Hollywood Purge Pushes Clean Films Amid Gutter Trends
A Service Staff correspondents notes Hollywood faces a public backlash as trashy screen fare fades. Clean pictures like Hell Divers and Little Women draw crowds while industry figures press for responsible handling of sensitive themes and better taste.
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Screen romances raise morals questions in wartime era cinema
The article reviews multiple 1930s films including He Was Her Man and All Men Are Enemies, noting Joan Brondell and Margaret’s roles, Cagney’s returns, and the emotional spectrums. It argues recurring unmarried love themes warp youth perceptions of life and morality amid wartime and postwar social shifts.
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Fourth Man Executed for Durability Mike Malloy Slaying
Joseph Murphy, 27, was executed at Sing Sing for his role in the Bronx Murder Syndicate case tied to the fatal insurance murder of Durab le Mike Malloy. Accomplices Frank Pasqua Anthony Marino and Daniel Kreisberg were executed earlier. two reprieves were denied after mental examination.
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Chilean Peasants Fight Carabineros In South
Reports from southern Chile describe heavy fighting as government Carabineros act to quell a peasants revolt. Three revolters died in an ambush on the Biobio River banks as Governor Jose Robles reports rebels killed many prisoners they had taken.
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First Lady Views Norris Dam From Wooden Cage Ride
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt toured the Norris dam site near Norris Tennessee and rode a 4909 foot cableway cage above the Clinch river calling the project a great job. She later spoke with Norris dam workers about the New Deal and planned to continue to Berea Kentucky and Chicago.
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Irish Descent Counts Eleven Percent of U.S. Whites
A census style observation notes that eleven percent of the white population in the United States traces its ancestry to Ireland. It reflects immigration patterns and ethnic self-identification among Americans of Irish heritage.
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United States
Two Brothers Die in Arizona Gas Chamber Murder Case
Manuel Hernandez age 18 and Fred Hernandez age 19 were executed in Arizona for the murder of Needles California prospector Charles Washburn during a holdup near Casa Grande. The robbery yielded $25. The time of death was 6 12 a m today.
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