War sentiment grows in the United States as Allies aid debated
The piece surveys rising U S support for aiding the Allies in World War I. It notes London and Paris broadcasts shaping opinion, Russia’s uneasy stance with Germany, and calls from North Carolina leaders including Governor Hoey and Chapel Hill figures to defend America by aiding the Allies. It mentions William Allen White and Archibald Henderson in mobilizing sentiment.
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Russia
Germany
Europe
Moscow
United States
America
London
Paris
Harvard
France
North Carolina
Hoey
Chapel Hill
William Allen White
Archibald Henderson
United States weighs aid as war clouds gather
The nation debates isolation versus timely support to Allies, urging munitions and manpower to defend democracy. Readers note reforms in election law and absentee ballot elimination, while discussions question primary turnout and ballot clarity. Local veterans recall Verdun and the Marne in a warning against tyranny.
Germany warns of British fifth columns near Mexico and Panama
The Statesville Daily reports Germany alleges British fifth column activity near Mexico and the Panama Canal to frame the Nazis. It cautions Hitler may strike, while the piece notes uncertainty about what the "Greasers" might do and avoids specifics.
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Statesville
Germany
Mexico
Panama Canal
Hitler
Republicans Demand Prolonged Congress Session
Republican leaders urge Congress to stay in session as long as national interests require. They imply the President should be kept in check to serve the nation's needs.
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Congress
Thyssen predicts German defeat and Hitler downfall possible
Fritz Thyssen, in exile, says Germany is bound to lose the war and that once the people see how they were deceived they will discard Hitler. He suggests Allied persistence for two more years could bring famine and bring Hitler to his knees.
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Fritz Thyssen
Germany
Hitler
Cotton on Vacation Amid War’s U S Impact
The Gastonia Gazette suggests cotton will be consumed heavily as the nation stays prepared. The war and its effects may ultimately benefit U S cotton interests and market.
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The
Gastonia Gazette
United States
War stance echoed by Gerald W. Johnson in Baltimore Sun
Gerald W. Johnson of Thomasville, now with the Baltimore Sun, argues the U S is already at war and urges minimizing further losses. He notes both isolationists and non isolationists should consider this view.
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Gerald W. Johnson
Thomasville
The
Baltimore Sun
Allies Halt Nazi Advances Seen as Miracle Prospect
The Fayetteville Observer argues that preventing Nazi advances this week would be a miracle of the greatest magnitude, reflecting wartime optimism and resolve.
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Fayetteville
From Sheep Ranch to Met Opera Star Marjorie Lawrence
The story follows Marjorie Lawrence born on a 140 person Australian sheep ranch village Dean's Marsh. She rides 90 miles to Melbourne to enter a singing contest then studies in Paris before a sensational Paris Grand Opera debut. She becomes a renowned dramatic soprano at New York's Metropolitan Opera with a noted stage achievement riding the horse Grane in Gotterdammerung. Her determination turns obstacles into a legendary career.
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Australia
Dean's Marsh
Marjorie Lawrence
Little Crossroads
Marjorie
Melbourne Sun
Melbourne
Paris
Grand Opera
Chaliapin
New York
Metropolitan Opera
Item
Metropolitan
Grane
Wagner
Start Your Success Scrap Book Today
Readers are urged to cut out columns and paste them into a personal scrap book for study as a text on success. The invitation encourages beginning a success scrapbook now to review tips and wisdom.
Quotable lines on freedom from wartime era leaders
A collection of quotes critiques Amerika and liberty from figures like Arthur Garfield Hays Ad olig. Berle Dickinson Wickenden and William E Wickenden. The excerpts contrast welcome immigration with defense of American ideals and lampoon urban vice with harsh rhetorical imagery. A Russian tar silk joke closes the item.
Hitler not a big brother but neutrals call him uncle
The text notes an increasing number of neutrals calling Hitler "uncle" after his actions. It mentions Communist party members rallying to a Soviet peace policy and questions which neutral regions could be targets for invasion next winter.
