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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1940
Page
2
An appealing apron pattern 8641 features shoulder button back straps and a decorative front point. Gingham, calico and chintz fabrics suggested with a finish possible in a few hours. Sizes 32 to 46 require about 2 1/2 to 3 yards of material. orders to be sent to the address provided.
An ad promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women claiming to relieve "Trying Days" by building physical resistance through nutritional assimilation. The testimonial style implies long term use for improved health and vitality.
A compact reflection on fate moving with equal force to both palace and cottage, implying impartial justice or fortune. The line uses Horace style imagery to suggest destiny affects wealth and home alike.
Analysis notes Balkans draw Soviet focus after Finland conquest while Allies retreat from Near East. Debates stall Hatch clean politics act amid filibuster threats. Census, Hoover probes, Norris criticisms color civil liberties. Defense and agriculture boosts loom. labor reforms eyed as Wagner Act amendments advance.
Finland voices relief after Moscow peace talks end World War II hostilities. Foreign Minister Waino Tanner says the war is over and Finland will regain vitality. Field Marshal Mannerheim notes heavy losses but insists the vanquished were superior in numbers and spirit. Refugees move from ceded areas as Finland weighs a Scandinavian defensive alliance with Sweden and Norway. Germany’s warning to Helsinki explains lack of direct Allied appeal, while observers deem Russia’s victory a broader defeat for France and Britain.
Washington notes the House holds a sweeping partial report on the National Labor Relations Act and the board. Rep. Howard Smith leads a probe detailing coercion, racketeering, and calls for reforms to curb perceived government overreach and partisan bias. The piece warns of broader dangers to American liberty if the structure remains unchecked.
Oklahoma Governor Leon C. Phillips halts Grand River PWA dam work with a temporary injunction claiming the state is owed 850,900 for land roads and bridges to be flooded. Pan American’s Juan Trippe announces daily local flights from San Francisco to Hawaii. Senator Gerald P Nye is divorced in Fargo for cruelty. Explosives engineer Lester P Barlow touts a new devastating formula. minutes burned to keep it secret. Death Valley Scotty asks if he will be penalized for digging up buried gold certificates from 1909 as the U S returns from the gold standard.
William Bruckart argues a special house committee findings on the National Labor Relations act are crucial for the nation. He urges adjustments to the labor board setup to aid orderly labor movement progress, noting that Congress faces a difficult election year in 1940.
The piece notes continuous growth in some species like trees and crustaceans and lists farm products with over 400 industrial uses such as corn adhesives and soybeans plastics. It mentions Japanese floor compass points, burial customs, and transatlantic clippers carrying mail beyond official limits with postal rules.
Advertises one or two guinea pigs available from W. W. Hughett at 314 North Main Street Sheridan Indiana. Readers are asked to send name and address on a post card to learn how to obtain them.
A concise reflection on the paradox of seeking justice from flawed sources, noting that appealing to the unjust for fairness is misguided while recognizing the value of discernment in moral judgment.
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