Queen’s Kinship to Washington Traced in Genealogy
Column notes Elizabeth II claims kinship to George Washington through Robert Porteus, Virginia planter and Burgesses member. Tracing ancestry to Augustine Warner the elder, earliest Warner in Virginia, linking to Robert E. Lee. Also mentions Frison Song S H M Byers writing Iowa’s Hawkeye State hymn in Libby Prison after hearing guards sing. Tomorrow: The Chair of Death.
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Elizabeth
British Empire
George Washington
U. S
Robert Porteus
Virginia
House of Burgesses
Robert E. Lee
Augustine Warner
Frison Song
S. H. M. Byers
Libby
Richmond
Gannett Attacks Roosevelt on Spending and Debt
Frank Gannett of Rochester challenges President Roosevelt's lending bill stance, accusing the New Deal of failed policy that burdened debt and unemployment. He cites international comparisons from 1935 to 1938, argues for stopping the spending program, and urges a return to sound private enterprise to restore prosperity.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Frank Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
National Committee
Gannett
America
United States
Hyde Park
White House
Department of Commerce
Harry Hopkins
Congres
Mussolini skips grand Italian war maneuvers in northern Italy
Mussolini, Italy's high commander, walked out of the annual army and air force maneuvers in northern Italy. The episode sparked theories about illness and motive as observers debated the effectiveness of the planned “quick stroke” assault. Critics note Italy and Germany lacked anti aircraft or tanks and question the maneuvers’ relevance to future European warfare.
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Mussolini
Italy
Europe
Tr Duce
Rome
Iluce
Rome-Berg J
Franco
Spain
J Pghaies
Count UK
Mussolini Scraps War Games After Quickstroke Doubt
The article suggests Mussolini curtailed war games and the axis leaders retreated to assess why the rapid strike theory failed. It discusses French reliance on the Maginot Line and an immobile army, noting possible wishful interpretations of the Po valley events and Duce’s early departure before the final score.
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Mussolini
Te Maginot
Meaning Not So Much A Gesture Toward Filipino Independence
The retiring Congress considered a bill to cushion trade ties with the Philippines before any complete independence, aiming for study by 1944 to modify restrictive export laws. Some fear loss of the U.S. sugar market and potential Japanese grab, while others warn against surrendering resources to quick ruin or conquest.
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Congress
Earlie
Philippims
Spain
United States
General MacArthur
Japan
Mundelein Defense Sets Tone In Annenberg Probe
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Cardinal Mundelein’s quiet backing of actions to clean up Chicago, as he met with Attorney General Murphy and commented on U S Attorney William J Campbell’s handling of the Annenberg case. It also covers Young Democrats’ compromise, Garner conservatives, and routine Capitol oddities including a doorkeeper selling neckties to tourists.
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Washington
Chicago
White House
Mundelein
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Bill Campbell
Annenberg
William J. Campbell
U. S
Campbell
Pittsburgh
Young Democrats
Barry Bingham
Young Louisville
New Deal
Price Daniel
Texas Young Democrats
Howard Lee
Daniel
Eugene Casey
Maryland
Joe Brady
Alabama
Roosevelt
Casey
Roocevelt
Jack Garner
Judge Landis
Garner
Landis
Jim Farley
Oklahoma
Josh Lee
Ivan McDaniel
California
Congress
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Associated Farmers
McDaniel
Capitol Pedlar
Senate
Capitol
Paris
Honore J
Pete
Provencal
Rhode Island
Peter Goelet Gerry
U. S. Senate
All Nations Asked to Sing to the Lord God
A imagined audience before the Lord God hears a world weary with war and misery. The Lord cites love and unity through His Son, urging believers to come forward and obey the commands to love one another and pray for unity. He condemns division and calls for song to heal a sorrowing world.
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God
Jacob
Anniversaries spotlight historic figures and events
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES recounts births and deaths of Elias Hasket Derby Nathan Hale Marabeau B Lamar George Jones James Wilson and dates tied to notable events like the Battle of Bennington and Boston's first theatre opening, listing locations and roles with brief biographical notes from 18th and 19th centuries.
