Vandenberg Defends Constitution in City Observance
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg urged Constitution Day celebrants to stand against usurpers at the line of law and order. He praised the Senate for resisting attempts to chain the Supreme Court and warned against tyranny by Congress or the executive. The address was broadcast nationally.
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Detroit
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R.mich
Senate
Republic
Supreme Court
Supreme Congress
Supreme Executive
American Air Aces Recall Fear and Fierce Skies
Veteran pilots from World War I describe moments of fear and epic dogfights as they recount six confirmed kills, jammed guns, and narrow landings. Major Edward M Haight, Lieut. James Knowles, and Captain H Weir Cook are among those profiled in this concluding feature.
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Howard C. Knotts
Springfield
Ill
Richthofen
Cambrai
Lieut. Knotts
Edward M Haight
Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Haight
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Air Corps Reserve
Courcelles
Allah
H. Weir Cook
Indianapolis
James Knowles
St. Louis
Cook
Slight Drop In Jail Commitments In Virginia
Virginia jail commitments for the fiscal year ending June 30 reached 84 530, then slipped in July 1937 to 7 586, 142 fewer than July 1936. Cities and towns fell 303 from July 1935. Devine noted declines expected through August to December and voiced hope the downward trend continues.
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Richmond
Russell B. Devine
Virginia
Devine
Not Surprised Declares Glass on Black Klan Ties
In Lynchburg on September 17 Senator Carter Glass said he was not surprised by revived charges that Supreme Court nominee Hugo Black is a Ku Klux Klan life member. He voiced no change in his opposition to Black’s confirmation, labeling the charges as unfitting regardless of Klan ties.
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Lynchburg
Carter Glass
Hugo Black
United States Supreme Court
Ku Klux Klan
Senator Black
Supreme Court
Black
Barbara Bell Fashion Patterns for Easy Sew Dresses
The Barbara Bell pattern No. 1382 B offers a one piece front and back dress with darts for a smooth waist fit and a low V collar fastened by one button. It suits street wear and can be made with long or short sleeves. diagram patterns and a step by step sew chart aid beginners.
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Barbara Bell
Roosevelt census to mail unemployment survey to 30 million homes
The Roosevelt administration plans a mailed questionnaire census to gauge unemployment. About 30 million homes will be asked few questions on unemployment, work ability, skills, and former jobs. Completion hoped by December 1 with costs under 4 million dollars.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John D. Biggers
Toledo
Biggers
Libbey Owens-Ford Glass Company
Express Fear Of Another War At Washington and Lee
William E. Dodd US Ambassador to Germany warned Lexington students that another world war is likely unless people become Christians. He cited youth unemployment in the machine age and warned against minority domination threatening political and social life since the 17th century.
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Lexington
William E. Dodd
United States
Germany
Ambassador Dodd
Washington and Lee University
Francis P. Gaines
Unusual Dishes That Tempt The Appetite
A promotional notice offering three hundred recipes for sandwiches salads soups and hors d oeuvres. It advertises novel club plate ideas and a Russian borsht recipe with a dressing for fruit salads. Postpaid fifteen cents via The Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau Washington D C.
Free Bulbs Offer From Kwee Kery Tulpenburg
A Dutch advertisement offers 325 bulbs including hyacinths tulips and daffodils for one dollar by registered letter. Send name and full address in block letters to KWEE KERY TULPENBURG Amsterdam with dispatch and carriage paid worldwide. Paper name requested.
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Kweekery Tulpenburg
Postbus
Amsterdam-C
Holland
Europe
Prize Novel Katrina Now In the Library
Sally Salminen wrote Katrina while working as a domestic servant in Massachusetts. The novel won a prize of 50 000 marks in a Scandinavian contest and earned Sweden’s largest literary award from the Swedish Literary Society. Born on the Aland Islands, she moved to America in 1930 and began writing after five years as a servant.
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Sally Salminen
Aland Islands
Massachusetts
Swedish Literary Society
Sweden
Gulf of Bothnia
Baltic Sea
America
Katrina
College Attendance Is Higher This Fall
Chicago reports show enrollment at colleges rising due to better economic conditions. Georgetown Indiana Northwestern all note stronger demand though housing limits at Northwestern. Federal estimates forecast about 1,250,000 students nationwide this year, up from 1,175,000 last year, with one in three high school graduates entering college.
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Chicago
Edmund A. Walsh
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Thomas A. Cookson
Indiana University At
Bloomington
Ind
Northwestern University
Evanston
Ill
Northwestern
Federal Office of Education
Washington
Apples and Pears Prices Ease in British Market
Apple and pear prices slipped as heavier supplies hit the London market on September 15. Imports are expected to rise next week with Canada shipments, while Virginia Bonums arrived slack, fueling a cautious mood despite mild fruit consumption conditions.
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London
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Canada
United Kingdom
California
Derby
Gypsy fortune tale ends with missing funds in Missouri
Jefferson City police hunt for two Gypsy women after they promised to multiply 500 dollars to 600 and then to 5000 if 550 more was left with them. They vanished on a three day trip and Miller found his money gone. State patrol joined the search for the suspects.
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Jefferson City
Louis Miller
Miller
State Highway Patrol
Pdair
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Frederic J. Haskin
Porterhouse
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Miller and Anderson
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