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Be Ye Therefore Perfect as Your Father in Heaven
Scriptural maxim quoted from Matthew 5 48 urging moral perfection and divine standard for believers without additional context.
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Europe ready for force to stop Hitler says Owens dispatch
John W. Owens reports from London and Paris that Britons and French people show resignation to war but readiness to act. Leaders Chamberlain and Daladier pledge aid to Poland and warn that any forceful change of the Danzig situation could start a general war. The mood supports force plus the will to use it.
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Apples and Citrus Marketing Compared in Appleland News
An Appleland News article reprinted in STAR discusses modern apple marketing. It argues growers must treat selling as seriously as growing, notes twenty year production trends showing rising citrus and falling apples, and credits advertising as the key to higher apple prices. It calls for strong advertising and modern marketing.
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Demoralizing deficit finance warned by Walter Lippmann
Walter Lippmann likens deficit spending to a drug that slowly demoralizes the nation undermining civic virtue and political systems. He warns a future financial crisis will come when cure becomes impossible. The passage also quips that science claims speed comes from a scientist betting on another horse.
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The Conscription of Wealth by Senate Bill
The senate military affairs committee backs Senator Lee of Oklahoma in a wealth conscription plan for wartime. It would census total wealth, tax false statements, and compel purchase of government bonds up to needed funds with exemptions for the poor. Critics warn of undue taxation and impractical enforcement.
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Court ruling on Charley Ross kidnapping identity
The Phoenix court declared a man named Gustave Blair as the likely Charley Ross. Walter L. Ross and his sisters did not appear, and Blair may or may not be the missing boy. The Daily Press questions the default judgment and urges attendance of the involved parties to resolve the famous case.
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Preston wins Miles B. Dean award at spring show
Mrs. 3. D. Preston receives the Miles B. Dean award during the Old Fredericktown Club annual spring flower show. Miss Jean Whitehurst the editor notes the senior class Handlian is dedicated to Prof. W. H. McIlwee, the school bandmaster.
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Rural district reports dirty rain after dust storm ends
Residents describe dirty rain from a windblown dust storm exiting the region. Betty Weakland a 17 year old girl evangelist attracts large crowds at Market Street Church. A time lock on Farmers and Merchants Bank vault malfunctions keeping the vault shut all day.
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New York brokers bid for Winchester bonds accepted by council
The city council accepted bids by New York brokers for Winchester’s bonds totaling 349000 as part of a financing action. Mayor F A Shryock asks residents to display flags on Mothers Day in line with a 1914 federal statute. Winchester Hospital reports a deficit of 17200.90 in the annual financial statement filed by Dr J E Harris secretary treasurer.
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Boyce Dies in York After Runaway Vehicle Incident
Twenty five years ago a man named Boyce of Virginia was killed when a runaway team struck him in York, Pennsylvania during a visit. In another news snippet a large barn and six horses owned by C. L. Robinson near Charles Town were destroyed by a nighttime storm. Lieutenant Carroll R. Baker, a naval surgeon, writes from here about the battle and surrender of Vera Cruz by Mexican forces to the U S Marines.
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Rain of Suspense Falls on a Crime Case Author
Lana Bennett plans to flee Brighton with Jim after a detective links a murder to Rankin. She plots Camden as a safe haven, buys time by buying tickets at the station, and hides plans from Dinah while keeping Clark Martin's safety in mind. The hospital warns of Jim’s decline as Lana weighs flight versus staying to fight.
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Opening World’s Fair hits with a bang despite unfinished sections
The World’s Fair opens amid incomplete streets and lighting gaps yet draws over 1,000,000 visitors in the first week. Free shows win praise while corporate exhibits outshine others, and Treasure Island San Francisco also opens strong. Railroads offer low rate combo tickets to boost attendance.
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Treasure Island
New York
Answers to Questions by Frederic J. Haskin
A Q and A column lists answers on subjects from chess players in the United States to Alaska's sale and cellophane invention. It includes figures such as 133,000 registered chess enthusiasts and 72,394.8 feet altitude records, with brief local notes on a woodpecker alarm and motorboats banned in Kern Park lake.
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United States
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American Academy of Chess
Albert W. Stevens
Orvil A. Anderson
Budget Booklet Teaches Frugal Household Spending 1939
The 1939 Household Budget Booklet from the Bureau promises easy budgeting with a monthly ruled page and 20 pages of guidance on spending saving and thrift printed on special paper to preserve ink. Send ten cents in coin to Washington DC with name address and city state for a copy.
Dreiser Bangor Chicago Globe Scoop Jumpstarts Career
In 1891 a jobless Theodore Dreiser pressed into Chicago papers until the Chicago Globe hired him after he stayed late and studied the paper. A chance meeting with Senator McEnty led to a political scoop on Cleveland. Dreiser’s persistence turned potential rejection into a career kickoff and a headline making assignment.
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