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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1936
Page
4
An essay extols Father Damien the Belgian priest who chose to aid lepers on Molokai, risking his own life and fate. It contrasts soldiers’ sacrifice with Damien’s peaceful martyrdom, urging recognition of inner divinity and selfless acts beyond war and fame.
The article outlines administration proposals to raise roughly $1 billion through higher income and inheritance taxes, processing taxes, and a retroactive excess profits levy. It targets big processors and aims to lower consumer prices by reactivating processing taxes at lower rates while attacking wealthy opponents.
A brief, tongue in cheek note on a bank robbery in which the offenders escape without cash. The piece hints at the public’s focus on fillin stations and political rhetoric as context for the incident.
A dense word puzzle string mixing clues for horizontal and vertical entries. It lists numerous cryptic style hints and partial phrases such as famous daughter of a famous mother, native name of Persia, cloak, snares, and various short definitions, with scattered numbers and fragments. The text reads like a crossword style grid fill with many incomplete entries and misaligned letters.
The Ohio City-Liberty school honor roll lists students for the third six weeks ending January 17. Names by grade include first graders Lynn Brown and Charles Johnson, sixth graders Owen Rank and Ralph Robinson, and seniors such as Donald Brunni and George Blush with post graduates Jack Shaffer and Bill Switzer.
The puzzle page features Helen Hayes in the stage role of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. The caption notes her portrayal in the Broadway hit Victoria Regina.
A man and his sweetheart stroll in a field when a bull charges. He flees quickly and the girl chides him for fearing death. He admits fear but jokes the bull wasn’t dead. A mistaken call ends with a punchline about bringing friends to dinner.
In Pasadena California a 15 month old infant named Ernest Cunningham is revived after a head injury and a several minute heart stoppage. Doctor Prilitollin Kraft administered adrenaline directly into the heart to restart his pulse. The baby was among seven injured in an auto crash.
A summary of seven Abraham Lincoln stamps issued by the United States, including a 1922 3 cent and a $1 Lincoln Memorial stamp. The piece traces issuances from 1866 after his death through 1909 centennial reproductions and notes parallels to Washington and Franklin stamp series.
The Brumback Library provides film evaluations from sources like the National League of Decency and Motion Pictures lists compiled by a nine organization committee. Monthly and semi monthly publications accompany magazines such as Parents' Magazine and Life, inviting public use of this service.
A Ernest style NEA recipe column notes timbales built on milk and eggs with cheeses meats fish or vegetables. It lists Chicken Timbales and Pea Timbales with steps bake in water bath and serve with sauces and salads plus a Scandinavian Peasant Girl dessert option.
Breakfast features halves of grapefruit cereal cream scrambled eggs crisp toast milk and coffee. Luncheon includes pea timbales with creamed salmon fruit romaine salad milk and tea. Dinner offers veal and pork loaf scalloped potatoes buttered kale beef and cabbage salad date cake canned peaches milk and coffee.
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