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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1936
Page
4
The Townsend plan faces continued congressional scrutiny yet seems to lose its feared edge. Congress frets over organizers fees while the movement’s fear driven appeal may persist despite the investigation. The core issues of security fear and old age poverty keep the plan alive, even as momentum wanes.
A quirky column references U S efforts to preserve wild life with a light mock tone. It mulls whether protective aims will affect nightlife and music, while offering witty lines about nerves, wit, and career focus.
A world famous American author features in a themed crossword style, with clues spanning fish, memory, cover, mood, and more. Across clues include memoir, public figures, and linguistic terms while down entries cover science, history, and geography.
In a dramatic season finale Warren Kennedy and Bruce Taylor face off in a decisive undefeated showdown. A heated rivalry and a hidden-ball play end with Kennedy collapsing from injury and teammate Vic scoring the winning touchdown after Kennedy feigns weakness.
A NEA Service State Correspondent report on the Senate trial of a federal district judge and how political appointment practices shape lower federal courts. The piece recounts Michigan banking collapses, bank indictments in 1934, and the struggle to assign an outside judge to the case amid judicial resistance and appeals.
A Connecticut town reports 13 cannonballs stolen from a street corner. The note warns about criminal activity and urges vigilance, urging readers to read the Times want-ads and stop the slaughter with careful driving.
A fragmentary account of Demeter seeking Persephone urges hospitality from Coleus king. Demeter cures his son and, failing to induct Triptolemus into the gods, teaches agriculture and sends him to spread grain with a dragon-drawn chariot on the 30 Drachmae Greek stamp of a myth series.
The article promotes seasonal, economical meals with varied preparations of the same foods. It suggests eggs and cheese as meat substitutes, milk with beans for protein, and canned foods when fresh quality is poor. A detailed soup base uses soup bone, barley, mushrooms, and assorted vegetables.
Six new books joined the Brumback Library adult section last week. Titles include Cyrus Hall McCormick volume 2 by Hutchinson, Exile by Buck, Historic Shrines of Virginia by Carson and Eckenrode, If I Have Four Apples by Lawrence, Life With Father by Day, and Old Jules by Sandoz.
The Pomona Grange schedules a Wednesday evening gathering at 8 15 with the Convoy Junior Grange presenting a 30 minute program. J W Ferguson of Union Grange will report on the Lima convention and Agnes Allen will play a piano solo. Each Grange to be represented and lecturers urged to attend.
The article explains a garden snail with a single jaw and teeth on its tongue. Eyes sit at the end of long stalks that extend forward and retract when danger nears. The eye stalks slide back into the shell as the creature retreats.
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