Ree Kinds Love By Kay Cleaver Strahan
Scene from a serialized romance featuring Cecily and Mary Frances with grandparents Rosalie and Ann in decay of wealth. Ann's engagement to Philip Ecroyd and Cecily's budding romance with Barry McKeel complicate family dynamics as social pretensions clash with affection and evolving loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ree
Kay Cleaver
Strahan
Cecily
Mary-Frances Nwick
Rosalie
Mary-Frances
Ann
Philip Ecroyd
Phil Dear
Patience
Phil
Philip
Belle
South Carolina
Mr. McKeel
Barry McKeel
Gifts For The Family Christmas Ideas By Eleanor Ross
A 1940s-style guide urges making family use items the focus of gifts. It argues for practical presents such as dishwashers, ashtrays and small furniture that benefit all, rather than individual keepsakes, to honor collective use and avoid personal taste constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiaparelli
Dotty
Father
The Fiddle Player Sings of Annie Laurie and Kathleen Mavourneen
A narrative in verse recounts a fiddler performing songs about Annie Laurie and Kathleen Mavourneen. The dialogue questions the fates of the heroines, then laments the fiddler’s masking as an ordinary man and hopes for light years and enduring love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laurie
Cathleen Mavourneen
Killarney
Winifred Black
Annie
Man
Ireland
Gowan
Children Remove Signal From Fence In Farm Menace Tale
Narrator recalls Winchell and others inspecting a white cloth on a fence near a farm during a Chinese menace scare. Junior and Roderick take down the cloth as Mrs Graham and the narrator monitor, fearing poison pins yet noting Underwood cuts loosen the knot. The scene shifts to calming the worried mother-in-law while awaiting the children’s safety.
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Graham
Winchell
Harry Underwood
Hank
Bill
Dicky
Mr. Underwood
Junior
Roderick
Sarre
When Madge Takes the Fall for Mischief
Adele Garrison portrays a family scene where a mother-in-law is asked to excuse two boys who secretly joined an excursion. Madge pleads that the punishable fault rests with her and seeks leniency for the younger lads to spare their celebrations.
China Government in Turmoil Amid Resignations
Reports from Nanking indicate rapid collapse of the national government as ministers resign amid student protests. Foreign Minister Fetlow and Finance Minister Chiang Kai-Shek are noted figures in the disintegration process as turmoil spreads through the capital.
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Fetlow Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
China
Retoua
Ita
Stars Say for Thursday December 17
Unfavorable lunar transits warn of rash words and quarrels leading to litigation and slander. Success hinges on calm self control and careful handling of matters, with emphasis on restraining misrepresentation and fraudulent dealings. Affected births face a year demanding personal restraint and prudent management. Notable nativity Agassiz the naturalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Kemble
Matiere
Agassis
Naturalis
Ambiguous Chinese Leaders Follow Financial Summit
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a high level political meeting with mentions of T. V. Soong and Chiang Kai-shek and a fortified villa near Nanking. The garbled text references finance ministers and a wartime context without clear dates or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Soong
Mintetel
Wellington Oo
Fz Ter
Chiang Mei-Cheie
Tanceshos
Nanking
Tragedy Strikes Radio Boss Roxy Family During Broadcast
In New York on December 15, S I L Rothafel known as Roxy heard live radio interruption as his father died during the program. Roxy was summoned by telephone with the note My dad is gone and continued the broadcast to support a hospital fund drive through the New York newspaper.
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Ann
Philip
Philip Beroya
Phils
Cevcily
Anne
Mary-Frances
Pacific Ocean
Mary- Frances
Agate Beach
Steenth
New York
S. Ll. Rothafel
Roxy
Rothafel
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Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
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NBC
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Opal Cook
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Laany Rosa
Lara
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Lew White
Mildred Hatley
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