Reform of the U S Foreign Service in the 1930s
The piece critiques Woodrow Wilson era diplomacy and calls for comprehensive reform of the U S Foreign Service. It notes pay and expense inadequacies, geographic inequities, reliance on elite schools, and lack of practical experience among officers. It proposes a national training program and a West Point for diplomats with government or business experience.
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Woodrow Wilson
Col
Edward House
Tan Rogers
United States Foreign Service
Harvard
Foreign Service Personnel Board
Tssas
Carr
G. Howland Shaw
Foreign Service
Yale
Princeton
Congress
North
Reale Des Sciences Politiques
Paris
Viens
Yioh
Give Industry a Chance urged to unite with government
Leaders of the American Federation of Labor urge a cooperative effort among labor industry and government to solve unemployment. They warn past strikes and overbearing social legislation burden business and call for joint action to restore jobs and prosperity. The piece also covers the City of Corry financial report urging taxpayers to study municipal receipts and expenditures.
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Pedera Lun
Jabow
Nist
Harry Hopkins
America
Journal Today
City of Corry
York
American planes feed global fighting fleets says Catton
Bruce Catton in Washington notes the long history of U S military planes and motors exported abroad. Licenses in recent years show vast sales to Britain China the Netherlands East Indies Argentina France and others. He argues Americans remain competitive with radial engines and lighter planes despite European designs and higher speeds.
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Washington
Elst
France
Great Britain
China
Netherlands East Indies
Bigle Department
Japan
Nest
Germany
Weair
United States
Siam
Ican
Attein
NEA Service, Inc
Stamp sales and first day issues for 1938 stamps noted
News item outlines first day sale plans for the 1938 U S postage stamps with totals from the previous year. It reports 222 584 covers canceled at Washington and lists plans for Golden Gate Exposition stamp production and other proposed and upcoming issues tied to events in San Francisco and Nicaragua.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
Washington Philatelic Agency
Se Francisco
Capetown Compared With Nice in Seafront Grandeur
The article notes Capetown in South Africa resembles Nice in overall scene but claims Capetown’s surroundings are larger and more impressive. Camps Bay is likened to Biarritz for its seafront, while Camps Bay rocks and waves are described as finer. Table Mountain rises about two thousand feet, providing a grand backdrop.
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Capetown
South Africa
Nice
Camps Bay
Biarritz
Table Mountain
Barbs and Bets in a Whirl of News and Oddities
A jumble of notes covers Joe Louis and boxing, wages debates in Congress, and a sea disaster survivor praised as a future hostess. A Billingsgate quote and a clam chowder tomato clash add color, while a basketball score of 47 to 48 highlights a tight game.
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Joe Louis
Europe
Congress
Library Corner notes new books and borrowing service
The column outlines library struggles and urges use of the State Library borrowing service from Harrisburg at two cents per month. It lists new acquisitions including Alone by Britt and Elements of Electricity along with reviews of Disputed Passage and a Sabatini title.
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State Library
Harrisburg
Stite
Pottir
Wisdom
Douglaii
Sword of Islam
Sabatini
Llosa
Douetas
Avi
Men Fear Themselves Say Chinatown Sage Bai Ho
In a Chinatown interview Bai Ho, called the sage, says men seek to inspire fear in others and in doing so fear themselves. His remarks explore self-doubt and social behavior amid urban tensions.
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Bai Ho
Chinatown
Hollywood makeup reshapes stars into virile heroes
Film makeup expert Max Fayior outlines a virilizing process for Hollywood stars starting with casting toward rugged roles. Techniques include subtler costumes, darker makeup and sun-tanned skin, shaded eye and nose lines, slight shadow under the eyes, and roughened hair to avoid a too youthful look.
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Hollywood
Fey
Max Fayior
Irs
Robert Taylor
Tyrone Power
Lie Yole
Teste James
Factor
Halr
Twenty Years Ago From the Journal Files February 15 1915
The Corry Motor Club membership drive committee includes GE Heath A Ho Mahte Lillie Mark Coyle and KE L Morrow. Eastern Star members visited Erie today for a district meeting, with several attendees listed. John Mervinis dies at 80 at City hospital and body to Clymer home. Anna McGraw, 524 West Pleasant Street, dies after influenza since October. Anna May Pope hosts a Valentine party for her music pupils. Kenneth Jones of the Coast Artillery arrives at Hoboken wounded from overseas on November 11.
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Corry Motor Club
Heath A. Ho Mahte
Lillie
Mark Coyle
L. Morrow
John Mervinis
Y Clymer
Alice McGraw
Airs
Anna McGraw
West Pleasant Street
Evolution of Celeb Style From Gentleman to Gruff Manner
The piece notes a trend toward rugged look in film acting with examples like Rich Barthelmess Holm Lew Cody and Buddy Rogers. It cites Adolphe Menjou’s shift from a polished gentleman to a rough-edged editor in the Front Page as the standout instance.
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Wernly
Thin
Gn Rich
Barthelmess
Phillips Holm
Lew Cody
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Adolphe Menjou
Daneing
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