Editorial on split leadership for Jones as Commerce chief
The New York Times editorial notes Stephen T. Early reports that Jesse Jones will lead the Federal Loan Agency while becoming Secretary of Commerce. It argues the dual role is unwise, risks overwork, and would set an unsafe precedent as the administration withholds delegated authority hinders defense decisions.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Export-Import Bank
Health No 1 School Aid by Dr Logan Clendening
The column stresses child health as the base of learning noting that vision and hearing defects, mouth breathing and undernourishment hinder school success. It cites numbers of affected children and argues for universal first year health checks and better nutrition aided by parental physician exams.
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United States
Aid the Weak Lift Up the Hands
A brief devotional note from 1940 urges readers to strengthen the feeble and straighten their paths, citing Hebrews 12 12 13. It emphasizes healing and guidance for those who are weak as Friday September 6 1940 date line.
Why Protect Ground Hogs?
General Hierome L. Opie of the Staunton News Leader criticizes the State Game Commission for a closed season on the ground hog. He argues the pest is prolific and harmful, noting farmers suffer tunnels and damage to fruit trees, and questions why protections apply during the hibernation window September to January.
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Hierome L. Opie
Staunton News Leader
State Game Commission
General Opie
Staunton
Hoboes Tramps and the Debate Over Working
The author criticizes Jeff Davis for misclassifying hoboes tramps and bums The piece argues hoboes are travelers with or without work and questions the claim of a million and a half idle wanderers It wonders if the urge to roam stems from neurasthenia or pioneer madness.
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Jeff Davis
America
Mr. Davis
United States
Davis
Hitler
Altough
Europe
150 Years of Coast Guard Milestone in American Service
The Coast Guard marks 150 years of service with 14 000 personnel at 250 stations. It saved over 10 000 lives and protected property valued at 63 000 090 last year while guarding coasts against illicit trade and embargo efforts and patrolling inland waters. It maintains thousands of lighthouses and operates the iceberg patrol in the North Atlantic, a routine that remains far from routine.
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Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
Republic
North Atlantic
Secrecy Battle Over Ohio Communist Ballot Signatures
Cleveland petition signatures for the Ohio Communist Party ballot access trigger an injunction suit seeking to bar publication by the Cleveland Press. The party's gubernatorial candidate seeks 100 000 in damages, arguing secret voting rights and a block list, while The Press argues publicity helps verify signatures. The case raises questions about transparency versus secrecy in petition drives.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Press
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Gibbon and the Third Reich policy clash with Nazi racial aims
The piece notes Nazi demands for ancestry to 1800 as a zealously pursued racial purity policy while contrasting it with Gibbon’s view that pure blood policies harmed ancient states like Athens and Sparta. It suggests that what failed two millennia ago may fail again today.
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Five Years Ago Fears of Apple Storage Scale Risk
Fears arise that storage scale will develop in apples after heavy rains. Three point nine five inches fell in the first five days of September. County authorities seek twenty six thousand dollars in federal funds for a market house and enlargement of the county clerk's office. Lieutenant Lawrence Hollis wins the individual rifle championship of the 116th Infantry at a match in Virginia Beach.
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Lawrence Hollis
116Th Infantry
Virginia Beach
Ten Years Ago Victories and Trials Highlight Local News
Charles R. Anderson Jr. dies of pneumonia on a journey home from England where he represented the Shenandoah Area Boy Scouts at an international jamboree. Senator Carter Glass cites drought and tariff as factors in the sale of 60 milk cows. George Pingley appears in court with injuries from a Labor Day incident involving a bottle garage clash.
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Shenandoah
Boy Scouts
Carter Glass
George Pingley
Major Holmes Conrad Dies at 76 in Local Home
Twenty five years ago prominent attorney Holmes Conrad dies at his residence aged 76. Arthur Robinson becomes the first local Boy Scout to earn First Class merit. The Lyman H Howe California Expositions are planned for the fairgrounds. September 9 sale at wholesale prices continues for T M Barr groceries nations shoes caps hats and more.
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Arthur Robinson
Lyman H. Howe
J. P. Haddox
T. M. Barr
Nations
Answers to Readers Questions From The Winchester Evening Star
The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau provides brief Q and A items on topics from Roosevelt’s Phi Beta Kappa, to the smallest incorporated town in the United States, to Alexander Woollcott’s referenced memorial, to silicosis in Ohio, bullet velocity, Mohammed’s casket legend, J Edgar Hoover’s kinship, enduring songs, Holland Tunnel measurements, and why potatoes are called Irish.
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United States
Delaview North Carolina
Dellinger
The Star Quiz Answers on Page Two
A quiz page asks seven questions about a pickerel motion the first commandment senators term of office the bridge deck card count a freelance writer defined and more with topics on population growth Arturo Goday and Falstaff appearances in Shakespeare's plays
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Spain
United States
Arturo Goday
Falstaff
Notable Phrase Tweaks In Manuscript Editing
A publisher argues against cliché phrasing and advocates precise wording. The dispute centers on avoiding bright pack phrases in favor of clear alternatives to describe energy and vigor.
Chanters earn praise for Winchester musical contribution
The Chanters directed by Floyd Haines receive glowing public praise from The Voice of the People for delivering a refined and gifted performance heard on Friday night August 30 in Winchester. The editor urges the town to support the group as a symbol of local musical culture and to aid its growth.
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Winchester
Chanters
Floyd Haines
Night flight intrigue at Air Station with secret plane
Gun Cotton visits Squadron Leader Hazeldeane at a RAF station and learns of a highly secret aircraft. They plan an experimental night flight while a coded radio link and a hidden mission hint at a larger plot, as the pair prepare to climb into the enigmatic machine.
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Mes-Sun
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Ma Leane
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