Cruel Hopes and Oil Waste in Midcentury Essay
A long editorial piece argues against false millennial promises to fund elderly care and cautions about government currency management. It then condemns oil and gas waste, urging stronger conservation and practical reforms to stabilize the industry and preserve resources for the coming decades. The text cites Walter Lippmann on monetary policy and criticizes reliance on private speculation to support the dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tey
Walter Lippmann
Treasury Fund
Uncle Sam
Nere
United States
Iokes
Saturday Evening Post
Texas Panhandle
Government workers rise in Washington with 94,050 on payroll
Rep Paul Greever visits Nellie Tayloe Ross to discuss silver dollars and currency flow. Government payroll figures show 94,050 federal workers in D C, the highest since World War I, with wartime peak at 927,760 and a 1927 low around 59,800. men far outnumber women among federal staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul Greever
Wye
West
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Ute Mint
United States
Civil Service Commission
District of Columbia
Goveernment
Star Signals and Birthdate Guidance for 1935
The notice discusses caution while traveling and temperamental shifts in the late afternoon and evening, advises avoiding disputes with a marriage partner, and highlights a heightened sense of intuition. It warns of health and mental outlook risks from March 3 to March 21, notes a favorable change between May 4 and June 12, 1935, and mentions oil field government involvement affecting the oil business and consumers.
Hollywood Film Shop on Weathered Seas and Screen Stars
Hollywood coast weather fuels a film crew including Ralph Bellamy John Buckle and Ann Sothern aboard a freighter for deep-water scenes near Santa Susanna Pass. Midwestern boys enjoy their first movie set thrill as Wallace Ford Marian Marsh and Lambert Kuyler shoot on the camp lot. Children and actors like Virginia Wielder James Barton Katherine Barton and Margaret Lindsay figure in anecdotes of stage fame and on set quirks amid a chaotic production era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
California
Ralph Bellamy
John Buckle
Ann Sothern
Chicago
Wallace Ford
Marian Marsh
Lambert Kulyer
Santa Susanna Pass
Fatal Accident Unavoidable on Main Street Collision
A coroner's jury found the fatal crash at Main Street unavoidable. Morris Israel, 69, was crossing between parked cars when struck by a motorcycle driven by Paul Hofman, 18, who was exonerated of blame. Israel’s manner of crossing contributed to the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Israel
Butler Garrer
Pail Hofman
Jimy
Hoffman
Israel
Main Street
Paris fashion trends of the 1930s reveal decollétage shift
Paris readers glimpse a style shift as high necklines and covered ankles return, with designers like Lanvin presenting gowns that pair short bolero collars with long pleated skirts. The piece contrasts past corseted glamour with modern restrained evening wear, noting changing public sentiment and dress norms.
Fragmentary Note on Fashion and Seasons
A fragment discusses rising evening skirts and fashion changes, noting how trends shift with time and impact personal style. The text hints at emotional reactions and social expectations without clear events or named figures.
Bridge Tournament Held Last Evening at East Congress Street
Five tables were arranged for a regular bridge tournament hosted by the Misses St Slain on East Congress street. Mrs G Barker and Mrs Larry Alexander led north and south with 61 points, followed by Miss Margaret Blair and Miss Harold Brown with 57. East and west honors went to Mrs Margaret Brown and Mrs Fred Kinley with 671 and to De GB Bennett and John Blatt with 50 match points. Sandwiches and coffee were served by the hostesses. Mr and Mrs Barker will host the next tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Blair
Harold Brown
Margaret Brown
Fred Kinley
Bennett
John Blatt
Barker
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Corry Evening Journal
West South Street
Corry, Pa
A. D. Colegrove
Arthur Colegrove
Ational Advertising
Fred Kimball, Inc
New Yorke
Bartlett
Milwaukee
Michigan Square
Stormfeltz-Lovely
Detroit
Chamber of Com
Pittsburgh
Real Estate Trust
Philadelphia
Corry
Department of Commerce
Brazil
Hollywood Film Shop
Raymond Walburn
David Belasco
Belasco
Virginia Wielder
Herrother
James Barton
Katherine Barton
James
Jim
Margaret Lindsay
Sarloff
Journal
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
North Center Street
Corry, Penn
Paris
Thuy
Wevolleite
Lanvin
Guinz
Model Dairy Co
Ast
Pillsbury’s
Wilson
Royal Baking Powder
Brer Rabbit
Streit Saur Kraut
Minie Tapioca Ige
Wheaties
Japan
Coe Or T
Anpowder
Salem
Ige
Florida
Globe
Doe
Koeberg
Quality Cash
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