Vote the Democratic Ticket for President and House
A wartime era ballot card urging voters to back Franklin D Roosevelt for President John N Garner for Vice President Carter Glass for U S Senate and A Willis Robertson for the House of Representatives in the Democratic ticket. Tracking the era and political alignment through a concise campaign exhortation.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
President
The
United States
John N. Garner
A. Willis Robertson
House of Representatives
Love Casts Out Fear Verse Quotation
A short biblical quotation from First John 4 18 declaring that perfect love dispels fear and that fear itself is tied to torment. The verse emphasizes that those who fear are not yet perfected in love.
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John
News on Spain Reflects Conflicting Reports Across Europe
Philip Wagner notes in the Baltimore Sun that Spain’s fighting yields unreliable, contradictory updates. News comes from refugees and border correspondents as telegraphs fail, radios flood with biased broadcasts, and government control skews perceived truth in Spain Germany and Italy.
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Philip Wagner
The
Baltimore Sun
Spain
England
Manchester Guardian
Europe
Berlin
Rome
Belittle
Literary Loves and Translations in Letters and Biographies
Whit Burnet argues Kipling If has value for some critics. Ivan Bunin translated Longfellow into Russian and inspired Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein admires P. G. Wodehouse while Joyce once relaxed during illness amid multilingual strain.
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Whit Burnet
Story Magazine
Edward Davidson
England
Frost
Shakespeare
Kipling
Ivan Bunin
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Gertrude Stein
P. G. Wodehouse
James Joyce
American secretary reads Wells in New York paper outing
A Georgian American secretary turned sports writer for a New York newspaper is noted for reading The Outline of History by H. G. Wells. The brief mentions his literary interest amid his journalism duties and regional background.
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Georgia
New York
H. G. Wells
F. D. R. And The Civil Service Debate In Richmond
The Richmond News Leader surveys reactions to President Roosevelt’s merit system expansion in the postal service. It contrasts New Dealers, independents, and Republicans while noting Civil Service figures: 55 percent classified under Wilson, rising to 72 percent, then 80 under Harding Coolidge and Hoover, and now 64 percent under Roosevelt.
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Richmond News
Roosevelt
Jim Harley
Landon
Civil Service
Jong
Woodrow Wilson
Harding
Curley Seeks Senate Bid Amid Massachusetts Primary Winds
New York Times notes Governor Curley favored for U S Senate at a Massachusetts Democratic pre primary convention with only Robert Greenwood opposing. Coolidge hints at non candidacy, while Mansfield abroad and Thomas O'Brien among rising contenders. Curley considers European fame and Poland reference colors the discussion.
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New York Times
Massachusetts
Curley
Senator Coolidge
Robert Greenwood
Fitchburg
Coolidge
Greenwood
Mansfield
Boston
Thomas O’brien
Lemke
Poland
Walsh
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hitler
Mussolini
Public and Sex in Cleveland Expo Dreams
A Richmond News Leader report notes rising public attention to the Great Lakes exposition in Cleveland this summer. The piece hints at provocative acts linked to Sally Rand or past fair midways and mentions an associate director of the Cleveland expo.
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Richmond News-Leader
Cleveland
Sally Rand
Will Rogers Humorous Story and Theme
A fragmented note references Will Rogers and a humorous story. Mentions a figure named Steed and a concern about someone, suggesting a casual anecdote or miscellany rather than a complete narrative. No clear event, date, or setting is legible.
Atlantic City Trip Helps Stingy Respected Figure
A health plea sends a wary man to Atlantic City while a doctor advises a week away from troubles. The dialogue reveals a reluctance to spend on hotels and health, with social pressure for sensational shows and a debate over sex appeal versus artistic exhibits.
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Atlantic City
Sivas
Fearteak
Atlantic
Mister Columbus
Dr. Littell
Doc
American News Features, Inc
Reader Q and A from The Evening Star Information Bureau
A compilation of reader questions with answers on diverse topics. Harpo Marx harp selections, Louis Schmeling fight broadcast, CCC voting eligibility, Linden trees in Berlin, Mrs Roosevelt letters, 1934 meat consumption, Progressive Education college entrance, gambling device revenues, telephotography history, Dionnes baby name, poisonous snakes in states, Rockefeller age landmarks, Governor Landon marriages, Ford inn purchase, Morse marriage, sparrow populations in the eastern U.S.
