Broadway gossip and rumors swirl among New York socialites
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports a flood of chatter about Lady Ashley and her Hollywood circle, Mary Astor, the Brents, Jane Bryan, Doris Duke connections, and various alleged romances and feuds. Also noted are El Morocco clashes, party exits, and looming showbiz headlines.
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Lady Ashley
Doug Fairbanks
Hollywood
Mary Astor
George Brents
Ann Sheridan
Jane Bryan
Justin Dart
James Cromwell
Carolyn Edmundson
Doris Duke
Burton Heath
Judge Manton
Puppet Cabinet Resigns in Protest in Czechoslovakia
The Nazi controlled puppet cabinet in Czechoslovakia resigned around Feb 3 in protest of German attacks on Czech Legionaries. The cabinet's limited authority covers public works welfare education and taxation while Germans plan to replace officials to place 20 000 Germans in posts. Grain and potato shortages persist in the protectorate with 13 000 carloads of grain reportedly secreted by Czechs in 1940.
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Czechoslovakia
American Friends of Czechoslovakia
New York City
Elias
Reichsprotecktor von Neurath
American Friends
London
Protectorate
Berlin
International Harvester Reports Big Sales Rise
International Harvester reported for the fiscal year ending October 31 1940 a net income of 23 161 110 or 4 11 dollars a share after preferred dividends. On a comparable basis 1939 net income totaled 7 952 810 with U S dealer and user sales in 1940 rising 33 4 percent to 248 028 000 led by farm and motor sectors and steel twine.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Sydney G. McAllister
United States
Ieee Emer Ey Steel
Cinago
Mind games and memory myths in home life ads
The piece surveys ads and psychology claims about decision力, spousal influence, and memory. It notes a shift away from wives guiding choices and cites a 1920s ad showing a husband crediting his wife, while modern ads urge men to rely on themselves. A psychologist quips three sides to a question: your side, the other side, and the truth. It also reports Colgate researchers finding light meals reduce afternoon mental fatigue less than heavy meals, impacting memory and name recall.
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Mary
One
Fatigue Rise Tied to Post-Meal Blood Flow Beliefs
The text notes percentages such as 6 per cent 25 per cent 35 per cent and 70 per cent relating to accuracy hearing concentration and fatigue. It suggests fatigue stems from blood draining from the brain to the stomach after heavy meals, credited to Protected St John F Dille Co.
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St John F Dille Co
Two 14YearOlds Fire On Police In West Milford Shootout
Two Paterson youths aged 14 turned a deserted Echo Lake bungalow into an arsenal and exchanged more than 100 shots with 15 police officers over three hours before tear gas forced a halt. The runaways, Emmett Jones and William Hunter, reportedly stole 14 autos including a police car and faced juvenile delinquency charges after surrendering.
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Paterson, NJ
INS
Echo Lake
West Milford
N. J
Echo Lake Colony
New Jersey
Uncle Wiggily and Rusty Hide From the Fox and Cat
The story follows Uncle Wiggily, Baby Bunty, and Rusty the fox squirrel as they hide behind a snow bank while the Fox and the Bob Cat schem e to trap Rusty. Bob Cat uses fur snow shoes to move quickly in the deep snow, aiding the planned capture. A Detroit plant plan for 14 million dollars to manufacture machine guns and related parts is announced, to be operated by Hudson.
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Uncle Wiggily
Baby Bunty
Orphan Rabbit
Rusty
Mr. Longears
Bob Cat
Jingle
Fox
Lynx
Mother Nature
Foxset
Wiggily
Detroit
Hudson
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Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror, Inc
el Morocco
Wm. Bagley
Chas. Carroll
Ind
Rudy Vallee
Susan Miller
Lou Holtz
T Gleasons
Royal Guards
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Kath Drexel Henry
The
Philly Drexels
Chandler Cowles
Annine Judge
Monte Carlo
Jack Dempsey
Hollis Brooks
John Braganza
Steve Belloise
Tami Mauriello
Tami
Elia Fitzgerald
Count Basie
Paramount
Kay Fears
Billy Rose Showgal
Minsky
Yohn L
Lewis
Mae West
Jimmy Durante
Coney A
Waikiki
Swing Street
Hinda Wassau
Burns and Allen
Frank Shields
Michel Galetz
Anne Lambert
International Harvester
William J Reilly
Colgate University
Laird
Fuzzy Fox
Winders
Plymouth
Michigan
Bowes
Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Migaye
PRP Mayn
May
Goldfish Aquarium
Tae and
Rer
Fiet
Probak JR. Razor Blades
KREML
Wyeth
Amphojes
Thompson
Nanny
Weiders
DR. West
Dr. Butler
VICK
Witch Hazel
Gillette Nl Y Pte Ie
Gillette
NEW Tech Razor
Texas
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