Furnishings bought for Johnson gift amid NRA flare up
Washington April 1 United Press details a six month quarrel over the farewell gift fund for Gen Hugh S Johnson. The $1200 raised by NRA underlings financed a suite of furniture from Johnsons old Commerce building office, replacing abducted items amid regulatory questions. Also notes incidents at the Agriculture Building including a fall by Henry Wallace and Rexford Tugwell and a humorous hat-check mix up involving Rep Sol Bloom at a Soviet Embassy event.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johaca
Johnson
John S01
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
Sol Bloom
N.Y
Bloom
Trent Bloom
Mistresses of Grace and Other Postwar Tales
A review of George C. Foster’s Mistresses of Grace from Macaulay, a breezy romance with scandal and humor among landed gentry, plus notes on Neil Bell’s The Son of Richards Carden about a misfit heir’s discontent.
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George C. Foster
Macaulay
Foster
Richards Carden
Little, Brown & Co
Neil Bell
Bredon & Sons
Tax Troubles and the Unequal Burden on Taxation
An editorial argues taxation harms the poor more with real estate and sales taxes. Real estate taxes burden homeowners, triggering foreclosures and tax sales during the depression. States experiment with value-based levies and a broad sales tax, though exemptions for food clothing and fuel are debated due to unfair effects on low income households.
Defense for Quintuplets Sparks Rumor and Denials
A flawed reflection defends the quintuplets amid rumors of kidnapping by unknown Americans. The piece notes puzzled reactions in Canada and the U S, the rumor’s origin possibly from a newspaper or casual remark, and asserts authorities will not tolerate threats to the children.
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al Caen
Hold
Derry
Diorne
Canatan
George
Canada
Ontario
Japan Remains in League Ties Despite Exit
Japan leaves the League of Nations yet keeps cooperation with non political tasks. It will retain membership in organizations formed by agreement and continue to serve on commissions addressing disarmament mandates labor and health. A Japanese statesman notes Japan’s world power status and influence in Western Asia while acknowledging the League as the most international body.
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Japan
Opr
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League
Leputie
Asia
Peculiar diplomacy and Japan’s wartime neutrality stance
Fragmentary text discusses Japan and the League of Nations, noting peculiar diplomatic aspects. It suggests Japan seeks to exit the League to keep independence in the Far East and to engage selectively in League matters, implying unofficial participation.
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Japan
Mit
Kennedy Urges Action as Gloom Scare Grips Merchants
At a luncheon for about 1000 merchants and industrialists in New York, Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, warned that fear and government interference threaten recovery. He urged investment in America, cited rising business strength, and called for courageous leadership to prevent a nationwide decline. He urged citizens to act, not be paralyzed by imagined gloom.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Securities Amtachynge Commission
Pontideare
America
Bank Balinices
Jmental
Cou
Eltteenship
Leountry
Star Signals: Aries and August 5 Attraction and Finance
The writing notes April 2 tendencies to rush in mornings and at midday, with a romantic but intangible evening for practical matters. It highlights birthdates around August 5 and suggests a strong financial period late December into early January 1996, labeled as danger and social favorable tones.
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Danger Jung
Hollywood film shop craft of motion picture lighting
Hollywood electricians blend artistry with engineering on Cecil B. DeMille’s Crusaders set. Fred Geiger and Vic tor Milner collaborate to sculpt light and shade for 1500 extras, 500 horses, and dynamic scenes. Lighting must adapt to movement and preserve natural shadows.
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Hollywood
Calif
Edison
Fred Geiger
Mead Electrician
Camerman
Victor Milner
Cecil B. DeMille
Tae
Crusaders
Marseilles
Geiger
Sureetlae Young
Lrichls
Hostages Freed In Wyoming Bank Robbery
Chicago report states a man and a woman abducted by three bank bandits on Wednesday were freed in Geeta, Wh. The pursuit left several people unaccounted for as gunmen roamed the area during the incident yesterday afternoon.
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Chicago
Polen
Wyconsit
Geeta
Tee
Sea Lions Seen Daily in Columbia River Near Astoria
In Astoria Oregon sea lions are reported to swim daily from the Pacific into the Columbia River. They enter around mid afternoon and return to the rocky shore by evening. The article notes frequent sightings during mid to late April with a suggestion of ongoing observation in May.
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Astoria
Ore—Muris
Frorm
Pacific Ocean
Columbia River
Rocky James
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files
An April 1 1915 collage notes a Erie railroad worker David Garrison killed when the eagle he rode jumped the track at Greenville. Roy Garrison son and linotype operator at the Evening Journal is named. Other items cover political hearings in Harrisburg on Cold Storage Act repeal, a Corry Chamber of Commerce event, Wayne township road meeting, Patterson block completion, and local accidents and notices.
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Erie Railroad
Greenville
Roy’ Garrison
The
Evening Journal
L. Bracken
von Harrisburg
Senate
House
470 Pounds Baffles Cops in Sacramento
Confused at the scene, George Stan said you can't put me to air as he was arrested for violating internal revenue laws. The 2k year old reacher war rambling and weight issues led to a chaotic moment, with a suspect resisting deflation past cell doors. He was later appointed trusty and released on bail the next day.
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Sacramento
Cal
George Stan
Paris Styles Paris Evening Gowns Describe New Fabrics
In Paris on April 1 Nina Rited debuts an evening gown named Ca nioca in violine with large reel dot motifs all over the fabric. The skirt measures about five yards around the waist with no fullness, while a single row of dots decorates the hem. Short pures sleeves and a modest V shaped neckline complete the design. Madame Jacques Bouilloux Lafont features Edmond Courtot's summer silk chiffon dress printed with red flowers trimmed in eye satin, a diaphanous skirt, draped corsage, and a waist sash tied in a soft bow. A Leghorn hat trimmed with poppies and wheat sprays, plus bright red velvet ribbon, accompanies the ensemble for a broad primnble look.
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Paris
Nina Rited
Madame Jacques ‘Bouilloux- Lafont
Edmond Courtot
Fashion Tip: Evening Gowns Favor Full Skirts and Draping
Fashion note advises full skirts and easy draping for youthful looks with pitted sleeves. A separate item recalls a freight rescue in Migheboro Tennessee where flood waters rose, prompting court sessions to be abandoned and a freight unit to haul judge and court staff to Pineville.
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