Council-Manager Movement Expands Nationwide
The Amarillo Globe reports on a likely rise in council-manager cities as state legislatures and cities push for broader home-rule powers. Maine considers towns managing a town manager, Pennsylvania eyeing universal municipal votes, Illinois drafting a bill to extend to all cities, and Florida, Tennessee, and Oklahoma likely to follow with county-manager or broader options.
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United States
International City Managers’ Association
Maine
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Florida
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Democracy and autocracy clash in mayoral war of words
The piece contrasts New York Mayor LaGuardia's anti dictatorship remarks with German press reaction. It notes American mayors face no federal control while German editors reflect patronage to the regime, and cites travel lecturer Furton Holmes. It ends with quips on speed traps and vaulting authorities.
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TaGuardia
New York
Germany
Chamber of Horrors
State Department
der Angriff
Huey Long
Washington
LaGuardia
Bill Thompson
Chicago
King George
England
Furton Holmes
Cerra
Behind the Scenes in Washington on Court Plan Fallout
State and federal figures clash over Roosevelt's judiciary reform as mail echoes heated debate. Industry leaders debate wage plans, strikes, and union pressure while key steel executives shift influence and pace toward a 40 hour week. Bread, cigarets, beef all show price breaks and middleman cuts in a national economy snapshot.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
James P. Pope
Idaho
New Jersey
Pope
Pease
BH. Gary
Swe) Corporation
Rugene Grace
Jochem Steel
Tom Gircher
Republic Steel
Ernest Weir
Naonal Stee
Asx
Ble Steel
Big Steel
One & Told
Jon
Lewis
Chatman Myron Taylor
Ub, Steel
Traren Ortaton Agricite
Tate
Ky Pamn
Manuufacturerens
Gebacon
Whodehale
Pirat
Aid Trais
Daphne and Jennifer in a New York theater clash
Daphne Bret tries to build a Broadway career by steering her sister Jennifer away from elopement and rival suitors. A shore vacation eases tension, Jennifer meets producer Gordon Herzberg, and Daphne guides a stage scene while preserving her own romance with architect Larry Smith.
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Daphne Brett
Jennifer
New York
Daphne
Tucker Ainsley
Larry Smith
Tuck
Gordon Herzberg
Hoadey Hoadiey
Apple Bimwoms
Hernberg
Playhouse Dreams and Office Deals in One Night
Daphne Brett receives praise for the Georgian line campaign and a major touring proposal from Johnstone Advertising. Jennifer frets about Tuck and a strained sisterly dynamic, as Daphne plans a possible cocktails outreach and navigates a demanding schedule. The narrative follows ambition, romance, and career pressure in a glamorous city setting.
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Daphne
Jennifer
Tuck
Brett
Johnstone
Johnstone Advertising Agency
Hollywood Stars Probed in Gossipy Parlor Talk
Immie Fidler reports on Hollywood life in March with musings about Janet Gaynor Ronald Colman Mary Astor Mae West Peggy Joyce and Dolores Del Rio. She notes fashion vanity secret rooms at Del Rio home and playful quips about Katherine Hepburn Joan Crawford and Jean Parker amid industry intrigues.
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Hollywood
Janet Gaynor
Ronald Colman
Lewis Stone
Mary Astor
Mae West
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Marion Davies
Shirley Temple
Miss MacDonald
Jane Withers
Jean Parker
Joan Crawford
Lee Tracy
Lquor
Marlene Dietrich
Katharine Hepburn
Dick Powell
Warren William
John Ford
Dolores del Rio
Dolores
Teall
Bert Lahr Not Always Loud
New York diary sketches Bert Lahr offstage calm and shy. The piece notes Lahr’s quiet manners and contrasts with his roaring stage persona. It recalls meeting actors, a Tudor City ski slide, high end gastronomy, and Hollywood gossip with multiple named figures.
Witty Kitty Comment Sparks Taxi Traffic Debate
A humorous remark about back seat drivers and traffic culture appears, framing a light discussion on driver and passenger roles and road behavior. The piece playfully suggests how universal habits might shift if all drivers became back seat critics.
The Wise Nibbler Family Learn From Experience
In Thornton Burgess story The Wise Nibblers Nibbler and Mrs Nibbler avoid traps set by Farmer Brown's Boy leveraging past harms. The mice warn the young, a songbird singer is captured, and danger forces the family to retreat to the barn as life returns to caution and wisdom.
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Nibbler
Mouse
Nibbler the Mouse
Mrs. Nibbler
Nibblers
Farmer Brown
Black Pussy
Mrs Nibbler
Mother Brown
Ancient Word Puzzle Clue List Likely From A Newspaper
A dense historical crossword style page presents horizontal and vertical clues with numbered entries for deities, elements, animals, places, and common words. The list includes rewards for solving and cross-reference hints like Answer to Previous Puzzle Spade, with terms ranging from goddess worship to musical notes and nautical items.
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Supreme Court
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Faith Baldwin
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Harry Burton
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Charlie Farrell
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Robert Koechlin
Zany
Stentor
Reuben
New Yorker
Tudor City
Heywood Broun
Irving
Maison Glass
Ritz Carlton
France
Bagatelles
Jose Iturbi
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Andrew Mellon
Ben de Casseres
Broadway
Francis Albertanti
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Harpo Marx
Jimmie Gleason
Jimmie
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Gleason
McNaught Syndicate
Bedtime Story
Thornton W Burgess
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