficit. R C Maston senior superintendent told the board of education that tuition receipts totaled 1 412 from 154 high school and 68 elementary students, with 11 refunded to those who left after enrolling. Accounts receivable of 20 could bring a slight profit, and nearly 19 percent of high school and a smaller share of elementary pupils took one or more summer classes. A 100 mile radius around New Haven, Conn, would cover about one tenth of the nation’s population and reach one third of the Atlantic Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
R. C. Maston
Board of Education
Maston
Ohio Retailers Report June Sales Rise 31 Percent
Ohio retailers independent stores report June 1936 sales up 31.5 percent from June 1935, covering 20 business types excluding department stores. After adjusting for working days, June 1936 sales fell about 5 percent from May 1936, with Dayton showing the largest yearly gain at 47 percent and Cincinnati around 3 percent.
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Ohio
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Susluenas Research
Ohio State University
Dayton
Cincinnnati
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Beige
Texas
Mexico
FERIA
Lorain
Cited Feature Syndicate
Tm Rex
CS Pat
al Rirnts Reserca
O. O. McIntyre
Chin Farr
U.S
Andy Gump
Casper Milquetoast
McNaught
Northern Savings & Loan Co
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Masonio Temple
U. S. Coastguard Service
Revenue Cutter Service
Atlantic
State of
Belgium
Spain
Doles
Jesse W. Renn
Fr. Leavenworth, Kang
Robert P. Shuler
Los Angeles
Grayson Co
Jacob Parish
Cornell Tnner
Arch W. Shaw
Jackson
Mich
Sir Harry Lauder
Duchess of York
Knut Hamsun
Burlington
Ont
Note
New Haven
Coon
Atlantic Ocean
Pierre R. Smith
Elyria Savings Bank Bldg
Klein
Cleveland St. Ph
Will
Good Gulf Gas
Gulflube Onl
Firestone Service
Broad
Cedar
J. P. Schoonmaker
Mgr
ED Marsh
Middle Ave
Sth Street
Alfred Alten
2Nd Street
Chronicle-Telegram
Gulf
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