Washington social round at the White House tea hour
AP correspondent recaps a 1940 Washington social scene with Cabinet wives, politicians, and dignitaries at hotel rooms and clubs. Frances Perkins, Mary Norton, and the Morgenthaus mingle amid tea, coffee, cakes, and chatter as reporters observe etiquette and fashion.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Borttiger
Jim
White House
Clifford Durr
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Durr
Black
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Mary Norton
Mary la Dame
United States Employment Service
William
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Charles
Evie Robert
Democratic Party
Jodhpur
Patrick Hurley
Hoover
Deb
Hollywood Roundup: Snow Delays Susie Slagle Shoot and Star News
Hollywood reports a cold spell aids the Miss Susie Slagle film with eastern snow scenes en route. Mary Brennan seeks Joan Crawford’s former stage name Lucille Lesueur, while Maris Wrixon and Rudolf Fehr delay honeymoon after yesterday’s Canoga Park ceremony. Trixie Friganza sells home and plans Hawaii book project as she retires. born Delia O Callahan in 1870, her half century career ends in travel and writing.
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Hollywood
Paramount Studio
Augusta Tucker
Susie Slagle
Washington
Baltimore
Mary Brennan
Joan Crawford
Monicker
Miss Crawford
Lucille Lesueur
Miss Brennan
Lucille Lesueeur
Maris Wrixon
Warner Brothers
Rudolf Fehr
Justice of Peace
Charles Worley
Canoga Park
Miss Wrixon
Land Fehr
Trixie Friganza
Comedienne
Miss Friganza
Hawaii
Delia O'Callahan
Grenola
Kans
University dean guest speaker at Amarillo class
Dr. Thomas H. Shelby dean of the University of Texas extension division will appear as a guest in a class on The Science of Selling and Personal Development at Amarillo High School auditorium. He will speak during one of the two session hours as a renowned extension director and radio education researcher.
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Thomas H. Shelby
University of Texas
University of
Amarillo High School
Dean Shelby
United States
National Association of Extension School
Shelby
Europe
Amarillo and Panhandle
C. P. Brewer
Employment Gains in December 1939 Reported by AFL
The American Federation of Labor estimated 1,357,000 more men were at work in December 1939 than a year earlier, reducing unemployment by nearly 800,000. The AFL cites 44,335,000 employed and 9,379,000 unemployed in December 1939 versus 42,877,000 employed and 10,166,000 unemployed in December 1938.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Federation
Veteran motorist calls for mandatory periodic driving tests
Isaac Hart 46 asks the New Jersey motor vehicle chief to start a movement requiring every U S driver to pass a periodic fitness examination. Hart, who received his first license in 1919 and has driven 20 years, argues physical or mental changes can occur over time.
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Trenton
N. J
Isaac Hart
Arthur W. Magee
Mart
United States
Hart
Italian Queen Bees Best Says College Specialist
Clemson South Carolina. Extension bee specialist F B Prevost says Italian queen bees are the best for apiaries declaring they are gentle easy to handle and produce more honey He advises farmers to re queen their colonies every two years at least to maintain productivity.
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Clemson, S. C
Prevost
Clemson College
Provost
Land of Hula Hula Becomes Uncle Sam's Line of Defense
Honolulu reports Hawaii has shifted from sugar and hula to a major defense role. Pearl Harbor is closed to visitors, 200+ additional aircraft are promised, and Oahu's defense complex has absorbed nearly 1 billion dollars. Hickam Field Schofield Barracks Pearl Harbor lead the force.
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Uncle Sam
Honolulu
Hawaii
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Army
Pearl Harbor
Federal Collector of Customs
Enterprise
California
Philippines
Oahu Island
Hickam Field
America
Schofield Barracks
Hawaiian Archipelago
Oahu
Jill Esmond divorce granted to Laurence Olivier
Actress Jill Esmond won a divorce from Laurence Olivier on grounds of adultery with Vivien Leigh named as co respondent. The report notes Leigh involved in the case at London court proceedings dated January twenty ninth. The article also mentions a taxation figure about car construction costs.
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London
U.P
Jill Esmond
Laurence Olivier
Vivien Leigh
FASTEETH Denture Powder Promises Comfort and Odor Control
A plainspoken product blurb touts FASTEETH as an alkaline powder that keeps false teeth firmer and improves eating and speaking comfort. It claims no gummy or pasty taste and helps reduce denture odor. Sold at drug stores nationwide.
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Aslot
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Goodyear
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Sigrid Arne
Henry Wallace
Mrs. Wallace
Mrs. Roosevelt
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Mabel Boardman
Red Cross
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
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David O. Selznick
Margaret Mitchell
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Olivia DE Havilland
Donald Crisp
Alan Hale
Vincent Price
Donald Duck
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