Roosevelt Aims for Olive Branches in Senate Purge Talk
The piece outlines President Roosevelt’s efforts to soften opposition from northern and western Democrats over court enlargement while fearing southern conservative strength at the 1940 convention. It notes Wheeler’s anticipated talks, McKellar and Barkley renomination worries, and Lehman and Chandler’s positions, with Willkie’s TVA housing plan stirring intra-party tensions and the housing bill’s fragile path amid wage provisions.
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White House
Roosevelt
Burton K. Wheeler
Wheeler
Senate
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Gordon Browning
Albert B
Happy) Chandler
Chandler
Farrey
Congress
Capitol Hill
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Massachusetts
Laudette Colbert Reveals Star Economies Before Europe Trip
Laudette Colbert, fresh from Paramount’s Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife, shares thrift habits of fellow stars as she departs for a lengthy European vacation. She dresses lavishly yet clings to old shoes. Cooper smokes his own cigarettes. March buys two packs to save a penny. MacMurray resharpens blades. Raye wears sturdy stockings except at events. Dietrich saves string via her maid. Pearce marks two-year radio run with gifts and a giant camera.
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Laudette Colbert
Europe
Paramount
Bluebeard
Gary Cooper
Fredric
March
Fred MacMurray
Martha Raye
Marlene Dietrich
Fred Astaire Buys Amusement Park Sets for Orphans
Fred Astaire returned to RKO studios to start a new film with Ginger Rogers and discovered the Damsel in Distress amusement park set still standing. He arranged to purchase all the slides and games and donated them to a local orphans’ home.
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Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Gay
Errol Flynn Flies To Boston For Bahamas Fishing
The article notes Errol Flynn after the Robin Hood preview hops to Boston and buys a seventy five foot ketch for Bahamas fishing. It also mentions Hollywood stars doing unusual hobbies on radio following Cecil B DeMille and lists several stars and their on air roles.
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Errol Flynn
Boston
Bahamas
Hollywood
Cecil de Mille
Jack
Celebrity Gifts and Movie Buzz Highlight Busy Year
Katé Smith receives an autographed Eleanor Roosevelt book from the President's wife. Louise Fazenda nears twenty years in film with Swing Your Lady as she tours theatres coast to coast. A cookbook from radio's mystery chef draws requests from senators wives and royal households in England. Edward G. Robinson celebrates success in the public eye.
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Katé Smith
Eleanor Roosevelt
Louise Fazenda
New York
Texas
United States
England
Edward G. Robinson
The Unseen Foe on the Northwest Frontier
Dan O Donoghue recalls a cholera outbreak near Khyber Pass with the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1908. The tale centers on a dusty camp, a fatal trench burial, and a near burial alive saved by quicklime and a naked body discovery.
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Ello
Dan O’donoghue
New York
Royal Munster Fusileers
Kipling
Dan
India
Khyber Pass
Khyber Way
Rawalpindi
Punjab
Peshawar
Lundi Kotal
Father Looman
Battle of Waterloo Fought June 18 1815
The Waterloo engagement pitted Napoleon Bonaparte's French army against British Dutch allied forces. The clash near Belgium marked a decisive outcome ending Napoleon's rule and reshaping European power dynamics.
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Waterloo
Napoleon -Bonaparte
England
Netherlands
Ted
Poppy Symbol of Evil Omens in Mythology
The text notes that the poppy, linked to myth and evil omens, is described as a blossom signifying sleep. It references Glaucus, son of Neptune, and a fish that ate something connected to this tale.
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Glaucus
Neptune
Not by Reason Alone We Know Truth by Heart
A reflection on Blaise Pascal asserting truth comes from both reason and heart. The quote contrasts rational thought with inner conviction, emphasizing a dual path to understanding.
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Blaise Pascal
Nation Celebrates 250th Anniversary Swedenborg's Birth
Swedenborg is celebrated for a 250th birth anniversary. He contributed to science, theory, engineering, and theology. Noted for early air design, lunar navigation method, brain research, and gland studies. He served in parliament for over fifty years and later produced major theological works. Swedenborg Foundation offers information on request.
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Emanuel Swedenborg
Sweden
Kant
Laplace
Swedenborg
Hell
Swedenborg Foundation
H, 42Nd St
New York City
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