Germany’s air edge and the lesson for U S aviation
Boake Carter argues civil aviation waste and politics left the United States to lag in engines and fuel efficiency while Germany’s integrated research turned oil engines into superior warplanes. He claims France and Britain misread Germany’s rapid aviation gains, explaining why Europe has deterred war and urging U S industrial focus on engine tech and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
France
Germany
Freres
Washington
Wiuittary
Avid
Baex
Gersever
Roo Ory
Dasserfer
Berin
Copenhaze
Bella
Malmo
Swener
Berlin
Rerlene
Theatr
Paris
Munich
Europe
How It Began Eat a Peck of Dirt origin explained
Lord Chesterfield, famed century English statesman and author, once complained of dirty dishes at an inn. The observer noted the line Everyone must eat a peck of dirt before he dies. Chesterfield replied No one is obliged to eat in all at one meal. Hence the phrase to mean one cannot entirely avoid all undesirable things.
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Lord Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Anniversaries and milestones from early American figures
A dated catalog lists anniversaries and biographical notes for figures born in the 18th and 19th centuries, including Enoch Lincoln and Woodrow Wilson, with birth and death years, plus notes on Cincinnati’s founding, U S population figures, Liberia’s colony formation, and railroads wartime takeovers. The fragment also contains stray references to stock market shifts, aviation, and a stray moral reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Liberia
John C Calthoun
South Carolina
Iowa
New York City
Wall Street
Fined $100 By Justice Of The Peace Coon
Floyd Hoadley of R. D. 2 Elynn was fined $100 and costs by Justice Preston L. Coon yesterday after arraignment on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Paul Johnson at 5 10 p.m. Christmas day.
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Floyd Hoadley
R. D
Elynn
Preston L. Coon
Paul Johnson
The New Secretary of Commerce Hopkins Appointment Sparks Debate
The piece argues Hopkins lacks private sector experience and yet remains a trusted White House ally. It notes his role as a cabinet insider, close ties to Roosevelt, and belief that confirming him could test the New Deal by placing its most capable exponent between government and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Department of Commerce
United States
Washington
White House
Brain Trust
Four Winds
Elise
Roosevelt
Camerce
AE Tingkins
WPA
Uoon
Lower Death Rate Reflects Medical Progress in New Jersey
Dr. Joseph Ho Kler of the Medical Society of New Jersey notes a sharp drop in deaths relative to population from 1906 to 1936. He credits improved food handling sanitation and control of childhood diseases plus better prenatal maternal nutrition and postnatal care for healthier babies and a continuing favorable trend in public health.
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Joseph Ho Kler
Medical Society of New Jersey
Kler
Longer and Leaner American College Students
A study of Harvard men and coed enrollments at Vassar Smith Wellesley and Mount Holyoke shows freshmen today are taller than in prior generations. The Journal of the Medical Association notes height increases about two inches while weight rises roughly seven pounds. Evolution toward taller leaner undergraduates spans 80 years with avg gains of 1.4 inches per generation and 7.25 pounds in weight.
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Harvard
Vassar
Smith
Wellesley
Mount Holyooke
Journal of the Medical Associaton
Journal of the Medical Association
Poland and Russia Sign Trade Pact Amid Eastward Tensions
The Poland Soviet Russia trade accord aims to speed ore for polish goods and could deter Nazi eastward aims, but Poland remains vulnerable to Hitler. Moscow’s brutal reputation and questions about its defense of smaller nations temper the optimism, urging Poland to view the pact as business, not West defense.
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Poland
Russia
Hitler
Fuehrer
Soviet Union
Ark
Moscow
Washington Roundup on Roosevelt NLRB imbroglio and Argentina ties
The piece surveys White House advisers urging a new NLRB appointment and Roosevelt weighing options while Frances Perkins is asked for a list. It notes AFL leaders’ impeachment talk, Bermuda meetings, and the push to woo Argentina amid Lima Conference fallout. Hull’s wheat concession to Brazil is highlighted as a Good Neighbor test.
