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Relief spending plan faces eight month funding decision
Congress likely to authorize 975 million dollars for relief for eight months starting June 1, leaving future funding and tax or debt decisions to next year. President rails against reductions in WPA spending while critics accuse relief program of inefficiency and political use. The looming election heightens Capitol Hill resistance to curb efforts.
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Rumors of Communist Plots in Mexico Stir Headlines
A Mexican press report claims thirteen top Red leaders, under Stalin’s orders, are in Mexico planning revolutionary agitation to deter U S entry into World War II. Names include Manoulisky Kalowsky Harkiss Jacome Ford Bassois. It alleges a peasant army modelled on the Soviet system.
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Reprinted Editorial Warns on Poll Tax Payments
The Newport News Times-Herald reports that wholesale payments of poll taxes are used to influence delegate selections for national Presidential nomination conventions. Chairman Gillette of the elections committee received information suggesting a possible investigation. Senator Gillette comments on the situation.
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Poll taxes not sole cause of election fraud study says
The piece argues that poll taxes alone do not ensure corrupt voting and notes that fraud can arise with or without such taxes. It cites Louisiana and Colorado contrasts and urges blame on venal politics rather than the tax itself.
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Television status in 1930s Petersburg questions progress
The Petersburg Progress Index notes television remains experimental with no FCC licensing for regular stations or commercial use. It cites high transmission costs and unresolved economic issues, though electrical and mechanical questions are nearly solved. Experts expect a long road ahead with widespread TV not imminent.
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Succinct View of Air Power versus Sea Power
Rear Admiral Robinson told a Senate subcommittee that nations with battleships control the sea while those with submarines and aircraft are blockaded. He warned that control depends on capital ships after battle, a view reinforced by Germany’s Norway campaign.
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Watkins resigns as Master of Hounds at Blue Ridge Hunt
W B Watkins senior resigns after ten years as Master of Hounds of the Blue Ridge Hunt at Millwood. Mrs Nannie Mary McNeer aged 72, a member of the Gover family of Virginia, dies in her sleep at home. In Middletown, Tommy Tucker and Ben Bernie are announced as official festival orchestras by George Radford, chairman of the dance committee.
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Governor H G Kump crowns Nella Veverka Queen Shen andoah
West Virginia Governor H G Kump accepts invitations to crown Nella Veverka as Queen Shen andoah. Miss Mary Jane McCone named Memorial Hospital superintendent succeeding Miss Lillian Anderson who resigns. Amelia Earhart, noted as the nation’s best woman pilot, flies non stop to Mexico D F from Los Angeles.
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Governor crowns Miss Pollard Queen Shenandoah 7th at festival
Governor Hardman of Georgia presides over a two day festival as Miss Suzanne Pollard is crowned Queen Shenandoah 7th. A penitentiary blaze in Columbus Ohio traps over 300 convicts, spurring a state wide uproar and an official inquiry from the governor’s office.
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South colored people increasingly become independent farmers
Twenty five years ago a North Carolina statistician announced figures showing rising numbers of colored people in the South taking up independent farming. Edith G. Maphis marries Howard K. Grove at a home on Main and Baker. World War activity reports say Germans have routed British troops in East Africa.
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Easter Monday dances thrill town youth at Rouss and Cameron Halls
Forties reminisce as Rouss Hall and Cameron Hall host Easter Monday dances for local youths. Reports say the community contemplates wholesale poisoning of dogs and public concern prompts police inquiry. Five lumbermen on a B and O line near Romney become drunk insult passengers and seize the train before arrest at the station.
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The Star Quiz Questions From Page Two
The Star presents seven questions from page two asking about decades smallest Og breed buried Confederate veterans in Gettysburg National Cemetery pronunciation of succinct naming habits of a famous race horse owner cow milk production prerequisite calf for milk scouting explorers attention to the Rocky Mountains and the capital of South Dakota among Huron Sioux Pierre and Rapid City
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Today’s Common Error About Order Of Names
Fails to distinguish usage of former and latter in two item phrases. Explains avoid saying children first and instead use last named when referencing two subjects. Clarifies applying former to one of two items only when appropriate.
Waldman Test for Stomach and Intestinal Openings
The Waldman test uses phenolphthalein to detect raw spots in the stomach or intestines. It relies on absorption through damaged mucosa and yields a urine color reaction with acids.
Dr Clendening to Answer General Interest Questions
The physician will respond to questions of general interest exclusively through his column. Readers may submit inquiries for discussion in upcoming installments and expect concise, informative guidance from Dr Clendening.
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Unclear fragment on intestinal use of a compound
Fragment mentions a compound given through the intact stomach and intestinal canal without absorption and a test for urinary excretion to indicate a renuded area. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities present.
Mineral Oil Linked to Pneumonia Risks
A New Haven physician notes mineral oil used in the nose has been linked to several cases of pneumonia, a condition termed lipoid pneumonia from oil droplets entering the lungs. One case involved a glottis paralysis patient who inhaled oil while using it as a laxative due to disability. Such cases are rare but warrant warning against regular nasal use of mineral oil.
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Parsley Juice Valued by Readers for Urinary Ailments
Readers report parsley juice aiding urinary troubles and bladder retention. A correspondent notes parsley provides vitamins A and B complex plus iron and minerals, advising juice consumed as a cocktail mixed with grapefruit or tomato juice at meals or between meals.
Itching From Varicose Veins Aimed By Cure Advice
The article explains that itching follows varicose veins and subsides with relief of varicosity. It notes Dr. Logan Clendening offers seven pamphlets for 10 cents each, with a self addressed stamped envelope for requests.
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Here’s Another Good Fish Story
H. M. Williams of Wichita recovered his expensive fountain pen from Santa Fe lake after fishing last August. As water receded this spring he dug and found the pen undamaged and ready for use without refilling.
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Drug trail widens in Markham case at police station
William Calla confesses a link to narcotics and hints Alfred Markham met him May 16 to buy drugs. Jerry Montcalm’s trial looms. George Markham fears disclosure could ruin his sister Louise’s prospects as the chief notes the new angle.
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Willkie Article Sparks Jackson Court Packing Debate
The Lynchburg News reports Attorney General Jackson opposing Wen dell L. Willikie’s magazine piece The Court Is Now His arguing it attacks American jurisprudence. Willkie echoes Jackson and Roosevelt claims that court reorganization would favor the President who appoints justice.
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Pass the Grass in Philadelphia Record
Three scientists report to the American Chemical Society that grass can be edible for humans when powdered and dried. They claim grass provides all vitamins except D and could be made palatable in pancakes, noting the timing of the leak after seed catalogs.
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Answers to Questions from Frederic J. Haskin
A reader questions column from the Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau includes explanations on wool made from skim milk via casein fibers, the meaning of unmarried, the first third party in American politics the Quids, gloves worn on either hand, stomach size, the International Date Line, car loan rates, and water boiling points at altitude with sea level reference.
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Governor Price Says Virginia Surplus Will Reach 750000
Governor Price told an audience in Christiansburg that Virginia’s treasury would show a 750000 surplus by June 30, despite increased school funding and new services. He attacked critics who claimed payrolls and spending rose under his term and warned taxes may rise to fund education measures. He also urged support for private industry to sustain economic stability and cautioned against war-related risks.
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