Radio Doomed Allen Predicts Hollywood Doom
Hollywood. Fred Allen predicts radio is doomed and TV will fail to delight audiences. He notes rain in Hollywood after a drought in New York and criticizes networks and sponsors for neglecting entertainment. He foresees a bleak future for conversation as TV rises and predicts a Cretin civilization.
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Hollywood
Fred Allen
Boston
New York
Allen
Laura la Plante
Harry Langdon
James Mason
Buster Keaton
Marguerite Clark
NBC
Milton Berle
Alabama Jersey Club to Hear Leading Dairying Speakers
The Alabama Jersey Cattle club hosts state 4-H and FFA dairymen at its annual meeting in Birmingham Monday. Speakers include Ballard Bennett of Lebanon Tennessee and Dr. W J Gibbons of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute veterinary school. Discussions cover production feeding and calf raising. Junior champion exhibitors receive loving cups. club president is J C Sargeant of Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Alabama Jersey Cattle Club
FFA
Jersey Clubs
Ballard Bennett
Lebanon, Tenn
American Guernsey Cattle Club
W. J. Gibbons
Alabama Polytechnic Institute School of Veterinary Medicine
Alabama
Jersey Cattle Club
J. C. Sargeant
Kilker's Pig Business Booms in Freeport
In Freeport Illinois Glenn Kilker reports a thriving pig operation. Seventeen Yorkshire pigs from a 19 pig litter were weaned on October 22. Kilker previously weaned 131 pigs from 13 Yorkshire sows last spring and 124 pigs from 12 sows this fall.
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Freeport
Ill
Glenn Kilker
Yorkshire
Kilker
The Poor Man's Philosopher On Popular Superstitions
HAL BOYLE explores everyday superstition as a lazy alternative to faith. He notes rituals from knocking on wood to fortune tellers, cites wartime luck fears, and observes show folk and gamblers prone to superstition, with personal anecdotes and examples.
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Ernie Pyle
Bankruptcy Court
Frances
Wife Slayer Found Innocent in Birmingham Trial
Oscar Lee Calvert acquitted of the June murder of his wife on a downtown street corner after a four hour jury deliberation. The trial revealed testimony from Calvert and his three children as to abuse and threats from Hoyt Hardemon, who Calvert says stirred trouble in his home. Hardemon’s killing of Mrs Colvert led to the separate murder case pending against Calvert.
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Birmingham
Oscar Lee Calvert
Colvert
Hoyt Hardeman
Hardemon
Col Vert
Billy
Nolan
Patricia
Suit Seeks Back Pay in County Probate Case
In Clanton Alabama on January 13 an inferior court scheduled hearings on a mandamus suit by Mrs Delene B Wyatt of Thorsby against Chilton County Probate Judge W L Parrish. The suit seeks one month back pay totaling 140 dollars. Both Wyatt and Parrish were recently indicted by a Chilton County grand jury following a financial investigation.
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Clanton
Ala
Delene B., Wyatt of
Thorsby
Chilton County
W. L. Parrish
Wyatt
Judge Parish
Tea bubbles reveal superstition and belief in wealth
The narrator describes a woman who drinks tea bubbles with a spoon as a sign of wealth, claiming it holds meaning. The reflection shifts to work commitments and a historical note that the "black death" in Europe began in the 14th century and was a plague.
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Europe
Taft Hartley clash sparks NLRB friction at high level
Jan 13 report notes a rift between NLRB officials and the board's chief attorney after Robert N Denham criticized the board in a New York speech. The piece traces Wagner Act origins, Taft Hartley changes, and the board's policing role in labor disputes with unions and employers. It highlights Truman's stance on government action amid the dispute.
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Washington
Taft-Hartley Labor Law
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Truman
Robert N.denham
New York
Denham's Power Under the Wagner Act and Its Threats
A report describes Denham as the top enforcement figure of the NLRB under the Taft Hartley Act. It notes his authority to certify elections, process unfair labor practice complaints, and decide merits with final say note that much of the board previously served under the Wagner act. The piece questions how the NLRB can function with a split between the board and its chief attorney as Denham's term nears expiration.
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Congress
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
T-H
James Reynolds
John M. Houston
Paul M. Herzog
Abe Murdock
Murdock
NLRB
Hill
Herring Come to Dock at Campbeltown Quay
Fishermen in Campbeltown Scotland collected a herring catch without sailing. They staged the fish under a steamer at the quay and tossed nets over the side to harvest them.
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Campbeltown
Scotland
Natives Discuss Clothing Costs Around Fire
Anglo-Egyptian Suda notes natives forming a discussion group by their fire. The initial topics include pros and cons of attire and the price of brick goods, reflecting local chatter and material concerns.
Scrap Material Flows Through Steel Foundries
The term home scrap refers to metal trimmings and offcuts from steel production gathered in foundries and reprocessed into new products. It highlights how industry recycles waste into usable steel by re-melting and refining discarded pieces.
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