Parashooters Named as Parachutist Nemesis Ride
A late 1940s style column blends humor and public notices while discussing fear stages and the unexpected idea of parashooters as a nemesis for parachutists. It mentions wartime defense, rodeo anecdotes, and the Alabama Motorists Association push for center lines to prevent accidents. The Decatur Kiwanis Club expands farm development support for youths through multiple Alabama Kiwanis clubs.
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Alabama Motorists Association
State Highwayment
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Strong American resolve to build a massive air force
The Nashville Tennessean editorial argues that American industry can outproduce Nazi Germany, with Henry Ford claiming 1,000 planes daily after six months if red tape ends. It calls for a 50 000 to 360 000 plane air force, warns against delay, and urges rapid mass production to defend democracy.
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United States
America
Nashville Tennessean
Defense Commission
Nazi Germany
Henry Ford
Glenn L. Martin
Germany
Defense Council
Invasion and defense plans loom in wartime commentary
Washington observers weigh England invasion odds and Continental defenses as Hitler may strike from Norway and through France. A panel of US defense figures and administration aides are described with links to Roosevelt allies and policy circles. Evidence suggests cautious optimism but concern over Maginot line effectiveness and potential naval needs.
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Defense Commission
Washington
England
Hitler
Scotland
Ireland
Norway
Channel
Somme- Aisne
Maginot Line
Switzerland
Italy
War costs and profits in the last war compiled in new studies
Army experts projected a need of 3 billion dollars yearly for goodwill efforts. Minerva Survey Map hints at futility of wars since early Europe changes. Merryle Rukeyser's Financial Security in a Changing World notes Monsanto’s 2,175,000 war profits over five years, yet 6,105,000 in taxes over 17 years leaves a net war loss of 3,930,000.
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Minerva
Europe
Merryle Rukeyser
Monsanto Chemical Company
Local Notes Roundup From Austinville To Decatur
A survey of small town happenings notes E L Morrow joining Decatur Cornice and Roofing in sales. Austinville streets to be improved. Louise Duncan visiting the McGehees in Tuscaloosa. Six retail grocers meet to discuss local credit. James Crum injured at Connecticut Mills elevator. John E Wallace obtains a building permit on Moulton Street. Fifty property owners addressed the revenue board about new right of way. A bridge party hosted by Mrs H L Peterson and Mrs J S Wyatt at Valley County Club. Mrs F D Peebles returns from Cullman visit. Mr and Mrs Walter G Best to Michigan City Indiana. Lou Meyer wins Indy 500. Johnston Street fire dept responds to thirteen alarms in May.
Judge excuses juror amid mumps scare in trial
In Spartanburg on May 31 Judge Thomas S. Sease excused a juror described as having a bail. The judge then announced another juror had mumps but attended anyway. The courtroom erupted with protests as the mumps carrier was excused.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Thomas S. Sease
Travelogue in Census Visit at Mrs. Baron Home
The census taker visits the home of Mrs. Joseph F. P. Baron Jr in Pittsburgh. She notes births in New York and Pittsburgh for family members and answers that her husband is employed between Pittsburgh and New York.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph FP. Barron, Jr
New York
Footwear Fiasco in Chicago Leave Police Stumped
In Chicago on May 31 police found 27 shoes in an alley and traced them to Nate Welan, a wholesale shoe merchant, who reported 27 shoes stolen from his home. The seized shoes were all lefts while Welan’s missing pairs were all rights, leaving investigators puzzled.
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Chicago
Nate Welans
Welan
Walter Winchell On Broadway and Political Satire Notes
A collage of notes and anecdotes reflects on Walter Winchell on Broadway trade marks and copyright. It recounts Mussolini reacting to a Mount Etna eruption description and a Washington legend about German army logistics from 1912 linking Barnum and Bailey circus methods to Nazi efficiency.
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Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
Washington
General von Schlieffen
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Germany
Bryan Seeks Nearest Church in San Francisco Hotel
The American Way recounts William Jennings Bryan in a San Francisco hotel, asking the desk clerk for church directions. When asked which church, Bryan replied that he wanted to go to the nearest one, prompting a cheerful, serviceable exchange.
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William Jennings Bryan
San Francisco
Bryan
Race for Seat In Street Car Sparks Jeer From Woman
Eddie Duchin recalls a street car moment where a woman and a young man chased an empty seat. He won by an inch, provoking a sharp remark about his mother and pride in the contest.
