Miners' Hard Times Highlighted by Witnesses in Relief Debate
Testimony links depression era misery in coal camps to low pay, scrip beats, and company stores. Christine Baldwin recounts dockets of deductions, schooling gaps, and child hardship while narrating life in Kentucky camps exposed to wage cuts and exploitation. Charlie Chaplin comments end the piece.
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Harlan
Bell Counties
Kentucky
Pineville
Washington
Mary Heaton Vorse
Edmund Wilson
Waldo Frank
Malcolm Cowley
Christine Baldwin
America
Little Men and Big Men
Glenn Frank argues that American history alternately favored little men in politics and big men in economics, causing paralysis in government and business. He calls for a balance: empower big men in leadership while boosting lower incomes to sustain consumer demand and real prosperity.
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Glenn Frank
McClure
Kent Johns Faces Collapse and Vivian’s Resolve
In the aftermath of a Wall Street crash Kent Johns loses his fortune just as Vivian Matthews vows to honor their bargain. She comforts him, offers support, and contemplates a life together despite poverty while planning to remain loyal and hopeful for his recovery.
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Vivian Matthews
Bender
Kentworth Hillman Johns
Paris
Aurelia “Davie” Jansen
Kent
Count von Popper
Vivian
Doctors
Matthews
Dovie
New York
Wolves of
Wall Street
Johns
Viv
Kent Johns
Dovie Jansen
Celeste
Little
Three Months Average Life of a Speakeasy
A New York review notes three months is the typical lifespan of a deluxe speakeasy as raids and changing tastes curb patronage. It discusses costly upfront rents, protection graft, and the high turnover, with many venues turning profits for backers before closing.
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D. C. McIntyre
New York
de Luxe
Manhattan
Underworld
Mystery girl to appear on WEAF NBC March 13 with George Jessel
The mystery girl, known for private auditions, will join George Jessel on WEAF NBC on March 13. Radio schedules list WEAF NBC and CBS and NBC options with acts from Lumberjacks and Mills brothers to Howard Barlow and Guy Lombardo. The piece closes with a humorous dining room moment between Viv and a startled companion.
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Associated Press
Central Standard
New York
Mystery Girl
Songstress
George Jessel
WEAF
NBC
Lumberjacks
Russell Bennett
Ross MacLean
Sylvia Froos
Men About Town
Ray Perkins
Rudy Vallee
Jesse Crawford
Coon Sanders
WABC
CBS
Reis and
Dunn
Mills Brothers
Howard Barlow
Guy Lombardo
WJZ
Dixie Spiritual Singers
Marion Harris
the Opera Glass
Crossword Puzzle Ambitious Ambience and Clues
Puzzle clues list across and down with numerous entries including beam, chairman, tardy, earth, straw, and many others. The grid references and numbered hints span letters and definitions for a completed crossword from the newspaper page.
Robber the Rat Moves On Leaving Barn Free
Farmer Brown and his son note the absence of rats in the barn and credit the Owls that have moved in as the cause. They believe Robber the Rat and his kin relocated to avoid danger from new neighbors and potential future threats. The tale ends with optimism as the barn is rid of pests.
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Robber
Farmer Brown
Monkey-face
T. W. Burgess
Annual Texas Week Observance Urged
Dallas educator Principal Wylie A Parker proposes a seven day Texas Week including March 2 Texas Independence Day to celebrate Texas mindedness. The plan has received endorsement from civic patriotic and educational groups and officials statewide.
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Dallas
U.P
Wylie A. Parker
Forest Avenue
Two Oklahoma Fliers Leap Mile to Safety
In Oklahoma City on February 25, two licensed pilots Walter Hawkins and L. T. Dutcher attempted a training flight. Hawkinslost control and entered a tailspin from 5,000 feet. both men deployed parachutes and survived with sprained ankles while Hawkins’ aircraft was destroyed.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Walter Hawkins
L. T. Dutcher
Hawkins
Dutcher
Magnificent Voice at Covent Garden and the Glass Inmate
An observer recalls a singer in splendid form at Covent Garden and a remarkable inmate who speaks with deep musical knowledge. He claims railroaded by wealthy relatives with no remedy. A woman invites him to share a bench but he is solid glass from the hips down.
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Covent Garden
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