The Tugwell Critique Reflects A Conservative Self-Made Image
The piece argues Dr. Tugwell, now assistant secretary of agriculture, is not revolutionary and should be judged by his self-made rise, education, and measured demeanor. It praises his poise under scrutiny, contrasts him with adversaries, and claims self-mastery as a key virtue for reducing calls for government intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Tugwell
Tugwell
Smiths
Baileys
Wheelers
Senate
New Cuban Treaty Ends Platt Amendment
The United States and Cuba signed a treaty annulling the Platt amendment, ratified by the senate in under ten minutes. The change preserves two points, including the Guantanamo base, and allows either nation to close ports to halt epidemics, easing anti American sentiment in Cuba and Latin America. A stray remark notes gasoline prices rise with heat, while France digs up a corpse for a lottery ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
United States
Senate
Guantanamo Naval Base
South America
Uncommon Sense on Graft and City Politics
John Blake argues in a column that a city’s ruling graft ring, though temporarily ousted, remains dangerous as long as voters forget. He cites reform efforts, the lure of coal handouts, and the need for public vigilance to prevent recurring political boss rule in American cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Steffens
The Glee Club By George Elliston
A reflective piece by George Elliston evokes care and relief as a home scene unfolds laughter and kittens dispel worry. The narrator finds happiness in domestic joy, returning from toil to a scene of playful children and animals that banishes fear. The contrast highlights simple, comforting home life.
Mabel and Isabel Clash Over Jackson Milyons
Mabel comments on Jackson Milyons drawing interest from many girls while Isabel jokes that India ink could help him get a job in a side show if those admirers were present.
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Mabel
Jackson Milyons
Isabel
India
Eden Departure Jokes Spark Reacts in Class
A classroom quip frames the fall of Adam and Eve as a modern shortage joke. A boy asks why they were driven from Eden and suggests perhaps they lacked fas masks or ran out of ammunition, prompting amused reactions from the teacher.
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Eden
Upson and Downson Run for Money in Domestic Fallout
A terse society noting two named figures Upson and Downson. It hints at marital tension over finances with implied actions affecting household stability, reflecting brisk, unnamed local gossip tone. The fragment suggests a widow or spouse maneuvering for wealth as a central motive.
Belle-If I Were You Tell Him What I Think
Dialogue snippet shows a witty exchange where one character contemplates expressing anger while another notes the cad lacks a telephone. The remark hints at social constraints and a humorous predicament. No other context is provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle
Percy
A Warning Example of Marriage Promises and Unpreparedness
Henry Peck jokes about marriage vows while noting mishaps from unpreparedness as he discusses a wife who promised to love honor and obey. The exchange highlights comic misreads of traditional vows and domestic expectations.
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Oldbatch
Henry Peck
Prominent Figures Receive Notable Letters Excerpted
A Bell Syndicate collection presents excerpts of authentic letters sent to distinguished individuals and major American businesses. The letters showcase social, business, and cultural tones from correspondence received by prominent persons and firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Dear Sir Prominence Radio Love Affair Sparks Listener Loss
A reader writes angrily that she will stop listening to a prominent radio singer due to a romantic relationship with Mary Lou, insisting jealousy but declaring she will no longer tune in. Clara N. signed the letter.
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Mary Lou
They Call It Politics They Call It Politics
Washington leaders fear Henry P Fitcher will be a round peg in a square hole as national committee chair. Yet Fletcher is admired as a master diplomat with skill at Pan American conferences, Latin American relations, and delicate negotiations. Critics question his grasp of practical politics and fund raising.
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Washington
Henry P. Fitcher
National Committee
Senator la Follette
Fletcher
Havana
Charles E. Hughes
State Department
Santiago
Chile
South America
Hoover
Panama Canal
Argentina
U. S
Tugwell
Ellison Smith
South Carolina
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Wiring Repairs After Intersection Fire
Wiring at Grammont and Jackson streets sparked a blaze when a street car struck low lines. Firefighters worked with city electricians to complete repairs after noon. The article also notes the ancient Mayas kept hieroglyphic books covering history medicine astronomy divination and more.
