Wagner Act feeds C I O excess and stirs labor politics
Collier's Weekly argues the Wagner Act protects free speech for employers, but critics note its flaws favoring the C I O. It urges restoring the act to its original aim, allowing fair plant elections and limiting labor groups. Oregon's new labor law is cited as a cautionary example.
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Congress
Burke
Nebraska
Walsh
Massachusetts
Wagner
New York
John L. Lewis
Lewis
National Labor Relations
C. I
NLRB
United Auto Workers of America
Oregon
Collier's
Pacific Northwest
Collier's Weekly
A Bible Thought For Today Press Bible Service
A Bible verse offers a moral reflection about a clear conscience and a merry heart as medicine. Commentary notes cautious views on Sunday political activity abroad, refugee reception, and American public reactions to acts of others.
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Today Press Bible Service Inc
Southern Chivalry and a Russellville Wife Swap Debate
The Decatur Daily questions Southern chivalry after readers mock a wife swap story. Observers criticize the piece for listing a mule and 80 acres as boot while contrasting beauty rankings and diplomatic misreadings in a satirical tone.
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Russellville
Decatur Daily
Tuscaloosa
Economists See Partial Loss in December Gains
Gulf officials caution on weekly indices as depressions loom. The Commerce Department measures show a 1 percent drop from December high, implying roughly one quarter of autumn gains erased. Industrial output ticks down from 103 to 97 after a summer peak, with mixed signals across chemicals, furniture, steel, autos, and building materials.
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Washington
Gulfaws
Depressa
Arte
P “Y
Commerce Department
Exiled Dominican Quarrel Over Caribbean Submarine Base
Defense circles heard secretly that the Dominican Republic clashed with Hitler over a German submarine base near Samana Bay. The rumor faded when officials traced Dominican exiles in Puerto Rico and found no supporting evidence.
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Dominican Republic
Hitler
Caribbean
Samana Bay
Porto Rico
Lee report on Southern freight rates faces delays and debate
The Lee inquiry into Southern freight rates convulsed by a change of examiners and resulting in findings that most main commodities were prejudicial or unreasonable. The report could boost Lee with Senate Interstate Commerce Committee members as Dies seeks FBI data on Nazi activity and leaks from Murphy's office surface.
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Lee
Interstate Commerce
Middle West
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Dies
Murphy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Bund
New Deal
Jerry Voorhis
Congress Faces Cotton Subsidy Clash and Hotel Strike Tale
Agriculture officials hint at a major cotton trader opposing the Wal lace subsidy in Congress. An administration senator weighs charges of Brazilian cotton ties. A congressman involved in a downtown hotel strike seeks Union support, then leaves after a clash but returns once settled. A new House member disrupts leaders with a clarifying speech.
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Congress
Two Men Identified in Street Robbery Case at Police Showup
In Chicago on a Friday 4 p m arrest, Richard Yamamoto identifies two men as the assailants who held him up Sunday morning. Sergt Edward Donovan confirms the positive IDs after the pair parade at the showup.
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Chicago
Richard Yamamoto
Sergt
Edward Donovan
Yamamoto
Fraternal Duty Ends With Arrest in Indianapolis
Ferdinand Holt, an Indianapolis detective, confronted his brother James Holt after years apart and arrested him on a warrant accusing James of pawning a radio before completing payments. The brothers had been living separately, with James residing in Chicago.
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Indianapolis
James
Ferdinand Holt
Chicago
Marking of Baby Popular Fallacy in Medical Tales
California physician Frederic Loomis discusses popular myths about birthmarks and fetal connection theories in his book Consultation Room. He debunks ideas of maternal imprinting, explains coincidences, and notes no blood passage or nervous link between mother and baby.
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California
Frederic Loomis
Alfred A. Knopf
New York
Light and Warmth Through Letters in a Hick Town
Readers trade tales of loneliness and matchmaking in a small town. An electric and gas company responses hint at hopes for companionship. A joke about insurance and a late-night visit reveals neighbors’ teasing and parental approval in the close community.
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Gas Light
Newly Married Husband Do You Mind If I Smoke
A compact exchange between a newly married couple about smoking indoors. The wife teases her husband for his considerate nature and asks if the habit will spoil the curtains. The husband responds with affectionate irony about concern.
