Candid View Of Federal Influence On Elections
The piece cites Senator Mortis Sheppard and the Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee warning that rising federal employment heightens risk of improper influence on voting. It discusses a prohibition on government workers offering or accepting political contributions and recounts a WPA worker's remarks about pressure to support Roosevelt, illustrating concerns over coercion and political leverage.
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Mortis Sheppard
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
America
Ronne Carter Day
United States
Sheppard
Dih
Intell
WPA
Dex
Roosevelt
Erick
Milking Contest Set for Wellington Fair in Lorain County
Lorain County among four Ohio counties to enter the milk maids contest as Wellington Kiwanis Club and Wellington Agricultural Society sponsor a milking contest on August 25. First three entries from Lucile Raab Helen Raab and Marian Godridge of LaGrange Township. State contest dates run August 29 to September 1 with a three minute period for early rounds and five minutes for the state championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Ohio
B. P. Sandles
Wellington Kiwanis Club
Wellington Agricultural Society
Wellington
Lucile Raab
Helen Raab
Marian Godridge
LaGrange Township
Medina
Ashtabula
Trumbull
Medina County
Elm Farm
Enjirina
Genevieve Hines
Jennie Weaver
Litchfield
Lorain bridge bonds move toward construction phase
Lorain County officials near final steps to sell bonds for Lorain bridge projects. The plan calls for Federal grants covering 45 percent and Lorain County taxpayers covering 55 percent plus interest. Voters approved bonds to create local employment, with preference for Lorain residents where feasible, while experts may be sourced as needed.
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Lorain Bridge
Lorain County
Lorain
Death Rays and Morals Clash as Inventions Advance
A Monroe Michigan News editorial argues science outpaces ethics as deadly devices emerge. It questions who should control dangerous knowledge and whether a few nations can enforce a global peace or if humanity will be destroyed by unchecked invention. It warns that responsibility lies with all people to curb threats to life and soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Mich
Hitler ally Wiedemann reshapes Czech crisis advice
In a wartime tale from The Washington Merry-Go-Round, Adolf Wiedemann, once a farmer, rises to influence Nazi strategy by advising Hitler on British reaction to a German move in Czechoslovakia. The piece also notes censorship in the Navy, political maneuvering in Virginia, and a Brazil Puerto Rico salvage dispute preface by 1938 context.
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Washington
London
Wrederee
Ren
Ted
Adolf
Wiedemann
Germany
Friz Wiedemann
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Goering
Goebbels
Prague
Navy Department
Navy
Virginia
Virgina
Dodd
Smith
Jehrser
United States
Llarge
Department of Commerce
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Readings on Christ, Gandhi and Kagawa in Modern Orient
The piece reflects on Christ’s atonement and moral leadership of Gandhi and Kagawa. It notes Gandhi honors Christ yet remains Hindu, while Kagawa dedicates fully to Christ, with a call to gratitude for Jesus’ sacrifice and a warning against ungratefulness.
Anniversaries and Birthdays From August 17 1938
A collection of anniversary notes and birthdays listing Crockett Tennessee figures Indian fighter Dred at the Alamo Col. Collier from the University of Vermont Scullin Lons and a range of others born in Hawkins County Chittenango Greensboro and Sterling plus notable figures like Jesse Lynch Willams and Lorenzo da Ponte with dates and locations. Also includes Today in History entries from 1635 to 1927 and a brief personality note on Loany S Naive.
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Crockett
Tennessee
Congress
Hawkins Co
Alamo
Tex
Pe Collier
University Vermont
Dent Ofgiculture
Chittenango
Scullin & Lons
New Helena
Ene Co
Ruehr
P Hebsor
Admiral Obirn
Greensporo
New Yorork
Jesse Lynch Willems
Sterling
Tod
Atlantic
New York City
Lorenzo da Ponta
Italan
Tibrettet
United States
Brotherhood of Logomo- Lave Engineers
Pulszer
New York
Columbia
Shich
Leo M. Frank
Hlland
U. S. Senate
Sen. Black
U. S. Supreme Court
Minner Poised Between Harshness and Sweet Nature
Fragmentary note suggests a creature or person described as harsh and nervous yet fundamentally kind. The text hints at a tree trend or home motif and references copyright-like garbled phrasing, indicating a readable but damaged excerpt.
The Racket of Patronage and Political Power
A critique argues the WPA and New Deal politics depend on personal connections, not ideals. It claims local and national bosses trade jobs for votes, branding the Roosevelt administration as using emergency powers to expand patronage. The piece warns of entrenched power under crisis and calls for election reform.
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Ming
Washington
WPA
Lody
Roosevelt
Cornu Tee
Copyright Ledger Syndicate
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Sean
Looted Feature Syndicate, Inc
Butsus Boake Carter
Europe
Gandhi
Kagawa
Christ
P. R. Smith & CO
Elyria Sav
Tr. Bldg
Hugh S Cumming
U.S. Public Health Service
Julia Marlowe
England
Samuel A. Stritch
Milwaukee
Nashville
Tenn
Bessie P. Vonnah
St Louis
William M. Clark
Johns Hopkins
Tivoli
Charles B. Lipman
The
Univ. of California
Russia
Wilmot
Masonic
the Savings Deposit Bank
Broad St
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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