Glimpse of Jane Greer amid Hollywood gossip chatter
In the RKO commissary Jane Greer draws attention as a beauty compared to Hedy Lamarr, with questions about her acting potential and future tests. Idol chatter mentions Betty Hutton Judy Garland and Jane Wyman, plus anecdotes about Harold Mancke and Vincent Price star hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
RKO
Jane Greer
Hedy Lamaar
Miss Greer
Miss Lamarr
Betty Hutton
20Th Century-Fox
Smokey, the Horse
Judy Garland
Mr. Welles
Warner Brothers
Jane Wyman
Rudy Vallee
Lizabeth Scotts
Roosevelt Legacy Fuels Labor Clash and Fascist Echoes
A critical column denounces Roosevelt and Wagner for expanding state power via labor laws that empowered John L. Lewis and the CIO. It warns of looming strikes, disrupted interstate commerce, and echoes of Fascism as Congress debates remedial laws. The piece predicts public monuments at Hyde Park and suggests symbolically provocative tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Robert F. Wagner
Germany
Dachau
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Lewis
Frankfurter
Wagner
Phillip Murray
United Mine Workers
Treasuries
United Auto Workers of
United States
Italy
Party Promosion
Hyde Park
John L. Lewis
Dan Tobin
Walter Reuther
Jimmy Petrillo
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Fire in New York hotel leaves 11 dead and 18 injured
The blaze trapped guests in rooms as more than a hundred flee or escape with makeshift sheets. Fire, whose alarm system engineer blamed, spread through several floors of the hostelry. Most victims were Canadians including two women and two Chinese. one man calmly awaited rescue after reading about a similar Atlanta fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hunter
Leon Asken
New York
Winecoff Hotel
Atlanta
One-Man Legislation and Petrillo’s Le a Act Ruling
A Chicago federal court struck down the Lea Act as unconstitutional, allowing Caesar Petrillo to dictate hiring and strike actions for musicians. The ruling cited Fifth and Thirteenth Amendment concerns and warned the act created arbitrary class legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caesar Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
United States
Chicago
Petrillo
U.S
Walter Labay
Labay
Mr. Petrillo
Smith-Connally
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Mr. Lewis
Lea
Congress
Newark Adopts Health Tests for Santa Clauses
The city orders department store Santas to pass blood and skin tests and chest X rays before hiring. Santas must wear clean gloves while on duty and avoid touching or kissing children. A daily health inspection will occur during the Christmas season to ensure cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Santa
Jess
Sonny
Santa Claus
Buster
Dr. Kildare
Spit ball in Atlantic City on Shakespeare worship
Henry McLemore recalls a sharp exchange at a National Council of Teachers of English meeting in Atlantic City. He rails at E Sculley Bradley for diminishing Shakespeare while praising American literary giants and laments a world without the Bard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry McLemore
Daytona Beach
Fla
National Council of Teachers of English
E. Sculley Bradley
Atlantic City
Associated Press
University of Pennsylvania
Shakespeare
Keats
Bradley
Laurence Olivier
Old Vic
Dan McGrew
Maurice Evans
Mrs. Wiggs
Stratford-on-Avon
London
Jean
Pilfering in Children and the Duty of Ownership
Angelo Patri argues childhood pilfering stems from covetousness and ownership ignorance. Teach children to value their belongings, insist on returning found items, and avoid borrowing outside the family. Older kids must learn the truth about coveting and stealing to uphold eternal law Thou shalt not steal. The leaflet P-27 offers guidance and a copy for 5 cents through Monroe News-Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo Patri
c/o
Monroe News-Star
P. O
New York 19
N. Y
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Stage Poet Chides Bradley Over Publicity Quest
The narrator defends performing English poets and Browning verses while scolding E Sculley Bradley for seeking shock value and national attention. He says Bradley failed to provoke an attack by a major American literary figure and expresses relief at not engaging with the remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Babe
E. Sculley Bradley
Irish Minister Brennan and Wife Honored for 1916 Rebellion Service
Washington notes Irish Minister Robert Brennan and his wife were awarded matching medals for their roles in the 1916 rebellion and the War of Independence 1916 1922. Mrs Brennan helped hoist the Irish Republic flag at Enniscorthy and aided arms housing for the rebel government while Brennan pursued journalism and political work including Sinn Fein publicity director 1918 1921. The couple’s daughter Emer is married to Svend Yort of Denmark now with the Washington telephone company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert Brennan
