Congratulatory items and town news mix in Busy Beacon notes
Local column highlights Gerty Reed joining Emerson Gill's band in Cleveland on May 17 with a Detroit swing to follow. Mentions plans for a new automobile accessories store in Ames building space, Ray Spriggle Pulitzer prize praise, and upcoming rural carrier appointment for Art Fairchilds. Reports fingerprinting of students, political maneuverings around Governor race, and Marvinsburg unemployment shift. Also notes Corry Bleachers seat prep, weather impacts on Brie Sailors, and snow near Salamanca.
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Emerson Gill
Cleveland
Detroit
Ue Ames
Benninic Candy Kitchen
Clymer
B. C. Barnes
James Lewis
Mary Currat
Corry
Art Fairchilds
Charles J. Margiotti
le Kennedy
Charley
John Patterson
Brie Sailors
Erie
Winter
Harry Oswalt
Cory
Potter County
New York
Charles Perry
Herkimer
N. C
Lo Perry
Harvey Cresentcir
Johnng
van Allsburg
State Assembly
Union City
Arthur Colegrove
Erie County
Republican Progressive Club
Ontario
Ted Finucane
Torestall
Marvnsburg
Knudsen Says Business Must Solve Its Own Problems
GM president William S. Knudsen told Buffalo businessmen that business must think out its own problems during the current recession. He said politics share the blame and the credit, and expressed cautious optimism that business will improve with some signs of progress.
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William S. Knudsen
General Motors Corporation
Buffalo
Knudsen
Ande
Tire Safety Week Sets Focus On Tire Inspections
National Tire Safety Week runs May 14 through May 21 and urges motorists to check tires to reduce accidents and fatalities. Officials say poor tires contribute to many crashes and that a quick inspection now can prevent tragic results later.
Barle-Jouex slate praised for clean campaign in Pennsylvania
The Barle-Jouex slate, favored to win the Democratic primary next Tuesday, has earned praise from decent Pennsylvanians for its refusal to resort to mudslinging. Campaigns of Charles Alvin Jones for Governor and George H. Marle for U S Senate are cited as examples of civil conduct.
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Barle-Jouex
Pennsylvana
Charles Alvin Jones
George H Marle
U. S. Senate
Harley Jones Teket
Helaine Colan Symbol of Hope and Compassion
The New York Times editorializes on the Chicago child case Helaine Colan presenting a choice between blindness and death. It praises saving her as recognizing the mystery and sanctity of human life and exaltation of the individual over state power.
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Helaine Colan
New York Times
Chicago
Helaine
Staggering Fire Loss and Moral Warnings 1937 Disaster Notes
Fire losses in 1937 reach an estimated 255 million dollars, with 8 million in 1938 losses and ongoing lessons from the Hindenburg disaster. The piece argues for prevention and warns against gambling and risky schemes, citing Bishop Manning and political figures. It closes with odd remarks about Alf Landon.
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United States
New Jersey
Moran a Secret Service chief ties to Hollywood
Washington dispatch profiles William H Moran a 51 year veteran of the U S Secret Service now tied to a Hollywood advisory role. Moran known for guarding secrets and avoiding memoirs is seen as a public figure with a colorful past in security and counterfeiting battles. Green and Lewis in labor politics figure into a Pennsylvania governor race endorsement scene.
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Hollywood
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Moran
Vhief
U. S. Secret Service
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Nag
William H. Moran
Bass Choi
Pennsylvania
Tom Kennedy
Iennedy
Green
Kennedy
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L. Fenders
Kenney
Thomas Kennedy
Unis
Hita
Ett
Paris Fashion in May Shows Accessories Upstage Coats
Paris styles reveal accessories gaining primacy as coats and dresses step back for mid season. Designers Schiaparelli and Rouff lead with scarves and printed silks, while Maggy Routff and others introduce novel jewelry accents and bold stitched gloves.
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Paris
France
Rouff
Worth
Union Pacific and Central Pacific Complete First Transcontinental Line
The 1869 meeting of Union Pacific from Omaha and Central Pacific from San Francisco marked the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. From 1864 1869 the work faced Indian raids prairie storms and mountains. The era 1860 to 1910 saw U.S. rail mileage grow from 20283 to 240439 with the 1869 locomotive stamp emblem.
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Samme E Lyphe Miron
United States
Union Pacific
Missouri River
Omaha
Central Pacific
San Francisco
United Ales
Ammerita
U. S. Veries
New Prestige for Lewis and the T. C. Echoes of Power
The passage notes 4 Ayhibol of new prestige and power for Lewis and the T. C. It contrasts terms used by the President Mave's children who called his mother grind mere with Bussie and Listie Dall using the plain American grandpa and grandma for the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Lewis
T. C
Mave
Grind Mere
Bussie
Listie Dall
Roosevelt
Mental ability and aging in early 20th century view
From the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania daily column, the piece argues aging may dim sight hearing and processing speed but does not equate to loss of intellect. It cites Sophocles writing at 90 and various figures noting continued capability into old age.
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Sophocles
Michael Augein
Tyee Arandly
Jone Pash
Ben
Raklin
Saute Faust
Amedeo
Hollywood Film Shop Sparks Travel Boom Across U S
Travel agents report a rising interest in destinations used as film backdrops. Hawaii’s island scenery from Waikiki Wedding spurs resort and nightclub growth while Sun Valley boosts American skating with I Met Him in Paris. Colbert’s Europe trip and Mexico filming for People Holiday signal a robust tourism season.
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Tavel
Hawaii
Bing Crosby
Sun Valley
Idaho
Claudette Colbert
Paris
Miss Colbert
Europe
Binebeard
Myench Riviera
Fossil Find Spurs Gold Diggers Tale in California
A garbled report mixes themes of gold hunting fossils in California, a Florida farmer’s pest control idea, Michigan plumbers’ outlook for fall, and unrelated quirky notes. The readable fragments hint at local anecdotes and scattered references without a single coherent event.
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California
Beauty of the neighboring republic praised by producer
Arthur Hambson Js, producer of the Jim, described the southern republic as carefree and laughter loving. He said its people swim in warm surf and dive beneath palm trees, contrasting with common American conceptions.
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Republic
Arthur Hambson
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