William Dean Howells Centennial Reflections and Local Weather Notes
A brief column marks the centenary of William Dean Howells Ohio author editor and Jefferson Sentinel publisher noted for work at Atlantic Monthly and fame in American letters. The piece also surveys civic concerns from courthouse lawn etiquette to wartime era prosperity and current traffic and weather as March begins.
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William Dean Howells
Martins Ferry
Jefferson
Jefferson Sentinel
Howells
A Atlantic Monthly
Tydings Joins Opposition to Court Packing Plan
Senator Tydings of Maryland joins Democratic opponents including Glass Byrd Wheeler Van Nuys Bailey George Copeland Burke in a broad bipartisan push against the Administration proposed Supreme Court packing. Observers forecast a long, hard battle in both Senate and House with echoes of 1919 and Wilsonian League of Nations debates as the fight over preserving constitutional liberties intensifies.
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Tydings
Maryland
Supreme Court
Glass
Byrd
Wheeler
van Nuys
Bailey
George
Copeland
Burke
Senate
House
Wilsonian League of Nations
Philadelphia Inquirer
Spain in World War in Miniature Assures New Intervention Policy
The article argues that the Spanish conflict has become a world war in miniature, funded by Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Mexico, and France, transforming Spain into a charnel house. It notes a new intervention approach may hasten an end to six months of slaughter and destruction, with Fascist and Communist blocs prolonging the war and risks of wider spread.
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Europe
Spain
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Mexico
France
How it Began A Picturesque London Name Derivation
Origin of London's name traces to a Saxon capital name Liyn Din. It means town on the lake as the Thames formed at that spot. The form Liyn-Din evolved to Lun den and finally London.
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Lunden
London
Diary Moments and Faint Echoes From New York
Daily diary entry records a stroll to the pier to bid farewell to the Meredith Nicholsons and a visit to Larchmont for a view of a colorful dog. The writer notes floods, a planetarium visit, a visit to Giovanis, and thoughts on the Great Dipper. Also lists word-origin jokes and reminiscences of theater history, plus a 1027 copyright notice.
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New York
Meredith Nicholsons
Arine
Venezuela
Larchmont
George Ade
Miami
H. T. Webster
Herb Roth
del Ray
Bible Readings And Meditations Monday March 1
Read St John 3 5 5 Jesus tells Nicodemus ye must be born again by water and the Spirit The wind blows where it listeth and thou hearst the sound thereof so is everyone born of the Spirit The Holy Spirit must take hold or there is no enduring life in the Kingdom of God Fresh enthusiasms on old plans fail Half-hearted commitments drift into doubt Ethical systems without God destroy themselves
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Elyrian
Jesus
Nicodemus
Icodemus
God
Roosevelt signs half billion subsidy bill and world events shift
A 1936 news roundup notes President Roosevelt signing a half billion dollar conservation subsidy bill replacing the outlawed NRA and mentions Japan's army revolters' surrender and Premier Okada sighting. It also lists today’s birthdays and a horoscope describing analytical, independent traits and strong attachment to home.
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Roosevelt
Japan
Okada
Hollywood Dance Directors Rivalry Spirals in Extravagant Films
Hollywood columnist Jimmie Fidler surveys the movie industry’s escalating dance and production battles. Budgets soar with sequences costing up to 250 000 dollars and extended on set chaos as chorus girls, wardrobe and makeup crews rush to complete lavish numbers. A scene at MGM cafe captures gossip and star glimpses, including Eleanor Powell confirming a cousin’s claim and industry chatter about casting and celebrity styling.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Charles Ray
Valiant
Carrie
Gladys George
Chorus
MGM
Eleanor Powell
Chicago
Eleanor
Oscar Beetle
Miss Powell
Oscar
Anniversaries and Today in History Highlights
Notable birthdays and deaths listed from 1809 to 1932 including Cornelius Garrison William Dean Howells Lillian Stevens Augustus Saint-Gaudens Charles F. Lummis Edward Curtis Franklin Lytton Strachey and others. Also a Today in History segment noting events from 1800 Embargo Act to 1932 Lindbergh Jr. with periods of national milestones.