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Progressive Education Association
Carnegie Corporation
United States
President Roosevelt at Sea Cited by Critics
Critics say Roosevelt has spent the last four years at sea, a claim from the Roanoke Times. The Milwaukee Journal notes Arliss has been absent from the screen for weeks, sparking questions about his health or identity.
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Roosevelt
Roanoke Times
Arliss
Milwaukee Journal
Local notes and society news district wide
One year ago Mayor Charles R. Anderson attended an international Lions convention in Mexico City. Miss Winifred B. Anderson married Mr. J. H. Riley. Miss Elizabeth Tidler returned from Washington where she was a guest of relatives. Mrs. Frank L. Buckley hosted the Delphian Society. Otto Ernest searched for tin ore in an airplane.
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Charles R. Anderson
Mexico City
International Convention of Lions
Winifred B. Anderson
J. H. Riley
Elizabeth Tidler
Washington
Frank L. Buckley
Delphian Society
Otto Ernest
European turmoil pushes US to keep ships in war-torn waters
The state and navy departments warn that disturbed European conditions may require a squadron of American warships in European waters. The author recounts dangers for travelers in inland cities during insurrections, noting Madrid as a prime example where foreigners face peril and hotels become danger spots.
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Washington, D. C
State
Navy
Spain
Stars and Stripes
Washington
Madrid
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Budapest
Rome
Warsaw
Moscow
Youre Telling Me satire on American faults and newsy quips
A collage of wry observations contrasts American self critique with global labels. The piece lampoons aging, fees, political movements, and trivialities from taxi fares to dogs and sports, ending with a quip about the Olympic team and the Atlantic as the Big Drink.
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Atlantic Ocean
Clarke County reduces election officials to three
Five years ago Clarke County planned five election officials but now will have three. The change is already in effect. Lloyd George underwent an operation. A convention calendar lists forty seven companies. G Casper Frieswell is probated. his estate valued at seventy five thousand dollars is disposed of. Miss L Fairfax Frazier of Stephens City flies to Atlantic City.
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Clarke County
Lloyd George
G. Casper Frieswill
L. Fairfax Frazier
Stephens City
Atlantic City
Flower garden opens at Baker residence for event
Ten years ago, the Baker home hosts a flower garden opening with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Baker inviting guests. Woodstock invites music lovers of the Fourth District to meet. Luray plans a celebration for the passage of a national park bill. Mrs. George T. Grayson, mother of Admiral Grayson, passes away. Evelyn Nesbit disputes claims in her ex husband Harry K. Thaw’s autobiography.
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Louis Baker
Woodstock
Fourth District
Re. Luray
National Park
George T. Grayson
Admiral Grayson
Evelyn Nesbit
Harry K. Thaw
Friendship Firemen win race pictured at Luray
Twenty five years ago Arthur Ritter took orders for pictures of the Friendship Firemen winning a race at Luray. Chief Justice A H H Boyd visits Maryland Supreme Court of Appeals in Winchester. Brandell Brill Washington Times press foreman visits. Rev H E Richardson preaches in Martinsburg United Brethren Church. Mr James Bragonier and bride depart for New York City.
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Arthur Ritter
Luray
A. H. H. Boyd
Cape Cod Canal Opens on July 29
Historic event marks the opening of the Cape Cod Canal on July 29, a major engineering milestone linking Cape Cod with the mainland and transforming regional navigation.
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Cape Cod Canal
Indian Pot Found Near Grand Canyon Teaches History
R J Scott Guy Semple of St. Joseph Missouri discovered an ancient Indian pot and bowl estimated at about 1000 years old on the Grand Canyon border. A Spanish stamp commemorating Montserrat, the mountain cut, appears in a local legend linked to a law.
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Guy Semple
ST. Joseph, Missour
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Montserrat
Secrets and schemes in a glass house triangle
Joan and Sheila parlay over love and work as Joan ponders marriage to Julian while Sheila muses on jealousy and clingy men. Joan teases about Donald Newberry and Linda Sutter, sparking motives and shifting loyalties in a tense social web.
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Julian
Joan
Sheila
Betty
Darling
Win
Park Ave
Bond Street
Joam
Donald Newberry
Dewberry
Yies
Linda Sutter
Jhulian
Conrge
Mr. Durand
Pierre
Flashes Of Life Couples Plan Real Wedding In Columbus
Sam Schill and Edith Foreman will wed next week in Columbus following a childhood connection. Their families recall a mock ceremony years earlier when they were fourteen and twelve and decided to marry someday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Sam Schill
Edith Foreman
Sam
Edith
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