Burning City and Sanfelice in Benet and Sheehan
Stephen Vincent Benet’s Burning City earns high praise for its poetic craft and social resonance, predicting future Pulitzer consideration. Reviews of Sheehan’s Sanfelice fault romanticism, flat secondary figures, and uneven novelistic execution, despite evident talent and ambition.
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Stephen Vincent Benet
Burning City
Farrar & Runehart
Benet
Patchen
Wiggam
I Frost
Masters
Democrats In Convention Preview 1936 Ticket Battle
A rough summary of the 1936 Democratic National Convention scenes in Philadelphia. Franklin D. Roosevelt is likely to be renominated for president with John Garner as running mate. The piece notes intraparty rifts led by Al Smith and discusses the party’s shift toward New Deal liberalism and a midroad platform aimed at working and common citizens.
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Billy
Philadelphia
Tinton
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wiss
al Smith
John Garner
Texas
Bly
Reed
Talmadge
Democratic Party
Democratic Party of
People's Party
Wall Street
Roosevelt
United States
Hoover
Ani
Ravnevell
Sive Ley Olin
Pines Front
Ucket
Republicana
White House
Liberty Leemie Crenilstain
Liner Power Plays in Naval Race Echoing Air Carrier Ideas
A 1930s column notes naval and liner ship rivalries as potential military use, referencing the Queen Mary as a hypothetical aircraft carrier and pondering U.S. responses. It contrasts English film censors with American cinema, highlighting England's stricter standards and a crafty official’s vow to maintain clean content.
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Jay Franklin
New York
English Channel
England
France
Italy
Germany
Unites States
Plan for Spaghetti Dinner June 30th
Plans discussed by Ye Ladies Auxiliary at the Thahan American Club for a spaghetti dinner Tuesday evening June 30 to be served in the club rooms. The menu includes chicken noodle soup spaghetti meat balls salad celery Spanish pictus pulsnd conten.
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Ueling of Ye Ladies Auxiliary
Elif
Regis
And Sudden Death film inspires dash toward safer driving
Frances Farmer’s stoplight message urges national support for safer highways. The film and a study guide pose 10 questions on driving safety, right-of-way, lane use, following distance, overtaking, emergency responses, night glare, and hill parking precautions.
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Hollywood
Jime
Frantes Farmer
Miss Farmer
See and Know Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission
Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission promotes outdoor recreation with information on picnicking and camping across the state. The brochure notes location, safety tips, and how to obtain free copies for motorists and visitors from the Hurriabur regional office.
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SEE
KNOW
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Scenic and Historic Commission
Atate
Pennylvania Scenic and Histore Commission
Raga 11
Hurriabur
Pennsyle
Hon
Weill
One-Minute Test and Etiquette Hints in Daily Life
The prompt combines questions about John Nance Garner and the Golden Rule with etiquette notes and a brief horoscope. It references a vice president and general guidance on guest rooms, tea service, and hospitality, plus a witty quote about genius burning brighter than life and a horoscope for men and women born on the day.
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John Nance Garner
June Star Signals Mix of Dates and Cautionary Advice
The column notes individuals born between August 22 and September 22 will feel June influences. It warns of mixed moods, suggests morning hours are best, and cautions about wealth and spending after June. It mentions entertainment plans from June 24 to 27 and references 1927 and 1936 dates.
New G. O. P. Leader Will Come to Erie Soon
A Republican national committee chair and campaign manager for Gay Alt M is slated to visit Erie in the near future. The event is described as part of the party’s schedule with additional hearings and appearances likely, though specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
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Erie
Sheehan
Sanfelice
Luisa
Aml Tkely
Shetter
Farewell to Company A as Mt Gretna camp nears
Corry citizens bid a formal farewell to the boys of Company A training for the state mobilization at Mt Gretna ahead of potential service in Mexico. The Armory crowd filled as eighty men were announced to entrain, with city officials postponing a Harrisburg trip over sewerage plant plans. Local social notes mention residents visiting, while literary excerpts honor writing and sea adventures, and Toledo considers parking meter ordinances.
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Company A
Mt. Gretna
Mexico
Corry
Iclass For Sub Normal Pupils Real Problem
Board of Education debates elimination of the special class as the 1936 37 budget is prepared. Directors weigh whether to distribute pupils among regular rooms or continue specialized instruction. Superintendent Dewey favors a special class at Concord building with possible state aid to cover costs.
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Board of Education
Remait
Tr & Burney
Winsleuetton
Howe Sayme
Restriction Committee
Presbyterian Sunday School Picnic Wednesday
Cars carrying families to the Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at Beayac Camp Wattsburg are asked to stop at the Presbyterian Church at 1 PM to help transport children without rides. organizers arranged bus transportation but if unavailable extra children will need rides, and those with space in their cars are asked to provide it.
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Beayac Camp
Wattsburg
Torchlight Events Stir G C P Campaign In Corvallis
Fragmented OCR note details a political campaign in Corvallis with references to early events and a lead figure. It mentions torchlight style imagery and a ceremonial preamble though many words are garbled. The piece implies a preliminary phase in a longer political push with unclear dates and participants.
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Cay Smith
W. J. Edwards
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Arthur Colegrove
Harrisburg
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Hive
Ransom McKelvey
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Spring Creek
Robert King
Maple Avenue
Henry Keppel
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Philip Rigg
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Greece
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Wounen
Im ‘Toledy
Opportunity School
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