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Cornelius K. Garrison
Panama Bank
New York
San Franeico
West Point
N. Y
William Dean Howells
Martins Ferry
Oho
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Maine
Dover
Portland
Augustus Saint-Gardens
Dublin
Ireland
Cornish
N. H
Charles F. Lummis
Los Angeles
Lynn
Mass
Edward Curtis Franklin
Stanford University
Geary City
Kans
Wss Lytton, Strathev
Philadelphia Society For the Promotion of
Congress
Mississippi
Alabama
Nebraska
Rockefeller Foundation
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr
Income Tax Travel Expense Deductions Rules and Examples
Taxpayers must attach a statement with business nature days away from home total meals and lodging and other travel expenses including reasonable tips. Deductions require business purpose substantiation and exclude commuting and hiring journeys for new employment. The article notes a petrified cat mystery and Channel Islands language status.
Fragmented Vintage Clippings From A Tenement Fire And More
A garbled collage notes victims of a tenement fire with a girl scarred by flames asking if the hospital could burn, plus scattered items hinting at culture figures, sports, ads, and social quips from 1930s life.
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Gelett Burgess
State Briefs Describe Ohio Red Cross and Unemployment Plan
State briefs from Columbus report the Red Cross projected 330 009 members for Ohio for 1937, a rise of 54 000 over last year, with enrollment to open in the fall. H J Robison heads the state division of public assistance and serves as state Red Cross chairman. The item also notes Ohio unemployment compensation program details pending.
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cRy United
Columbus
Ohio
Red Cross
H. J. Robison
Division of Public Assistance
Final filing date extended for 1926 payroll reports
The commission extended the final filling date for employers reports on 1926 pay rolls to March 70, replacing the previous deadline of March 1. In Columbus on March 1, the Governors Farm and Home Protective committee reported Ohio foreclosures for December at 1,261, down 69 from November and 151 from December last year. The Ohio WPA paid 7,296,463 dollars in wages to 131,894 workers in January, with 5,037,215 dollars disbursed in the ten leading industrial counties.
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Columbus
Governors’ Farm and Home Protective Committee
Ohio
Ohio Wpa
POKER CALLED RELAXING TORONTO
A fragmented item asserts that men over 40 who play badminton are “ingane” unless lifelong athletes, while Dr. Young praises golf for men 35 to 50 and says poker is more relaxing than bridge, implying leisure game opinions.
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Toronto
Ont
Dr. C. O
Jenney Inenphyetelon
Deatepad
Dr. Young
Indians Press Land Claim Against Federal Proclamation
Ute Indians contend more than 36000 acres of valuable coal lands were arbitrarily taken by a 1905 Presidential proclamation and seek 560,098 in payment from the federal government in Washington.
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Salt Lake City
Washington
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau of Circulstion
Secunu
Elyria
de Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Mudnutt
Clare George
Ephes
Sundey
Hoda
Elyria Postoffice
Bor
Defarain
John W. Cullen
Michigan Ave
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
Court House Yard
Route 20
Here
Cleveland
Senator Tydings
Beaner
Usted Peale
0. C. McIntyre
Neptune
Oxford
C. G. Norris
Ballyhoo
Douglas Fairbanks
Proud Prince
Cecila Loftus
Karloff
McNaught Syndicate
Manlg
Henry A. Wood
Charles St. John Butler
U. S. N. Medical Corps
Bristol
Tenn
Percival Wilde
Princeton
N. J
Lois Moran
Pittsburgh
Lionel Atwill
England
Arthur C. Millspaugh
Augusta Mich
Edmund Duffr
Baltimore
Jersey City
Jimmie Fidler
Babe Hardy
Freddie
Bartholomew
John Boles
Gene
Raymond
Marlene Dietrich
John Barrymore
Goodlmess
Marion Davies
Mae West
Fidler
Gladys
Internal Revenue
Sydney
G. H. Stelling
Staffordshire
Channel Islands
Britain
Pocahontas
Murbach Coal & Supply CO
Ridge Stare
Bagatelles
King George
Ted Hetly
Mary Lewis
Johnston
Marx Brothers
Arthur Somers Roche
Pehin
Sarather Newstery
Davies
Columbus, Q
Bell Co
Mill St
Tipperary
Elyria Furniture CO
W. Broad St
Maytag Washing Machine Inc
Middle Avenue
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