KEEP OIL IN YOUR LAMPS Sermon Urges Readiness for Civic Duty
The speaker compares biblical virgins and Boy Scouts to Amarillo citizens, urging preparedness for voting and poll tax payments in 1937. The sermon notes the last day to pay poll taxes is in four days and calls on residents to “get that lamp filled.”
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Amarillo
Boy Scouts
Youmans Returns to Form in New York Spotlight
New York writer C. O. McIntyre notes Vincent Youmans’ health revival after a Colorado retreat and Europe tour. The piece weaves memories of Broadway creators and Manhattan vignettes, praising Youmans and other cultural figures while capturing a 1937 urban mood.
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C. O. McIntyre
New York
Tin Pan Alley
Vincent Youmans
Rio
Nanette
Colorado
Grand Central
Europe
Manhattan
Youmans
Yowler the Bobcat Hunted for Food Above Paddy the Beaver
In a winter hush Yowler the Bobcat claws at a beaver house roof driven by hunger. Paddy and Mrs. Paddy with their young beavers stay inside warm and fed while Yowler gnaws at mud and roof to reach the scent of the meal above. Later he qets a hare, ending the starvation threat.
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Bobcat
Paddy the Beaver
Mrs. Paddy
Paddy
Buster Bear
Jack Frost
T. W. Burgess
De-emphasizing football echoes U Chicago finances
The piece argues that Chicago funds athletics from the university budget rather than treating football as the program’s profit center. It notes years of deficits, a de-emphasized football stance, and the university’s stance to cover athletic costs like other departments while avoiding reliance on a profitable gridiron team.
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University of Chicago
Chicago
Byrd and Roosevelt Clash Over Reform and 1940 Ambitions
In Washington the Byrd Roosevelt clash centers on government reorganization and RFC extension. Byrd seeks broader savings and a stronger hand, while Roosevelt wants limited changes. Historical background shows Byrd's rise, control of Virginia politics, and past bids that shaped his conservative stance against New Deal policies.
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Byrd- Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Jim Farley
Chicago
Wall Street
Virginia
al Smith
John Raskob
Jouett Shouse
White House
Senate
Claude Swanson
Navy
Hts
Nemiia
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Norman R. Hamilton
Portamouth
Colgate Whitehead Darden
du Pontson
J. H Price
Thomas O. Burch
Price
Burch
King Paul Returns to Gailport as Royal Glare Fades
Paul Ferrone, former King of Northumbia now private citizen Ardath Richmond and their circle drift through resort life seeking purpose. In Gailport he confronts a city that has forgotten him while awaiting King Joseph The marching regiment and cheers revive old memories but reveal his fading influence as he watches from the war memorial.
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Paul 1
Northumbia
Paul Ferrone
Countess of Marco
Reggie van Twyne
Bay of St. Francis
Ardath
Paul
Reggie
Northumbra
Gailport
Port
Joseph
God
King
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
James Stewart
William Wyler
Margaret Sullavan
Steen
Jane Travis
Simone Simon
Virginia Bruce
Simone
Hollywood cycle of sun panic and star romances
Hollywood grapples with an emerging heliophobia trend as stars fear sunlight amid a wave of celebrity illnesses. William Wyler dominates gossip as Jean Harlow Katharine Hepburn Edwina Booth are noted as sun sensitive. Shirley Temple receives a pony from Joseph Schenck as studio life buzzes.
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Jean Harlow
Katharine Hepburn
Edwina Booth
Miss Booth
Jean
Katharine
Hollywood
Why Be Fat and Forty
Advice for middle aged readers to avoid obesity by balancing calorie intake with daily activity. Encourages regular exercise, substituting fruits and vegetables for high starch and fat foods, and maintaining energy balance rather than overeating.
Cabinet puzzle clues list and answers
A mixed set of crossword style clues labeled horizontal and vertical with numbers and brief definitions covering politics music nature and everyday objects. No narrative, just a puzzle clue catalog ready for solving.
Hargrove suit seeks weekly damages after laundry accident
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hargrove sue for 401 weeks of damages totaling 9 dollars weekly for injuries to Mrs. Hargrove when a box she sat on collapsed at Troy Laundry on August 13 1936. They accuse Texas Employers Insurance Association of refusing to pay.
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W. B. Hargrove
North Lamar Street
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