Ways to Become Famous in Modern America
A humorous survey of people gaining fame through books, performances, stunts, fasts, marriages, and pageants. It cites Ernest Vincent Wright, Dr. Thomas H. Staggers, Jackson Whitlow, and others, noting how media attention followed their unusual exploits and public appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Ernest Vincent Wright
Los Angeles
Thomas H. Staggers
Cleveland
Ohio
Dr. Staggers
Missouri
of Representatives
Kansas
Henry Ford
Fall Hiver
Bell Syndicaw
Roosevelt Faces New Senate Hurdles From South and Nation
In Washington two distinct reversals of public sentiment threaten President Roosevelt. National mood shifts as voters feel the emergency era has passed and tax burdens grow, while in the South loyalty to the Democratic Party dampens insurgent energy. The piece notes Senate resistance to New Deal measures and highlights figures like Senators Wheeler Black Rankin and Cotton Ed Smith.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Abott
Capitol Hill
South
Supreme Court
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Democratic Party
Brain Trust Wing
Alabama
Black
Rankin
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Ellison D. Smith
Cotton Ed
South Carolina
Guest Columnist Johnny Farrel Recalls Golf Thrills
New York Post-WNU translates Johnny Farrel reflecting on career highs and a famous 1928 Open win. He recalls early Westchester golf, humbling setbacks, and the dramatic La Gorce victory as his greatest single round.
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Johnny Farrel
Ben Hugh Bradley
Westchester
Hugh
la Gorce
Florida
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Elmo Scott Watson
United States
Joe Dokes
Jackson Whitlow
Oak
Tenn
de Beemapaeodey Aber
Tanner
A. B. Wiseman
Terrence MacSwiney
J. O. Whipple
New York
Whipple
Albert Amos
Portland
Maine
Saat Raa
Grocer
Calif
Abagail Leffingwell
Warren Rapelje
San Gabriel
Kennard E. Goldsmith
Portsmouth, N. H
Child Bride
Tennessee
Eunice Winstead
Charlie Johns
Inez Swanson
Edna Mse Potter
Reva Whitcomb
New York State
Rochester
NEA
NRA
Schecter Brothers
York
Lionellos Tertaseme
Fred C. Perkins
Doris Harrison
Bartow
Fla
Winter Haven
Kalita Humphreys
Galveston
Texas
Elien_Harkonen
Pelkie
Mich
Michigan
Muriel Wolfson
Lakewood
Greene
Miami University
Oxford
Kernest
Vincent Weight
M. SD Ason
National Capital
Carter Field
Hugo L. Black
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Edward F. McGrady
Norway
Sweden
England
New York Post
WNU
Hugh Bradley Armen
Olympia Fields
Chicago
Midwest
Bobby Jones
Inverness
Jones
Sarazen
Diegel
Toledo
Troon
Scotland
Jim Barnes
Harry Varden
Fifth Avenue
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