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Elias Hasket Derby
Salem
Mass
America
Far East
Nathan Hale
Mator
Boston
Westhampton
Kentucky
Dunstable
Marabeau B. Lamar
Texas
Republic of Texas
Warren Co
Bennington
Stark
Historic Milestones Marked From 1812 to 1938
The extract lists key events across years: 1812 Hull surrenders Detroit to Britain without a shot fired, 1815 the New York Pence Society forms, 1806 the American flag raised over Hawaii as the Hawaiian flag is lowered, 1913 Galveston endures a two day storm, 1921 Labor Secretary estimates 5,735,000 unemployed, 1938 Roosevelt targets Tydings and O’Connor as New Deal obstructionists.
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Cal
Detroit
Hull
England
Pioneer Peace Society
New York Pence Society
Hawaii
Galveston
Tex
Secretary of Labor
Roosevelt
Tydings
Maryland
O'Connor
New York
Obituary Birthday List Honors Noted Individuals
A commemorative notice lists prominent figures with birthplaces and ages. Urey Woodson from Kentucky, Bernarr Macfadden of New York, Walter M. Harrison of Oklahoma City, E. Alexander Powell of Santa Barbara, Dr Meta Glass of Virginia, Cardinal Denis J. Daugherty of Philadelphia, Robert E. Ringling of Baraboo, Amos Alonzo Stagg of Stockton, Marion Sayle Taylor of Louisville, and others born over the past sixty years, noting their roles from publisher to coach and radio personality.
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Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Madisonville
Bernarr Macfadden
New York
Mills Springs
Walter M. Harrison
Oklahoma City
Okla
Irvington
E. Alexander Powell
Santa Barbara
Cal
Syracuse
N. Y
Meta Glass
Sweet Briar College
Petersburg
Cardinal Denis J. Daugherty
Philadelphia
Robert E. Ringling
Baraboo
Wis
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Stockton
Orange
N. J
Marion Sayle Taylor
Experience
Louisville
Nature of the day reads peaceful and intelligent, feminine strength
The forecast notes a calm, intuitive, and intelligent nature with a reserve that may win friends and advance the individual. The day is fairly fortunate, lacking notable intensity, and the character described is feminine yet strong.
Sheffield News Notes Highlights Local Socials and Travel
Miss Hazel Smith, vacationing in the South, sent home four Gulf of Mexico fish totaling twenty five pounds and caught an additional fifteen pound fish. Master Clyde Fridenstein of Murray Ridge visits his cousin Billy Johnson. Twenty nine friends and relatives celebrated Mrs. W. H. Chambers birthday Friday evening. Guests from Cleveland included Mr. and Mrs. Petty and son, plus Mrs. Jennings from Richmond. Vans Buddy and Eileen Brown returned Monday from a trip along the Ohio River and West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Dwire and daughter Beverly of Warren were Sunday guests at Clarence Smith on Gulf Road. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith are listed next.
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Sheffield
Hazel Smith
South
Gulf of Mexico
Clyde Fridenstein
Murray Ridge
Billy Johnson
W. H. Chambers
Cleveland
Mrs. Petty
Son
Mrs. Jennings
Richmond
Vans Buddy
Eileen Brown
Ohio River
West Virginia
R. G. Dwire
Beverly
Warren
Clarence Smith
Gulf Road
Andrew Smith
Homecoming events and family visits in Olmsted Falls area
Mrs Ruth Pechsat hosted a corn and Wiener roast at her Detroit road home with twenty five guests dancing in a barn. W F Lathwell of Norwalk visited E B Brown on Detroit road while H Garber family returned from Beaver Falls Pa. Mrs Shirley Garfield is briefly able to be up. Junior 4 H Club, led by Mrs Howard Moon, hosted mothers at Rosemary Menga’s Abbe road home for a picnic supper.
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Olmsted Falls
Ruth Pechsat
Detroit Road
W. F. Lathwell
Norwalk
E. B. Brown
Harry Garber
River Road
Beaver Falls
Shirley Garfield
Howard Moon
Rosemary Menga
Abbe Road
West River Road BRIEFS
West River Road items report A. F. White convalescing at his son's Lodi home after surgery last week. Warren Hollis back from Gordon Hales's in North Eaton. Warren marked his eleventh birthday August eleventh. cousin Donna Hollis observed her twelfth on August twelfth. Mrs C E McIntire and daughter Shirley Mae left by train with Stage Arts Studio pupils for the World's Fair in New York this week.
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West River Road
F. A. White
Lodi
Harold White
Warren Hollis
Gordon Hales
North Eaton
Warren
Donna Hollis
C. E. McIntire
Shirley Mae
Stage Arts
New York
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Kramer
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Safe Deposit Department
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