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Eddie Duchin
Nightclub acts and show biz chatter spill into Central Park
Jack Haley Amos of Amos n Andy at the Diamond Horseshoe recalls Pat Rooney earning 4000 weekly and Gilda Gray once hitting 10000. Julian Eltinge praised. Eddie Leonard in blackface provokes Amos. Shirley Ross feeds a pigeon in Central Park, jokes about syndication. Knox Manning later reports war news. Sidney Skolsky greets him.
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Jack Haley
Amos
Andy
Diamond Horseshoe
Pat Rooney
Haley
Pat
Julian Eltinge
Gilda Gray
Gilda
Eddie Leonard
Jack
Shirley Ross
Central Park
Shirley
Berlin dispatches praise Gen Ernst Udet stunt parachute attack
Dispatches credit General Ernst Udet with developing the parachute attack, first used in the Oslo capture. Hollywood had toyed with the idea as early as 1932, a Navy studio producer inserting it into a script, only to be met with laughter and a reply that it would be a visual wow but unlikely to pass.
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Berlin
Ernst Udet
Ratzi
Oslo
Hollywood
New York Enjoys A Brief Lull In Front Page Drama
The piece notes New York has had little public excitement lately with front pages quiet. It compares the city’s attention to Corrigan and his notoriety to contemporary wartime headlines and jokes about Mussolini’s ally Mussolini.
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NEW Yorker
Mr. Big
New York
Fame Department
Corrigan
The
New York Times
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Ode to Lemonade from a Midwestern columnist
A reminiscence essay from 1891 recalls lemonade as the first non water or milk drink offered to the author by a man with a wooden leg named Aldrich in Kansas City Missouri. The piece extols lemonade’s virtues, offers a home recipe, and laments modern tastes while tying in health notes and a Q A section about calories and exercises.
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Aldrich
Penn Street
Seventeenth Street
Kansas City
Missouri
GOP dailies praise FDR as nation backs his actions
The GOP press praises President Roosevelt while editorialists begrudgingly admit the nation backings him for the steps he has taken, acknowledging gains despite warnings prior to his measures.
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GOP
Flying Fool Sees Press Double Standard on Lindbergh Talks
The Flying Fool claims the American press unfairly handles his speech while Byrnes denunciation of Lindbergh’s remarks gets buried. Front-page coverage is cited as proof of bias versus Byrnes.
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Senator Byrnes
Lindbergh
Gazettes
Figures and headlines from a crisis era snippet
An OCR fragment notes the era’s crisis and mentions the song It’s a Wonderful World as popular in the United States. It references an AP dispatch about Romania and Hungary and their differences, contrasted with German menace, ending mid thought with a reasoning line.
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United States
Romania
Hungary
Dr Clendening pamphlets offered by newspaper sell price
Readers can obtain seven Dr Clendening pamphlets at ten cents each. Send ten cents and a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Logan Clendening via this paper. Titles include Three Weeks Reducing Diet Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Di Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
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Clendening
Logan Clendening
New York Sun Urges Defense Funding by Cutting Relief
The New York Sun editorial page argues defense spending should be financed by reductions in relief and social expenditures. It says maintaining the wolf from the door is as crucial as keeping rats from our shores.
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New York Sun
The
Opening of Louis iana Purchase at Imperial Theatre
At the Imperial Theatre the opening of Louis iana Purchase drew observers who joked about the row through which three critics or columnists were seated, calling them the Filth Columnists.
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Louisiana Purchase
Imperial Theatre
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Red Cross
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Canada
Japan
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National Defense Commission
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General Motors
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Lewis
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Tugwell
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Leon Henderson
William McReynolds
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E. L. Morrow
Decatur Cornice & Roofing Company
Austinville
Louise Duncan
Tuscaloosa
D. D. McGehee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
James Crum
Connecticut Mills
John E. Wallace
Moulton Street
Ninth Avenue
Hartselle
Board of Revenue
H. L. Peterson
J. S. Wyatt
Valley County Club
F. D. Peebles
Cullman
Walter G. Best
Michigan City
Indiana
Lou Meyer
Indianapolis Speedway
Johnston Street
Mt. Etna
Il Duce
U. S
Knox Manning
Knox
Sidney Skolsky
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