Senator Reynolds pushes to negotiate with Britain over Caribbean islands
The text reports Senator Reynolds proposing negotiations with the United Kingdom to obtain islands including Aruba Nassau Jamaica the Windward Islands and Bermuda as part of a six million dollar claim. It notes opposition to Jamaica and Bermuda and argues only the United States and Britain should decide such sensitive moves while questioning the political optics of the plan.
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Bob Reynolds
Great Britain
United States
Arermada
North Carolina
Imini
Nassau
Jamaica
Windward
Ward
Porto Rico
America
Eynolds
England
Bermuda
Must Turn Towards First Principles
R H Markham comments on the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill as a humane balanced school shaping American life. He highlights President Graham and urges North Carolina cotton and tobacco farmers to shift toward home food production. He notes Franco British co operation in postwar aims and foresees a future joint Franco British assembly to pursue a just peace.
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Chapel Hill
America
Northarolina State University
Chapel Ill
Graham
Arkham
Africa
American South
University of North Carolina praised for balanced view of the South
Dr. Graham, sometimes labeled a Communist, is praised for wise opposition to Communism and for honoring folk sensibilities of both races. The Chapel Hill Press aided in presenting a true picture of the South, with Markham’s excerpts illustrating a live, progressive university influencing the nation. France and Britain show unity against a common enemy as peace nears.
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Graham
Chapel Hill
South
Markham
State University
Ture
France
Britain
How a railway chief wins friends in his own company
Dale Carnegie recounts how Matthew S Sloan, chairman of the Katy Railroad, turned a chance ride with General Robert E Wood of Sears Roebuck into business. Sloan's courtesy and prompt follow up won four dozen refrigerator cars bound for Sears Texas. The story ends noting that a sincere appreciation helps build and keep friendships.
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Matthew 5S. Sloan
Katy
Mr. Sloan
Kansas City
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Co
General Wood
C. M. Ward
Sears Roebuck
Dallas
Sears, Roebuck
Texas
Quotes on war, labor, and society from notable figures
A collection of statements by public figures including Viscount Halifax Dr Robert M Hutchins Thurman Arnold Mary Martin Charles L Gifford Harford E Stone and Bennett C Knudson. They cover race relations economic ideals labor rights education and frontier expansion with varied stances and humor.
Chicagoan seeks divorce after wife’s Germany visit and Hitler praise
A Chicago man wins a divorce after his wife visited Germany and admired Hitler, refusing to return. He contemplates suing the Fuehrer for alienation of affections as the desertion case evolves.
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Germany
Hitler
Fuehrer
Pittsburgh Store Robbed Three Times in One Month
A Pittsburgh shop endured three separate robberies within a 30 day span. Police are reviewing security footage and interviewing witnesses as investigators seek suspects and motive. The repeated incidents suggest possible organized activity or a pattern.
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Pittsburgh
Walter Winchell on Broadway Burlesk Recollection
Walter Winchell satirizes Broadway and Hollywood columns in a 1934 column reprinted in August 1949 noting the burlesk scene. He jokes about arranging income for all, and hopes for income tax exemptions for his dependents in a playful self aware piece.
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Broadway
Hollywood
Burleskers
Burlesk
Sam
Paying Father Time Local News Item
Approximately 200 men will be added to the city payroll at once to work on outfall lines. New directors have been named for the local unit of the North Carolina Bank and Trust Company. Mrs. John Moore and son John W. Moore Jr. have returned from Florida to their home. Mrs. Roy Byrum has returned from High Point Hospital. Mrs. W. F. Ellis of Salisbury visits sister Mrs. R. K. Stewart.
