No Birds in Old Nests and AAA Taxrow
A column contrasts the end of AAA processing taxes with court rulings that prevents refunds to manufacturers. It notes the burden on retail customers and recalls a traffic incident where a bystander pushed a stalled car off tracks, endorsing the city’s grade crossing elimination program.
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NRA
Supreme Court
AAA
Associated Press News
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Alabama
David B. Davis
Federal Court
Birmingham
Ala
Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Test to separate capable drivers from the thoughtless
A newspaper brief notes a Friday morning incident at a city grade crossing where a stalled car on an incline blocked both tracks. Following vehicles hesitated, no one helped the stranded driver, highlighting poor driving judgment in emergencies.
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Acrease
The Man Without a Country
Leon Trotzky arrives at Tampico Mexico and seeks refuge aboard the president Lazaro Cardenas offer Despite his exile Trotzky remains ardent for revolution and a world reduced to a Marxist order As authorities fear his influence and radicalism he travels seeking support or asylum across nations
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Leon Trotzky
Tampico
Mexico
Lazaro Cardenas
Russia
Trotzky
Trotsky
Karl Marx
Scandinavia
Lenin
Jose Beltram
Spain
Marx
Utopia
Bryce’s View of Democracy in Light of World Events
The article reflects on Lord Bryce of England and his praise for the American system with checks and balances. It notes global fascist trends and America's shift toward democracy including the direct election of U S senators, suggesting Bryce would react to today’s developments.
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Lord Bryce
England
Bryce
United States
America
United State
Things Getting Better Faith in a Time of Trial
Tom Alderman Sykes reflects on the phrase getting better as a test of belief. He contrasts indolent optimism with active faith, urging readers to trust in God's power and keep striving to move society toward improvement. The closing note thanks new talent at High Point ministry and invites future contribution.
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Associated Press
Daniel Webster
St. Paul
Anchorage
Norris plan eyed as Nebraska general assembly tests single legislative body
Editorial notes a new Norris single legislative body being tested in Nebraska to speed response, cut costs, and simplify government. It contrasts this with the current dual-house system and hopes the plan, if approved by voters, may spread to North Carolina while still awaiting the governor’s veto power.
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New Deal Congress
Norris
General Assembly
Nebraska
House
Senate
North Carolina
Week End Parade features Irish rescuer and sailor mystery
Irishman saves a chinks life as Week End Parade presents the Singing Beggar and Mandy and de Arkangel. A sailor mystery and a long distance call for 100 dollars anchor the parade as readers glimpse Playing lament of 1933 and the week’s light entertainment notes.
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David L
Mandy and
de ‘‘Arkangel
The Human Touch and a Sailor’s Riddle
The piece features a poem about human connection by Spencer Michael Free and a short anecdote: a uniformed sailor and a civilian in a restaurant each order coffee with different sugar amounts, revealing the sailor by the uniform. A stray phone joke follows about a stranded caller asking for $100.
Lament Over 33 and 34 as Economic Tone Shifts
A columnist recalls 1933 as a painful year and 1934 as a sharp turn, lamenting losses and fashioning a bleak mood toward national change. The piece blames President Roosevelt for Vermont and New Hampshire losses while noting a personal shift in resources and sentiment.
Man of Poor Judgment Ezra Gluck Traded Rights of Way
A satirical obituary notes Ezra Gluck as a man of poor judgment who claimed right of way with a six ton truck and greeted others with a polite deferential charm until behind the wheel. It ends with a humorous sendoff about paraders and future weekends, concluding with a breezy cheery farewell.
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Ezra Gluck
Quotations on Society and Culture from Early 20th Century Figures
A compilation of remarks by Pete Macias, Nicholas Murray Butler, Sigmund Spaeth, and Johnny Ballard criticizing modern trends. Topics include gender norms in congresses, global direction, public music literacy, and cultural use of body decoration.
Depression’s impact on rich and poor, Fisher quote
The excerpt notes that a low mood worsened poverty while humbling the rich more than the poor. It asserts that once the depression is forgotten, the effort to soak the rich will also fade, reflecting Professor Irving Fisher of Yale University.
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Irving Fisher
Yale University
Thrown to Younger Hands in Historic Era
A French statesman economist Paul Reynaud speaks of a thrilling stretch of history that must be guided by a younger man to ensure its passage. He notes the need for fresh leadership to see through upcoming challenges.
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Paul Reynaud
So What Humour Looms From Wrecked Wits
Charles E. MeCandlis comments on the danger of quick quips in everyday life. A speaker notes the clash between prudence and wit as a wrecked auto scene triggers a grim punch line. The piece previews a playful quarrel between restraint and blunt humor.
After Thoughts on Possums by W A Bivins
W A Bivins humorously examines the opossum blaming Nature for its grin and critter antics. He recalls old possum hunts with pine torches and dog drives, notes danger and funny mishaps, and even adds a tongue in cheek recipe for cooking a possum with a brick as a mortifying punchline.
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Nature
Simmons
Sir Possum
Possum
Oddities in Nature and Satire on Society
A humorous verse sketch critiques vanity and pretension among the upper class and faux intellectuals. It contrasts manic mimicry with genuine behavior, notes shifts in habits, and ends with a playful jab at public figures and cultural spectacles.
Shipbuilders and Socialism in a Depression Era Glasgow
Several selections review mid century works. The Shipbuilders by George Blake portrays Glasgow during a Clyde shipyard shutdown with Leslie Pagan and Danny Shields in a tale of loyalty and struggle. The Theory and Practice of Socialism by John Strachey analyzes capitalism, socialism, and the path to communism with clarity and force. The Flight of the Reich by Mary Owen Lewis surveys modern life with restrained verse and sharp observation. The Severin family novel in The Country Wife style and other reviews cover a broad range of contemporary letters and literature for readers seeking dramatic portraits and social critique.
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Blake
Glasgow
Dole
Clyde
Leslie Pagan
Pagan’s
Blanche Pagan
Danny Shields
Danny
B. M
Strachey
Mr. Strachey
Soviet Russia
J. Strachey
J. M
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Paris
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Portland, Me
Falmouth Book House
Trobacco
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