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Hitler
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Walter Winchell on Broadway
Walter Winchell notes on Broadway night clubs and performers, from the Strand Theatre doorman handing gum with each donation for a burial fund to quips heard at venues like Versailles the Stork Beachcomber Cotton Club Glen Island Casino and Village Vanguard reflecting stage life and social critique.
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Strand Theatre
la Conga
Versailles
Cotton Club
Glen Island
la Martinique
Village Vanguard
New York Heartbeat at Town Scene With Jimmy Durante Cameos
A vivid society page montage traces Jimmy Durante greeting fans and socialites on Manhattan streets. Lili Damita and Whitney Bourne parade in stylish settings near E 53rd Street while film stars Tracy and Mary Pickford appear in talk of nightlife.
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Jimmy Durante
Great Watt Way
Lili Damita
Errol Flynn
E. 53Rd St
Whitney Bourne
Beathcomber
Tracy
Kit-Kat
George Jean Wrathan
Boo Brummel
Tokio
Ann Corio
George Fielding Eliot
Supreme Court
F. Murphy
Mary Pickford
America
Vera Zorina
Sallies in Our Alley and The Two Frogs Frolics
Riviera dancer Mario Naldi praises a beautiful actress calling her glamor ous. Allen Prescott shares a tale about two frogs and an imitation of Lionel Stander. Critics walkouts and jabs at executives in a tax jam reference 20th Century Foxy standards.
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Mario Naldi
Riviera
Naldi
Allen Prescott
Lionel Stander
20Th Century
Roosevelt kin chat ends with playful bet on Junior age
In a late night chatter session Mr and Mrs Elliott Roosevelt and F D Roosevelt Jr. weigh Juniors age. Elliott’s wife guesses 25 or 27 while Junior kisses her, prompting a prompt correction that he is 27.
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Elliott Roosevelt
F. D. Roosevelt, Jr
Junior
Elliott
Memos of a Midnighter and Hollywood Headlines
Edie Pola returns on the S S Roosevelt with a sensational cable from Glasgow. PM has purchased CBS radio time six 15 minute spots weekly. Hollywood axe falls on hundreds of small salaried employees. Ruth Bond replaces Betty Grable in DuBarry after a contest with names. Tony Martin and Harriet Clark in Grass. Billy Rose to use seal act at the Fair’s Aqua cade but health officer says no. Louizorina Purchase premiered Irene Bordoni attacked by ptomaine poisoning. A banker buys magazines in Liggett’s bearing his wife’s likeness.
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Edie ‘Pola
S. S. Roosevelt
Glasgow
CBS Radio Time
H'wood
Ruth Bond
Betty Grabley
Tony Martin
Harriet Clark
Billy Rose
Louizorina
Irene Bordoni
Liggett's
Smiling Annie Banks Gum Vendor Remembered on Broadway
Midtown vignette recalls Annie Banks known as Smiling Annie a Broad way gum vendor for 15 years. She refused payment and gave gum freely donating her earnings to the church poor box. Broadwayites say she rescued others from poverty and kept a noble character.
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Midtown
Annie Banks
Smiling Annie
Broadway
Manhattan Murals and Street Sights Through the Night
A collage of New York moments captures a traffic cop without a whistle on Fifth Avenue, a nest atop Webster’s statue at 72nd, shop window bans on nighties, rooftop wooing couples, jubilant bus riders, and a sardine shouting subway guard. It also notes Gramercy Park artisans knitting for patrie, chorus girls on West 46th Street, a Hungary tied starlet Ilona Massey, and Broadway chatter about summer theatres and Hal Hixon’s move to The Torch Club.
