Gettysburg Anniversary Plans Aim for Peace Memorial
The 75th anniversary of the July 1 1863 battle at Gettysburg will feature a joint veterans reunion from both sides and a potential unveiling of an Eternal Light Peace Memorial. Pennsylvania leads efforts with a state donation target of 3000, while the observance emphasizes lasting peace and national unity rather than battle incidents. Gettysburg battlefield remains a national park with hundreds of monuments including Little Round Top Culp's Hill Cemetery Ridge and the Wheat Field.
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Gettysburg
United States
Pennsylvania
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania State Commission
Gettysburg Battlefield
National Park
Little Round Top
Big Round Top
Culp’s Hill
Cemetery Ridge
Meadows
Peach Orchard
Devil's den
Rock Creek Valley
Wheat Field
The Common Cold Tax Fever Laments In March Tax Plight
An observant quip notes doctors deny spring fever while mocking tax season. The piece describes February avoidance and a March rush to the collector, with a wary patient finally facing the form. It plays on medical sincerity and the universal dread of tax returns.
Coronation Attracts Global Crowds For London Week
The 1939 London Coronation Week draws near with nearly 200000 visitors from the Continent and Dominions and a 25000 influx from the United States. Hotels are booked solid while the coronation bureau withholds final visitor estimates. Government steps to curb profiteering include potential modest lodging for about 350 dollars. Ten thousand visitors expected on Thames boats as Edward VIIIs abdication remains a distant memory.
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New York
London
Grover Whalen
Britain
Dominions
United States
Coronation Bureau
Iiles
Thames
Edward
George VI
Tennessee Turns Back Gag Law Against Press Suppression
A Tennessee lower house vote killed a gag law aimed at intimidating editors and publishers. The move upholds press freedom, aligning with national standards against restrictive measures. The piece notes Supreme Court history of striking such laws and praises killing the bill at the source.
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Tennessee
United States Supreme Court
More Money For Play In Tough Times Theatres Thrive
The piece notes that winter resorts are busier and cash flow improves as people spend more freely. It argues richer play activity signals improving business conditions and a more carefree mood among crowds. It contrasts dollar bills with silver and cites seasoned observers who interpret economic signs, ending with a quip about Liberal skepticism on funding such spending.
Anniversaries of notable figures from 18th to 20th centuries
A roundup of historical anniversaries lists Robert Emmett Rebecca Gratz Isaac Lea Theodore Judah Knute Rockne and more with birth and death dates. It also notes the 1789 Congress assembly setup and Vermont's admission to the Union after years as an independent republic.
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Robert Emmett
Dublin
Rebecca Gratz
Philadelphia
Scott
Phiadelphia
Isaac Lea
Withington
Del
Dee
Robert H. Waterman
America
Fame
France
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Norway
Congress of the Confederation
Congress
New York
United States
Vermont
New York Day By Day A gossip column on Billingsley and theater lore
Sherman Billingsley emerges as the wealthiest nightclub impresario candidate in a World War II era New York scene. The piece traces his rise from real estate to a speakeasy network, his entourage and habits, and contrasts restaurant owners with patrons. It notes Billingsley’s showmanship as a greeter, his ventures including a one-chair barber shop, private gym, and a ten year lease at $8000 yearly with hat checking rented for $20000 annually. The column weaves anecdotes about Broadway eateries, stage legends, and enduring stagecraft from Gilbert and Sullivan to George Robey.
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New York
Sherman Billingsley
Homer Croy
Enid
Okla
Billingstey
Billingsley
George Robey
London
Witch Robey
Bernard Granville
Clat
Parlor life and cinema notes from the East Side crowd
A vivid slice of 1930s New York life charts small eateries, theater chatter, and social scenes on the Lower East Side. Mentions Margot Crown, Patsy Kelly, Eddie Duchin, and Daly's while recalling communal spots run by widows and intimate age’s flavor in a bustling urban milieu.
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Sprig
Lower East Side
Bible Readings And Meditations Thursday Readings
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me for anointing to preach the gospel to the poor and to heal the broken hearted. The meditation notes deliverance to the captives and curing the afflicted as part of the Luke 4 18 19 reading.
Information at Source Provisions in Tax Law
The information at source provision requires reporting to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for payments to any person of $1,000 or more in a calendar year. Married recipients are exempt unless payments total $72,000 or more for personal services. Employers must file separate information returns for each employee, and corporations must report dividends or distributions of $200 or more to each U.S. citizen or resident. Banks and brokers must file form 1100 for transactions during the year, with separate form 1109 per day.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Revenue Act
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C
United States
Reading from Isaiah in Nazareth Shows Christ’s Mission of Mercy
The passage in Isaiah 61 guides Jesus in Nazareth as he proclaims healing and liberation for the bruised. He asserts fulfillment of the Covenant, rejects formalism, and calls followers to active mercy rather than revolutionary policy. His message centers on love, compassion, and making redeeming love work where people are.
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Nazareth
Israel
Christ
God
The 14th State Charter Act and Roosevelt’s Oath
The fragment notes the 1837 charter of Chicago with a population around four thousand and limited suffrage, mentions an old president’s term ending with a new oath date, and recalls 1933 to 1936 events including Franklin D. Roosevelt’s oath and Norris Dam completion celebrated by the Tennessee Valley Authority amid Veterans of Future Wars activity.
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Chicago
U. S
David R. Atchison
Missouri
Senate
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris Dam
Notable Birthdays of Distinguished Americans Today
Dr. John H. Wigmore of Northwestern University, emeritus law professor born in San Francisco, 74. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, U S A retired, born Lake City Florida, 70. Dr. Archie L. Threlkeld of Denver schools chief born Lancaster Missouri, 48. Milt Gross, New York cartoonist, born there, 42. Channing Pollock, New York dramatist, born Washington D C, 57. Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward of Atlanta, 60. Dr. Richard C. Tolman of California Institute of Technology, born West Newton Massachusetts, 56. Ellen G Emmet Rang of New York artist, born San Francisco, 61.
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John H. Wigmore
Northwestern
San Francisco
Charles P. Summerall
U. S.A
Charleston
S.C
Lake City
Fla
Archie L. Threlkeld
Denver
National Education Asro
Lancaster Mo
Milt Gross
New York
Channing Pollock
Washington, D. C
Clark H. Woodward
Atlanta
Richard C. Tolman
Cal
Technology
West Newton
Mase
Ellen G.emmet Rang
Today’s Horoscope Highlights Partnership and Balance
The reading describes a highly impressionable personality with scientific leanings. Enjoyment demands a partner to share pleasures, yielding a symmetrical, well-rounded life with ample endowments and shared joys.
Man carves statues with fingernails in Springfield
Davrick Driscoll, 68, says he is the only man in the world to carve stone statues with fingernails. He records 24 pieces including busts of Gladys Swarthout and Shirley Temple, noting 4,830 hours work. Most pieces are limestone from near his home, not sold, as he enjoys the slow craft despite a heart ailment.
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Springfield
Davrick Driscoll
Driscoll
Gladys Swarthout
Galli 'Curel
Shirley Temple
Maria Je
Driscollt
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Tennessee Upholds Free Press
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Bernie
Gop Thoth
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Ter
0. C. McIntyre
Billy Seeman
Jim Churchill
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Mrs. Simpson
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Dick Berlin
Daly's
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Tomer
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Pierre R. Smith
Elyria Savings Building
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Altman & Ackerman
Broad Street
Gulf
Gulfpride
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Eames
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Middle Ave
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