Washington Secrecy and the New Deal in a Turbulent Era
The piece surveys Washington power struggles amid Roosevelt's New Deal, noting Hull’s staff buffer, Roper’s ties to big business, and a secretive Reciproc ity Information Committee. It highlights strains within Liberal and Conservative factions, colonial policy experiments, and the drift toward broader federal credit. The analysis points to youth programs bogging down, economic strains, and looming international tensions with Mussolini’s Italy and Britain over imperial strategy.
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Dantoper
Donna Rate
Roper
Hyde Park
Jr. Roosevelt
Aong
Harry
National Youth Administration
Whirligig
Aubrey Williams
Josephine Roche
Althhough
Lardner memory and Rockefeller leasing in New York
New York entries recall King Lardner’s humor and a Lambs grill corner anecdote as a vanished bright spot. The piece reports Rockefeller Center leasing growth with aggressive space tactics, underlining rental underbidding and subletting pressures across the city. It notes Beetle traps in the Midwest with costly beetle spraying offers, reflecting quirky, varied urban concerns.
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New York
King Lardner
Lardper
Lambs
West 44Th
Lardner
Atlantic City
New Yorker
Middle West
Shipwreck Kelly and Dempsey Draw Crowds At New York Spots
The piece recalls Shipwreck Kelly swaying atop a flagpole and Jim Dempsey greeting crowds at his tavern. Dempsey, famed front man, signs thousands of autographs daily while supporters linger for glimpses of stars like Fred Astaire and Carole Lombard. The narrative contrasts bustling street life with persistent celebrity adoration.
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Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Fred
Astaire
Jim Braddock
Baltimore
Hi School officers elected for senior to freshman classes
Birmingham Sept 15 The Hi School elected class officers for all four grades. Seniors: president Evelyn Kubach, vice president Ardith Ewell, secretary Robert Herman, treasurer Rudy Ferrer. Juniors: president Glenn Andrews, vice president Helen Schnellenberger, secretary and treasurer Lawrence Shafts. Sophomores: president Aaron Andrews, vice president Cletus Wasen, secretary Berry Normande, treasurer Virginia Mae Seneff, class historian Donald Griffen. Freshmen: president Wasen, vice president 7? secretary and treasurer Mrs Anna Becker.
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School News
Birmingham
Hi School
Evelyn Kubach
Ardith Ewell
Sec
Robert Herman
Treas
Rudy Ferrer
Glenn Andrews
Helen Snelenberzer
Lawrence Shafts
Aaron Andrews
Cletus Wasen
Berry Normande
Virginia Mae Sen
Brief items from Cleveland guests in Rome weekend
Miss Lois Nieding of Cleveland spent the week end at Rome. Miss Marjorie Howe was a shopping visitor Saturday. Daughters and son were guests of Mrs. Claude Opferman Sunday and Monday. Paul Kubach and Stanier Ku e spent Saturday evening in
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Anna Becker
Beatrice
Cleveland
Wm. Opperman
Michigan
M. E. Clary
Harold
Elyria
E. I. Darby
Ralph Rubiman
Wellington
Chester Harter
O. A. Mordoff
Wm. Smith
Gherlin
E. 3. Par
Carl Webber
Lawrence Sherod
Huron
Charles Grenzebach
Saturdar
Harry Evars
Kenneth
Mira Loutoria
Myiva Edgar
Frank Griffen
Lucitnberger
Lois Nieding
Rome
Marjorie Howe
Son
Claude Opferman
Paul Kubach
Stanier Kue
Buying Gains Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
Business in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County shows a rise in deferred payment purchases. Merchants report a marked increase in buying on installment plans, indicating a shift in consumer behavior.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Blind Twenty Years Woman Regains Vision
Toledo report on Mrs Celina St Julian who had been blind for twenty years. She suddenly regained sight and recognized her brother Ferdinand Fournier on his 62nd wedding anniversary. His surprise at her appearance followed by the emotional moment when he climbed to her bedroom and found her looking at him.
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Tommy Meighan
Loo
Frances Ring
George Ade
Toledo
Celina St Julian
Ferdinand Fournier
Julian
Regina
Fournier
Father and Sons Pastors in United Brethren Church
A father and his three sons serve as pastors in the United Brethren Church. The Rev W Longenbaugh leads the First Ashed Brethren Church in Charleston while his sons Verne Gur and I Lon genbaugh are pastors at Obdlang Gifford and Noblesville Indiana respectively.
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Charleston
United Brethren Church
W. Longenbaugh
First
Verne
Gur
Longenbargh
Obdlang
II. Gifford, Et
Noblesville
Ind
Stranger's nickel lures boy. thief escapes in Cambridge
In Cambridge Massachusetts a stranger gave a nickel to a child named William Murphy claiming his mother was away. The boy then left the house to spend the coin and the man entered, stole a dress and vanished.
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Cambridge
Mass
William Murphy
Wiliam
Wiekel
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