Amazin News Article by George Tucker on Broadway Tales
A verbose pastiche recounts Mr A. Lefoling and Liebing tales about the Jolly Building on Broadway, the Strand Theater, and a planned musical Birds of a Feather with Gershwin tunes, now canceled yet likely revived. The piece also praises Mother Kelly’s nightclub site, the Beachcomber legacy, and pantomime acts by the Weidman dancers amid colorful Broadway recollections.
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George Tucker
New York
Mr. A. 4. Lefoling
New Yorker
Broadway
Jolly
Strand Theater
LeibHing
Jollty
Cheryl Crawford
George Gershwin
Sub Drive Predicted In South Atlantic War Route
London Aug 1 British naval sources warned of a large offensive by German surface raiders against the heavy and crucial south Atlantic merchant traffic bound for India Egypt and Russia via Iran. They noted recent Axis shipping movements from the Bay of Biscay and reports of armed Axis merchants reaching the area, with several sunk by British cruisers and submarines.
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London
South Atlantic
Rio de Jaeira
Egypt
India
Rusia
Iran
Merica
New Dan Ger
Britain
Bay of Iscay
France
Devonshire
Dorsetshire
North American
Ihdersea
Pew
Gernot Rface
Admiral Schvex
Lueize
British Lose H.M.S. Eagle in Mediterranean Action
The Admiralty reports the loss of H.M.S. Eagle in the western Mediterranean after a U-boat attack. Many crewmen saved but next of kin will be informed as details arrive to avoid unnecessary anxiety. A German broadcast indicated the Eagle went down in the same area as another sunk vessel.
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Board of the Admiralty
H.M.S. Angle
L. D. Mackintosh
PSC
Admiralty
H.M.S
Rman
Eagle
British convoy battle report and Almirante Cochrane carrier details
An ongoing clash is described between a British convoy and Axis submarines and warplanes in the western Mediterranean. Reports cite Italian claims of torpedo hits on a large escorted warship, while the Eagle carrier, originally the Almirante Cochrane built in 1918 as a battleship, has a crew of 748 and aircraft. The ship’s history covers its Chilean order, British purchase in 1917, conversion to an aircraft carrier, trials in 1920, full completion in 1924, and costs exceeding 4.6 million pounds.
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Mediterranean
Mid-Tay
Eagle
Almirante Cochrane
Chile
Brie Lish
Our Daily Bread War Reflections On Election Night Flood Loss
The piece recalls a flooded newspaper office on election night in Hope as reporters salvage equipment and resume work. It critiques America’s delayed entry into war, notes rapid industrial conversion to war materiel, and warns that steel copper rubber and tin shortages threaten production while President Roosevelt Congress and the public face division over intervention.
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Roy Anderson
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Paul Jones
Arkansas Gazette
Great Britain
Russia
China
Roosevelt
Fantil
Congress
Parasites in Washington Derives From Government Waste
Washington report by Jack Stinnett exposes alleged “parasites” among federal workers. A Civil Service Commission employee, on vacation, wrote as a parasite earning 1620 dollars a year, arguing downsizing would shift funds to war needs. The piece argues mismanagement and overstaffing hamper war effort and productivity.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Jerry Klutz
Washington Post
Civil Service Commission
Phart
Tam
Police struggle fuels clashes across Indian cities
In New Delhi unruly mill workers set fire to a town hall and income tax office as police and troops resorted to firearms in self defense amid Hindu Muslim tensions. Reports from Calcutta Patna Madras Agra Allahabad Nagpur describe riots, deaths, and arrests, with schools and shops affected and arson penalties in the United Provinces.
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Calcutta
Cawnpore
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Secretariat
Madras
Agra
Taj Mahal
Allahabad
United Provinces
Congress Party
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Nagpur
Dr. McNutt to Oppose Gov. Adkins in 1938 bid
Little Rock August 12 Dr. Scott McNutt president of Jefferson College Arkansas announced via telegram to the Associated Press that he would oppose Governor Homer M. Adkins in the November general election as an independent gubernatorial candidate. McNutt home is in Arkadelphia and he was an unsuccessful 1938 primary candidate who later lost the general. He said he would announce his platform later. Also notes the average oil well drilling cost estimated between 5 and 84 per foot.
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Shay
Water Scott McNutt
Jefferson College
Jefferson, Te
Associated Press
Homer M. Adkins
Dr. McNutt
Arkadelphia
Penny plots to fix Kirktown amid mill trouble
Penny Kelloge returns to Kirktown and meets Jim Vickers who envisions a park and reform for the town. Penny learns workers distrust the current mills leadership and plots a bold plan with Jim to challenge the Kirk family influence as trouble brews at the mill.
War plants may be slowed to ease material drain
Washington reports WPB plans to curb material allocations to overproducing war plants in the last quarter. Officials say some facilities run ahead of schedule and parts lie idle while awaiting integration. The move targets contractor output imbalances and continues as WPB coordinates with Army and Navy on excess production.
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Japan
Far East
Pearl Harbor
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Army
Navy
James 5. Knowlson
Wyoming Coeds Find Dinosaur Skeleton Remnant
University of Wyoming geology class members digging at a weathered rock outcrop near Centennial located a bone fragment that extended deep into the earth. Dr. S. S. Knight, geology department head, identified it as a part of a dinosaur skeleton estimated at 40 to 50 feet long and aimed to uncover the complete specimen.
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Centennial
Wyo
University of Wyoming
S. Ss. Knight
Knight
Fagan Wins Narrow Re nomination In Arkansas Primary
In Little Rock on August 12, veteran Pulaski county senator Billie Fagan secured renomination in the Democratic primary by a surprisingly slim margin over Little Rock attorney Gus Remmel. Complete unofficial returns show Fagan 6724 votes to Remmel 5548.
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Little Rock
Bilie Fagan
Pulaski County
Gus Remimel
Fagan
Remmel
Clark Says U.S. Troops Ready For European War
Gen. M. W. Clark announced from England that U S ground forces are ready to invade the continent if needed, with thousands arriving and six months more training suggested. emphasis on adapting equipment to British methods and coordinating with the RAF and amphibious assets, while bottlenecks in shipping lessen.
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England
M. W.clark
U. S
Britain
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Ncessary
Clark
France
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