G O P Solons To Review 40 Aspirants For 1940 Nomination
Republican members of Congress plan a series of private dinners, titled republicans on the gratch, to examine potential 1940 presidential candidates. Guests include governors Harlan Bushfield and Raymond Baldwin, with Taft Dewey Bricker and Dirksen among speakers as the process runs through multiple dinners.
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Washington
INS
Congress
G. O P
Capitol Hill
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Bruce Barton
New York
Dewey
Classified Ad Offers Cash for Used Goods
Want ads promise cash for used golf clubs bicycles or a baby carriage to fund new spring clothing purchases.
Conference on State Trade Walls to Halt Interstate Barriers
The Council of State Governments called a national conference in Chicago for April 5 to 7 to halt tariff barriers among states. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics cited widespread barriers raising the cost of food by hundreds of millions of dollars and hindering access for low income families.
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Washington
INS
Council of State Governments
Chicago
Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Frank Bane
Council
Bane
Bureau
Mundin Death Accident in Hollywood
Herbert Mundin British film actor died in an automobile collision Saturday night. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental Thursday, confirming the car crash as the cause.
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Mundin
Hollywood
Herbert Mundin
The Old Square Piano Prompts Fond Remembrance
Edgar A. Guest recalls a long gone square piano that filled a parlor with music and gatherings. He contrasts those carefree days with today when records and radio flood the air and fewer people sing or play, noting how past talent fades with time.
Mayor appeals for civil liberties balance after clashes
Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron urged radical and socialist groups to respect civil liberties for all to prevent riotous picketing. The call followed tear gas–fueled street clashes at a Catholic Theater Guild lecture and a recent German American Bund meeting. Several injured when a former war nurse praised General Franco sparked the melee.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Catholic Theater Guild
Guild
Paul McGuire
Spain
Francisco Franco
Poslam Soothes Itch and Promises Restful Sleep Tonight
A skin relief ad promotes Poslam for itching and irritation. It claims quick relief, fading redness by morning, and promotes healing as irritation is pacified. The message urges readers to buy Poslam from their druggist for 50 cents.
Film Fans Berserk At Grand Central For Charlie McCarthy
Five thousand New York movie fans mobbed Grand Central Station to see Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy with Dorothy Lamour and Don Ameche arriving on the Twentieth Century. Police were toppled as ropes were breached and the crowd roared in the vast waiting room while Bergen, ill with influenza, fooled them by taking a freight car entrance.
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New York
INS
Grand Central Station
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Dorothy Lamour
Don Ameche
Bergen
Actress Lamour and Ame Escape as Mob Surges
Miss Lamour and Ame faced the crowd briefly and fled into the same elevator as shouting fans surged toward them.
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Miss Lamour
Ameche
Existence Made Happier For Crippled Children
Pittsburgh bulletin from the Industrial Home for Crippled Children shows improved outlooks for disabled children. It describes scientific treatments and education and recreation efforts that help children cope with society and compete more effectively.
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Pittsburgh
Inmate Activity Programs At Local Orphan Home Highlighted
The home hosts about eighty inmates who engage in a Boy Scout troop a Girl Reserves unit and a small orchestra. They fill time with games reading handicrafts sewing and cooking classes.
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly In Place
An advertisement promotes FASTEETH a non acidic powder to secure dentures. It claims teeth feel firmer and more comfortable with no gummy taste and helps control denture odor. The ad urges purchase at any drug store.
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Chen Ead Wesh
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Ees
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Carneys
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Roa
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Second Avenue
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