Republicans Promise Gradual Relief Reform Amid Debate
The Republican vice presidential candidate argued against claims relief will end under a GOP administration. The plan emphasizes restoring relief control to local non political agencies, cutting waste, and boosting private enterprise. The piece also surveys U S immigration law and deportation debates touching communist and anarchist beliefs and recent legislative attempts blocked by southern filibusters.
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Lawrence
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Knox
Stalin the “Good Neighbor” and Norway’s Stand Over Trotzky
Oslo reports Norway will risk straining relations by refusing Moscow’s demand to expel Leon Trotzky. The piece notes Moscow’s humor and asserts Soviet support for terrorists’ organizers who undermine governments, linking the Comintern to global revolutionary aims and criticizing Stalin’s stance on neighborly behavior.
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Hull in Red Baiting Case Limits Gallacher Visit
Secretary Hull blocks Gallacher a British MP from visiting the United States due to his role on the executive committee of the communist internationale. The move sparks debate among editors and civil liberties advocates while authorities claim it adheres to immigration law.
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Secretary of Labor
Perkins
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Wickersham Commission
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Laughter as Great Remedy and Civic Duty
A 1936 column extols humor as a public good praising Will Rogers and Mark Twain as vital benefactors of society. It lauds Frank Morgan Hugh Herbert Patsy Kelly and the Goon for uplifting spirits and condemns those who deny the value of laughter amid global tensions and political vaudeville.
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Will Rogers
Mark Twain
Frank Morgan
Hugh Herbert
Patsy Kelly
Hitler
Playwrights From Newsrooms Find Sudden Fame and Fortunes
The piece recalls reporters turned playwrights like George Ade and Jack Kirkland who rode from city desks to stardom. Kirkland after leaving for Europe wrote Tobacco Road in Majorca and gained life changing wealth and studio interest. The article notes Roy Howard and W. W. Hawkins as a long time journalistic duo facing strain after Hawkins took Howard’s top post and their Christmas party marked the shift in their dynamic.
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Marc Connelly
George S. Kaufman
Gene Walter
Charles MacArthur
Ben Hecht
Chicago
Park Row
George Ade
Jack Kirkland
Europe
Erskine Caldwell
Tobacco Road
Majorca
Life
Hollywood
Rialto
Harlem Moon Blood Threat Echoes From Cabaret Collapse
The piece notes Harlem’s tense mood as residents face insecurity amid riots and minor clashes. It cites widespread unemployment among performers and staff after cabaret shutdowns and mentions police presence and a looming sense of danger around Harlem. Institutions and notable locals are referenced in a period newspaper voice.
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Harlem
Dema
Harlem Cabarets and Broadway Nights in the 1930s
A column notes Harlem’s tough stance toward Italians, describes Connie’s Inn and the Cotton Club attempting new acts, and mentions Lenox Avenue chicken dinners. It also reviews fight broadcasts by Clem McCarthy and Graham McNamee, praises a future-ready broadcaster, and briefly recounts a Broadway penguin’s mink coat hustle. It ends with a health column urging vitamin B and wheat germ for infants, linking digestion and colic to nutrition.
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Harlem
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Connie’s Inn
Palais Royal
Cotton Club
Lenox Avenue
Rapdio
Clem McCarthy
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Reform education and infant care urged by Dr William Brady
Personal Health Service notes advocate anatomy physiology and hygiene courses from grade school onward and special training in infant care. The piece argues such education would create better citizens and reduce quack remedies while criticizing current teaching and urging reform. It references a prior item on constipation habit and cautions about diet and digestive function in illness.
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Maggie
Sion column: sugar cures and weight gain claims
A reader reports insulin treatment helped weight from 130 to 136 pounds while declaring diabetes absence and describes sugar cures. The column notes hyperglycemia causes weakness and advises sugar in moderation with guidance on weight changes and a booklet offer.
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