WPA critics push for higher pay and hunger march warning
David Lasser of the Workers' Alliance urges better wages for WPA workers and a government role as model employer. He hints at another hunger march if demands go unmet while ties to the communist party surface. The piece questions the philosophy of relief and the idea of work relief as employment.
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WPA
David Lasser
Workers’ Alliance
Lasser
House
Washington
Communist Party
Alliance
Herbert Benjamin
Roosevelt and Hitler A History of Tentative Diplomacy
The piece examines whether Franklin D Roosevelt expected a favorable Hitler response to a 10 year anti aggression plan. It recalls events from 1933 to 1936 including disarmament gestures, German retreats from disarmament talks, and proposals for non aggression pacts with France Belgium and others. It notes Hitler’s offers and the uneasy reception of Roosevelts initiatives.
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Roosevelt
Hitler
Europe
Geneva
Reichstag
Gazette
Germany
League of Nations
Reich
Rhineland
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Great Britain
Italy
Hitler seeks league reentry and peace program prior to 1936 talks
Germany proposes non aggression pacts with Poland and Lithuania and seeks colonial equality in the league. In March 1936 Berlin sent memoranda and a 19 point peace plan. On April 19 George Lansbury said Germany would attend a conference on economic cooperation if a leader titled calls it. Roosevelt called the statement old news.
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Poland
Lithuania
Memel
Germany
League
George Lansbury
Hitler
Roosevelt
Lansbury
Mental picture of the golf swing as key advice
Horton Smith, a top pro, argues that focusing on swing parts without a holistic mental image is ineffective. The writer admits difficulty forming a mental picture of the ideal swing and compares it to imagining Horton Smith’s pants, noting it would not fit.
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Horton Smith
New York World’s Fair Hopes and Local Irritants
A Salt Lake City correspondent notes spelling quirks and suggests standardizing theater names. As the New York World’s Fair nears, residents fear overcrowding and traffic, while a humor book spoofs fair etiquette with outrageous recipes to keep visitors away. Frank Buck and Grover Whalen are pitched for publicity duties.
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Salt Lake City
Center Theatre
New York
Mr. Rockefeller
Centre Theatre
Center Theater
San Francisco
Broadway Temple Cleans as Times Square Grows Busy
New York columnist notes four to five roof crews cleaning grime from the Broadway Temple before the world’s fair. He surveys Times Square vacancies, shuttered Leblang building, and a changing block with new eateries while blaming overdone Coney Island–style shops for the decline in retail life.
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New York
Broadway Temple
Broadway
Rees Square
Steuben Tavern
42D Street
Seventh Avenue
Leblang
Joe Leblang
Bootblack
International Casino
Coney Island
Times Square
Reflections on War Memory and Modern Life
Van Paassen surveys wounds of history and today’s culture, linking World War I carnage and the Damascus massacre to contemporary politics, media, and social behavior. He notes propaganda, Hollywood trends, and the paradoxes of Americanism while questioning human nature and national myths.
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van Paassen
Lawrence
Damascus
Germany
French Foreign Legion
Sarrail
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Seminolef
Witwer Grocer CO
DIAL
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Eula
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Spokane
Grand Coulee Dam
Seattle
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Rockies
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