Near East War Outlook Fueled by troop movements and alliances
The piece notes massive Allied and German military attention in the Near East with Australian and New Zealander troops in Egypt and 570000 British French soldiers in the region. It discusses Germany and the Allies seeking control, ongoing upheaval in Europe, and a possible long, costly conflict shaping western theatres.
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Near East
Egypt
Mary
Ral Maxime Weygrand
Syria
Germany
Europe
Palestine
Assy
Babylonia
Persia
Arabia
France
Gland
Russia
Hun
Rumania
Jugoslavia
Key
Western
Knowing the City To High Point Boasts Publicity And Civic Spirit
The piece urges High Point residents and visitors to study city government and industry by visiting city hall factories and public works sites. It cites statewide and out of state publicity as boosting the city and calls citizens to be proactive boosters while hỏiging about law order sanitation fires and beautification. It notes mixed views on publicity’s benefits and emphasizes civic pride and engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Citzens
North Carolina
Educational reform debate at Annapolis and Raleigh institutes
Dean Buchanan of St Anns College cites a teaching aim that trains students to think while noting modern schools overemphasize mechanical training. He describes an Johns College experiment and connects broader debates on economics and the New Deal with calls to return to private enterprise, amid concerns about unemployment and public understanding of economic science.
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Scott Buchanan
St. An’s College
Annapolis
Dean Buchanan
Raleigh
John’s College
Return to Classics as Remedy for Economic Woes
The piece argues a broadened curriculum reviving classics offers a stronger intellectual base than narrow training. It recalls UNC’s brief junior year experiment, notes doubts about thinking skills, and suggests education could help avert a 1929 era crisis. It contrasts Taft’s nostalgia with failed New Deal alternatives.
How Shorty Tamed an Orchestral Strain at Lincoln Hotel
Dale Carnegie style lesson from Jan Savitt and the Tophatters Orchestra in New York. A new saxophonist nicknamed Shorty creates tension but Savitt halts the bickering by asking players to respect him for a week. Gradually the group harmonizes and Shorty sheds his ego becoming popular with the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Savitt
Tophatters
Lincoln
New York
Savitt
Shorty
Kansas
Leaders Cite Economic Power as Path to Security
Francis H. Russell of the American Union for Concerted Peace Efforts argues that economic strength aimed at aggressors is essential for lasting security. Vera Micheles Dean of the Foreign Policy Association warns that if Finland falls, American reaction will be one of hand-wringing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Russell
American Union
Finland
Vera Micheles
Foreign Policy Association
War strains tighten as leaders warn of prolonged conflict
The quote set frames a tense global mood with Cordell Hull and Gandhi warning of extended hostilities. Balkan leaders express faith in peace solidarity, while Turkish officials reference tribal rites and a claim that Hitler faced appeasement steps before war.
Flag Day Message from Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor proclaims daily flag day in America praising patriotism as a safeguard and sign of loyalty to the nation and its protections. He frames reverence to the flag as a public expression of love for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Eddie Cantor
Notable Society Scrapes and Courtroom Gossip
Horace Dodge plans a Washington Birthday betrothal to Micky Devine after eight years of courtship. Mrs Chauncey Olcott faces slander suit from Mae Andrews in Palm Beach courts. Earl Smith, tied to Consuelo Vanderbilt, may wed Georgia Ellis, once a show girl. The Costello slot machine case hinges on Dixie Davis as chief witness. Lillian Roth nursing a dented law, while a playboy admirer may be sued. John Barrymore visits Mt. Sinai for a playful quip about there being nothing left. Renee DeMarco hires I Gainsburg to handle a divorce in Arkansaw, with proceedings in a month.
