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A compilations page presents brief Q A items on topics from finance to biology and history. It covers Finland’s postwar debt, penguin egg warmth, solar and lunar eclipses, city sizes, Egyptian race traits, leading opera houses, early US turnpikes, fertilizer makeup, gold coinage, butter fat content, Nipponese name origin, life insurance reach, Page Fellowships, Mussolini’s pilot license age, Dana’s cabinet status, and King Edward VII’s popularity.
The Ludlow resolution faces opposition at House vote
The Ludlow war referendum proposal would amend the Constitution to require a public vote before declaring war except in invasion. Critics warn the plan would weaken US prestige and invite bullying powers, while backers see it as giving voters control. The piece notes support from peace groups and pacifists and opposing views from the President and Secretary Hull.
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Ludlow
House of Representative
United States
Congress
Hull
Senator Byrd presses concrete economy proposals to curb waste
The article recounts Senator Byrd urging immediate budget balancing and specific cuts. It contrasts his detailed suggestions to the President's vague response that details are not his business. Byrd cites waste in public spending and advocates consolidating numerous emergency New Deal agencies.
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Congress
Byrd
Virginia
Byrd Calls for Federal Government Reorganization
Virginia Senator urges total elimination of overlap to save vast sums in overhead without harming government functions. He cites his experience and a study of federal machinery, criticizing White House for ignoring his reform drive and warning of possible financial chaos if economy isn’t adopted.
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Virginia
White House
Senate
Byrd
Why is it a Gretna Green marriage
The piece explains Gretna Green marriages as elopements named for the border town in Scotland. It notes Scottish law made quick weddings simple, often officiated by a blacksmith or ferry tender, with easy subsequent divorce in Britain once remarriage or repentance occurred.
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Jean Newton
Gretna Green
Scotland
England
Dumfries
Great Britain
Just Foolishness From the Sphere on U S World Share
The London Sphere publishes a global comparison asserting the United States holds a dominant share of world resources and production. It claims high percentages of coffee, tin, rubber, sugar, silk, coal, pig iron, copper, and crude petroleum, plus control of much of transport, banking, and gold reserves.
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London
England
United States
Europe
Auto license abrogation eyed at budget hearing
City council plans to discuss ending auto licenses at the budget hearing Tuesday. The action could cut city revenue by twelve thousand dollars. Harriett Adams is named chairman of the county 4-H camp committee. Stanley Hoover of Timberville reports three carloads of sheep killed in Baltimore after a freight train collided with a passenger engine. Brown of Coca Cola wins first half League A sweepstakes at the bowling alley. Newlin of Lions finishes second.
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Harriett Adams
Stanley Hoover
Timberville
Baltimore
Brown
Coca Cola
Bowling Alley
Newlin
Lions
McCann Named Sheriff to Fill Unexpired Term
H. L. McCann qualifies as sheriff for the county to fill the unexpired term of the late Boss Pannett. Frank Foreman is unanimously elected captain of the South End Hose Co. A Handley Library report shows over 73 000 visitors in 1932. Park Association members plan a home talent show to raise funds for a high school baseball team.
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H. L. McCann
Pannett
Frank Foreman
South End Hose Co
C. Vernon Eddy
Handley Library
The
Park Association
Ray Robinson elected director at Farmers and Merchants Bank
Ray Robinson is chosen as director of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Henry Ford and Thomas A Edison attract crowds at Ford's Madison Square Garden auto show planning to build 1000 cars daily. Rev. W L Dudley attends a state Church of Christ ministers retreat in Lynchburg. Mr and Mrs C E Garber celebrate the birth of their twelfth child.
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Ray Robinson
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Ford
Madison Square Garden
W. L. Dudley
Lynchburg
Church of Christ
C. E. Garber
Cream of prizes at Lynchburg Hort iculture Show to local apple growers
Twenty five years ago local apple growers earned top prizes at the Lynchburg horticulture show with Cream of prizes. Dr J W Duffey is ill with grippe and Rev Dr George S Bowers delivers a sermon at his church. Saloons reopen in Jefferson County West Virginia after two year wets and drys fight. Dr James R Graham aged 88 undergoes foot infection surgery in local hospital.
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Lynchburg
J. W. Duffey
Grippe
George S. Bowers
Jefferson County
W Va
James R. Graham
Gas Co shuts boilers. city dark for a weekend
Four decades ago the Gas Company shuts boilers for repairs leaving the city without power over the weekend. Horsey and Atwell supply new great coats to police officers. Auctioneer W M Bowen sells the Smith farm to C N Smith at eighteen dollars per acre. Winchester residents seek clarity from the council on Judge Handley’s estate fate.
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the Gas Co
Horsey and Atwell
W. M. Bowen
Smith
C. N. Smith
Winchester
Judge Handley
War Referendum Stir Sparks Capitol Backstage
Washington begins a heated behind the scenes push over the Ludlow war referendum as administration and Congress weigh a two year old idea. The public fears include delayed war declarations and potential political backlash amid Panay film reactions. Joe Kennedy’s London plans loom as Kennedys influence rises in Washington. Senate leaders predict adjournment by May with June or July possible.
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King
Features Syndicate, Inc
Washington
House
Jerry Chandler asks Mimi Le Brun to wed in social clash
Jerry Chandler a country clergyman's son from modest means asks Mimi Le Brun a St Louis society girl to marry. Mimi is practically engaged to Andy Fuller of her circle. Jerry meets Mimi through Lionel Clark a Yale friend. An uncle funds Jerry's college hoping he will inherit a western ranch. Jerry wants to marry Mimi and write plays, and he returns from a Maine house party as his mother dies.
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Ead
Jerry Chandler
Mimi le Brun
St. Louis
Andy Fuller
Jerry
Mimi
Lionel Clark
Yale
West
Maine
Night in St Louis with Olga and a society circle
September warmth lingers as Jerry Chandler mingles with Olga and a stylish crowd. Lionel praises Jerry’s genius while Mimi, Bernice, Stiles and Katherine drift through tea at Bernice's and later visit Lionel's father's club for lunch with an uptown set.
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Lionel
Olga
Jerry
Mimi
Bernice
Stiles
Katherine
Sanderson
Miss le Brun
Jerry Chandler
A Midwestern City Statue and a Day of Meeting
The narrator tours St Louis with Lionel and meets Mimi and Fuller by a lake. Mimi asks Jerry to ride with her, while Fuller resents the shift. Lionel hints Mimi fears Andy, who has convinced her mother Jerry is a threat to her plans. The scene ends with Mimi’s warning and a promise to continue.
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