Distributors Aid Farmers in Butter Surplus Campaign
The National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation led a campaign with the National Association of Food Chains and the Independent Distributors' Council to move surplus butter. Starting mid November and running through December and January, stores will use ads displays pamphlets and word of mouth to boost sales. The effort aims to prevent losses to farmers and improve the American standard of eating by promoting affordable nutritious butter.
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America
National Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation
National Association of Food Chains
Independent Distributors’ Council
Splitting The Indivisible Literary Paris Rivalry
The piece notes Jerome Tharaud wins election to the French Academy after thirty years with brother Jean, who receives nothing. It discusses their shared literary life, past honors, and speculation about future Nobel prize judges and prolific child authors with ghostwriters shaping global attention.
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Literary
Paris
Jerome Tharaud
Tharaud
Jean
Spain
Jerome
Yvonne
Cecelie
Emilie
Annette
Marie
Dionnes
Incoming cabinet shakeup signals wider resignations
A resignation by Attorney General Cummings prompts Washington experts to foresee a broad cabinet shakeup. Many ministers seek private life for economic reasons or political displeasure. Newsweek cites Swanson Perkins Roper Woodring as possible leavers. Solicitor General Jackson expected to replace Cummings with Hopkins likely to face Senate confirmation.
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Cummings
Washington
Jim Farley
Newsweek
Swanson
Perkins
Roper
Woodring
Jackson
Mr. Cummings
Harry Hopkins
Jong
Senate
Record of Traffic Safety Gains and Notable Facts
The National Safety Council notes a 20 percent drop in deaths in the first ten months vs 1937, with October showing a 23 percent decline. If sustained, 8,500 lives saved. The piece contrasts urban peril in shorter days and fog with personal caution. It also mentions Herschel’s eye glasses and a fan letter to film star Charles Boyer.
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National Safety Council
The Once Over by HL PHILLIPS
A column lampoons headlines and public figures from 1938 noting sensational trials and celebrity stunts. It critiques media, politics, and race for public safety approval while mixing jokes about cars, aviation, and European affairs.
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HL Phillips
Our Children By Angelo Patri
Advice for mindful gift choosing for children with attention to interests, spending, imagination, and meaningful gifts. Encourages considering pastimes, books, magazines, cameras, and hands on projects, plus a budgeting mindset and a sample parental booklet offer.
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Our
Angelo Patri
Monopoly debate frames Thorp critique of anti trust law
Washington Letter by John T Flynn discusses Willard Thorp and his claim that outside aluminum there is no real monopoly in the United States. Flynn argues monopolies arise from combinations of independent operators and criticizes Thorp for misrepresenting history while noting the role of anti trust law in shaping corporate power. The piece ends by noting New York City's Jewish denomination has the largest church membership at 1,765,000.
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Willard Thorp
Commerce Department
Mr. Thorp
Standard Oil
John BD. Rockefeller
Thorp
Wall Street
Dun & Bradstreet
Heaven
New York City
Monroe Directory Nears Press in January
The Monroe city directory compilation will be finished by December 25 with the edition going off press between January 15 and February 11 under G. E. Lowrie who leads a six man team slowed by rainy days. Population including West Monroe is projected at 20 000. Ouachita parish plans a new courthouse at a cost of 400 000 with architect J W Smith told to proceed.
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Monroe
G. E. Lowrie
Ouachita Parish
J. W. Smith
Charley Grapewin Starred in Stage and Screen Career
Charley Grapewin, born Charles, built a career from school athletics to 37 years in vaudeville and Broadway before films. He still refuses to retire, has three novels and three plays, and, with his wife, marks a wedding anniversary every six months while performing in Stand Up and Fight.
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Charley Grapewin
Charles
Charley
Glazing Vegetables for Quick Party Style Dishes
To add variety to everyday vege tables try new cooking methods. Glazing offers a quick easy party touch to carrots sweet potatoes and parsnips. Parboil vegetables then pour a syrup of equal sugar and water with seasoning and butter before baking until tender.
Well Browed Juicy Turkey Cooking Tip and Profit Note
A cookery tip suggests placing a buttered coarse cloth over the turkey breast to ensure browning without drying. A Tennessee study compares labor efficiency, finding 1 day on high yield corn more profitable than 18 days on lower yield corn.
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Tennessee
Vitamin D needs in Children and Adults
The article explains vitamin D is crucial for calcium use and bone health, with children needing about 300 to 400 international units daily if milk intake is adequate. It notes adults lack precise requirements, highlights aging, sunlight, and calcium intake as key factors, and predicts further study for public health benefit.
