The Auburn system and its decline described
An essay on the Auburn prison reforms, critiquing the silent system, noting its humane aims yet harsh conditions, and praising modern reformists like Warden Lawes while urging continued penology improvements as Auburn is dismantled. The piece cites Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes and reflects on historical punishment methods versus future humane approaches.
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Louis Dwight
Old Auburn
Harry Elmer Barnes
Battle
Saratoga
Empire State
Old Auburn Prison
Auburn
Twin Cities Golf Club Hosts Notable Annual Tournament
The McGuire Golf club and its annual tournament drew prominent golf figures to McGuire Park last weekend, spotlighting community health, fitness, and civic leadership. The event boosted regional appeal, housing, and business interest while highlighting outdoor recreation as a pillar of local citizenship.
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Ople
McGuire Park
McGuire Golf Club
Japan's War Drive and Tokyo’s Command in China Emergency
The article argues Gold Braid signals a final push to war with the China emergency managed from Tokyo. It notes the 1931 campaign set a pattern of independent action by the Japanese army, its conquest aims, and the need for Tokyo’s endorsement under pressure of losing face. Rising costs, shrinking foreign trade, and mobilization fears frame Japan's stance as it contends with Manchoukuo and potential Russian threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
China
Manchoukuo
Senator Minton presses muzzling press demands
Demagogue senator from Indiana seeks government controlled journalism to muzzle newspapers. The public opposes bureaucratic invasion of newsrooms and values constitutional protections. He cites Russia and Germany as cautionary contrasts to centralized press control.
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Minton
Indiana
Washington
Russia
Germany
Unusual Spring Weather Stirs Talk Across Regions
A fragmented report notes unusual spring in parts of the continent with colder weeks in the eastern United States and persistent rain. It mentions people growing closer in conversation about distant events and hints at signs of a political bluft from a far locale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United States
Oak 4 Pee Chalan there will he other
Oak and Pee Chalan figure in a brief local notice with scant readable details. The fragmentary text suggests another item or participant but provides no clear actions, dates, or outcomes.
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Chalan
Our Children By Angelo Patri: Unfinished Jobs Commentary
This essay argues children are unfinished jobs, needing patient pace and natural growth. It criticizes relentless grading, urging teachers and parents to avoid overpressing achievement, and promotes progress at each child’s rhythm while praising well-done work and inner growth. It notes Patri’s booklet on obedience and promotes the Bell Syndicate copyright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Lou
Patri
Angelo Patri
Bell Library
Cere Tha Monroe News- Star
Weet 43Rd Street
New York
N. Y
New York Judges Split On Disagreement In Court
New York judges remain divided over a key legal question as sessions adjourn amid procedural debates. The discrepancy centers on interpretation of a ruling, with opinions split between strict adherence and pragmatic compromise.
Hollywood RAI YA AWAD BLUES
Hollywood notes that sports stars find film work common but sometimes risky. The piece lists athletes turned actors including Sonja Henie Johnny Weissmuller Buster Crabbe Maxie Rosenbloom Johnny Mack Brown Lou Gehrig Fidel La Barba Jackie Fields Hank Luisetti Joe Louis Hank Luisetti and Jim Thorpe with industry figures like Sol Lesser and Adolph Zukor in production roles or on studio lots.
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Paul Harrison
Hollywood
Sonja Henie
Shey
20Th Fox
Johnny Weissmuller
Buster Crabbe
Metro
Larry Crabbe
Slapsie
Maxie Rosenbloom
Johnny Mack Brown
Alabama
Brown
Lou Gehrig
Tarzan
Sol Lesser
Lesser
Republic
Joe DiMaggio
Demp
Carnera
Max Baer
Man Mountain Dean
Joe Louis
Baer
George Raft
Louis
Hank Luisetti
Stanford
Paramount
Fidel la Barba
Jackie Fields
Aaron Rosenberg
Fox
Allan Dwan
Wearin Gillette Primary Plays Big Role in New Deal Strategy
Washington letters describe the Iowa Democratic senatorial race as pivotal for Roosevelt's policy drive. Wearin's bid against Gillette tests the party realignment toward a Roosevelt New Deal slate, with implications for WPA influence and the broader campaign to defeat conservative incumbents.
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Rodney Dutcher Washington
Otha D. Wearin
New Deal
Iowa
Gillette
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Wearin
Senate
Middle West
Mosquitoes Foe of Malarial and Yellow Fever Dangers
The article explains how female mosquitoes bite, transmit disease, and spread malaria yellow fever and dengue. It notes Dr Walter Reed's work after the Spanish American War and mentions a new motion picture Yellow Jack. It also discusses reservoirs in tropical areas and animals like monkeys that can carry yellow fever.
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Rudyard Kipling
United States
America
Walter Reed
United States Medical Corps
Press Along The Weave Garment Care Tip
Garments hold shape better when pressed along the weave and must be pressed dry. Put clothing away damp risks wrinkles and stale feel. The text notes Polynesian illnesses tied to taboos or offerings as believed by their people.
