From Father to Nation an English Boyhood Reflection
A writer recalls growing up under his English father’s strict hand and the phrase yes sir. He traces how World War II and migration shaped a shift to independence for the United States while lingering under British cultural sway. The piece likens U S Britain ties to a son and father dynamic, with lingering inferiority and obedience.
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New York
England
Canada
United States
Great Britain
America
Dreamed Lake Michigan kingdom drives Chicago growth
In 1886 Captain George Streeter stranded his fishing schooner on a sandbar in Lake Michigan and claimed an independent state the District of Lake Michigan. Over time Chicago absorbed the area, giving rise to Northwestern University and a vast Furniture Mart on the site. The column asks if marble can bend without breaking.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
George Streeter
Streeter
Northwestern University
Furniture Mart
WPA Workers Used for State Machines Allegedly, Louisiana Case Cited
Washington column accuses congressional WPA probe of ignoring the rise of powerful state political machines. It cites Louisiana where salaries were skimmed by machines and WPA labor on state property for officials. A WPA foreman allegedly ordered workers to hide when inspectors approached.
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Washington
Congressional
WPA
House Committee
Louisiana
Huey Long
Louisiana State) University
Goode Smith
Jimmy Marshall
Coliseum
Father’s Day Reminder to Honor Dad Tomorrow
Tomorrow is Father’s Day and families are urged to recognize their dads. The piece highlights dads’ daily efforts to provide for their families and encourages actions that will make fathers feel appreciated and remembered.
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Dad
Business Brains Needed in Modern Enterprise, Says Gifford
Walter S. Gifford, president of the telephone company, accepted an honorary degree at Union College. In his commencement address he urged that business, aided by science, be the chief source of material democracy and world peace, and he called for more scholars and capable men to defend and lead industry. He warned against the belief that government alone can redistribute wealth and stressed the link between scholarship and business success.
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Walter S. Gifford
Telephone Company
Union College
Gifford
Colleges of America
America
Court Decisions Shape Local Trailer Regulations
Four court rulings cited by the American Society of Planning Officials clarify trailer issues. Indiana Supreme Court allows city limits on trailer stays even on private land. Michigan justice court ties trailers to housing acts. New York Supreme Court taxes portable trailers as real property. a Texas federal court deems a detached trailer a building for insurance purposes.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Michigan
New York State
Supreme Court
U. S
Texas
Export or Die: Hitler Warns Germany Must Export to Survive
The Reich chancellor told Germans to export or die, stressing Germany as an industrial nation with skilled crafts. Ongoing April export decline and failed controls threaten the regime, as Berlin faces worsening finances and loss of world confidence.
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Hitler
Germany
Reich
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Memel
Berlin
Anniversaries and Birthdays Highlight Historical Figures
A list of anniversaries recalls dates from 1579 Sir Francis Drake landing on the Californian coast to 1937 Roosevelts mediation board ending a steel strike. It notes births and deaths of figures across politics, literature, engineering, theater, and education, plus today’s birthdays of several scholars and leaders.
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Sir Francis Drake
Californian
A Portrait of Two Nations and a Father in England
The speaker recalls family memories with a father who descended from Olympian heights to share cricket on the lawn and country walks in Southern England. They compare American behavior toward British royalty to personal uncertainty and argue freedom for the United States awaits a sense of equal stature and an awakening of its own estate.
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England
America
United States
Astrological Reading for a Native: Traits and Warnings
The profile notes stubbornness andWillful nature yet openness to merit and judgment. A compassionate spirit and strong intellect coexist with possible jealous or quarrelsome tendencies that could land the native in difficulties. Caution against seeking revenge as it may rebound.
Today’s Horoscope June 18 1939
The forecast highlights genius in diplomacy and a sympathetic nature. It warns blows to affection may sting even if not openly visible and urges fighting a developing morbid tendency.
Evidence of WPA drive links to Louisiana political cleanups
Jurisdictional records reveal WPA evidence turned over to the Department of Justice. An affidavit dated June 2 by Joseph Alvin Barbay, a Louisiana WPA assistant foreman, describes instructions in 1938 to build a barn and log house for Governor Richard W. Leche on his private property, plus later work converting a stable into a corn barn on the Leche estate.
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WPA
Louisiana
Department of Justice
Murphy
Joseph Alvin Barbay
George Caldwell
Covington
Richard W. Leche
Leche
Bible Readings Saturday June 17 Reflects on Generations and Church
Readings from Matthew 11 16 19 compare this generation to children in marketplaces who refuse to dance or lament. The text critiques fault-finding toward John the Baptist and Jesus and argues the church embodies both solemnity and joy. It notes diverse reactions to church life and praises the Sentch woman for challenging her minister.
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John the Baptist
Jesus
WPA Labor Faked Home Projects Tied to Governor Leche
affidavits allege WPA funded and supplied materials for two houses built inside LSU Coliseum and moved to private property near Covington Louisiana. workers paid from WPA funds. claims point to Governor Leche and political machine for required salary contributions. investigation promised by Leche to probe the matter.
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Robert L. O'Neal
Louisiana State University
Coliseum
WPA
Richard W. Leche
Covington
Mongett
E. N. Jackson
George Caldwell
O'Neal
Jackson
Hicks Batts
Tos
David Ellison
Louisiana
Leche
Leche Scheme Taps Five Percent From State Salaries
Several Louisianans say the Leche machine funds by deducting five percent from all state salaries. The source notes additional claims about this method and its wider support.
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