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Associated Press
Ager Bureau OF Circulation
Joffice 'N High Point
N. C
Congress
National Adv
John Bodd Co
Lexington Ave
New York City
England
France
Chamber of Deputies
House of Commons
New York Times
Britain
Germany
Harold Nicholson
Joint Committee
Spectator
London
Beauvais
Canterbury
Europe
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
John Moore
John W. Moore, Jr
Florida
Roy Byrum
High Point Hospital
W. F. Ellis
Salisbury
R. K. Stewart
Celebrity Romance Rumors Sweep Hollywood and New York
A flurry of sensational gossip links Lupe Velez Polly Moran Eddie Cantor Maurice Chevalier and others to romantic futures. Denials come from Bob Montgomery Janet Gaynor and Charlie Chaplin while Bing Crosby and Shirley Temple are noted in exclusive chatter.
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Lupe Velez
Polly Moran
Eddie Cantor
Maurice Chevalier
Harry Lauder
Joan Bennett
Gene Markey
Bob Montgomery
Janet Gaynor
Franchot Tone
Joan Crawford
Jean Harlow
Peggy Fears
Harpo Marx
Gary Cooper
Empire State
Charlie Chaplin
Carl Laemmle, Jr
Paulette Goddard
Bing Crosbys
Shirley Temple
Norman Foster
Hawaii
Honolulu
Gossip and Rumors Rattle Hollywood Circles
Scandal mill and party chatter sweep through show business with mentions of divorces, star encounters, and rumored romances. Notes include bills on Powell Lombard, Farley at Warner party, Ritz Brothers, Rudy Vallee and Alice Faye, and jokes about Mrs Roosevelt.
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Bill Powell
Carole Lombard
Sammy Cruddd
Gussie Foofff
Pandro Berman
RKO
Farley
Warners
Washington
D. C
Mesoofsky
Ritz Brothers
Rudy Vallee
Alice Faye
Notable Names Dined At The Automat Yesterday
A list of prominent figures including Alexander Woollcott George S Kaufman Dick Watts Stanley Walker Helen Broderick Jules Brulatour Hope Hampton Charles Hanson Towne Adela St John Ervine Harold Ross Cliffie Webb Mark Glad Marilyn Miller Coglow Rabbi Wise Ivy Lee Frank Case Clare Boothe Brokaw TJroy Hammond John Atkinson John Anderson Gil Gabriel Burns Mantle Robert Garland George Jean Nathan Frances Langford Norman Anthony Richard Lockridge Otto Kahn Vesta Victoria and J Dillinger were seen dining at the Automat yesterday.
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Alexander Woollcott
George S. Kaufman
Dick Watts
Stanley Walker
Helen Broderick
Jules Brulatour
Hope Hampton
Charles Hanson Towne
Adela St. John Ervine
Harold Ross
Cliffie Webb
Mark Glad
Marilyn Miller
Coglow
Rabbi Wise
Ivy Lee
Frank Case
Clare Boothe Brokaw
Tjroy Hammond
John Atkinson
John Anderson
Gil Gabriel
Burns Mantle
Robert Garland
George Jean Nathan
Frances Langford
Norman Anthony
Richard Lockridge
Otto Kahn
Vesta Victoria
J. Dillinger
Automat
Wonder who that gal was seen on 42nd Street corner
The note recalls a woman in hat and dress on a New York street corner two years ago and asks who she was. It mentions Gordon Revel’s new song likely to be a hit and suggests listening to it. Also references Irving Berlin’s marriage to Ellin Mackay and Western Union ties.
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42Nd St
B'way
Gordon & Revel
Irving Berlin
Ellin Mackay
Western Union
Jack Pediculous
Sophie Phlugg
Dapper Broadway Nominee and Terse Takes
Personal nomination for the most dapper man on Broadway Heywood Brown. Milton Berle described briefly Milton Berle and a dog as a man’s best pal. Quotes mix nostalgia and humor about small towns and classic Hollywood figures.
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Heywood Brown
Milton Berle
Pishtush
Missouri
Joe Penner
Miriam Hopkins
Stepin Fetchit
J. Weissmuller
Buttercups to Ruth Etting and Theatre Gossip Buff
Walter Winchell vents on Broadway columnists and ad writers while praising Ruth Etting and Gordon Revel, lampoons Nazis, notes Queenie Smith, Kate Smith, Sid Stogel, and Gorky, and mocks gossip columns as he recalls opium jokes and Soviet journalism.
