Cherokee Nation rejects Blue Ridge parkway route in Indian lands
Cherokee council votes nine to two against granting a right of way for the Blue Ridge Parkway through Indian lands. The dispute centers on routing, land rights, and federal state plans, with Indians resisting a new path that would affect their agricultural lands and sovereignty.
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North Carolina
Cherokee Council
United States
Blue Ridge
Soco Gap
Cherokee
Oconolus River
Smokevit
Lian
Cherok
Tennessee
Washington
Raleigh
Governor Hoey urges St Marys women to enter politics
In a Raleigh commencement address Governor Hoey praises women in government for advancing education public health and social progress. He recalls his own early political start and notes he later found high office rewarding yet financially modest. He ends by cautioning that public service may not be rich.
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Hoey
St. Mary’s
Raleigh
Congress
Politician Seeks Continuity on Guilford County Board
A North Carolina speaker criticizes Patriots by implying missteps at Guilford County while noting commissioners will stagger terms to keep experienced members on the board. The five member board sees a majority up for renomination in the upcoming primary, with supporters arguing business administration proves capable governance.
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Carolina
Guilford County
Tydings Faces Strong New Deal Opposition in Maryland Primary
Senator Millard E. Tydings of Maryland attracts opposition within his party according to reports from Raleigh and Washington. Representative David J. Lewis notes North Carolina will closely watch the Maryland primary amid ongoing New Deal debates. Tydings, likened to Bailey as a critic of New Deal measures, raises questions about Maryland's course in the forthcoming test of strength.
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Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
New Deal
Congress
David J. Lewis
North Carolina
Tydings
Raleigh
Commissioners Tackle Study of Their Abilities as Managers
Important note on operations impacting public welfare. The present commissioners employ a shrewd approach while challenging a study of their effectiveness as business managers.
East Side Pikers: A Dewey Tale of Gilded Hustle
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey portrays six New York men as hard-bitten financiers who turned $5 into sixteen million. He indicts them for looting four investment trusts, while noting unclear origins of the seed money and sources of control. The piece frames East Side racketeers as pikers compared to richer operatives.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Horatio Alger
Gilded West Side
Dewey
Young playwright Owen Davis rebuked by Klein for rotten work
A ruddy faced youth meets Charles Klein and Frohman reader Owen Davis recalls his early setback after being told his first play was useless. Davis, who later wrote 300 plays and earned wealth, credits that initial rejection with fueling his career. He also shares Tony Wons six success rules emphasizing effort, secrecy, self-reliance, and health.
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Charles Frohman
Charles Klein
the Lion and the Mouse
Owen Davis
Bertha
Ethan Frome
Tony Wons
California school trains laundry truck drivers in pickup art
A California school begins instruction for laundry truck drivers on pickup and delivery methods. It is described as the first program to teach a man how to get the sack, highlighting a novel career training offering.
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California
Lecturer warns of vagueness and vague advisors
A lecturer argues that America suffers not only from vagueness itself but also from too many vague people telling the nation what ails it, highlighting a culture of unclear critique and counsel.
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America
Voting in the High Point primary opening slowly
Voters began casting ballots in High Point with only 346 votes by 2 PM, well below the 400 to 425 mark seen as the record for the city's primary. A late rush was anticipated, while social notes mention a YMCA ring ceremony for three girls, and various visitors and travels including a Normandie cruise and New York visitors.
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High Point
Dorothy Cummings
Emma Dix
Iris Welborn
Tammany Not Contributing to Smith Campaign Fund
New York reports indicate Tammany Hall is not contributing to the Smith campaign fund while Wall Street sentiment runs against Herbert Hoover’s nomination for president.
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New York
Tammany
Smith
Wall Street
Herbert Hoover
Work for the Night is Coming prophecy warning postwar labor
A 1918 note recalls Arthur Brisbane urging workers to save and work hard during wartime, predicting postwar job scarcity. The piece stresses productive effort, overtime economy, and the risk of government and employer benevolence ending after the war. It warns labor to prepare for hard times and access to high wages may end.
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Enterprise
Arthur Brisbane
Hearst
Brisbane
Divorces and Alleged Affairs Sting In New York Novelette
A divorced couple and a showgirl mistress figure in a tale of shifting wills. The husband, seen as happy with the mistress, revises his will to favor the wife and later again. At the reading, both women comfort each other as the ex-wife clarifies why she is favored.
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New York
Lee Hemingway
Key West
John Edgar Hoover
Yankee Stadium
Betty Bruce
Wall
Ambassador Gardens
Billy Wilkerson
The
Hollywood Reporter
Billie Seward
Ed Knight
French Line
James F. Nolan
Chicago
Clay Morgan
Line
Mrs. Morgan
Seymour Berkson
International
Eleanor Lambert
Hal Fletcher
World-Telegram
Hal
Cleveland Press
Gjernan
Denmark
Joseph Morrison
Leon
Eddie
la Marquise
Stork
ABC
Club 18
Savoy Plaza
Reuben
Bill Bertolotti
Ivan Frank
Dinty Moore
Mike
Manhattan
Nightlife snippets in New York clubs and venues
A collage of club canards and stage notes from New York City venues. Observations capture nightlife banter about performers and patrons, withjests about romance, aspiration, fashion, and early morning street scenes. The piece surveys bars, cabarets, and radio fame with wry, period flavor.
Private inport entertainment on big liners in port
Charles B. Driscoll notes port entertainment on large liners has become strictly private and quiet after Prohibition. Parties of the Volstead era are gone, ships now seal liquor and bar service in port, and uninvited guests steal silverware or damage cabins less often. Visitors pay a small fee to see sights, with guides directing tours and everything secured.
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New York
Seamen's Fund
Broadcast TV Comes Alive In Four New Studios
The writer describes watching an NBC studio drama plus three other locations linked by cable to the Empire State Building. Coordinated sound and action appeared natural, with instruments resembling large radio sets and small glass screens on top.
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NBC
Empire State Building
Ward Greene and Friends Share City Notes and Pets
Spot-jottings profile Ward Greene with a farm and a wire-haired terrier for comfort amid work. It mentions Donald Deskey planning for the Industrial Exhibit at the World’s Fair and urges better San Francisco World’s Fair cooperation. It also notes Elvy Kalep’s adventures and a stamp-collecting boy, plus Frank Ryan’s 26 years as a Times Building elevator starter and his world-weary view.
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Ward Greene
New York
Donald Deskey
Grover Whalen
Elvy Kalep
Robert Dickerman
Hanson
Mass
H. C. Mohr
South Hanover
Robert
Ann
Bob
Frank Ryan
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