Colombia Tightens Foreign Presence as War Rumors Persist
In Barranquilla and Bogota officials press neutrality while tightening foreigner control. A census records occupations and renewals of foreign identifications. German influence in radio faces scrutiny while Pan American dominates Avianca, now key to South American air transport. United States farm income in 1939 is estimated at 7.71 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J
Wenner
NEA Service
Barranquilla
Columbis
Biulekrieg
Britain
Com 3
Radio
Bogota
Reuter
Eduardo Santos
Republic
United States
Panama Canal
Colombia
South America
Rotledad Colombia Alemana de Transportes Aeros
Scadre
Une
Ecudor
Panama
Pan American
Scadia
Europe
Avianca
Scudia Line
Germany
Royal Dutch Airlines
MNCA
Signe Hasso Arrives in Hollywood as Swedish Star
Hollywood welcomes Signe Hasso, Swedish stage favorite, whose seven film contract with RKO could span four years. Her husband is a cinema scientist and she arrived after a long bidding war, having trained in London and learned English en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signe Hasso
Hollywood
Hollywoood
Siven Pictures
RKO
Miss Hasso
Clarence Buddington Kell
Phoenix
Aziz
Desert
Greta Garbo
Steffi Dana
Moliere
Honolulu
San Francisco
New York
Stockholm
Russia
Manchukuo
Japan
Manila
San Rancisco
London
Eggs Cheep Not Cheap at Colorado State Hospital
Pueblo item: kitchen staff heard loud chirping from a crate of eggs at Colorado State hospital. They opened it and found a cricket instead of hatchlings, ending the mystery of the “cheep” sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Cole
Colorado State Hospital
Song Pluggers Halt Graft in New York Music Scene
A. F. of L. Local 22,102, a unique autonomous union, runs a closed shop with 72 of New York’s 73 music houses and 438 members. Pluggers, cash incentives, and pay practices are explored as the union protects jobs amid abuses. The piece profiles key figures like Robert Miller, Eddie Shore, and Eddie Duchin while detailing the union’s anti graft provisions and career dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. F. of L
America
As & Music Publishers
Robert Miller
Bowery
Metropolitan Opera House
Miller
Benevolent Pasociation
Eddie Shore
Eddie
Ed Wynn
Ed Gingies
Eddie Duchin
Waldorf-Astoria
Shore
Duchin
Palm
Grm
Standings and schedules for Fridays and Saturdays games
The standings note no games played on Friday with Detroit and Cleveland tied in a one night schedule. Saturday features Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at St Louis Boston at New York and Washington at Philadelphia. Primary results show no games, with New York at Boston New York at Boston Philadelphia at Brooklyn St Louis at Chicago and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh listed as 2h.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Cleveland
Guanes
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Buston
Brooklyn
St Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
L Pet
W. L. Pet
Fittsburgh
New York E
Breton
Roosevelt hijacked defense issue to shape campaign
Bruce Catton explains how President Roosevelt redirected the defense preparedness debate, turning a GOP and anti-third-term coalition gift into his own issue. The draft bill, volume of the 75 billion defense package, and funding for ships and loans shifted under a reluctant White House strategy, leaving Republicans scrambling to regain control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Jung
Pagin
Wendell Willkie
White House
Jim Wadsworth
New York
Marshall
House
Wadsworth
Stark
Nays Affairs Committee
National Guard
Export- Tiport Bank
South America
Senate
Baby Fleeing Paris Finds Refuge With American Family
Falvida Jeanne Graffis was born in Paris last February to Jean and Mary Anna Graffis, American citizens. Their infant Patricia Joanne endures wartime hunger and danger as the family fled via Bordeaux, sharing a refugee journey from the Quai dOrsay to shelter and scarce milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Falvida Jeanne Graffis
Paris
Jean Graffis
NEA Service
Mary Anna Graffis
Newcastle
Ind
Quai d’Orsay
Patricia Joanne
Bordeaux
Daughter of Ex-Star Shines In Tennis Heiress of Bundy Fame
Dorothy Bundy, daughter of May Sutton Bundy and Tom Bundy, is a 24-year-old top U S woman tennis player aiming to add education, music study, and world travel to her list of goals. Once ranked as high as No. 6, she dreams of a college degree and boats for world travel while maintaining her tennis career. Her mother and father were renowned players, and Dorothy is celebrated for a dynamic forehand and a dashing, crowd-pleasing style. She enjoys water sports and signs autographs for eager fans in Santa Monica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Kerr
Dorothy Bundy
May Sutton Bundy
America
Dodo
United States
Wimbledon
Tom Bundy
Maurice McLoughlin
Cole
Pacific Coast
Wast
Sarah Palfrey
Alice Marble
Forest Hills
Lie Stini
Australia
Mary Arnold
Dorothy
Mak~es
Beens
Ten
Tens Bis
Santa Monica
Calif
They Broke Even in a War Tale from Landis NC
A fragmented World War II era travel account recalls a perilous trek from Parli to Bordeaux and Portugal. The piece notes a severed leg injury to a contractor and his men, bombardments, lack of air raid shelters, and the emotional toll on Jeanne as the journey nears its peaceful destination.
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Landis
N. C
A. B. Weaver
Cat
Steat
Parli
Patyiela Jeannie
Tuwan
Bordeaux
Sul Pat- Vigin
Jeanne
Portugal
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Java
Dutch East Indies
Netherlands
Fort Ngaini
England
Norway
Harrison In
Paul Harrison
Tom Wolf
NEA
Service
Wales
Bartolomeo Colleoni
Il Duce
H. M. S. Sydney
Britannia
Bruce Catton
Junior
Statf
Ex-Star Shines
May Bundy
Hope
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