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Ruth Etting
Gordon & Revel
Flower
Universal
President Emeritus Hadley Dies Aboard World Cruise
News briefs report the death of 73 year old President Emeritus Emeritus Hadley of Yale University in Kobe Japan while on a world cruise. Other brief items include a robbery at Citizens Bank of Cleveland with a $1500 theft and a flood catastrophe in southern France causing about four hundred deaths.
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Emeritus Hadley
Yale University
Kobe
Japan
Citizens Bank of Cleveland
France
Lumber Shortage Debated by Furniture Council in Greensboro
Twenty years ago the National Council of Furniture Associations, in a three day meeting at the O Henry Hotel, Greensboro, discussed a lumber shortage with C F Tomlinson of High Point presiding. John S Welborn, leading Knight of B P O E in this city, was elected Exalted Ruler at the Elks Home last night.
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National Council of Furniture Associations
O. Henry
Greensboro
C. F. Tomlinson
High Point
John S. Welborn
Elks Home
Illness Keeps Milton Silver Home as Others Travel
Milton Silver remains confined to his home due to illness. Mrs. J. W. Hedrick travels to Lexington to be with her seriously ill mother. Frank J. Wood visits friends locally, then departs for Charlotte before returning to Richmond Virginia.
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Milton Silver
J. W. Hedrick
Lexington
Frank J. Wood
Charlotte
Richmond
World War Service Bonus Outlined by House Panel
The House committee is urged to approve a lump sum payment to all World War II veterans. Danville bricklayers strike as March blizzard heads east after blanketing the Midwest with snow.
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House Committee
Congress
Danville
Mid-West
Census Confusion Over Privacy Ruling Delays Contact
The remark hints at ongoing congressional debate on privacy and data sharing as officials consider whether individuals may tell a census taker to mind their own business. The discussion centers on limits to government data collection and the rights of respondents.
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Congress
Jones Victory Shifts Louisiana Politics From Old Guard
With Jones elected, Louisiana politics moves away from the longtime establishment as new leadership reshapes policy directions and party dynamics in the state.
Gorky Uses Gossip Columns to Safer Soviet Image
Gorky explains to American reporters in Russia that his gossip column aims to reveal why Soviet literature falters. He lists comrade faults including Leontovich beating his wife and Berger as a married man with a blonde on the side. He suggests editors during campaigns may echo such sensationalism.
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Gorky
Russia
Leontovich
Vonahoof
Bergerman
Martin Dark Horse Emerges In Republican Race
Bruce Catton reports Congressman Joe Martin of Massachusetts rises as a Republican dark horse in the presidential contest. He resigns as national committeeman to focus on becoming speaker. An informal group of friendly GOP lawmakers quietly promotes him and could back delegates if top contenders falter.
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G. O. P. Dark Horse
Washington
Mar
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Dark Horse
Martin
National Committee
Joe
Martin rises as unseen force in Republican bid
The memo notes Martin is not a candidate but close to 1936 nominee Alf Landon and could win GOP House support. It highlights his role as floor leader, uniting a dispirited Congress into an effective opposition and his past campaign leadership at the Landon convention.
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Martin
Alf M. Landon
Landon
House
Congress
McNutt Calls for More Federal Education Funding
Federal Administrator Paul V. McNutt urges expanded federal support for public education to prepare youth for life, civic participation, and vocational efficiency, arguing education must be more generously financed than in the past.
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Paul V. McNutt
Visit of Undersecretary Wells Shapes European Trade Views
In Europe the visit of Undersecretary Wells is described as satisfactory by papers, with Italy shown as able to buy coal and Germany seeking equal access to munitions. The talk includes restoring lost colonies and a southeastern Europe rail right of way, with no current US demands but potential claims to colonies lost in America. The Roanoke Island reference underscores the era's colonial losses.
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Europe
Italy
Germany
Hit
America
Roanoke Island
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Delly Mirror
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