Pamphlets Offered by Dr Clendenning for 10 Cents Each
The editor lists seven Dr Clendening pamphlets available by mail for 10 cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope with a three cent stamp. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Infant Feeding Feminine Hygiene and Care of the Hair and Skin with additional works on digestion constipation diabetes and reducing and gaining.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
Fragmented Speech Tales of Marriage and Hypocrisy
A garbled dialogue touches on divorce, weddings, and social pretensions. Characters joke about making matches, church hypocrisy, and the strain of work and sleep amid modern life. The exchange weaves comedy with sharp social observation.
Salvation Through Faith The Gift of God Says The Bible
The piece explains salvation as a divine gift through grace and faith in Jesus Christ. It cites Ephesians 2 8 and John 3 16 and emphasizes that human effort cannot save, only God's grace, with references to Romans 5 1 and a standard hymn about relying on Christ for cleansing.
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Christ Jesus
Jesus Christ
St. Paul
New Dog Seeks Home in Three and One-Half Year Old Brownie
In Shell Knob Missouri a dog named Brownie, three and a half years old, wore a note asking for a home after approaching Rev. Charles Vanzandt's car. Frank Kimball family owns Brownie and Vanzandt served as the contact point. The note promises善 nature and tricks for a loving home.
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Shell Knob
Frank Kimball
Charles Vanzandt
Brownie
Vanzandt
Want Ads Prompt: Sell via Phone 46
Short notice request to advertise items for sale. It directs readers to use the Want Ads and contact by phone number 46 for placing listings.
Walter Winchell on Broadway the New York Scene Review
Walter Winchell surveys stage and screen notes from New York cafes to radio studios. He praises The Hot Mikado and Bill Robinson while noting uneven reviews for Stop Press and The Flashing Stream. The piece cites stars Tamara Toumanova and Laraine Day, plus comments on Eisenstein and Benes.
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New York
Bill Robinson
Eddie Green
Charles Morgan
London
Rotary
Nathan
Lovd
Tamara Toumanova
Little Foxes
National
Outward Bound
Playhouse
Bolos
Think
Sergei Eisenstein
Alexander Nevsky
Europe
Bob Burns
Will Rogers
Missouri
Will
Laraine Day
Sergeant Madden
W. Beery
Mr. Moto
Danger Island
The Headliners and Hollywood Echoes of the Era
A collage of quotes from Pete Smith George Brent Virginia Bruce Dorothy Parker Virginia Gayda Daladier H G Wells Chamberlain Kathleen Norris Earl Browder Errol Flynn and others reflects on genius luck politics and social attitudes in Hollywood and beyond with satirical tone and cultural context.
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Pete Smith
Hollywood
George Brent
Virginia Bruce
Dorothy Parker
Virginia Gayda
Duce
Daladier
Czecho-Slovakia
H. G. Wells
Chamberlain
Germany
Kathleen Norris
Errol Flynn
Lauck
Community Gossips and Local Updates in Morgan County
Friends of Ernie Gurley face serious illness in Decatur's Baugh's Infirmary. Several residents travel to Lynntown and Somerville for visits. Ruth Tanner takes a job at Alabama Hosiery Mill while German measles spread locally. A brooder house fire kills 100 week-old chicks. Sunday March 26 marks Blue Springs preaching day.
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Ernie Gurley
Baugh
Decatur
Floyd Quinn
Melba Ann
Lynntown
William Bartlett
Harold Waugh
Somerville
Glenn Watkins
Ruth Tanner
Alabama
Earline Roberson
Lucille Quinn
L. E. Vincent
Birmingham
G. C. Vincent
Tom Crawford
J. Earl Peck
Blue Springs
Cecil Weaver
Somerville School
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Mabel
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Walter Winchell
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Colbert
Margaret
Elizabeth Lennox
Gershwin
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John Gunther
San Francisco
Hedy LaMarr
Walter Duranty
Moscow
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Russia
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Prague
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Rollin Kirby
World-Telly
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Roosevelt
Ellington Curtis
Frank Sullivan
Heywood Broun
Rolin Kirby
March Senator
Bhi. Laswell Cbentell
National Emergency Council
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Lookiag
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Spain
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Wally Windsor
FHA Loans
Rountree Lumber CO
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Florette
Turner Coal & Grain Co
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