Knox nomination speech stirs Chicago crowd at rally
Col Frank Knox accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination before a packed Chicago stadium crowd. Senator Steiner introduced him as Knox denounced the Roosevelt era, accusing it of economic mismanagement and federal overreach while praising business and national unity. Nearby crowds outside heard the speech via loudspeakers.
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Weather and drought woes hit crops in weekly report
The weekly crop report from the Department of Agriculture highlights drought and extreme heat damaging crops. Weather data shows persistent high temperatures aggravating stress on fields and yields across regions.
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Rebels Press Spain Fronts Amid Food Supply Strains
Reports say Franco forces push government troops with heavy fighting as rebel columns threaten Madrid and the Valencia coast, with Valencia garrison said to have revolted. Loyalists attack Saragossa while fronts near Seville, the Portuguese border, and the French border see heavy losses. Ambassador Bowers loses contact with San Sebastian before relocating staff to his villa.
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American boxers J Church and H King suspended in Berlin training
Roy Davis urged sending home two Amer ican Olympic boxing squad members after breaking training rules in Berlin. Joe J Church of Batavia New York and Howell King of Detroit were replaced on the team by Theodore E Kara and Chester Rutecki of Chicago as part of a broader Public Works Administration funding program announced by President Roosevelt.
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Republicans nominate Halden for U.S. Senate seat
OWA Republicans nominate Bar ry Halden of Chariton editor and American Legion leader for the United States senate seat to fill the vacancy from Louis Mur phy. Guy M. Gillette is the Democratic opponent. Farmer-Labor names Smith Wild man Brookhart for the seat, last linked to the New Deal farm group. Oklahoma runoff yields Josh Lee as Democratic nominee over Gov. Marland, facing Republican Herbert Hyde.
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Henry Wellcome dies after operation in London
Henry Wellcome born in a Wisconsin log cabin 83 years ago rose to fame as England s renowned scientist explorer. His work spanned physiological laboratories and archaeological surveys via airplanes. He earned the Royal Humane Society life saving medal in 1885 and in 1927 founded the Lady Stanley Maternity Hospital in Uganda Central Africa.
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Civilian Conservation Corps sees large June exits
Rector Robert Fechner notes nearly 13 000 CCC members left in June to take private jobs. He attributes the rise to improving business conditions and to the practical education provided by the program.
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Vimy Memorial Unveiling Honors Canadian Fallen
King Edward and a crowd of over 100000 stood silent in Vimy France for the unveiling of France’s memorial to Canada’s heroic capture. The monument cost about 1 million dollars and marked ten years of work with 7000 to 8000 tons of special stone. Walter S Allward of Toronto designed and oversaw the unveiling preparations for the Canadian battlefields memorial commission.
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Queen Mary Sets Transatlantic Record Over Normandie
The Queen Mary aboard Cunard White Star broke the blue ribbon across the Atlantic by completing the Cherbourg to Ambrose Lightship crossing in four days eight hours and thirty seven minutes, taking the record from the Normandie of the French line.
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Unavailing Remorse and Reflections on Death and Taste
A reflective excerpt contrasts remorse after death with memory and regret, noting how some losses cannot be repaired and the bitter thoughts of survivors. It then juxtaposes taste with fashion, quoting Dickens on unavail ing remorse and Thackeray on taste being superior to fashion.
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Quilt of Applique Is Popular Easy to Do
Readers can make a Bluebird quilt using simple applique with three materials. Pattern 1191 includes cutting sewing and finishing instructions a yardage chart and diagrams for single and double bed sizes. Send 15 cents for this Needlecraft pattern to The Sewing Circle.
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Misunderstood Practical Youth Steals Turnips
In a Tit-Bits Magazine tale a scoutmaster sends a tenderfoot to fetch a turnip from Farmer Brown. After twenty minutes Brown bursts into camp to report a boy has gone mad and pulled up turnips while trying on their hats.
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Doing for Others Not What Has Happened Today
Quote attributed to F. D Blake emphasizes selflessness and serving others as the day's guiding thought. The line reflects a personal ethic of action benefiting others rather than self.
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