Theatre Riches and NYC Cafe Society Debate
A sprawling column surveys Broadway show prospects including Great Late and The Fabulous Invalid with investment bets and public reception. It notes Douglas Leigh’s electric displays on Broadway attracting mass crowds, plus a clash over Cafe Society credits between Lucille Beebe and Maury Paul, with side remarks on hypnists and city nightlife.
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George
New York
Deeight Deere Wiran
Mighty Deere Pine Company
Fortune
Gambiere
Monroe News Star offers glimpse of a confused local ad page
Fragmented OCR shows a garbled local notice with addresses and subscription references at TIQ-118 Werth Second Street. It mentions patrons and various figures, hints at dates and payments, and mirrors a newspaper page with multiple interrupted lines and misread names.
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Monroe
Rae
Werth Second Street
Christmas Goods Return Provisions Cited by Merchant
A cautious note outlines return rules for Christmas merchandise. Items must be unused and in perfect condition to qualify. Shoppers suggested to avoid tampering with stock, as merchants may break up stock to discourage easy returns.
Morin Tossed Vessel Rescue Aboard American Farmer
The American Farmer under Captain H A Pedersen saved the Fieldwood fishing schooner crew of twelve during a dark gale off Nova Scotia. Chief Officer Gulbe and Second Officer Knowlton and the crew showed exceptional seamanship and willingness to risk their lives.
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United States
H. A. Pedersen
Nova Scotia
Fieldwood
Gulbe
Knowlton
Pedersen
Science links cinema to shaping youth behavior
The article argues children imitate what fascinates them and that environment shapes behavior. It cites a 54 percent honesty figure from psychologists and warns adults should not expect perfection in youth given limited responsibility and integrity in society.
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American Psychological Association
Association
Greta Garbo
Overtime Pay Critique Comes From Cross-Country Tour
Administrator Andrews reports little out spoken resentment toward the wage and hour law on his tour. Employers’ opposition may be muted by caution and the law’s limited impact on current scales. Andrews notes possible congressional exemption proposals for high income workers.
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Andrews
Congress
Gargantua the Great Goes Abroad After U S Show Closes
Gargantua the Great, famed gorilla, leaves the United States after a celebrated tour. He has been exhibited to crowds, photographed, and written about by literary figures. The show, once the world’s greatest, folds due to economic hardship and Gargantua heads to Europe to find new surroundings and kindred spirits.
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Gargantua the Great
United States
Gargantua
Europe
Blizzard Yarn Sparks City Newsroom Banter
The news editor torments Cassidy for a grand storm story as a blizzard tale unfolds. A reporter guesses grim figures while editors demand dramatic counts and nationwide disruption. Cassidy spins a sensational yarn about thousands stranded and two million workers clearing traffic arteries.
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Cassidy
Associated Newspapers
Our Children Posture Health and Growth Advice
An analysis of child posture links good health, mental well being, and proper breathing to upright carriage. The piece emphasizes dental care, nasal passages, tonsil health, and regular activity as foundations of posture, urging expert teaching and parental cooperation.
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C. Ward Crampton
Old Age Pensions Debate and Tax Reforms Loom
A 1938 NEA column discusses looming congressional action on old age contributory pensions, criticizing political manipulation and urging rate reexamination. It notes advisory council recommendations to raise early pensions and recheck employer and employee tax rates. It also mentions infrastructure work and a rush of poll tax payments before year end.
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Advisory Council
NEA Service, Inc
Calorie Use Across Occupations in the Machine Era
The article explains how daily calorie needs vary by occupation from lumbermen at about 6000 to tailor workers around 2500. It notes average daily intake has fallen 1000 calories in 25 years as machines reduce labor, with specific examples for women and activities from sleeping to running.
Movie Scrapbook Star Joy Hodges Sings Fame and Style
Joy Hodges became Des Moines first radio child star while in high school and later won a Town state soprano contest. after graduating she toured with name bands and appeared in three RKO pictures with no spoken lines. her latest film is Service Deluxe. she stands five feet four inches, weighs 110 pounds, light brown hair, gray green eyes and will turn 25 on January 29. she enjoys perfume bottles, tailored outfits, and always wears a bracelet.
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Joy Hodges
Des Moines
RKO
Gas Mask Handy in Peeling Onions in wartime
A Surrey village air-raid warden visits a cottage and finds a housewife wearing a gas mask while peeling onions for the midday meal. The piece notes masks may have peaceful uses and references a 1890 U S cost of living study and silk coat linings showing wear after a season.
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Manchester
Surrey
United States
The
Bureau of Labor
Milwaukee Police Study Tiny Radio Receivers for Officers
Milwaukee Police Chief Joseph T. Kluchesky studies equipping officers with two pound short wave radio receivers like those used in San Antonio. Sealed on the police station short wavelength, the devices would boost efficiency in large scale riots and manhunts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph T. Kluchesky
San Antonio
Tex
Kluchesky
Ninety-Year-Old Visits Louisville on Birthday
Mrs Cyn thia Tomes marked her ninetieth birthday by an outing beyond 15 miles from home to Louisville. She saw street cars electric lights running water moving pictures steamboats electric refrigerators elevators telephones radios and vacuum cleaners, noting automobile production in 1895 was four cars.
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Louisville
Cynthia Tomes
Lightning Strikes Twice In Monticello Farm Tragedy
Steve Abbott a one year old father of eight was killed when a tree he was sawing fell on him on his farm. Four years earlier his wife died from a falling limb while cutting a tree. A national survey notes only about 300 of 25 million passenger cars move daily on main cross continental routes. The AAA orders 1 000 patterns of cotton bagging to replace jute for bale covering to boost cotton use.
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Heather
Leich
Mazda
New Builder
Monticello
Steve Abbott
United States
AAA
First Aid Emphasis at Southern Medical Meeting
Dr Ralph M Stuck warns against moving accident victims with back injuries while Dr Beverly Douglas urges hospital or medical office removal of objects to avoid fatal complications. He cites cases of a stabbed man and a pencil injury to advocate expert care and school level first aid instruction.
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Froper
Southern Medical Association
Oklahoma City
Ralph M. Stuck
Beverly Douglas
Douglas
London Night Worker Survives After Garbage Truck Crash
Walter Sadler. a night shift worker in London slept through a crash as a garbage truck smashed into the first story wall of his house. He awoke on his own with no reported injuries. Local crews assessed structural damage and began repairs.
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London
Walter Sadler
Radio Program Listings for December 26
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