William Lombard publisher ad list and New Year column
An old advertising directory lists William Lombard and several offices in major cities. A New Year editorial reflects on resolutions and the idea of starting anew each day rather than only on January first, urging practical self-improvement and renewed purpose with the turning of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lombard
National
Fred Kimball
INO
W. 44Th St
New York
Bartlett
Milwaukee
Michigan Square
Chicago
Stormfeltz-Lovely
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Real Estate Trust
Philadelphia
Corry
Cerrier
Preparedness and Europe shaping postwar outlook
The column argues that industrial wartime coordination improved, with hundreds of war department officers liaising with 20 000 plants to ready factories for government use. It links disciplined business to national security, cites ongoing corruption concerns, and analyzes Britain’s Europe policy and the threat of Russia amid rising fascism and communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Johnson
Warting
Acoordinely
War Department
Mr. Johnson
Rowledge
Memel lands eyed in Nazi drive toward east
The sterner push to reclaim Memel is tied to postwar aims as Nazi electors back an overwhelmingly pro German referendum. Memel, a Baltic port of 1099 square miles, has a long history with Lithuania and Poland, with control shifting through centuries and international aims shaping its fate at Versailles and League of Nations arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenty
Germany
Reich
Memel
Lithuania
Baltic Sea
Poppo von Osterna
Teutonic Order
Sweden
Russia
Versailles
Ger Cany
Danzig
League of Nations
Samestine
Litania
Aispe
Hollywood Film Studio Tales of De Sylva and McCarey
The article recounts early Hollywood figures Billy DeSylva and Leo McCarey, meeting in 1912 and shaping film and music collaborations. It notes DeSylva’s shift from piano and songwriting to producing, McCarey’s directing rise at RKO, and their plans to produce musical comedies together while still pursuing individual careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Sylva
Rico-Redia Shadliws
de Sylva
Leo McCarey
McCarey
Cleri
OfeAwey
Jow Rivers
Meir Tavent
Uny Agreay
Ant ‘M‘ Cany
oKes
BP Sy Nation
Howeaver
Sea
Edie
Ollie Alt Tines
Momaehile McCarey
Ploiinger
RKO- Tao Sunjliv
Theivr
Trone Dunne
Charles Boyer
Miss Dunne
Bud de Sylva
Te Sylva
Reo-Raisin
Social items stir Lakeside move and citrus rumors
In a bustling recap of social chatter, residents hear of Mary Mead Mercyhurst '35 taking a school post in Lakeside Ohio and departing for Priday, while town notes quiver over merger rumors for a northside restaurant and a welter of local personalities. Sonja Henie plans a Cleveland ice carnival, and beachside Florida plans mingle with party gossip as winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mead
Mercyhurst
Lakeside Ohio
George Gordon, Jr
Jone
Sonja Henie
Ginger Rogers
Cleveland
Sonja
Ved Walton
Miss Henie
Mervyn Nast
Florida
Sunshine
Keppel Tiffany
George Webber
Acadia
North
Jay
New York State
Ripley
Harry W. Powers
Mocietén
Bala Pines
Charley Hall
Boulder City
Nev
Washington, D. C
Nevada
Raleigh van Tassel
Contagion and care in a dusty era
A fragment discusses contagious disease control and social responses. It contrasts isolation, patient care, and the paradox of well intentioned kindness, noting that prevention requires keeping the sick apart to protect the healthy while acknowledging complex moral angles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vegas
Barbs on Romania Dictatorship and Global Debt Talk
The excerpt mocks a one party Romanian government and its press. It notes talk of hoped support from aloof groups and criticizes Soviet style outcomes. It mentions Britain possibly reopening war debts to the U.S. as new security threats arise. A gift atlas is humorously referenced amid party debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romania
Carolinae Nources
Great Britain
U.S
Fire Chief Leads City Notices Under Way
Twenty years ago the Journal files recount city efforts by Fire Chief Andrey Poulson to begin removing notices on property nuisances across districts. The piece also notes the death of Caldwell and a veteran Civil War figure, Joby Caldwell, on Wrist Street after his birthday. Members of the Stanford Hose Company planned an old-man billiards and pool tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrey Poulson
Uae
Stanford Hose Company
Sisters Become Mothers Minutes Apart Reported
Fragmentary text describes two sisters delivering babies within minutes of each other. The readable portions mention names and places but are corrupted, leaving uncertainty about dates and locations.
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