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Manhattan
Vth Avenue
Webster
72Nd
Park
W. 23Rd Street
Polo Grounds
Boulogne
5Th Avenue
Pacific Street
Gramercy Park
Gramercy Park Knitting Pour la Patrie
Purchase
Horseshoe
Broadway
Hal Hixon
42Nd Street
Kiwanis backs city playgrounds at lunch meeting
In High Point the Kiwanis Club approved establishing city playgrounds during their luncheon. Josiah William Bailey spoke at the American Theatre as a Senate candidate. About 3 000 voters are expected for tomorrow's primaries. local notices mention Charles Robbins Jr vacationing at Paradise Point Mrs W E Kearns visiting Circle Drive and Miss Adelaide McAnally arriving from Carolina for a vacation.
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High Point
Josiah William Bailey
U. S. Senate
American Theatre
Charles Robbins, Jr
Paradise Point
W. E. Kearns
Troy
Neal Kearns
Circle Drive
Adelaide McAnally
Carolina
Confederates reunion closes in Biloxi Mississippi
Amb Dawes in Cambridge praises Gold Star mothers as heart and soul of America. France warns that the planned American tariff bill could threaten world prosperity and peace.
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Miss
Cambridge
England
Dawes
America
France
July 13 Almanak Adds Rain Snow To Its Notes
Isaiah Thomas, printer of the Farmer's Almanak, faced a joking prompt to add after July 13 Any thing. The Almanak printed Rain hail and snow for that date and, as it rained and snowed, sales saw a boost amid public amusement.
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Christian Science Monitor
Isaiah Thomas
Thomas
Almanak
Judging by Appearance First Artist
Two painters joke about art training in a light exchange. They dismiss formal schooling, contrasting modern art with self taught practice, in a witty dialogue that hints at creative independence.
Beyond That Point a Car for Tom
A lighthearted exchange notes Tom’s ride and a playful remark that he would be flattered to be called owning a second-hand car. The brief quip reflects casual conversation and humor in everyday life.
Law bars remarriage claim in NBC broadcaster split
Sharbutts of NBC say Madeline Ecklund's husband never signed divorce papers. If she weds again as reported, she would violate the law. Leon Ames of Male Animal teases a new male. Pare Lorentz's Fight for Life banned in Chicago as immoral indecent. Film is U S produced.
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Sharbutts
NBC
Madeline Ecklund
Leon Ames
Pare Lorentz
the Belmont
Chicago
U. S
Faded Cinema Notes and Stage Bits in Town Listings
A jumble of film and stage titles appears in local listings including new Yorkhids and T Dorsey pieces. Names such as Madame Lazonga Walton and O Rourke puppets Guitars in the Night Havana Madrid and Stella Dallas are noted along with venues like Ruban Bleu Leon and Eduardo's.
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New
Ruban Bleu
Leon and Eduardo’s
Berlin
Purchase
Broadway Casanova's Torch Carryin' Tale Description
A vivid Broadway description centers on a self styled Casanova who pursues a particular woman who cannot see him. The passage captures flirtatious bravado and performance rhetoric in a metropolitan social scene.
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Broadway Casanova
Sentiment grows for independent air corps units in Washington
Bruce Catton reports rising talk in Congress about reorganizing air forces as independent corps within existing departments. Proposals by Vincen Harrington and Melvin Maas envision separate air staffs, but many fear losing unified command. Some point to Britain Norway lessons showing coordination gaps between fleets and air arms.
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Washington
Arm
Navy
Flys
Vincen Harrington
Iowa
Melvin Maas
Minnesota
Harrington
Army
Maas
Air Army
Marine Corps
Air Corps
Norway
Britain
Alaska
Congress
Internati Highway Commission
Chressman
Warren Magnuson
Wasington
U. S
Turkey
British Clumbia
Yukon Territory
Fairbanks
Theda
Libraries more valuable than universities say Louis Bromfield
The novelist Louis Bromfield argues that libraries hold greater value than universities as they exist today, reflecting on access to knowledge and public learning resources.
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Louis Bromfield
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