Globe News 1937 Editorial Discusses Figures Age and Finance
The Amarillo Globe editorial pages examine the Age of Figures amid President Roosevelt's durable vs consumer goods recovery and detail the Van Sweringen empire's decline. It explains a Midamerica option that could transfer control for under ten thousand dollars, highlighting finance's mathematics and public understanding.
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Brothers van Sweringen
van Sweringen
Wall Street
Midamerica Corporation
Boss Holding Company
Midamerica
George A. Ball
George A. Tomlinson
van Sweringens
Ball
Tomlinson
Norris on Neutrality and War Echoes Through Time
Washington notes recount Senator George Norris of Nebraska criticizing entry into war in 1917 while projecting TVA style river basin development. He argued for strict neutrality, warned about debt, price increases, and entanglements, and urged avoiding conflict with Britain or Germany.
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George Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Craer
Senate
Germany
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United States
Europe
Wilson
Great Britain
England
Wall Street
Canada
Japan
Deay
America
Britain
Mystery of Betty Haynes Careens Toward Seattle
Martha Brittain pursues Betty Haynes’s disappearance across the Pacific Northwest aided by Gerry Neal while suspecting Jack Speddon’s flight. In Portland police humor her, and a Seattle lead points to Johnny Ciznik as a ring leader. Martha locates Speddon at the Yukon Parking Block and confronts him.
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Long Beach
Jack Speddon
Martha Brittain
Gerry Neal
Martha
Neal
Ketty
Speddon
San Francisco
Betty
Portland
Ciznik
Seattle
Eureka
Marshall
Monterey
Eureka Police
China
Miss Brittain
Johnny Ciznik
Marsha
Marshal
San Diego
Rose City
Haven
Sloss
San Franrun
Oakland
Alrsread Trailer Company
Arnold
Longview
Kelso
Olympia
Tacoma
Second Avenue
Denny Regrade
Yukon
Miss Haynes
Shropshire
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Witty Kitty Hosts Quiet Afternoon Siesta
A playful note describes a hostess who prefers to avoid a room cursed by a house guest after proposing a midday nap. The scene centers on wit and social grace in a quaint household vignette.
Counterfeiting Detector Invention Demonstrated
The device by R J Lyttle detects counterfeit coins by mechanical means. It can process 1 000 coins every 3 1 2 minutes, counting and bagging genuine pieces while rejecting bad ones. In 1936, 93 221 000 checks cleared through the U S treasury for New Deal agencies.
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Sydney
R. J. Lyttle
United States Treasury
Hollywood anecdote notes on stars and gestures
Immersed in April 12 observations the writer catalogs behavior and stage mannerisms of stars like William Powell Frank Morgan Jean Harlow Greta Garbo Bette Davis and others. Vivid quirks include Powell’s lips Morgan’s on screen persona Harlow’s chair landing and Davis’s strenuous costume scenes.
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Hollywood
William Powell
Frank Morgan
Jean Harlow
Dick Powell
Ann Sothern
Mae West
Bette Davis
Greta Garbo
Gay Deceiver and Bright News From The Rialto
Diary notes from New York on April 12 recounts hello messages from William Lyon Phelps Carolyn Wells Clare Boothe and Jerome Kern plus an island visit and a birthday gift memory. It also covers Bird Millman returning to the stage Spearman Lewis’s Miami rise and other celebrity vignettes in a breezy syndicated column.
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New York
William Lyon Phelps
Carolyn Wells
Clare Boothe
Jerome Kern
John T. McCutcheon
Bahamas
Percy Crosby
Frank Cases
Mary Boland
Greenwich
Lee Olwell
Bill Corum
John McClain
Noel Coward
Famed Surgeon Puzzle Clue List Reveals Answers
A filled crossword style grid lists clues for a famed surgeon with entries across and down. The hints cover anatomy terms, body parts, medical specialties, and common words, hinting at a themed puzzle solution.
Confidence and the Longbills Nest on Hidden Ground
A fable style piece follows Mrs. Longbill and Longbill the Woodcock as they choose a ground nest near Laughing Brooks and Smiling Pool. The birds rely on coats and grass for camouflage while debating nest placement and trust in danger avoidance in a world of predators and autumn hunters.
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Lightfoot
Longbill
Woodcock
Mrs. Longbill
Longhill
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