Nobel banquet stops for Lewis over photo request
Sin clair Lewis walked out of a Nobel prize banquet in New York citing he should not be photographed while dining. He returned after apologies were offered, insisting he had started his meal and disliked being pictured, a scene witnessed by Einstein Langmuir Kellogg and others.
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Sinclair Lewis
Sauk Center
Minn
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Lewis
Albert Einstein
Irving Langmuir
Frank B. Kellogg
Dr. Einstein
Anne Morgan
Nobel
Hinstein
Langmuir
Kelloge
Elmer Gantry
Rabbitt
Anne Vickers
Sternberger
Mr. Kellogg
Theodore Dreiser
Inquirers
Winters Grow Warmer Says Weather Experts Across Nation
Washington reports that winters have shifted to milder patterns after a long cold spell era. Chief climatologist Joseph Walter notes cycles with 1855 56 and 1931 32 standing out as record cold and warm periods in American history. Meteorologists date winter from December 1 to March 1, with astronomical arrival at 14 58 a m CST on December 22.
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Washington
Joseph B. Walter
Weather Bureau
Grandad
Dad
Granddad
First Lady of U S Embassy in Russia Is Anne Bullitt
Julia Blanshard reports that Anne Bullitt, nine, daughter of Ambassador William C. Bullitt, joins Moscow as the embassy’s First Lady. The child and her father share a serious, adult dynamic, and Anne’s keen reading habit and interest in psychology mark her as poised for life in Soviet circles and theater milieus.
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U. S
Russia
Bnyey Bullitt
Julia Blanshard
New York
Maxim Litvinov
Moscow
America
William ©. Bullitt
Anne Bullitt
Anne
Santa Claus
Louise Bryant
Merry
Annne
Bullitt
Philadelphia
Paris
Stalin
Mosscow
Railroads cut round trip fares to 18 cents a mile
Western and southwestern railroads will reduce round trip coach fares to 18 cents per mile starting Jan 2, after a satisfactory rise in passenger traffic from the earlier 2 cent per mile rate. The change was announced by H W Siddall, chairman of the Transcontinental Western Passenger Association. Havana features a large Pan American tree said to draw earth from every western hemisphere country.
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Chicago
Western and Southwestern
H. W. Siddall
Transcontinental Western Passenger Association
Havana
Hemisphere
Daring Mail Pilot Awed by President
Mal Freeburg Northwestern Airways pilot received a Medal for Distinguished Service after landing a tri motor mail plane with eight passengers when a loose motor dropped into the Mississippi River. President Roosevelt awarded the medal in Washington after the April 1932 Chicago Twin Cities flight incident. The pilot said the meeting left him scared to death and he could not recall the President's words or his own reply.
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ST. Paul
Mal Freeburg
Northwestern Airways
United States
Freeburg
Washington
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Chicago
Twin Cities
Hopkins proposes public bands to boost relief and leisure
Harry L. Hopkins urged creating first class musical ensembles in public venues to boost employment and morale. He cited relief-to-work transfers and New York civic orchestras funded by relief agencies as a model for a nationwide recreational musical program.
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Washington
Det
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
New York
Tani Jfs
Brooklyn Public Library
Leader Urges Permanent Program For Public Beer Gardens
A political figure advocates making a permanent program for beer gardens and other public venues. He has discussed the idea with Eve and emphasized the need for steady access to such spaces.
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Eve ‘le “Gat
Congress Asked to Extend Relief Funds to Diverse Projects
A speaker referenced jlene and other music and art leaders urging Congress to authorize new relief appropriations. He indicated funding could apply to various projects currently on the edge of eligibility and status.
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Jlene
Congress
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