Pope protests Nazi outrages against German Catholics
Pope Pius spoke to 130 German pilgrims in Vatican City on May 7 urging humane treatment for 2000 German Catholics who had returned from Rome after an Easter pilgrimage. The pope condemns reports that they were scrutinized and held in a camp, calling for protection of Christian life and loyalty to Germany.
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Vatican City
Pius
Nazi Germany
Rome
Observatore Romano
Germany
Observations on Crowning of Festival Queen
Observer recalls the Apple Blossom Festival crowning in Winchester Virginia on May 4 1935. Ten thousand people endure rain as Nella Veverka is crowned queen amid drenched pageantry with dignitaries band and floral train bearers. The scene blends ceremony with weathered resolve and a Roman holiday reference.
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Tor
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Star
Nella Veverka
No Election Held in Springs Amid Voter Apathy
Y Springs West Virginia May 7 Apathy in the annual municipal election led to no voting on Saturday and officials who served the past year will hold over. No candidates filed for mayor recorder or councilman after proclamation by Mayor C. P. Ambrose. Present officials include Clerk Russell Hunter Treasurer Russell Widmyer Street Commissioner and Fire Chief Harvey D Beeler.
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Ambrose
Russell Hunter
Russell Widmyer
Harvey D. Beeler
Galleher Named Virginia Works Programs Director
The National Emergency Council appoints John Galleher Democratic leader to oversee Virginia work relief applications under the four billion dollar program. Relief Chief Harry Hopkins presses state funding goals as Gov Peery seeks a five million dollar contribution for the next fiscal year. Galleher, president of the Young Democrats of Virginia, will coordinate state relief work and relay applications to Washington. Friends in Winchester react with interest.
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John Galleher
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Democratic
Virginia
Harry Hopkins
Peery
Hopkins
Galleher
Young Democrats of
House
Washington
Winchester
Mrs Coolidge Bobs Her Hair in Northampton
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge has bobbed her hair returning from the south where she spent part of the winter. The change was kept private except to close friends and her hairdresser before she was established at The Beeches in Northampton for several weeks.
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Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Greif Hearing Postponed in NRA Labor Case
A hearing on the petition of L. Greif and brother Baltimore Clothing Manufacturers to restrain the NRA and Labor Relations Board from enforcing orders has been continued to May 16 in the District Supreme Court.
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Washington
L. Greif and Brother
Baltimore
NRA and Labor Relations Board
District Supreme Court
El Askar Ruins Now a Waste Near Cairo Egypt
El Askar once stood as Suleiman the Magnificent’s capital city established in 750. Today it is a desolate waste near Cairo, with little remaining of its historic structures or occupation.
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Cairo
Egypt
el Askar
Suleiman
Washington C E group visits local church for sun service
A 15 member Christian Endeavor group from Calvary Baptist Church Washington DC visited the Christian Endeavor Society of the Disciples of Christ Church on Cork Street Sunday evening. They promote the Philadelphia International convention and invite local C E members to attend Virginia convention in Clarendon. Names of participants listed.
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8Th and
H Streets
N. W
Washington
D. C
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Disciples ‘of Christ Church
Cork Street
Disciples Churc
Philadelphia
Christian Endeavors of
Christian Endeavor
Clarendon
C. E
Garry Stevenson
Melissa Hicks
Myrtle Hansen
Margaret Phelps
Virginia
Jane Clark
Gordon Hicks
Andrew Mayfield
Evans Hiley
Oswald Clark
Oswald Clark, Jr
Sakdalistic Group Threatens More Trouble
Fearing more disorder after last week's Sakdalista uprising that left 60 dead, Gov. Cailles requests Philippine constabulary reinforcements. Reports say extremists aim to seize firearms to strike Mauban Tayabas and Manila hills. Manila police remain armed though officials deny imminent danger. a Manila–Laguna–Tayabas rail line cuts a night train service.
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P. IL
Juan Cailles
Laguna
Philippine Constabulary
Lavanguardia
Sakdal
Mauban
Tayabas
Relief efforts pressed for Maryland as crisis grows
Maryland officials seek federal relief funds with hoped for Washington conference. The Board of State Aid and Charities, Governor Nice, and State Relief Administrator Harry Greenstein urged action after a meeting. Dimples definition unrelated to the relief item appears as a separate note.
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Maryland
Board of State Aid and Charities
Washington
Senator Radcliffe
Nice
Harry Greenstein
Second Woman In Noted Tragedy Keeps Silence
Miss Margaret Crain the second woman in Pennsylvania's American tragedy remains secluded after Bobby Edwards death in the electric chair. Her mother Mrs. Joseph Crain of East Aurora stays with her at a friend's home in Endicott New York and both refuse to comment. Mrs Crain reiterates she bears malice toward no one in the case. Crain has taught music at an Endicott school and gave no statements during the trial and execution period.
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N. Y
Bobby Edwards
Margaret Crain
Pennsylvania
Joseph Crain
East Aurora
Crain
Radio fix er burned by high voltage blast in Johnstown
Samuel Cartwright attempted to repair a radio with a wire connected to a supposed 200 volt house line. A 2300 volt surge caused a shattering explosion leaving Cartwright with burns and hospital treatment. In Chicago three Haymarket riot veterans question radical threat claims during May 4 anniversary observance.
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Samuel Cartwright
Samuel
Cartwright
Chicago
Reds
George Roycroft
Andrew O'Day
Frank B. Turell
Haymarket
Hartman Family Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Chicago couple Mr and Mrs Theo dore T Hartman celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday. Attending were son Theodore J Hartman and his wife marking their silver anniversary, plus T T Hartman and four grandsons with their spouses observing their second wedding anniversary.
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Chicago
Theodore T. Hartman
le Son
Theodore J. Hartman
T. T. Hartman
Pelicans Bring Deer Closer to Farmland Near West Point Neb
Residents near West Point Nebraska report a flock of pelicans foraging along rural roads attracting deer to the area. The sighting involves fish-eating birds observed near farmland in the northeastern part of the state.
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West Point
Neb
Nebraska
Cod Vitamin D Mystery Solved by Ocean Diet Theories
In 1933 the Vitamin D Information Bureau discusses how cod stores vitamin D in its liver from its diet and possible sun exposure. Experts debate whether cod manufactures the vitamin from food or via sunlight, noting bread and milk now enriched and others seeking substitutes for sunny climates.
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Noosopy
Newfoundland
Iceland
Janet
Vitamin D Information Bureau
N. Y
Farmers Defend Land as Desert Fears Are Refuted
The report notes farmers and local residents disputing claims that nearby ponds will vanish and the area will become a desert. It summarizes community response to drought fears and maintains cautious optimism about water preservation.
Reports Shortage In Marriageable Men of America
Dr. Popenoe warns that too many women remain unmarried due to a shortage of marriageable men. He, director of the Institute of Family Relations in Los Angeles, was unable to attend the American Eugenics Society meeting but had his paper presented by Albert Edward Wiggam.
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Washington
Popenoe
Institute of Family Relations of
Los Angeles
American Eugenics Society
Albert Edward Wiggam
Educated Women Face Marriage Shortfall Says Doctor
In New York Dr. Popenoe warns that educated women struggle to marry. He says one third to one half of alumnae stay single for life, and non graduates fare little better.
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Popenoe
Invention of Celluloid by John Wesley Hyatt in 1868
Inventor John Wesley Hyatt created celluloid in 1868, pioneering the plastics industry. The early development established a durable, versatile material later used in film and numerous products.
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John Wesley Hyatt
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