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Repiece
Eace
Jack Garner
Roosevelt
Dent
Cress Garner
Anoher
NLRB
Wonether
Frances Perhirs
Ner
Furst Cnotce
Edwin Smith
Ickes
TVA
Feark Murphy
Michigan
Sos
Aranna
Unitedates
Argentine Air Corps
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
State Department
Brazil
England
Italy
Cordell Hull
Hull
Henry
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Youth Faces Charge Of Attempted Extortion
WAUSEON Ohio December 28 A youth in Fulton county jail charged with attempted extortion of 25000 from Fred J Lonenecker retired official of Oval Wood Display Co Traverse City Michigan. Paul Simmons 20 of Delta admitted to Sheriff Loveland he left a threatening note on Lonenecker s porch and planned to borrow the money to marry on his 21st birthday next month. Simmons was arrested after deputies blocked a car following a coded signal on U S Route 20. He offered no resistance and had 20 cents in his pocket.
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Wauseon. O
Fulton County
Fred J Lonenecker
The
Oval Wood Display Co
Traverse City
Leslie Irvin
Longnecker
Simmons
Treaty pledge safeguarded Czechoslovak territory in 1919
Allies guaranteed the autonomy of Czechoslovakia's territory under the 1919 Treaty of Saint Germain. The agreement affirmed national sovereignty and borders following World War I.
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Czechoslovakia
Bible Readings Reflect Trust and Prayer in Receivers
A devotional piece discusses Philippians 4 4 7 on prayer supplication and thanksgiving. It emphasizes peace from God guarding hearts and minds through Christ Jesus and recalls personal experiences of answered prayer guiding believers to trust in divine will.
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Christ Jesus
Babcock
Krite
Unclear OCR fragment about court funds and titles
Fragmentary text mentions funds, a last general coral gate, a 47 year figure, a 0 money amount, and a 49 title on demand. Details are incomplete, with likely misreads obscuring key names, places, and actions. Further readable context is needed for a precise card.
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Large Atetica
Pan- Tshee
Fined $50 And Costs, License Suspended
T. W. Grogan of 2506 Guilford road Cleveland Heights was fined $50 and costs and his right to drive in Elyria suspended for six months after arraignment before Mayor Joseph Q. Petro on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was arrested on Cleveland street on Christmas Eve after his car collided with a vehicle driven by Alice Foley of Earlcourt.
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T. W. Grogan
Guilford Road
Cleveland Heights
Elyria
Joseph Q. Petro
Cleveland Street
Alice Foley
Earlcourt
Avon man fined for intoxication after early morning accident
Harvey Wardell of Avon was fined 25 dollars and costs by Justice Preston L Coon after being arraigned on an intoxication charge. He was arrested by Chief Deputy C J Cordy following a one thirty a.m. crash in Avon on the 25th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Wardell
Avon
Preston L Coon
C J Cordy
Notable American–Oxford historian and leaders in education
The text lists Horace D Taft born in Perryville Kentucky sixty six years ago and retirement as Taft School founder headmaster. It notes Henry R Cloud Indian superintendent of Haskell Institute born in Thurston County Nebraska fifty two years ago. Frank W Taussig Harvard economist emeritus born in St Louis seventy nine years. Sir Arthur Eddington English astronomer born fifty six years ago.
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Oxford University
England
Perryville
Horace D Taft
Taft School
Connecticut
Presient
Cincinnati
Henry R Cloud
Haskell Institute
Lawrence Kansas
Thurston County
Nebi
Frank W Taussig
Harvards
St Loui
Arthure S Eddington
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Butsn Boake Carter
United Feature Syndicate
Lee
Enoch Lincoln
Maine
Worcester
Mass
Thomas Ewing
Ohio
Treasury
Interior
Ohio Co
August Hoen
Baltimore
Charles ‘T. Mohr
Alabama
Henri Georges de Blowitz
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
Staunton
John M. Powis Smith
University of Chicago
Teomes P Henry
Detro
American Automoale Associaton
Robert McElroy
Ameri
Justice of the Peace Coon
Secretary of Commerce
Ftv
Otuel SA
Pones
Gove Erro
Woo Tae
Cains
Dante
Telae
Cnomar
Los
America
Itous
Oswaldo Aras
Furmeily
Washingariev
Brazl
Welles
P. R. Smith & Co
Elyria Sav. & Trust Bldg
Masonic
Holy Innocents
Business and
Shakespeare
the Savings Deposit Bank*trust CO
Broad Street
Federal Reserve
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