Behind the Scenes in Washington Earle Faces Grand Jury
Gouverneur George Earle defends the Pennsylvania grand jury probe into graft. He warns of Republican influence and sealed testimony while outlining potential political interference and risks to November indictments.
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Earle
Pennsylvania
George HL Earle
Gov. Earle
Bent Tioo
Democratic Stat
Dauphin County
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Elisiraan
Samallirp
Republican
Mat Castle
Tne
Tiereby
Surviving relatives confirm Corry man killed in action in France
Twenty years ago item reports Leo G. Allen of Corry killed in action in France with war department letter confirming death and burial details. Other notes include local arrests for unemployment nuisance, sugar situation steady, and a number of local incidents such as a hospital birth and a bicycle car collision near Columbus. Frank A. Lloyd of Spring Creek township dies, and J Shesey waters painting business on West Main Street is noted.
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Leo G. Allen
Corry
France
War Department
Wprank Lilz
West Main Street
J. Mr. Shesey
How to Cool Off in Hot Weather
A satirical guide suggests counting polar bears to feel cooler and offers bizarre tips like building a desk igloo, firing the boss, slapping back those who ask about heat, eating hot soup to cool, and discarding clothes to ride in a patrol car for relief from the sun.
Paris Milliners Flaunt Versailles Style Hats for Fall
Paris factions praise fall hats with high crowns and feathered trims. Rose Valois leads American buyers with velvet logs and opera-hat plumes while plumes and velvet bows echo Louis XIV. Varied shapes include tricorns and visors, many hats dipping over the forehead.
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Paris
Rose Valois
Louis XIV
Versailles
Rose Valera
Coronary sclerosis among doctors linked to stress and hard work
The Daily Dozen from the Medical Society of Pennsylvania notes coronary sclerosis as a disease affecting doctors. It attributes heart artery hardening to stress, irregular hours, and economic burdens, claiming doctors experience sudden heart deaths at higher rates than other professions.
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The
Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania
Southern revolution by pressure cookers and farm security
Jay Franklin reports from Washington on FSA policies reshaping the South. He notes cooperation stores and tenancy programs aim to raise living standards, while poll tax requirements stir voting blocs of 30,000 Mississippi families and 300,000 southern clients, potentially shifting regional political power toward the New Deal.
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Jay Franklin Washington
Warm Security Administration
South
PSA
RSA
Pellagya
Rex ‘Tugwell
America
Will Alexander
Tugwell
Farm Security Administration
Alto
FSA
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Sardines Tie Up Lisbon Fleet
Trawlers off the Portuguese coast suspend fishing as large sardine shoals clog propellers and halt operations. Local fishermen report piling fish at sea and crews assess impacts on the season.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Notable doctors face high sclerosis risk in strenuous work
The piece notes the grave responsibility of medical work and cites doctors like John Hunter Charcot Pepper as cases. It states sclerosis death rates vary by occupation with physicians among the most affected, highlighting mental workers as high risk and doctors as principal victims.
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Germany
John Hunter
Charcot, Pepper
Bancroft Plans Comeback In Splinter Fleet After Slump
Hollywood veteran George Bancroft, once a top box office draw, returns to film after a year and a half away. He accepts his career arc with composure while James Cagney and Pat O’Brien play secondary roles in Angels With Dirty Faces and he eyes new parts and a possible rise back to stardom.
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Hollywood
George Bancroft
James Cagney
Pat O'Brien
Bancroft
Ant
Underworld
Cagney
Humphrey
Actor career arc traced from navy to Broadway to film
The piece notes a naval officer who became a stage star after Annapolis, then Broadway and film. It mentions shifts from shipboard performances to Hollywood success, including a first film in 1922 and later fame with the laughing villain in Underworld. Bancroft reportedly commanded about 90 000 per picture in 1982.
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George Dewey
Manila Bay
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Underworld
Bancroft
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