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Horace Dodge
Micky” Devine
Washington
Chauncey Olcott
Mae Andrews
Palm Beach
Earl Smith
Consuelo Vanderbilt
F Specine
Georgia Ellis
Frank Costello
New Orleans
Dixie Davis
Lillian Roth
Judge Shallock
John Barrymore
Mt. Sinai
Renee DeMarco
I. Gainsburg
40 Wall Street
Arkansaw
Florida
Paying Father Time Local News
Local members of the Wo mans Club sẽ assist welfare work in the city. Local schools plan White Valentine Day gift drives for underprivileged children. Epworth League Union met at Arch dale Methodist Church last night. Mr. and Mrs. George Wood and son Carl visiting Paradise Point for a few days. Mrs. B. E. Putnam entertained the Thimble Club. Mrs. W. C. Idol led the High Point Garden Club meeting at Mrs. J. Elwood Cox home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
Epworth League Union
Archdale Methodist Church
George Wood
Carl
Paradise Point
B. E. Putnams
Thimble Club
W. C. Idol
High Point
Puppylovers Gloria Vanderbilt and Jeffrey Jones of Princeton
The notes report on Gloria Vanderbilt and Jeffrey Jones of Princeton joining a circle of Puppylovers. The item reads like gossip from a society page with brief mentions of social figures and rumored connections.
Chance for a Good Turn Dep't and Broadway Buzz
Heinz Wassermann, German refugee and Athenia survivor, seeks work at 973 E 13th Brooklyn. The Hotel Plaza barber who supported George M. Cohan died and left his fortune to the star. Desi Arnaz appears with Betty Grable at stage door. Helen Golden marries Larry Lee after Kay Locke role. A famed golf pro faced two threats last week. Broadway Confucius craze explained.
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Heinz Wasserman
Athenia
Betty Grable
Aeere
Helen Golden
Kay Locke
Larry Lee
Cincy
Micky
Edwin P Morrow Speaks At Lincoln Day Dinner
Former Kentucky governor Edwin P Morrow spoke at the Lincoln Day dinner held last night at the King Cotton Hotel in Greensboro. A dozen or more State College students were detained by Raleigh police for nocturnal pranks. State high school principals converge in Wilmington for a meeting today.
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Edwin P. Morrow
Kentucky
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
State College
Raleigh
Wilmington
Debs Gowned By Erik Hall and Other Shakeups
Prince Bertil using alias Erik Hall courts a striking blonde model. Orson Welles starts boxing lessons. Costume magician Charles Le Maire is ill. Churches push 200 foot rule against bars near properties affecting Midtown hotels. Let There Be Love earns $500 advance from Shapiro Bernstein Music Pub Co after beating Chappell & Co. New York liquor board notes January low nightclub attendance, linking clubs’ poor month to Manhattan water shortage.
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Prince Bertil
Erik Hall
Orson Welles
Charles le Maire
Costu
Yhie
Shapiro-Bernstein Music Pub. Co
Chappell & Co
Likker Board
Manhattan
Betrothal hints and radio plots headline 1930s gossip
The item previews a radio program pairing Billy Livingston and Charlotte Manson while noting the G Menaces track a U S coin bound for Dublin bomb throwers. Beverly Barbish and Peppy Herrerra join a Pan American alliance as Judge Martins son and Dorothy Wenzel share Beguine music. NBC defies cancellation efforts over Pot o Gold Pro gram amid a Goble Agency suit. Dean Aylesworth is named in NBC circles.
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Billy Livingston
Charlotte Manson
Gazettes
Dublin
Beverly Barbish
Peppy Herrerra
Caracas
Venezuela
Martin
Jay
Dorothy Wenzel
NBC
Goble Agency
Dean Aylesworth
Mr. Big
Garner Syndicate Boosts Garner in 4000 Country Weeklies
Press agent orchestrates wide exploitation for Garner through Western Newspaper Union with Republican-leaning gazettes. Doris Dudley gets raise plus a share of Margin For Error road company. N Y Times praised for sharp critique of late theatre crowds. Director of Pins and Needles sues for royalties across editions. Two million cash behind due may belong to Rear Admiral Gillmore’s son Daniel. Sime O’Brien and Douglass Montgomery appear in the frame.