United States
Irish Republic
Enniscorthy
Irish Republican
Brennan
Ireland
Sinn Feiners
Irish Press
Selskar Kearney
Dublin
Abbey Theater
Evening Radio Schedule for KNOE 1230 Kilocycles
Listed are Monday broadcasts from 3:00 p m to midnight including Music Hall Varieties Rainbow Rangers Noratones and Cheerful Earful Local segments. NBC programs include Chesterfield Supper Club Cavalcade of America Voice of Firestone Parade of Stars and News. Local highlights feature Sports Page of the Air Bing Sings and St Louis Serenade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainbow Rangers
John McVane
NBC
Firestone
Bing
Harkness
Washington
Art Mooney
Rouss Morgan
Radio Schedule Note List For KMLB Station
A detailed broadcast timetable lists program titles and start times from 3:00 PM to 12:00 AM on KMLB 1440 kilocycles. Shows include music, comic serials, news summaries, and talks with entertainers such as Dick Tracy Sky King and Joe Mooney Quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Nettles
Cliff Edwards
Coke Club
Dick Tracy
Sky King
Jack Armstrong
Lenny Conn
Lum
Abner
Earl Godwin
Joe Mooney
Joe Hasel
Radio Chaplain
Elliott Lawrence Orch
Carmen Cavellero
Eddie Howard Orch
Quiz of the Day Mixes Facts and Fragments
A set of trivia questions answers including M B E meaning Member of the Order of the British Empire and the Yugoslav State Security Administration known as UDB. It mentions Harper's Junior Bazaar in New York and Deirdre marrying Gilbert Jerrold in Washington with the French purchasing commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Police
State Security Administration
UDB
Harper’s Junior Bazaar
New York
Deirdre
Gilbert Jerrold
Washington
French Purchasing Commission
Radio Schedule for KWKH Shreveport Tonight
KWKH Shreveport lists a full night lineup from 3:30 PM to 1:05 AM including CBS broadcasts and Local shows. Highlights include 4:00 American School of the Air, 6:00 Mystery of the Week, 7:30 Joan Davis Show, 9:00 Screen Guild Players, and 11:00 News Gen Wisen’s Orchestra with CBS. Local programs include 4:30 In The Groove and 5:45 Harmie Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBS
Bandai
Harmie Smith
Robert Treut
Jack Smith
Jimmy Fidler
Cis
Joan Davis
Cas
Radio
Screen Guild Players
Bob Hawk
J. C. Harsech
Cbg
Gen. Wisen
Congress stalls after mine shutdown action sparks labor debate
Lawmakers largely delay action on proposed labor measures as Lewis ends the mine shutdown. Senators Hickenlooper Wiley Millikan urge swift, firm reforms to prevent recurrence and address unresolved issues facing the new Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Congress
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Wiley
Wis
Millikan
R-Colo
Schlumberger Plant Opening Set For Monroe District
Invitations go out for the formal opening of Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation offices and shops at 207 Sterlington Road in Monroe with an open house at 3 p m next Saturday. refreshments will be served. The firm had previously headquartered at 805 Arkansas Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schlumberger Well Surveying Corporation
Sterlington Road
Monroe
Arkansas Avenue
Footpad incident described by Mrs Brantley to police
Mrs Brantley told police a slender young Negro in a bluish jacket and dark trousers, wearing a hat low over his eyes, snatched her purse containing 35 to 40 dollars in cash and a $66.20 Missouri Pacific salary check not indorsed. The report notes the thief as textually described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Puzzle Front Page Across and Down Clues Mixed With Word Play
A dense word puzzle lists across and down clues including geographic, mythic, culinary and linguistic terms. Players solve for a grid with entries ranging from medical to meteorological and from ancient to modern references. The page blends dictionary-like hints with playful variances.
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Jimmie Fidler
Vallee
High Sierra
Bridgeport
Katharine Hepburn
Jimmy Stewart
John Barrymore
Barrymore
Jimmy
Vincent Price
Elisha Cook, Jr
Price
Cook
Pat Knowles
Michael
Papa
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Associatedress
Branham CO
Dallas
Detroit
St Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Memphis
Talanhona
By Angelo Patri
By Jane Eads
KNOE
Order of the British Empire
National Assembly
Army
Navy
Marines
Orient
Russia
Mexico
Miguvel Aleman
By Hershberger
NEA Service
Shreveport
Schlumberger
Portugal
Teé
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