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Grammont
Jackson Streets
City
Monroe Hardware Renovize Sale Opens July in Monroe
W F Zehner of Monroe Hardware announces a store-wide Renovize sale running through July. The campaign links a national Renovizing movement with Monroe’s Renovize Better Homes effort and will cover furniture, floor coverings, grapes, repairs, refinishing and re-upholstering, in addition to hardware building equipment paint and furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
W. F. Zehner
Monroe Hardware Company
Zehner
Dr Pirkey Receives Car From Church Members
The article notes that Dr. R. J. Pirkey, pastor of the First Baptist church, was presented with a six cylinder seven passenger National automobile by church members Mead Frierson, while employed at the U S and P railroad repair department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Pirkey
First Baptist Church
Mead Frierson
U. S. and P. Railroad
Bakery robber strikes again in Seattle’s lemon pie thefts
In Seattle a bakery reports its cash register robbed for the third time in six weeks. Each break in ends with the thief taking one or more lemon pies while leaving berry and chocolate pies and other pastries intact. Police investigate the pattern as clues point to a pie themed motive.
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Seattle
Hambone's Meditations Fragment Translates Cajun Dialect
A fragmentary humorous piece titled Hambone's Meditations presents Alley HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS reading aloud in a regional dialect. The text showcases rural speech patterns and playful banter about daily life and miscommunications.
NRA IS FIXTURE ASSERTS JOHNSON IN MEMPHIS
General Hugh S. Johnson defended the blue eagle as unshaken and argued NRA remains key to business, labor, and public support. He dismissed critics as a jabbering clique and urged more liberal credit policies while focusing on codes working and relief from chiseling. He warned European debtors relied on loans from the U.S. to pay debts and supported careful credit judgments amid postwar recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Blue Eagle
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
National Retail Credit Association
Johnson
Germany
Caspari and Rhea Honored by Collegiate Press
Centenary College weekly editor Jack Caspari and business manager Donald Rhea were named outstanding men in college press by the Associated Collegiate Press in Madison. They received fountain pens and Caspari's and Rhea's photos will be featured in Rotogravure. Caspari, once a Monroe resident and city high school graduate, left Monroe two years ago for Shreveport and has since attended Centenary.
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Jack Caspari
Donald Rhea
Centenary College
Associated Collegiate Press
Madison
Wis
Association
Caspari
Monroe
Old City High School
Shreveport
Texas Business Man Is Charged With Big Theft
Longview Texas June 21 Arch Stevens Gilmer businessman was charged with theft following an officers probe into J C Harris Gladewater oil man claim that he was drugged and robbed of 10790 in a supposed oil deal Stevens free on 2500 bond Harris said the cash was taken when meeting to finalize the transaction Examining trial tentatively set for June 27
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Texas
Arch Stevens
Gilmer
J. C. Harris
Gladewater
Stevens
Harris
Radio Program Broadcast Schedule Summary
Central and regional networks outline daytime to late evening entertainment. Programs include Winnie the Pooh and Mary Small Orchestra, Joe White, Buck Rogers in 2400, Royalties, The Goldbergs, Captain Henry’s Showboat, Whiteman’s Music Hall, Vera Van, and Amos ’n’ Andy with orchestras and serials. Station lineups span East Midwest Northwest Mountain Pacific Coast with multiple repeats and regional feeds.
