Political Announcements for Hempstead County Candidates
The Star lists announced Democratic primary candidates for Hempstead County on August 9, 1938, including Reginald Bearden for Prosecuting Attorney and Frank J. Hill for State Senator Ninth District, with other races across the ticket. The notice frames the election context and the slate in a concise party-primaries framework.
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The
Star
Hempstead County
Vor Sheritt
Reginald Bearden
Invincible war machines show cracks as Japan slows
A New York Times dispatch notes Japan's once mighty military machine facing reverses in Shantung with 20,000 survivors from 60,000. Reinforcements arrive, but the article argues even invincible forces can falter under determined resistance. The piece warns dictators and war-mongers may not be as unstoppable as once thought.
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Shantung
New York Times
Japan
Gambling faith withstands mathematicians report
The piece notes that gamblers, whether devout believers or meticulous system makers, cling to luck and systems despite a math report from the American Mathematical Society on invariants of stochastic transformations. It argues a long run win remains unattainable and that gamblers’ faith cannot be broken by such studies.
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Gibraltar
Mediterranean
American Mathematical Society
Birthright of Friendship for Children and Mothers
The writer recalls historic explorers and argues friendliness is born in people. Children are naturally sociable, and mothers should encourage early contact to help shy kids trust friends. If peers shun a child, a mother can seek kinder companions to foster inclusive play and avoid cruel social exclusion.
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Marx Twain
Mississippi River
Panions
China
Japan
Marco Polo
Vascn de Gama
Seven Seas
Seldes Warns of Fascism Hidden in Liberty Claims
The critic argues that violence by self-styled defenders of law reveals fascism in disguise. He cites chapter and verse to show a dangerous record, urging the mass of ordinary Americans to unite, awaken, and enforce a living Bill of Rights.
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Mr. Seldes
America
Casey Robinson's lone Hollywood Writing Life at Warner Bros
Paul Harrison describes Casey Robinson as a unique Hollywood writer who works alone at Warner Brothers. He favors a solitary routine, keeps a guillotine model in his dec orated office bought from a Devil's Island prisoner, and entertains himself by watching a fly for a potential landing under the blade.
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Veaick
Wagner
Het Weed
New York
Robinson
Hee
Tie
South America
Casey Robinson
Hollywood
Devil's Island
Warner Brothers
Empress, Joyces reunion and jewel scam exposed
Joyce reunites with Dick Hamilton aboard the Empress at Sandy Hook. The couple uncovers a jewel clipping scam tied to Isobel Porter and a fake valuable, traced to a safety deposit box under Mrs Molly O Hare. Dick explains how investigators prove the clip is counterfeit, revealing an insurance fraud plot. The tale ends with plans to marry and move forward.
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Empress
Sandy Hook
Customs
Joyce
Dick Hamilton
Miami
Whig O
Boyer
New York
Afather
O'Hara
Molly O. Hare
Insurance Company
Rheumatic Heart Disease Toll Warns Of Children
A historical column warns of rheumatic fever as the leading deadly child illness in the northern United States. It notes insidious onset, progressive heart damage, and high mortality before age 40, urging rest, care, and better reporting and institutional support. A May 2 international broadcast with physicians from London, San Francisco, New York, and Atlantic City aims to raise awareness and funds for research and care.
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United States
England
Thomas Jaeves Hoeder
London
William J. Kerr
Amwrivan Heart Association
San Francisco
Homer Swift
Rockefeller Tstate
New York
T. Duckett Jones
Boston
Atlantic City
Oklahoma City Acts to Curb a Nuisance
Oklahoma City officials publish a proclamation after a conference with Mayor J F Martin and city manager W A Quinn. It urges residents to stop calling the switchboard for time of day or nonessential matters to avoid blocking city business and disturbing officials.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
J. F. Martin
W. A. Quinn
Telegraph Companion
Number Please Laramie Mystery Steers Engstrom Tandem
Laramie resident Arthur Engstrom confronts a persistent number pattern after moving from 407 University Street to 407 South Fifth Street then to a Custer Street apartment. The sequence appears to follow him through recent housing changes, highlighting a curious run of 407s in his life.
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Laramie
Wyo
Arthur Engstrom
407
University Street
Mat Engstrom
South Fifth Street
Custer Street
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