Disaster and Hope in a Nation's Outlook
A survey notes 88,500 traffic deaths in 1936, up 1,500 from 1935, with safety programs slowing the rise in 18 states. The piece argues disasters can spur reform, citing Louisville, Galveston, Baltimore, San Francisco, Dayton and others as examples of cities rebuilding and improving governance after catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
the Point
Ohio
Kentucky
United States
Chicago
Phoenix
Galveston
Tex
Baltimore
San Francisco
Dayton
Washington Relief Funds Face Flood of Uncertainty
In Washington the future of federal relief through the WPA remains unclear as flood damage disrupts plans. The $790 million deficiency bill aims to fund WPA through June, with talk of large roll reductions, but estimates and protests may keep rolls high. Officials anticipate budget pressures, potential GI or sponsor funding shifts, and riots over cuts.
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Roosevelt
Abdaa
House
Senate
Marty Hopkins
Hopkins
Mar- Benthay
Buchanan
Glass
WPA
WIA
Alohe
New Deal
Move Appropriations Committee
PCA
HOLG
RFC
NRA
TVA
PWA
Costa and Hanan
Yacht mystery on board Rocksavage yacht in Miami
Detective Kettering investigates the disappearance of Bolitho Blane aboard the Golden Gull off Miami. Passengers include Carlton Rocksavage, his daughter Ferri, Lady Welter, Reginald Jocelyn, Mrs Jocelyn, Nicholas Stodart, the Bishop of Bude, Count Luigi Posedini, and Inosuke Hayashi. The inquiry reveals Blane and Rocksavage courted a merger to save their soap firms while Hayashi sought a vast monopoly sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Rocksavage
Miami
Bolitho Blane
Rocksavage
Kettering
Blane
Nicholas Stodart
Ferri
Lady Welter
Reginald
Jocelyn
Bude
Luigi Posedini
Inosuke Hayashi
Hayashi
Posadint
Bishop
Schwab
London
Welter
Sir David Shipping
Fireside
Reginald Jocelyn
Earl of Crocorn
Eton
Cambridge
Wrenn Fall and
Halkett
Rendall Company
Kenneth Advertising Company
Pinnacle Films
Pamela Welter
Lady
Cardiff University
Europe
Man of Stock Exchange
Benwood Cobham Surrey
Posadin
Hollywood Stars and Marriages Stir Public Folly
Hollywood gossip reporter notes MGM worries over Robert Taylor marriage while stars like Clark Gable and Fred MacMurray draw focus. Irene Dunne, famed for modesty, was pressured by a press agent to model provocative images after a mock caution about her alleged faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
MGM
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Clark Gable
Fred MacMurray
Robert Montgomery
Bob Taylor
Irene Dunne
Irene
Miss Dunne
Morning Rush Ruins the Day Budgeting Time
A columnist urges readers to budget morning minutes and rise twenty to thirty minutes earlier to avoid a rushed start. They caution against skipping bath, exercise, dressing, and a proper breakfast, noting the day’s tempo hinges on the first hour.
Dancing dens and city curiosities of a restless era
A New York diary piece surveys sleazy dance dens described as yokel traps aiding taxi-drivers, contrasting seedy clubs with elegant venues. It also wanders through memories of theater, cartoonist George McManus, film tycoons, and literary figures, ending with a humorous gastronomic query about the pope's nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Jimmy Skunk Teaches Calm Living In Harsh Winter
The tale follows Jimmy Skunk as a thoughtful, unhurried animal who accepts circumstances, sleeps through blizzards, and shares warmth with offspring. He avoids panic, values exercise, and guides his young kin to safety while storms rage outside Farmer Brown's barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Skunk
Peter Rabbit
Jimmy
Skunk
Farmer Brown
Hooty
T. W. Burgess
Nutritional musings on meat and confections in 1937 notes
The author muses on poultry parts and pork cuts with humor and appetite. Questions about neck meat texture and availability of pork shoulder chops appear alongside quips about doughnuts with chocolate icing and hogs head cheese, reflecting culinary curiosity of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNaught Syndicate Inc
Witty Kitty reflects on old age and quiet children
The piece muses on aging and memories of a time when children were seen and not heard. It frames aging as a reminder of changing social norms and past attitudes toward child behavior.
Powerful Politician Crossword Clue Tangle
The puzzle lists clues for a crossword about a Cuban strong man with themed terms and vertical hints. It mixes political references with wordplay including terms for anatomy, objects, and roles across rows and columns.
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Amarillo Globe
I. Texas
Re Ees
Globe-News Publishing Co
Gene Howe
T. Be, Johnson
John McCarty
Associated Press
News and Business Department
Amarillo
Amarillo Daily News
Globe
News-Globe
MAIL
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
the Globe
Washington
NEA
Cross
Pamela Mary
Roedean
Mrs
Chief Inspector Tring Records
Scotland Yards
Carlton Henry
B. Detroi
Theodore Henry
Rose Emmamm
Antoinette Gloria Sd
Julius ¢. Pritchard
Reidgeport
Conn
Rudd College and Technical
Spears Cuniiff Coy
Standant Ou
Bloomberg & Frien
Bloomberg Rocksavage
Grandel Soaps
Denton Bros
Sea Toilet Preps
Pounder
Rock- Savage Inc
Rock Savage Con
Riverside Drive
Lake House
Wading River
Long Island
T.riv
Union
Grolier
New York
Hython
Corinthian Yacht
Bever Dam Sports
Paris
Travelers
Spears Cunliff
Standard Oil
Bloomberg Frien
Antoinette Pritchard
Jimmie Fidler
Artie
O. O. McIntyre
Adela Rogers St. John
Heifetz
John Ringling
Arthur Somers Roche
Karl Kitchen
Vale of Tears
Algonquin
Bertha
Frank Case
Constance Collier
el Morocco
Dudley Field Malone
Dolor
Rosita Royce
Addison
George McManus
Maggie
McManus
Albert
Myrtle
Sophie Tucker
Ennui
Post
Paddington
Helen Wills Moody
Mrs. Moody
al Morocco
Bagatelles
DeQuincey
Sidney R. Kent
G. K. Chesterton
Bath
Tom Geraghty
Daniel Frohman
Fannie Hurst
Bedtime Story
Thornton W. Burgess
By Thornton W. Burgess
Johnny Chuck
Jack Frost
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia
France
Vincent
Liets
Cuba
Merle
Oberon
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