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Van Wert Times

Location

Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1936

Page

4

Whales Recall Glory of Historic Past

A Honolulu dispatch notes great schools of whales in Hawaiian waters for the first time in generations. The essay links whaling to American exploration, industry, and empire, noting New England whalers shaped global trade, oil, and lamps. The piece laments the industry’s end but urges reading up on this era.

Honolulu Hawaiian mid-Pacific Pacific New England New Bedford Nantucket Seven Seas

Avalanche of Ice Kills Many in Russia

A chilling report describes a deadly ice event in Russia leaving numerous fatalities. Eyewitnesses recount sudden cold as street scenes turn dangerous and rescue efforts mobilize across affected cities.

Russia

Puzzle filled with clues and crossword style entries

A dense list of crossword style clues spans topics from presidents to everyday objects. It cites terms like palm, cradle, and harp along with historical hints and geographic cues. The page resembles a word game grid with numerous numbered entries and partial phrases.

SEC under Landis Faces Internal Strife and Staffing Criticism

Washington. SEC Chairman James Landis plans to stay in office amid criticism of the commission’s handling of market problems. Reported dissension between Wall Street loyalists and liberals, weak staff, and leadership changes under Kennedy signal a shaky front as pressures grow for action on unlisted trading and other major issues. Joe Kennedy raids SEC personnel in New York, targeting General Counsel John J. Burns and others as part of ongoing reorganizations.

Rodney Dutcher NEA Corres Ndent Washington James M. Landis Securities and Exchange Sion Harvard Landis Wall Street SEC Commission Wall Street Stooges Joe Kennedy Kennedy Robert E. Healy New York Bill Hickey Joseph R. Sheehan John J. Burns NEA Service, Inc

Star Signals May 13 Horoscope for Jan 21 to Feb 19

The column forecasts today's influence for birthdates Jan 21 to Feb 19 with a morning socially exciting, afternoon good, and evening prudent. It advises being big-hearted and notes old friends and associations as positive during February 1937 and travel study or foreign connections in March 1937 with religion as helpful.

Youth Traffic Patrols Face State Liability Fight

In San Francisco the state attorney general ruled that the state cannot be held responsible for injuries sustained by members of the Statewide Junior Traffic Patrol while performing their duties, shifting risk to the youths and their supervisors.

San Francisco Trafic

Winter Wheat Revenue Estimate for 1935 36

Washington May preliminary estimates project about 6.27 billion dollars in cash income from the 1935 36 winter wheat crop. The forecast uses a 463 708 000 bushel winter wheat yield and 84 1/2 cents September wheat on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Washington Agriculture Department Crop Reporting Board Chicago Board of Trade

Col Prank Ebbert to Speak on Prohibition Lecture

Col Prank Ebbert counsellor of the board of temperance of the Methodist Episcopal church in Washington DC will lecture at the First Methodist church on Friday May 22. Ebbert is a veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I and has held key anti saloon league roles in Chicago and Washington. He studied at Ohio Wesleyan and DePauw University and chose lecture work over a legislative post after Wheeler's death.

Col. Prank £. Ebbert Board of Temperance The Methodist Episcopal Church Washington, D. C First Methodist Church Col. Ebbert Georgia Ohio Wesleyan University DePauw University Bishop Hughes Chicago Glinds Washington Wayne B. Wheeler Wheeler

College women praised for thrift at Utah talk

Mrs. Joseph B. Hubbard national president of Alpha Delta Pi told an audience at the University of Utah that college girls are no longer spendthrift. She noted they have become scrupulously careful in spending their money.

Alt Lake

Walnut table returns to Harsh family after 40 years

In Seneca Kansas Mr and Mrs D B Harsh sold a walnut table to a second hand dealer forty years ago because walnut furniture was out of style. They recently saw the table at a neighbor s home and bought it back as walnut furniture again becomes fashionable.

Seneca, Kas D. B. Harsh

Care and Handling of Aluminum Enamelware and Glass

A guide explains care for aluminum cookware noting durability and wear, enamelware risks from heat and chipping, and glass oven ware ease of cleaning. It warns against sudden temperature changes and cautions about using heat proof glass only on suitable surfaces.

Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast Luncheon Dinner

Breakfast offers shredded fresh cereal cream crisp bacon milk and coffee. Luncheon includes brown onion soup toasted rye bread and cheese sandwiches stewed rhubarb milk tea. Dinner features fillet of flounder with tomatoes onions spaghetti timbales beet salad cream raisin pie milk and coffee.

Feather contrasts with reptile scales in molt process

The article compares feathers and reptile scales, noting both molt. Reptiles shed outer scales while birds shed entire feathers, highlighting parallel development despite differences.

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