Chicago Faces Looming Crisis and Federal Aid Plea
Representative Britten warned that without relief for Chicago within six months troops could be sent. Mayor Cermak urged passage of Wagner bill amendments to loan cities funds for expenses as riots and unrest threaten. The piece criticizes congressional wrangling and calls for decisive leadership to avert a drastic municipal crisis.
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Britten
Illinois
House Banking Committee
Washington
Chicago
Rome
Anton Cermak
Congress
Cermak
Beyond Farm Legislation by Glenn Frank
The farmer must study the entire political and economic order, not just farm issues. Stock markets, tariffs, reparations, war debts, banking, and government spending affect farm prosperity. An adult education movement for rural America is needed to align farmer voices with national and world policy.
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New York
National Congress
America
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Prison island ransom plot unfolds under heat and suspense
Abducted socialite Nancy Wentworth, four millionaires, and gangster Lucci are held on a tropical island by Ashwood and his gang. Detectives Calhoun Battles and Stevens pursue in a chase by air, while Ashwood contemplates retirement after a final ransom scheme as the captives endure the strain and tropical heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Wentworth
Lucci
Ashwood
Jerry Calhoun
Emory Battles
Stevens
Nancy
Vision Alters With Age Says Dr Copeland
Dr. Copeland explains presbyopia begins after forty, causing reading glasses need and possible headaches from eye strain. He advises regular lens changes, proper frame fit, and multiple glasses to avoid fatigue and preserve efficiency and happiness.
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Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
Stop signs lose meaning amid Amarillo traffic
Autotalk laments drivers ignore stop signs on Amarillo streets. It argues motorists treat signs as pauses or allowances to shift and dash across, disrupting main-artery flow. The column urges drivers to halt and respect cross traffic for smoother congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Bare Hotels Await Break Even As Tourism Slumps
New York hotels face a stagnant season with little hope of profit before winter. Bond defaults burden managers as European arrivals shrink and room rates drop to bargain levels. Some inns close many floors and staffing shrinks as associations speculate over overbuilding and delayed prosperity.
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O. O. McIntyre
New York
Astor House
Prisoners Get Manicures Says Winifred Black
Winifred Black notes a penitentiary manicure parlor and beauty services for inmates in California. She contrasts this with a widow widow Smith running a rural store and caring for her children, suggesting the female prisoners’ luxuries clash with the hard everyday lives of honest, hard working women outside.
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Winifred Black
California
William H. Smith
William H
Smith
Mary
Junior
Widow Smith
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Ashwood House Party Threatened by Attack
A guard abandons a machine gun under palm shade as three men dash to a hangar. The island shakes from an amphibian engine while a man in coveralls watches from the doorway awaiting a signal from the white-haired cripple, suggesting a looming assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial Press
Jerry Plane
Ashwood
Uncouth Earthy Deposits and Aiding Clue Puzzle
A crossword style puzzle lists horizontal clues such as uncouth earthy deposit to contend and nettle rash chill. Vertical clues include owed verbal plexus nation and other numbered hints with entries like cat wrath and to rifle the grid.
Peter Rabbit and Jimmy Skunk Seek Moonlit Clover
In a moonlit tale Peter Rabbit and Jimmy Skunk abandon home for a patch of sweet clover on the Green Meadows. Peter fears being seen by Hooty the Owl and Reddy Fox while Jimmy, craving white grubs, agrees to the journey despite his indifference to clover.
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Peter Rabbit
Jimmy Skunk
Jimmy
Peter
Hooty the Owl
Reddy Fox
Milk bath tales and wine gossip of 1910s Broadway
A fragment from a 1932 piece recalling early 20th century theater lore. It notes Anna Held denying milk baths in Paris in 1910 and Lillian Russell linked to champagne baths. It also mentions press agents fabricating stories and wine gifts to reporters and stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Held
Miss Held
Rue St. Honore
Paris
Lillian Russell
George Kessler
Russell
Manny Chapelle
Maurice Levy
Broadway
Radio programs for tonight across networks
National Open Golf talk on WEAF NBC at 6 leads into Roy Atwell and Shilkret at 7:30 and Capper forum at 8:30 with Buddy Rogers Orchestra at 10:05. WABC CBS offers Bing Crosby at 5:45 and Burns and Allen at 7 with Guy Lombardo, Charles Carlisle and Isham Jones Orchestra later. WJZ NBC features Ward Wilson impersonations at 5:15 Jane Froman at 6:15 Jack Benny and George Olsen at 7:30 with P B Saylor and Summer Symphony at 9:15.
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Associated Press
New York
WEAF
NBC
Shilkret
Roy Atwell
Arthur Capper
Buddy Rogers
WABC
CBS
Bing Crosby
Burns
Allen
Guy Lombardo
Charles Carlile
Isham Jones
WJZ
Ward Wilson
Jane Froman
Jack Benny
George Olsen
P. B. Saylor
Summer Symphony
Peter and Jimmy Skunk in the Sweet Clover Patch
In a woodland scene Peter and Jimmy Skunk search for food. Peter stays alert while Jimmy moves from grub to grub, wandering farther from his companion as both focus on their meals. The tale, credited to T. W. Burgess, invites readers to the next story about Reddy Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Skunk
Peter
Jimmy
Sweet Clover
T. W. Burgess
Cars Inspected For Pests At Regional Borders
Panhandle Auto Club warns motorists bound for the Olympic games and Shrine convention in California that luggage will be inspected at Arizona and California borders. All cars buses and trucks are halted for checks against infected plants or fruits.
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California
Panhandle Auto Club
Arizona
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