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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1936
Page
4
An examination of crime note by J. Edgar Hoover links juvenile crime to parental neglect. He argues many young offenders come from households lacking discipline and moral guidance, with parents seeking to shield their children from consequences.
In Bowling Green Ohio CCC workers on ditch projects adopt the label Terrae Manicuristae meaning soil eradicators. In San Quentin California retired warden James B Holohan says he will devote his remaining life to gardening after 58 executions.
A fragmented OCR puzzle page lists clues and answers covering topics from anatomy to objects, with entries like blind and deaf notable figures, fabrics, measures, compass points, and animal names, interspersed with monetary signs and cards. The vertical and horizontal hints reference many scattered terms and categories.
Washington report notes Maury Maverick defends a New York County American Legion pamphlet on liberty and free speech by framing a satirical list The 14 points of the Red Menace. The piece mocks red symbolism in various guises and jokes about red in politics culture and law.
A humorous courtroom exchange unfolds as a prisoner complains that every attempt to tell the truth is met with lawyer objections. In a separate moment a distressed driver and husband joke about a car runaway seeking a cheap collision.
Pleasant township 4-H Sewing club met at Pleasant school with 16 members and one visitor. Margaret Poling presided, Norma Ainsunon read, and Doris Jordon led songs after the treasurer reported.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at figures like Daniel and Jay Walker and mentions graves and a mid region scene. The readable pieces are too fragmentary to identify a clear event, date, or person beyond these obscure references.
Daimler worked secretly on a motor for bicycles in 1886 while Carl Benz pursued a highway locomotive idea Benz became the first automobile maker Benz built a three wheeler then a Victoria for a long distance trip with his wife and children Benz patented the automobile in 1886 The car era spread as Benz gained fame Mannheim honored him with a monument in 1938 and Germany issued a stamp in his honor
The fragmentary lines reference a woman, a husband, and speech but lack coherent event or context. The mood suggests a domestic or social satire note, yet no concrete names, places, or dates are discernible.
A nostalgic home kitchen piece recalls Sunday night meals built on leftovers and milk toast. It gives cooking tips for hot milk toast with three bread slices, heating milk carefully, and a spiced cup cake recipe with shortening, brown sugar, eggs, sour milk, flour and spices baked at 350 degrees for twenty minutes.
A meal draft lists breakfast with chilled fruit juice cereal cream maple syrup milk and coffee. Luncheon includes poached peas on hot milk toast celery carrot sticks chilled sauce spiced drop cakes milk and coffee. Dinner features broiled lamb chops baked potatoes new peas in cream frozen tomato salad Spanish cream milk and coffee.
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