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P. C. Jeans
Genevive Stearns
Christmas Program Shines At Northeast Center
A college Christmas program at Northeast Center drew students and guests with the Hammond organ courtesy of Ray Redburn. Highlights included the "Christmas Phantasy" and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" with Dallas Goss leading carols, a reading from Dawson's The Man Who Missed Christmas, and choir renditions of "Joy to the World" and "Silent Night." The event showcased festive performances by E Lowery Jefferson and Roger Frisbie. The same issue notes a USDA forecast expecting higher fruit production in coming years except apples.
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Northeast Center
Ray Redburn
Grossman
E. Lowery Jefferson
Dallas Goss
The
Herald Angels
Dawson
W. R. Hammond
Roger C. Frisbie
Broadway Nudity Sparks Sunday Lockout in 1940s NYC
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia orders a symbolic one night closure of the International and The Midnight Sun cabarets after a judge’s son reports scant attire. The crackdown targets topless or scantily clothed performers while promising leniency in enforcement and future decorum. Orson Welles retells a ghost tale from The Haunted Omnibus.
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New York
Broadway
International Casino
Papa
Fiorello LaGuardia
International
Coryphees
The
Midnight Sun
Hizzoner
Orson Welles
John O'Hara
Welles
King’s English Will Evolve With American Phrases
Uncommon Sense argues that English is a living language that evolves with use. Sydney Markham warns of American slang, but the author counters that language changes with society and travel, enriching rather than eroding the tongue. Only the extinction of English speakers would halt change.
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Markham
British Isles
States
Deaths Last Night
Gaston B. Means, 58, known for the Lindbergh ransom hoax, died last night in Springfield Missouri.
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Associated Press
Gaston B. Means
Springfield
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Historian Dr. Christian Lange Dies at 69
Dr. Christian L. Lange, 69, Oslo based noted historian and co recipient of the 1921 Nobel Peace Prize with Hjalmar Branting of Sweden, died in Oslo.
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Christian L. Lange
Oslo
Norway
Hjalmar Branting
Sweden
Jacob Omansky New York Post business manager
Jacob Omansky, aged 4, is identified as business manager of the New York Post in this historical note. This brief entry lists his role within the publication.
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Jacob Omansky
New York
The
New York Post
Thomas P. Low Dies at 64 Noted Soccer Player and Golfer
Thomas P Low of San Diego California dies at 64. He gained international fame as a soccer star and also enjoyed a career as a golfer.
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Thomas P. Low
San Diego
Calif
Thomas P., Low
State Supervisor to Meet Teachers in Monroe Visit
Dr. J. W. Brouilette, elementary supervisor of the Louisiana state department of education, arrives in Monroe to visit parish schools. He will meet primary teachers at Ouachita Grammar school Tuesday at 4 p.m. and other grade teachers there Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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J. W. Brouilette
Louisiana State Department of Education
Monroe
Ouachita Grammar School
Eva Tanguay Survives Early Rally But Faces Poor Prognosis
Hollywood reports Eva Tanguay the I dont care girl of the 1900s rallied from a critical abdominal illness but Dr Wendell W Starr warned there is little chance of survival. Separately French academy officers estimate 2 796 languages spoken worldwide.
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Hollywood
Eva Tanguay
Wendell W. Starr
French Academy
Radio Program Listings for Monday December 12
Long network schedule listing NBC WEAF WEAF East Midwest West stations and time blocks for dramas music news and serials. Contains station flags and show times across multiple regions including East Central and Pacific networks with various entertainers and programs.
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Nila Mack
Press
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Nan Wynn
Cone Sole
New York
Ed Thorgersen
Wabe
Howie Wing
Aviation
Bob Trout
Jack Shannon
Sophie Tucker
Sam Abner
Eddie Cantor
Chicagoans
Cavalcade of America
Pat Minstrels
Radio Theatre
Guy Lombardo
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Charles Boyer
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Triple Slayer
Charlie F. Kettering
General Motors
Charlie McCarthy
Kate Smith
Jimmy Hines
Grover Whalen
George Eyston
Utah
London
New Orleans
Galg
Lindy
Lindbergh
Berlin
Germany
Homer Cummings
Louis Zeltner
Munich
Goebbels
Associated Newspapers
Molly
John T. Flynn
NEA
Dean Selig
Jim Sims
Ruston
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Dr. Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
George Ross
Bet Lytell
China
Carl Crow
John Blake
Sydney F. Markham
Shakespeare
Milton
Chaucer
East
Jack Armstrong
Annie
Charles Sears
West
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Claire
Rlose Marie
Edwin C. Hill
Emily Post
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Tom Mix
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Bill Johnson
Adrian Rollini
Lowell Thomas
Sketch
Jimmy Valentine
Science
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Budd
Westminster Choir
Dr. Hagan
Pan-Amer
Congo
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