Critics and Showmen Clash Over Maxwell Anderson’s Truckline Cafe
A heated exchange unfolds between Maxwell Anderson’s team at Belasco and New York drama reviewers. Notes on critics’ influence quote Paderewski’s stance and Allen, Hoffman, Nathan vie for control of theater judgment. The piece weaves anecdotes from Benchey to Le Gallienne and famous quips about criticism.
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Belasco Theatre
New York
Robert Garland
Sentinel
The
Journal- American
Cheer Up, Maybe Bill Can Find Someone Else
A South Pacific veteran on a Denver bus sat with Glen Howard and a pet monkey named Bill. The soldier urged Bill to bond with Howard as he departed, leaving Bill with an unwilling new owner who hoped for a better match.
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Denver
Glen Howard
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Village to pay police judge by convictions only
Ruidoso New Mexico village leaders vote to compensate the police judge with one dollar for each conviction and no pay for acquittals, aiming to align incentives with law enforcement outcomes. The move shifts the judge’s earnings entirely to case results, raising questions about fairness and independence.
Omaha Police Seize Man as Hotel Gunman
A man identified as Charles Bernheim, 32, was held for Chicago police who seek him for a hotel lobby shooting that wounded a Chicago broker and his secretary. He had checked into a Omaha hotel and later admitted reading in a Chicago paper that he was wanted. A tail-coated suit and revolver parts were found in a Lansing room rented under an alias.
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Omaha
INS
Charles Bernheim
Chicago
Devonshire
Bernheim
Charles L. Keuhal
Patricia Ann Fisher
Kendal
Fisher
Charles Montell
Lansing
Mich
Bernheim Confesses Plan After Chicago Assault Charge
Chief Franks reports Bernheim admitted arriving by plane Tuesday and checking into a hotel. He said he bought a Chicago paper to see his photo, then surrendered. He claimed not to know his victims or why he shot them, drinking a little but not drunk. A Lansing case alleges Bernheim took 700 dollars from a Houston dealer for used cars, saying he had previously driven cars for him. Bernheim agreed to extradition to Chicago, after serving four years in the Pacific theater.
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Omaha
Fred Franks
Bernheim
Franks
Chicago
Ing
Houston
Texas
Kyran Phelan
Pacific
New Guinea
Hearing on Rock Island Railroad Setup April 25
A hearing to confirm the ICC approved plan for reorganization of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroad was continued to April 25. Judge Michael Igoe withheld decision as committees of security holders appeal to the U S circuit court and a Senate investigation of railroad receiverships remains incomplete. Preferred stockholders in the road, in nine years of receivership, opposed a motion.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Michael Igoe
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Senate
Jroad
Bondholders dispute under reorganization plan get nothing
They contended junior bondholders would get nothing under the present reorganization plan. The brief notes a challenge to the equity distribution and the potential impact on junior creditors amid restructuring.
Czech Nationalization Program Goes in Effect
Prague AP reports Czechoslovakia’s broad nationalization program takes effect with an estimated 70 percent of industries under state ownership. Workers become state employees and profits fund the public treasury.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
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