Lausanne Deal Cuts German Indemnity to Tiny Sum
The Lausanne accord lowers Germany's postwar reparations to about 3 billion marks worth of bonds, roughly 712 million dollars, far below previous expectations. The move contrasts with World War I costs, suggesting European debts threaten U.S. finances and hint at American exposure to European settlements.
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Lausanne
European Group
Versailles
France
Prostrate
United States
Europe
Personnel and the Task of Assembly in 1933
A Raleigh analysis notes most of the 1931 legislature will not return to Raleigh next year. About one third of house members are renominated and fewer senators seek re-election. The 60 member body will see five veteran senators. many candidates are novices. The article stresses the legislature handles roughly fifty million dollars yearly and highlights budget cuts and deficits shaping the race for control.
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Raleigh
House
Veterans of the
Senate
Assembly
Democratic Convention Ends In Chicago Declaration
A fragment notes the Democratic Party in Chicago declares a key position at its convention, signaling a potential boon for business as the party outlines policy directions. The brief item hints at broader economic impact without detailing specific measures.
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Democratic Party
Chicago
Budget Cuts and a Path to Economic Health
The piece argues a 25 percent federal budget reduction would best bolster national prosperity. It notes campaign platforms lack public credibility and predicts a minority party may gain power after elections. It suggests restraint on spending and a clear tax-reduction trend could restore prosperity without autocracy.
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Washington
Senate
House
Will Hays and the fading lure of salacious movie copy
The piece argues that Will Hays should remove salacious copy from film advertising but claims the public is tired of lurid posters. It notes posters misrepresent films, with tame titles often promoted more than risqué ones, and suggests a new Hays ruling will not boost theater attendance.
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Will Hays
Hays
Political parties face issue balance at conventions
Prohibition dominates the cueing of platforms as Durham Herald notes that parties must weigh hot topic against other equal issues for November success. The piece questions whether parties will let the prohibition issue eclipse broader concerns in their platforms.
Economic stakes temper prohibition politics in a changing mood
The piece notes a shift in attitude toward prohibition with increased wet support while many voters remain focused on relief needs and economic hardship. It warns that making prohibition the dominant campaign issue could backfire for both parties as millions face unemployment and dependence on relief, influencing party choices.
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Prohibition
Pro
Econ
Two Prophets Urge Newspapers and Churches to Steady Morale
In High Point a pair of public voices, Harry Chandler of The Los Angeles Times and editor Shores, urge editors to act with responsible stewardship. They warn of a low mood hurting industry and homes, calling on churches and the Salvation Army to bolster morale and aid the poor during hard times.
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Prophets of
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Chandler
Publishers Association
United States
Dejon
Igh Point
Jonah
Welfare Department
Salvation Army
Stray Bits of Comment on Bob Reynolds Senate Ambition
Observers say if Bob Reynolds becomes a United States Senator much will be expected from supporters who have placed confidence in him. They note that oratory is one thing and performance another.
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Bob Reynolds
United States
Barber laments longer faces as prices shrink
A barber complains that customers' faces seem longer due to low mood while shaving prices are shorter, reflecting tighter spending and waning spirits.
Eastern farmer’s cow chews $300 in cash
A farmer discovers his cow has munched through $300 in currency one morning, a warning against keeping funds in insecure places. A merchant who deposited money in a stove loses it after a late fire, underscoring that paper money burns.
Baltimore Woman Curses Officer From Wrong Lane
A woman in a limousine argued with a Baltimore police officer on a busy street claiming she was a lady and criticizing the officer for stopping her while he addressed other pedestrians. The encounter highlights perceived respect for the law.
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Baltimore
High Point Police Earn Public Praise For Duty
For nearly fifty years High Point officers have pursued their duties with fair efficiency. The city’s law and order compare favorably with other U S cities, despite constant criticism.
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High Point
English Government Expenditure On Unemployed Reaches 333 Million
The government allocated 333 million dollars to aid the unemployed in the previous year. This figure highlights the scale of relief spending and reflects policy responses to jobless conditions.
The Jamestown Weed on Death by Own Action and Inquest
The writer argues for immediate official investigation in suicides and cautions against media secrecy and wealth bias in inquests. He cites the Smith Reynolds case in Winston-Salem and endorses Santford Martin’s call Let the Truth Be Uncovered to reveal facts behind mysterious deaths.
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Cupid
Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Santford Martin
Remakers of Mankind and The Animal Kingdoms in Review
A review panel lauds Arleton Washburne for Remakers of Mankind tracing education aims in Russia England Poland Turkey and the United States noting education shapes social destiny. Philip Barry’s The Animal Kingdom praised as witty coherent drama with Tom Collier torn between worlds and two marriages.
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Arleton Washburne
Winnetka
Iio
Mr. Washburne
He Day Co., Inc
Sur
Washburne
Russia
England
Italy
Poland
Turkey
United States
Japan
Philip Barry
Samuel French, Inc
Mr. Barry
Eugene O'Neill
Paul Green
Luigi Pirandello
Tom Collier
Tom
Cecelia Henry
Daisy Sage
France Schmidt
Joe Fisk
Broadhurst Theatre
New York City
Gilbert Miller
Leslie Howard
Immoralities of Poetry and Radio in Modern Thought
Immortality journals review Sanderson and McEvoy works. The critique praises Sandersons unrhymed iambic pen tameter and sees promise if he avoids triviality. It contrasts Whitman like lines with Nature opening, and notes McEvoys Are You Listening follows radio life into daily scenes including a Falmouth Mass wedding via WNBA New Bedford.
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J. P. McEvoy
Houghton Mifflin Company
McEvoy
Falmouth
Mass
WNBA
New Bedford
Talented Author Delivers New Love Novel Across Waters
The English writer of General Crack releases Beneath the Passion Flower from Robert M. McBride & Company. Critics praise the author for shifting from historical romance to a modern love story, placing George Preedy on this side of the water.
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Robert M. McBride & Company
George Preedy
Silas Bent Publishes First Novel Juggernaut
Silas Bent author of Oliver Wendell Holmes a Biography writes Juggernaut a novel of newspaper life to be published by Vanguard Press in September. This is his first and only novel.
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Silas Bent
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Vanguard Press
Life
Mount Vernon Book Printed in Braille for Blind Readers
Harrison H. Dodgers reports that his recent book Mount Vernon Its Owner and Its Story from Little is being prepared in Braille to aid blind readers. The project aims to make the Virginia estate's history accessible to all readers regardless of sight.
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Harrison H. Dodgers
Mount Vernon
Lippincott
Yardley Named Honorary President of Cipher Clubs
Following Yardleygrams, Major Herbert Yardley is named Honorary President of five cipher clubs nationwide. The clubs, sparked by the book, include two organized by high school groups as interest in code work grows.
Thirty Years in the Golden North and Zelda Fitzgerald Novel
Jan Welzl, a Czech locksmith turned Arctic trader, recounts his Siberian wagon trek and life in a cave on New Siberia Island after thirty years in the Arctic. Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of F Scott Fitzgerald, writes her first novel Save Me the Waltz to be published this fall by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Jan Welzl
Siberia
Arctic Circle
Golden North
New Siberia
Arctic Ocean
Zelda Fitzggerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Scribner's Song
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