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Garner
Western Newspaper Union
Doris Dudley
N. Y. Times
Gillmore
Daniel
Sime O'Brien
Douglass Montgomery
Commy
Rumors Flit Around Dempsey and Vatican Peace Talks
The column notes Jack Dempsey travels to New York on business or to referee fights without his wife, sparking rumors. It mentions ex Mrs Johnson dating artist Jo Golinkin and hints at a forthcoming sensational newsbreak from Vatican City. It cites Cardinal Maglione and signals peace negotiations with neutral diplomats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
New York
Unnally Johnson
Jo Golinkin
Vaticano
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Sumner Welles
Europe
Myron Taylor
Celebrity Gossip and Studio Feuds Highlight 1940s Press
Journal items cover Mrs James Williamson circulation moves and a widow's name change, Zanuck hiring Frank Nugent amid studio feuds, Sarah Ann McCabe at the Roney Plaza, Michael Mok quitting Evepost, Brenda Frazier's blunt autobiography, and Elaine Barrymore owning a majority of a show as editors push FDR talk for audience appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Williamson
MacFadden Mag
Fred Winter
Vitale
Zanuck
Frank Nugent
Times Cinema
Times Coast
Sarah Ann McCabe
Roney Plaza
Michael Mok
Evepost
Brenda Frazier
FDR
High Point Loan Board Approves 27500 for Housing
The High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association approved loans totaling 27500 with 20000 earmarked for building homes in High Point. Judge O A Kirkman Sr returns from Cuba and jokes about language as no docket cases remain. Others relocate or travel, including J A Austin back from Charlotte and J W Tomlinson bound for Miami. News briefs note Congress favoring merchant marine transfer to Britain, three black soldiers fleeing to Mexico, and William C Redfield elected president of the American Russian Chamber of Commerce.
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High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
High Point
O. A. Kirkman
Cuba
Congress
Great Britain
U. S. Army
Mexico
William C. Redfield
Old Age Entreaty and Public Relief Bills Across Cities
The item mentions Joe Pasternack planning marriage to Peggy Moran and a public bill to list relief recipients. It notes West Coast exposure of many fakers and anticipates more results locally. Mrs. Harrison Williams is gravely ill with pneumonia.
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Joe Pasternack
Peggy Moran
Universal
Harrison Williams
Robert Nathan
Lincoln
Kuhn
Dannemora
Earl Browder
Atlanta
William D. Pelley
Washington, D. C
Bruce Catton In Washington ROW OVER REDS OLD STUFF TO YOUTH GROUP
Bruce Catton profiles the American Youth Congress and its four backbone groups, naming officers such as Jack McMichael and Joseph Cadden, detailing finances and origins of the youth movement. The piece notes political tensions with communism fears and historical splits from 1934.
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Washington
American Youth Congress
Congress
Fedetion
Uni
International Student Service
United Student Peace Committee
Jack McMichael
Georgia
E College
Uni Theological Seminary
Emory
Spe
China
McMichael
Youth Congress
Joseph Cadden
Brown University
National Student Federation
International
Frances Williams
New Je
New Jersey Lego For
Foreign Policy Union
Caddens
Abbott Simon
Legislative
Harvard
Columbia
Capitol Hill
New York
Viola
Roosevelt
Jim Farley
Heywood Brown
Robert Marshall
U. S. Frestry Service
Retired NIA Soldier Fined for Scooter DUI
A former military man in nia was fined for driving a scooter while intoxicated. He vows to uphold the fine and reflects on old army traditions and discipline.
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Nia
T Tion
Roosevelt Remarks At Youth Conference Criticized
The speech at the American Youth Conference drew mixed reaction with critics noting Roosevelt’s stance on Russia and democracy. Authors referenced a quote about a man and a woman, and comments suggesting Russia’s dictatorship as a result of political choices.
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Aay
Ican
J. P. Rawls
Lign
Tenny
Rawlbey
Jous M. Waynick
Tigh Point
Klve
Hed Ska
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Audit Bureau OF Circulation
N. C
John Budd CO
Lexington Ave
York City
Fuesday
Joubert
Fie
Jerchance
Robert A. Taft
Addison Hibbard
University of North Carolina
Taft
Ohio
Dale
Carnegie
Cordell Hull
India
Britain
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Balkans
Shukru Saracoglu
Hitler
Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
MAN About Town
Gloria Vanderbilt
Jeffrey Jones
Princeton
William N. Robsons
Tommy Manville
Jane Ames
Dolly Stark
Blaine Faber
Josie Johnson
Ethel Merman
Stark Club
H. Boltons
Gertrude Bailey
World- Telly
Paris
Della
Elaine Barrymore
John
The
Washington Times- Herald
J. A. Austin
Charlotte
J. W. Tomlinson
Miami
Fla
G. L. Bolick
Bruce Catton
Adelphia
New York Harbor
England
Hamburg
American Youth Conference
George Ammons
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