Embargo or War in US history and neutrality barriers
A compact look at how American neutrality bent under profit, trade, and conflict. It traces Jefferson’s embargo era, 1812 tensions, and World War I parallels, highlighting neutral rights against belligerent profits and sinking ships. The piece cites Philip Jessup on neutral commerce and notes the shift from embargo to policy shaping through 1937.
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Morgan MA Beatty
Washington
The
Republic
Napoleon
France
Europe
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Donal
Philip C. Jessup
Columbia University
Jefferson
Congress
New England
Great Britain
United States
Lusitania
Sorority House stars Anne Shirley and James Ellison at New Theatre
The Sunday and Monday program features RKO Radio's Sorority House with Anne Shirley and James Ellison, portraying college life, sorority politics, and social climbers. The film follows a small‑town girl’s rush and plotting, amid a dramatic climax as her father visits, with Dalton Trumbo scripting from Mary Coyle Chase’s play.
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James Ellison
Rene Shirley
RKO Radio
Anne Shirley
Miss Shirley
Mary Coyle
Chas
Barry Macsey
Rochelle Hudson
George Barbier
Ralph Morgan
Cliff
Ukulele
Ike” Edwards
John Wray
New Theatre
Neutrality and Trade in War Times
The piece discusses how declaring war affects neutral rights on the seas and highlights historical contradictions in neutrality. It cites examples from World War I, noting Britain blocking American hog-backs to Sweden due to glycerin, while Britain itself sent hog tacks to Sweden, illustrating conflicting trade actions and the tensions between right and practical expediency.
Recording boom fuels wax disc revival in the U S
The revival of phonograph records surges 700 percent since 1933 as nickel-in-the-slot machines proliferate in venues. Prominent players like Benny Goodman Dorsey Shaw Caruso Miller rise on the wax boom, with Beer Barrel Polka driving sales and careers.
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New York
Enrico Caruso
United States
Hal Kemp
Benny Goodman
Savoy
Tommy Dorsey
Artie Shaw
Glenn Miller
Jaromir Vejvoda
Prague
Will Glane
Chicago
Detroit
May Day Chapter Ends Marian Faces Jump to Parenthood
Marian, awaiting Dan’s return, packs for a baby and endures loneliness when Dolly arrives. Dolly’s swift visit reveals Marian’s pregnancy and resolve to raise her child near Portland, while hoping to mend with Dan someday. Dolly offers support as Marian contemplates the future.
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Noelter
Dan
Marisa
Dolly
Den
Marian
Peery
Portland
Marvin
Old Maid and film listings dominate Sunday at the Saenger
The notes review upcoming theater and film offerings with Bette Davis in The Old Maid and a Saenger showcase. It highlights the era’s prestige plays and screen stars such as Maia Cas, mentions Broadway and Anatole, and nods to leading roles and returning performers in a bustling theater scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mam Hopkins
Maia
Paw Cas
Bette Davis
Shana
Tieal
Wwe
Amerigon
Anatole
Landon
Film Scene Echoes War Turmoil and Dinner Debacle
A wartime dinner at the Waldorf Astoria brings film star Robert Montgomery and director Tyrone Thorpe into a tense scene as a fire engine passes outside. Mrs Tharpe reacts with alarm, her son rising, while chatter about postwar plans and cafe owners adds a note of unsettled relief and intangible tremors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
5. S
Robert Montgomery
Tychirn Thorpe
Thorpe
Thas Waledorf-Astoria
Park
Mr Smith Backs New Neutrality Policy
A fragmented item notes Mr Smith endorsing neutrality in a new policy stance. It mentions Alfred J. Stith, a former New York governor and presidential candidate, urging people to show support for President Roudkwell's ACU policy and clean governance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Smith
Iiwe
Alfred J. Stith
New York
Dukes
Roudkwell
Life on Mars Report Sparks Fascination Across Worlds
New York science editor Karl Stipher reports from South Africa and the United States on a Mars discovery. A dark patch about 60 miles across near Syrtis Major, plus a long feature resembling a canal, suggests vegetation or geological activity. High altitude clouds observed imply a substantial atmosphere, challenging prior doubts about life-friendly conditions on Mars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mars
Marx Syrtis Major
South
Aterina
Cape Horn
Lheney
Pew
Red
Stipher
Mey
Silghey
Mortain
Roosevelt adviser reveals warmth toward conflict era policies
Raymond Maley, an early New Deal brain trust figure, shares political history in After Seven Years. Excerpts touch on Roosevelt's 1935 approach to Germany, neutrality shifts, and aiding England and France, arguing the moral pretexts masked strategic aims. A mining of contrasts with contemporary policy highlights. In Texas, Leon Alexander solves a turkey range issue by guiding via a dogged flock approach to protect poultry from coyotes.
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Roosevelt
Raymond Maley
Maley
B.D. R
Mose
Stousevelt
Germany
Chantberliin
United States
Binglind
Munich
Hone
Berlin
Philliphs
Kennedy
Bullit
Italy
Japan
England
France
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First National Bank Building Practice Limited
Paris
Ladies Specialty Shop
Hope Hardware Company
Ee Ee
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Gatore
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Sweden
Great Briain
Neutra
Louise Holmes
NEA Service
Ing
Marion
Carma
Chidhood Seetheart
Pete
Jate
Marina
Dally
Mavian
Marcan
Navian
Pally
Mirian
Randy
Saenger
Suvenatbel
Hy Howard W. Blakesle
Assochited Press
Blommfonten
Jarent-t Hussey Observatory
Earth
Iit
Laswell Obveevatory
Logstaff
Ari
South Africa
Tave Fonnel
Punt
Austin
Tsyse
Leon Alexander
Alexander
General Motors
Eryling
Ale Cee
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