Supreme Court power sparks West Virginia readers debate
A Charleston Gazette editorial condemns the U S Supreme Court for overreach and asserts the judiciary should not dictate policy. It argues the court is politized by wealth and warns against sanctifying a dozen judges over the will of the people. The piece critiques a four to four NY unemployment ruling and calls for curtailing court power.
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Associated Press
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East Wind Street
New York
Wrigley Building
Chicago
Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the
United States
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Three GOP Leaders Urge Liberal Reform For Party Revival
Three Republican figures Judge William F. Bleakley Congressman Hamilton Fish and former Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot urge the GOP to abandon class warfare embrace social welfare and curb concentrated wealth They argue the party must align with common people restore moral public life and unite behind a liberal reform agenda to regain national relevance and voters trust.
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New York
Hamilton Flash
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
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Pinchot
Maritime commission faces attack over ship charter deals
The United States maritime commission, barely months old, faces Senate criticism and accusations of favoritism in its charter of seven ships from Sykes brothers of New Orleans without competitive bidding. Critics link the move to past Shipping Bureau practices under Moorer and Roosevelt eras, while the commission argues it was bound by prior commitments.
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New Orleans
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Admiral M
At. Taylor
George Lannick, Jr
Christmas Street Beggars Get Santas in 1936 Letter
An intercepted December 5 1936 note to Albert suggests dressing professional street beggars in Santa outfits so they can be seen in time to avoid their exploits. The fragmentary letter hints at holiday theater and social scenes of the era.
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Albert
Dreas
Jimmy Durante and Showbiz Rise a Stride in London and New York
A column traces Jimmy Durante’s career from noisy Coney Island era to a hit London revue and a Hollywood cycle. It notes his unshaken self belief, later success in Cole Porter’s revue, and looming movie interest. It also recalls Chauncey Olcott, Nat Goodwin, Major Bowes, and a vintage minstrel memory, plus a humorous department store kid story.
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Coney Beer
Jimmy
Dummy
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Jackson
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Hollywood
New York
Durante
America
London
Cole Porter
West Virginians and the Vanderbilts marriage links
An article notes Henry G. Davis WL wed Consuelo Vanderbilt after divorces, highlighting ties to West Virginia natives Elkins and Clarksburg, and Vanderbilt offspring’s marriage. It also covers NRA sentiment in West Virginia, youth training programs, and hopes for renewed federal wage and hour standards.
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West
Davia
Mise Grace Vanderbit
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mra
Vanderbilt
Europe
Washington Off The Record a Patchwork of Political Bites
A lighthearted review of Washington anecdotes recounts encounters with Edith Nourse Rogers and Mary Norton in the House, a Missouri farmer and mule anecdote, Captain Taylor Branson’s concert, escalator mishaps in shops, a firehouse visit by a mysterious couple revealed as Gertrude Lawrence’s aides, and a Savoy lobby quip by Rep. George Tinkham.
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Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Mary T. Norton
New Jersey
Congress
Mrs. Norton
Mrs. Rogers
Washington
Gertrude Lawrence
George Holden Tinkham
Bassachusetts
London
Savoy
Down On the News and Other Tales by Bugs Boer
Grand jury memorializes Doc Townsend for congressional silence while he dodges questions with a hat trick. Fire and slum reform headlines in Dublin spur public health plans and anti slum campaigns. A bottle drift tale from Atlantic waters prompts meteorological praise. A Papua man jailed for eating a pedigreed cat appeals a light sentence.
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