Roosevelt Tour Boosts Barkley in 1940 Fight
President Roosevelt campaigned across Ohio and Kentucky supporting Senator Barkley for re nomination amid a hot race with Governor Chandler. He urged Barkley’s renomination at stops in Covington Bowling Green and Louisville as TVA scrutiny loomed and a TVA inquiry opened in Knoxville.
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Arietta
Ohio
Roosevelt
Robert J. Bulkley
George White
Congress
Kentucky
Barkley
A. B. Chandler
Senate
Latonia
Covington
Chandler
Alben Barkley
Bowling Green
Louisville
Tennessee
George Berry
TVA
Oklahoma
Gomer Smith
E B. W. Marland
Smith
Townsendites
Marland
Pre
James V. Aloal
Hughes Flies Atlantic Nonstop From New York to Paris
Wealthy aviator Hughes and four companions completed a nonstop New York to Paris flight in 16 hours 38 minutes, beating Lindbergh's earlier era. The group including Ed Lund Harry Connor T L Thurlow and Richard Stoddart landed at Le Bourget greeted by Ambassador Bullitt and a cheering crowd before continuing toward Moscow.
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Hughes
Atlantic
Oward Hughes
New York
Paris
Lindbergh
le Bourget Field
Bullitt
Ed Lund
Harry Connor
T. L. Thurlow
Richard Stoddart
Weary
Lee
Moscow
Wiley Post
Justice Cardozo Dies at Port Chester
Associate Justice Benjamin Cardozo of the United States Supreme Court died at Port Chester New York from a chronic heart ailment. He was sixty eight years old and had been unable to work on the bench since December. He descended from Spanish Jews who came to America in Sen Wagner era.
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Justice Cardozo
Enjamin N. Cardozo
United States Supreme Court
Port Chester
N. Y
America
Tickless Time and Pre-Shrunk Goods Tips
A note suggests covering a clock with a glass bowl to mute ticks while reading time. It also explains that Pre-Shrunk labeling only indicates prior shrinkage, not future changes.
Household Button Sizing for Child Clothing
The guide advises buttons on children's clothing be sized for easy self buttoning. It notes the ideal diameter between percent and 1% inches, aiding independence and safety.
Cake Recipe Contest Winners and Runners Up Named
In New York City the cake contest judged by home economists produced many prize winners. First prize of 25 dollars went to Mrs. D. F. Kelly of Whitewater Wisconsin with five runners up including Mrs. H Harshburgen of Altoona Pennsylvania and R A Williams of Detroit Michigan. Several third prize winners from diverse states were listed.
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C. Houston Goodiss
New York City
Robert E. Lee
D. F. Kelly
Charles St
Whitewater, Wis
H. Harshburgen
Fifth Ave
Altoona
A. Williams
Rosemary Ave
Detroit
Mich
C. A. Burns
Oakland
Miss
Sadie Cunningham
Avonmore
Laura Meyer
Pleasant St
Plymouth
Wis
Experimental Kitchen Laboratory
C. Houston Goudiss
Dog Scent Hounds Track Trails by Wind and Time
A reporter outlines how trained bloodhounds detect scents. Dogs can follow odors two or more days old and often trail on the leeward side when wind shifts. Winter trailing shows dogs using wind to pick up scents from distances of several feet away.
Franklin quote on greatness and humility appears
A fragment quotes Franklin: a truly great man neither tramples a worm nor grovels to an emperor. The attribution is brief with no context or date.
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Franklin
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