Five Cabinet Departments Older Than the Constitution
Strange as it seems five of ten government departments predate the Constitution. The Navy began in 1798 while the Continental Congress created a Foreign Affairs Department, Treasury, and War. The Post Office dates to before the Declaration. A new machine uses a tay beam of reflected light to detect sub micrometer surface flaws. Tomorrow: School of the Dead.
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Navy Department
Continental Congress
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of State
the Treasury
War
Post Office Department
School of the Dead
Anniversaries and Today in History Highlights
A compact listing of notable anniversaries and events dated over recent centuries. Notable births include Henry Laurens Gerrit Smith Robert Fletcher Philip H Sheridan Adolph Lindenkohl Robert Von Meschzisker and Ring Lardner with life details. Today in history covers the Fall of the Alamo and other landmark moments through 1932.
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Henry Laurens
Iowa
Carolina
Continental Congress
Charleston
Gerrit Smith
New York
Utica
Robert Fletcher
England
Philip H. Sheridan
Albany
N.Y
Nonquit
Mass
Adolph Lindenkohl
U. 5 Coast and Geodetic Survey
Germany
Robert von Meschzisker
State
National Bank Holiday Opens With Notables listed
First day of National Bank Holiday is noted with profiles of Sarah Wambaugh of Cambridge economist and former League of Nations Saarplev commissioner, George D. Dayton of Minneapolis merchant, Judge Harold M. Stephens, Herbert Kaufman of Tarrytown, Prof. Solomon S. Huebner, and birthplaces and ages. Also a personality reading predicts an ambitious yet sensitive plan of life, with tendencies to be assertive and restless, liking waves and remote places. Copyrighted.
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Sarah Wambaugh
Cambridge
Miys
League of Nations
Bible Teachings On Family Unity And Duty
A church reading emphasizes family unity and Christian duties within the home. It cites Colossians 3 18 25 on wives submitting to husbands and children obeying parents, urging love, patience, and selflessness as key virtues, and notes many charitable workers neglect family principles.
Fervent Appeal for Finnish Relief in Wartime
A national call from Elyria to aid Finland under Soviet attack. The piece praises Finnish character, details refugees suffering winters, and urges local donations via the Hoover relief channel. It identifies I L Porter of Oberlin and Hubbard C Wilcox of Elyria as committee figures. Contributions to The Finnish Relief Fund, Inc. are requested.
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Finland
Far North
United States
Red Army
America
Elyria
Lorain
C Onty
Hoover Relief Committee
New York
Finnland
Lorain County
I. L. Porter
Oberlin
Elvvia
Hubbard C. Wilcox
Wilcox
Finnish Relief Fund, Inc
Lorain County Bank
Women at War Amazonic Roles and Modern Gender Shifts
A fragmented essay contrasts Greek Amazons with British Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service members. It notes uniforms, haircuts, ration packs, silk stockings, and powder while discussing dating norms and independence. It touches on women driving, performing radio work, and postwar social roles amid broader reflections on civilization, crime, and education.
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Western Front
Indiana Probers Tie McNutt to Two Per Cent Club
Washington observers note March 11 grand jury in Indianapolis could impact Paul V. McNutt, Federal Security Administrator, amid a Treasury probe into the Indiana Two Per Cent Club and top Democratic leaders. Reports describe liquor licensing schemes, a beer monopoly setup, silent partners, a secret slush fund, and related political purges, with officials like Townsend Bays and Gramelspacher involved in reform efforts and investigations led by Wal Nolan.
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Washington
Indianapol
Paul V. McNutt
White House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Indiana
McNutt
Treasury
Federal Grand Jury
Administration
Kansas City
New Orleans
Pendergast
Huey Long
American Legion Am
Indianapolis
Frank McHale
Theste
Ilis
ABC
Nolo -Tt
Townsend
Fred F. Bays
Bays
Clarence A. Gramelspacher
Bowman Elder
WicHale
Gerald M. Frank Named Judge For Contest
Gerald M. Frank county school music supervisor will judge the clarinet division of the Greater Cleveland instrumental solo and ensemble contest held Friday and Saturday at Thomas Jefferson Junior High School in Cleveland. High school musicians from Cleveland and suburban schools participate.
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Gerald M. Frank
Greater Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School
Cleveland
Subur
Nash Specials Highlight Manifold-Sealed Engine Progress
A Nash dealer showcases the world’s only Manifold-Sealed engine winner from the 1940 Gilmore Yosemite Ran-Special Exhibit. The display promotes economy and features the Fourth Speed Forward, Arrow-Fight suspension, Weather Eye conditioned air, Sand Mortex Sound proofing, and a Big Convertible Bed. The dealer urges customers to see the exhibit and learn what’s new since their last purchase.
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Nash
Gilmore- Yosemite
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Mexico
Scott
U.S. Supreme Court
Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle
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U. S. Supreme Court
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Austria
United Stateeks
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
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State Department
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Ireland
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Europe
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Pennsylvania
GOP
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Dewey
Teddy
Roosevelt
Drew Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Kennedy
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Harry Brown Motor Co
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Ohio
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