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Nec
NBC
WEAF
Wiw
Wtag
Wesh
Wey
Mid
Kid Wimag
Weil
Wdaf
Wkbf
Win
Wiba
Kstp
Webe
Webe Wday
Kfyr Erect Efef South
Wrva
Wytf
Wwne
Wis
Wjax
Wfla
Wseun Wiod
Wsm
Wme
Wsb
Wapi
Wjidx
Wsmb
Kwoo Wky
Wfaa
Wbap
Kpre Woai
Ktbs
Kths
Wsoc
Wave Mountain
Koa
Kdwyl Kegir
Kghl
Pacific Coast
Kzo
Kfi
Kgw
Komo
Khq
Kfsd
Ktar
Kgu
Kpo
Ma Perkins
Joe White
John B. Kennedy
Mary Small & Orchestra
Baseball—wear
Gene and
Glen
Shirley Howard
Rudy Vallee
Capt. Henry
Whiteman
Music Hall
J. Berger Orch
West
Britain
Ralph Kirbery
Jimmy Lunceford Orchas
Jareld Stern
Jack Armstrong
Clarence Wheeler
Buck Rogers
Bobby Benson
Skippy
Midwest
Edward Wurtzebach
Beale St
Wurtzebach
Joe Williams
Wabe
Raginsky Ensemble
Vent
Sylvia Froes
Just Plain
Bill
Texas Rangers
Russell Ore Dhes
the Serenaders
Oliver Naylor
Reneat
Boake Carter
Talk
Basic
Georgia Erwin
Ore
Fred Rich
S Columbians
Easy Aces
Taximeter
Dixie
Harmonettes
Mark Warnew
Fray & Braggiotti
Doris Loraine
Orcics
Asi
Ann Leaf
Evan Evans
Basic Heidelberg
Vera van
Harry Sosnik
Press-Radio
Dien Gray's
Henry Busse Orc
Basia
Reggie Childs Orc
Ben Pollack
Hbasic
Earl Hines
Midw
Wabe & West Oe
East
Lowell Thomas
Amos 'N
Andy
Ed Lowry
Vincent Lopez
Grace Hayes
Igor Gorin
Eddie Duchin
Rooftop cottages and New York socialites on Park Avenue
In New York, a trend toward rooftop servants’ cottages at luxury buildings grows as full time staff fade. A socialite rents a Park Avenue cottage for $20 monthly via a valet. Susan Palmer’s restaurant at Rockefeller Center draws celebrities like Eddie Cantor, Octavus Roy Cohen, Rockefeller Jr., and Fairbanks. It recalls Billy LaHiff’s Broadway restaurant legacy and his ties to Mae Clark, Barbara Stanwyck, and Moss Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Susan Palmer
Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller Center
Eddie Cantor
James Montgomery Flagg
Chamberlain Brown
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Irene Rich
Frances
Courtney Riley Cooper
Roy Chapman Andrews
Earl Carroll
Rudy Vallee
Rudy
Roy Cohen
Douglas Fairbanks
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Miss Palmer
Rockefeller
Billy LaHiff
Broadway
Mae Clark
Barbara Stanwyck
LaHiff
Warner Brothers
Harry and
Jack Cohn
Jesse Lasky
Moss Hart
Fred Stone
Will Rogers
George M. Cohan
John Barrymore
Nancy Carroll
Hollywood Close-Ups From a Night at The Brown Derby
Hollywood Close Ups recounts a table side melee of wit and gifts as W C Fields and Gene Towne trade champagne and cigars, Towne counters with a giant ham, and dinner gossip swirls around stars like Marlene Dietrich Ronald Colman and Joan Marsh amid fashion and weight talk and casual chatter from the Los Angeles dining scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Fields
Gene Towne
Fields
Gene
Marlene Dietrich
Hubby
Rudolph Leiber
Ronald Colman
Herbert Marshall
Joan Marsh
Walter Kane
Jack Oakie
Lola Lane
al Hall
Dorothea Wieck
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Uncommon Sense
John Blake
the Glee Club
George Elliston
Kittens
von Scribbler
Adam and Eve
Upson
Downson
Clara N
Cecil Jensen
Frank
Renovize
Miss Star Marshall
Vicksburg
Harry Russell
F. G. Hudson
Russell
Dave Carter
The
Civil Service Commission
Ruston
Hambone
Alley
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Collegiate
CBS
WABC
BASC
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Northwest & Canadian
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Wjdx
New York
By Paul Harrison
Bond
Hollywood
Dan Thomas
NEA
Alphonse and
Gaston
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