World travel memoirs and Soviet children cinema movement
Dorothy Kilgallen notes a globe trotter’s view of romantic East hotels and pests as a joke on luxury. Soviet Russia builds a Children’s Cinema movement with dedicated theaters and child actors to tell stories of the good life, highlighting kids and animals in simple, natural narratives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakehurst
Honolulu
Dorothy Kilgallen
New York Journal
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Bagdad
Bahrein
Bangkok
Koweit
Karachi
Calcutta
India
Buffalo News
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
United States
Merit System and Political Machines Across Cities
The piece argues that a genuine merit system curbs corruption and lowers taxes, citing Cincinnati's low tax rate under a strong merit system and contrasting with Cleveland where it was scrapped. It also analyzes Louisiana under Huey Long, noting the long shadow of his political machine, modernized by tax policy and a strong state apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Seasongood
Cincinnati
Scribner's Magazine
Civil Service Commission
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Simpson
Alabama
Cleveland
Huey
Ernest K. Lindley
Louisiana
United States
Gerald L. K. Smith
Long
Democratic Organization
New Orleans
Kingish
Louisiana State University
Ashorment Long
Senate
Louiisiana
Congress
Long Machine
Hitch-Hiking Hen Rides the Roads
A Plymouth Rock hen owned by Tom Kempenski hitchhiked from a farm to Marlin Texas. The 7-pound bird rested on the rear bumper brace during a 20 mile trip and remained unfazed as spectators watched before Kempenski began the return trip.
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Marlin
Tex
Tom Krempenski
Kempenski
Beavers Damming Ditch Create Legal Problem
In Gallup New Mexico a beaver family dammed an irrigation ditch at Farmington. Residents chased them away multiple times but the beavers returned. Farmers fear action. beavers are protected by game laws while Warren examines the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup, N. M
Farmington
Game Warren
EJ Guiding Your Child
Alice Clarissa Richmond discusses how children who flinch at reproach may have learned to expect punishment. The piece notes that abuse by parents or others in authority trains fear and avoidance, turning discipline into a habit of ducking and eroding trust in justice.
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Tom
Susy
Widows Rise in Amarillo Marriage Licenses in 1936
Potter County records show more than one quarter of women named on licenses were brides for a second time in 1936. Deputy Pauline Bell notes widows draw crowds at license offices and shows interest in widows continuing to marry. The piece also references King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson in a broader social context.
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Amarillo
Potter County
Warfield Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
Edward
Wally-Davy
Pauline Bell
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Moo
Paco
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Ruthinkin
Chief Police
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Alaska
Dixie Dugan
Mrs. Grantley
Blondie
Boots
Cora
Ond
Squiay
Buddie
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