Townsend Urges Followers to Back Landon for President
Edward J. Margett, California area manager for the Townsend pension group, released Dr. Francis E. Townsend's message urging followers to vote for Governor Alf M. Landon. The poll of 50,060 members showed 62 percent prefer Landon and noted they would not support Roosevelt. Rep. William Lemke will not appear on California ballots.
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Edward J. Margett
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Woman proposes broader fight beyond whisky aim
In San Jose a WCTU meeting sparked debate when a woman urged concentrating on abolishing alcohol not just whisky, arguing experience shows alcohol with sugar won’t burn the throat like whisky.
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San Jose
Cal
Hopkins blocks WPA payroll and expense disclosures
The article accuses Harry Hopkins of withholding WPA pay rolls and administrative costs from public view. It notes the Senate committee on campaign expenditures backed him and declined to probe alleged WPA corruption in Pennsylvania based on affidavits from Alice Longworth.
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Cincinnati
Oct
Harry Hopkins
WPA
New Deal
Hopkins
Senate Committee On
Pennsylvania
Senator Lonergan
Local Farmer Finds Purse Adds $19 to Plowing Effort
In Storington, Col., George Murray discovered a purse containing nineteen dollars while plowing dust blown fields. He used the money to buy fuel for his tractor so he could keep plowing after rains had paused work.
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Col
George Murray
Storington
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Benny
Hollywood
Blossom Seely
Blossom
George Raft
Fields
Courtroom mania swells in Hollywood box office clash
Hollywood gossip notes a surge of courtroom interest as film stars face legal spots. Gary Cooper-Ralph Paramount dispute looms though trial unlikely. Greta Garbo sightings thrill Joan Crawford and fans eager for on set drama. Benny Fields rises in pay. dining scene antics and coat-swapping among Nat Pendleton Ann Sheridan and Jimmy Melton add colorful showbiz texture.
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Jimmy Melton
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McNaught Syndicate
Fifty Year Club Expands in Toledo to Include Local Businesses
Toledo Fifty Year Club extends its mission to catalog all business concerns that have operated in the city for over fifty years. The list will identify long standing firms and their years of operation.
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Toledo
Convention Of Girl Scouts To Open Next Week
Mrs Herbert Hoover national president of the Girl Scouts calls the organization a democracy of play and says conferences began ahead of the convention opening in Cincinnati next week. She arrived from Palo Alto California after arriving earlier train than planned.
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Girl Scouts
Farm Worm An's Club Meets At Society Hall Penfield
Penfield notes report a well attended Farm Worm An s Club meeting at Society Hall with a covered dish meal. Mrs Babson spoke on Camp Crag and members work on a quilt. Local families, travel and visits from Cleveland Youngstown Elyria Vermilion and Milwaukee appear in social notes.
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Vermilion
Birthday celebration honors Leo Rowley at Rollin home
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rollin entertained thirty guests Monday evening for Leo Rowley’s birthday. Pinochle provided the entertainment with prizes to Mrs. Harvey Blough and Orvel Sooy. Consolation prizes went to Mrs. Leo Rowley and Mr. Prentice. Refreshments were served.
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Orvel Sooy
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Parsh Family Announces Birth at Memorial Hospital Elyria
Sheffield report notes Mr and Mrs Francis Parsh of Ford Road announce the birth of a son at Memorial Hospital Elyria. Also mentioned are visits by Arthur Whiton and family Amherst to Lee Johnson and family, and Willard Taft at Sunset Memorial Park services in North Olmsted.
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Francis Parsh
Ford Road
Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Arthur Whiton
Thoma
Rena Titus
W. H. Chambers
W. E. Taft
Elliott Roosevelt Threatens Legal Action Over Plane Deal Allegations
Elliott Roosevelt, 25, son of the President, threatens legal action against his accusers after charges he contemplated deals in war planes with foreign governments. He denies any contract with Fokker and says the publications smear the President. He will confer with attorneys regarding actions against Frank Tichenor and Anthony H. G. Fokker.
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Tex
Elliott Roosevelt
Frank Tichenor
Aero Digest
Anthony H. G. Fokker
Senate
Tichenor
Fokker
United States
Roosevelt
Gerald P. Nye
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Civil War veteran George H Wright recalls long farm life
The 91 year old Civil War veteran from Martinez California believes he is the last surviving member of his regiment and the last charter member of Oakland G A R Post No 8. He continues to work a sizable farm and stay active in his community.
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George H. Wright
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P L Chambers Sunday Afternoon Society Notes
Miss Hilda Rider of North Canton visited over the weekend with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Raymond Punfee.
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Hilda Rider
North Canton
Inlaw
Raymond Punfee
Watermelon Firefighter Trucker Extinguishes Blaze
Durango Colorado resident Jack Hicks battled a desert truck fire for two hours using watermelons from his load. He kept the flames under control after pelting the blaze with the fruit while en route from Phoenix to Durango.
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Ariz
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Miraculous Fish Tale Across Sixty Cities
A historic Talmudic account describes a sea fish so vast that people from sixty cities shared its flesh while others salted portions. From one eye, 300 measures were obtained, illustrating a legendary scale of bounty and abundance.
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Mediterranean
Etla Cinders: wis cracks per sentence surpass others
The fragment suggests Etla Cinders features frequent witty lines per sentence, outpacing other comic strips. It references Ella as a daily reader, though details are sparse and unclear.
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Etla Cinders
Ella
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