Administration and the American civil service under strain
In 1938 Jay Franklin Washington argues that American administration suffers from an untrained civil service and partisan weakness. He cites lobbyist pressure against reform and notes the need to widen professional administration across agencies while training a new generation capable of high standards, comparing U.S. and British practices.
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Jay Franklin Washington
Washington
Liberty League No. 2
Foreign Service
Forest Service
Army Engineers
Jen
Register
Clean Up Days Stir Community Effort in Corry
Corry announces Clean-Up Week urging every resident and property owner to join. City trucks will sweep streets, with bags and bins to curb by 7 0 tonight. effort aims to reduce health and fire hazards, improve property appearance, and address vacant city lots. A Third Ward reader notes many lots are littered and could be cleaned up. authorities may require owners to act.
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Corry
Ayesores
Beware of the Poison in Pennsylvania’s Closing Campaign
Voters caution urged against last minute poison and dirty tricks in Pennsylvania 1988 campaign. Both parties warned that bitter rhetoric, sensational accusations, and fabricated sex scandals may be used to cloud real issues as the race enters its final week. A tongue in cheek aside references a Chinese author and the theme of living.
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Pennsylvania
Smything
Path
Snow White profits and production boom in Washington
Behind the scenes in Washington notes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs driving heavy investment and demand. The film cost about two million to produce and boosted theatre revenues, licensing of characters, and a flood of Snow White merchandise. The piece also covers Senator Claude Pepper’s Florida primary victory and its political implications for the New Deal era, suggesting wide influence on forthcoming state contests.
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Rex Theatry
Lysa Disney
Loga
Ribber Dwarfs
Tories
Galitaitier
Biad Dairy Ia
Washington
Claude Pepper
Florida
New Deal
Pepper
Lister Hill
Alabama
WPA
Jim Farley
Dave Shosta
Indiana
Twenty Years Ago Highlights From May 9 1918 Journal
A wartime note reports Ayhitehill Vincent wounded slightly in action as the World War casualty list updates. Piccadilly Telephone stockholders elect A H Olmstead M S Hudson Mrs Pay Belden Mrs J Williams C J Ross and Tay Belden as officers. City officials urge railroads to keep crossings clear. Florence Smith of the High school chosen to represent the public in Third Liberty loan drive. Waller L Main circus arrives. Corry residents greet the show. A night train wreck near Corry is blamed on deliberate criminal action. Company A and 442nd Regiment movements are not publishable but Corry residents expect mail from overseas. Paul Downey reports a big catch while fishing below Brokenstraw. Carl Taylor and Downey reel in a large California tarpon. F B M Lociey and visitors from Titusville attend. Over 400 Jake’s dere? referenced at the end.
Hollywood stars prove talent tops title in film careers
In a look at rising actresses, Bea Arthur Bea Joyce Mathews a New York stock broker’s daughter chooses hard work over royal status to build a career in Hollywood. Frances Dee, Los Angeles born, trains at Chicago U and gains early Fox roles. Robert Cummings, a mining heir, hides wealth to win stage and screen roles. Andrea Leeds, from a socially prominent family, enters via a university film project. Rumors float that Mrs Jock Whitney may win the lead in Gone With the Wind.
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Hollywood
Nvork
England
Beatrice Lilie
Lady Peel
Bea Joyce Mathews
James F. Mathews
New York
Paramount
Ida Ms. Fisher
Miami Beach
Frances ‘Dee
Los Angeles
Frank M. Dee
Chicago
University of Chicago
Fox
Robert Cummings
New
Cummings
Andrea Leeds
Rocal University
Southern California
Rejioria
Jock Whitney
Woman 90 Declares Career Choice in Fort Wayne
Mrs Caro Liebman of Fort Wayne, who recently celebrated her 60th birthday, asserts women belong in the home and says she has never voted or left the house. Her remarks reflect a strict traditional view of gender roles.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Caroinp Liebman
Firth Wayne
Relief board to require surrender of holy texts for aid routes
Welfare board rules affect automobile relief events. Applicants for relief routes must surrender a holy treatise as part of the process. The unusual requirement signals a policy shift in eligibility procedures and aid distribution.
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Monron
Welfare Board
Plans Mail Development Toledo Civic Center Map
City officials outline steps to beautify Toledo's civic center with a new 9 map development. The plan includes widening two streets and improving pedestrian spaces to create a more cohesive public area and enhanced civic presence.
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Toledo
Ieee Spac
Florida drum major suffers thumb injury in baton mishap
A Florida boy drum major dislocated his thumb while handling a baton during the 1938 football season. A Tucson jaywalker was arrested for leaving an accident scene after colliding with an injured bicyclist. A note on Poyllani goment references is unclear from the fragment.
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Florida
Tucson
Ariz
Paris Styles Silk Jersey Nightwear In Fashion Circles
Paris on May 9 silk jersey gains prominence as a fashion choice. Countess de Plas wears a navy blue suit with accordion pleated skirt and simple bodice paired with a tailored jacket. Mary Pickford attends events in a black silk jersey dress with a halo of artificial flowers. Mme Schiaparelli seen at Pickfort party in all black with bluish pearl necklace.
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Paris
Molyeux
Countess de Plas
Countess de Pins
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Meurice
Miss Pickford
New York
Bagatelle
Dudley Ponwood
Mme
Wiss Schiaparelli
Pickfort
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High Shool
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442Th Regiment
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Brokenstraw
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