It's Odd It's Science Northeast Land winds clash in Brandy Bay
Northeast Land near Spitzbergen holds eight wind cauldrons meeting in Brandy Bay. Oxford expedition reports winds cancel each other with no severe gales. winter temperatures never drop below 26 below zero yet summer highs reach 52. Area ice capped, mist shrouded in summer, suggesting possible emergency air base.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Northeast Land
North Pole
Europe
America
Brandy Bay
Oxford University
Spitzbergen
Wales
Richard Himber, Theatre Magician and Bandleader
New York gossip profiles Richard Himber, famed orchestra leader known for sleight of hand, performing card tricks in Broadway venues with friends such as Sam Boston and Teddy Powell. He leveraged tricks to land early gigs at the Paramount under Paul Ash and later managed Rudy Vallee, while displaying little baton skill. Also recounted is a Vienna refugee composer fleeing Nazi scrutiny after a petty Nazi official questioned his work, testing his courage.
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George Boss
New York
Richard Himber
Himber
Rialto
Broadway
Sam Boston
Charley Kurtsinger
Teddy Powell
Times Square
Paramount Theater
Paul Ash
Ash
Rudy Vallee
Vallee
Professi
Vienna
Drei-Vierteltakt
Three Purpose Case Adds Grooming To Beach Day Gear
A compact black or tortoise enamel case blends makeup box purse and cigarette case. It includes a powder sifter, chrome mirror, small comb, lip items, change pouch, a concealed lighter, and a dainty, portable design for a day at the beach.
Health progress in Louisiana discussed at Kiwanis luncheon
Dr. Oscar Dowling of New Orleans, president of the state board of health, said Louisiana health efforts showed progress through sanitation and better health measures. He cited 1922 death rate at 11.03 percent and noted underregistered births while praising Monroe’s sanitary developments and a $400,000 courthouse and jail project.
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Louisiana
Oscar Dowling
New Orleans
State Board of Health
Kiwanis Club
Dowling
Monroe
Nuite
Quachita Perish
Radio Program Schedule and Network Listings
Radio network lineup for NBC WEAF and interchanges across East, Midwest, Mountain, South, and Pacific regions. Includes program times, show names such as Your Family and Mine, Science from the News, Dance bands, and various orchestras, with notes on station interchanges and regional feed details.
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Weaf
Wnac
Wtic
Wiar
Vtag Wesh
Kgw
Wibr
Wcae
Wtam
Wwj
Waal
Wdel
Midwest
Wmaq
Wdaf
Katy
Koa Kdyl
Wmbg
Pacific
Komo
Kha
Kgui
BASIC
Wiw
Wea
Wsan Work Weol
Wood Wal Bert Wihow
Webe Ksoo
OTH
Tigral
Erct Cfef
Wefl
Wimj
Wiba
Wday
Xixe
Koam
Wtar Wolf Wis
Wiax
Wila
Wsum
Wiod
Weoc
Wibe
Wwne
Wese
Wave Wem
Wapi
Wmsb
Widx
Kyoo
Wky
Keene
Kfbk
Wis
Wham
Waby
Webr
Weky
Wapd
Wieu
Wenr
Wrt
Krev
Kidm
Wrel
Kgo
NBC
Edward Davies
Lee
W News
Paul Sabin
Johnnie Johnston
Lowell Thomas
Myone & Lyon
Marlow Della Chie
Ai Donahue
Pisa
Horace Heldt
Steewalterie
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Dallas
Detroit
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Associated Press Press
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Twin Cities
Koneye
Our
Kelk
Rai
Awad Blues
Glenn Morris
David Butler
Ad Schaumer
Cotton Warburton
Tay Garnett
Paul Schwegler
Ping Bodie
Dutch Wetzel
Wally Rehg
Pep Lee
Jim Thorpe
Adolph Zukor
Pamount
Brooklyn
Hunsgary
Neith Os
Gillie
Illette
Supreme Court
Harry Hopkins
Ickes
Jim Farley
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygeia
the Health Magazine
Hambone
Christ
John
Stella Dent
Business and Clubs
Akin
National Federation of Sessional
State Federation
Country Club
Elks Club
Akin Handles
A Law
Land's End
Cornwall
Great Britain
Nbc-Weaf
Orenen Annie
Jos
Gailicchio Orches
Top Hatters
Paul Douglas
SinscNina
von En
Andy
Philadelphia—network
Russ A Mes & Orchestra
Wayneng
Vox
Bobenere
Jimmie Fidler
Dancing Orchestra
Amos ‘N’ Ney
West
Dick Himber
Freddie Martin
Teddy King & Orchestra
CBS
WABC
Wabe Wade
Weau Wias
Wibl
Wear
Whbm
Wibm
Kmoz
Whee Wore
Ckaq
Wibx
Wobf
Wibs
Krid
Wdae Whig
Wibj
Wwva
Webg
Wajs
Mbr
Wala
Wwox
Kwkh
Wmmm
Mioweet
Wmbd
Wibw
Kvor Kiz Koh Ksi
Kgvo
Knx Koin Kol
Kfpy Kvi
East
Nila Mack
Press-Radio News
Ed Thorgensen
Spo Wabe
Symphonettes—network
Arthur Godfrey
Hollace Shaw
Soprano
Boake Carter
Dave Bacal
Maxine Su
Just
Eddie House
Holywood
Helen Menken
Lew White
Edward G. Robinsor
al Jolson
al Pearce
Goodmar Swing
Hal Kemp
Bob Hop
Eey Heatherton
Clubmenane
Abe Lymanask
Just Entertainment
Artie Aw
Will Osborn
WJZ
NETW
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