Hollywood Notes on Russophiles and Marital Trends
Hollywood commentator surveys Russophile writers and actors, critiquing double standards on censorship and adulation of the Soviet system. It notes Deanna Durbin and Felix Jackson's age gap marriage, then ponders why stars pair with older men, and recalls Abbott and Costello and Gracie Allen in show business dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanna Durbin
Felix Jackson
Hollywood
Ysund
Soven
Rot
Miss Durbin
Steady Diet Notes in Early Morning Broadcasts
A fragment recounts a routine of morning radio or telephone broadcasts. It mentions a steady diet of light content and a routine call pattern, reflecting how listeners engaged with early 20th century media via telephone and radio. The text hints at schedule pacing and audience expectations.
Congress urged to drop The Star Spangled Banner for America
Washington readers are asked to pick sides in a revival of the anthem question. Rep. Louis Ludlow cites arguments from Indiana constituents James Dissette and the Rev. Charles Fillmore for replacing The Star Spangled Banner with America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
America
Louis Ludlow
Indiana
James J. Dissette
Charles Fillmore
Dissette
Digsette
Expendable Scientists Warn Shortage After War
A report by the American Council on Education and the National Research Council warns of a postwar shortage of doctors dentists engineers and other scientists as college enrollment drops in key fields. It notes reduced military deferments and cuts to civilian education risk hampering recovery and peaceful progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amercan Comcil
National Research Counci
Cie
Ciilian
Russia
Britain
Canada
Reading in a Lending Library Turns Into A Riotous Tale
The narrator recalls wandering into a lending library where a lively scene unfolds as patrons discuss a red covered book about a girl who saves a boat in a faraway tale. A crowd gathers, photographs are taken, and readers react with curiosity and humor, while the scene hints at broader cultural chatter and author mentions. The piece weaves anecdotes of readers, celebrities, and local life on a bustling boulevard with attention to the social mood and literary curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citecus
Gil
Bashervilles
Jeanna Blas
Angeles
Coulis
Ates
Saal
Hueco
Henry Travers
Ae Hessel
Burt Kelle
Tinaane
Stagon
Bennett Cotto
Eeud
Bern
Sedttat
Vtheg
Nate Bk
Los Angeles
Iugellu
Our Children by Angelo Patri
A fragmentary excerpt depicts Bessie a three year old with temper tantrums and spiraling behavior. Attempts to discipline and care, including spanking and doctor visits, fail until Aunt Hanna intervenes with care and cold water, ending the tantrums. The piece blends observations with social commentary on child rearing and parental frustration.
Negro Found Dead On Arrival Here
Police report states Wall Ross, Negro, was found dead in a car at 504 North Ninth Street in Soloom on Wednesday. Ross was accompanied by two other Negroes, Quilla Felton and Carroll Mickle, who agreed to drive him from Ate ta residence to Monroe. Death deemed natural causes with no foul play. body taken to Lamouth Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Ross
Negra
North Ninth Street
Soloom
Ross
Tao
Quilla Felton
Carrol Mickle
Alto Wino
Ate Ta Bes See Dence
Monroe
Mouitur
Rosas
French
Lamouth Funeral
Transit Plans and Federal Group Talk in City
The city of Monroe expects three buses from Detroit for midweek service to reach eastern neighborhoods after Lee Avenue trolley work. Transportation aims to keep five cent fares citywide while widening routes to Washington and DeSiard road and Cay lands. Col T D Barber of the Federal Business Association spoke at a Monroe meeting, with A A Thoman introducing him. the Fourth Area covers Shreveport, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Lafayette and Opelousas for efficiency and cost savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cty
Monroe
Detroit
D. A Breard
Washington
Col
T D. Barber
Federal Business Association
A A. Thoman
Shreveport
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Opelousar
New Jap Project to Receive Help From U S Force
The Japan we home affairs ministry seeks U S aid for a new Jap project to control population and rebuild housing in Tokyo. A commentator notes that Superfortress bombardment plans target major cities, with houses spaced apart and landowners asked to surrender land. The plan contemplates exhuming homes buried by debris to clear space for reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Force
Associated Press
Japanwe Home Affairs Ministry
Anne
Coumentator
Cites
Dan Downess
Tokyo
Scott Truck and Tractor Permitted Remodel on DeSiard Street
Scott Truck and Tractor Company granted permission to remodel a vane story brick building at 720 DeSiard Street into an office. Total costs not to exceed 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Truck and Tractor Company
DeSiard Street
Quoted Phrase Sparks Odd Exchange in Afternoon Sit Down
A casual, garbled quotation shows a man declaring dominance in a sitting and telling others to move aside. The remark implies a boast about a "groum" sent earlier, suggesting a humorous or contentious social moment during an afternoon gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groum
Rescue crews prepare to reach crash survivors in New Guinea valley
Aerial teams scoured the Shangi La valley in Hollandia to recover three survivors of a transport crash. Glider and tow plane crews flew close to the valley floor to aid the three rescues, with Lt John B McGollum, Cpl Margaret Hastings, and Sgt Kenneth Decker named among the survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollandia
New Guinea
Shangi-La
WAC
Margaret Hastings
Owego
N.Y
Jobhn B McGollum
Trenton
Kenneth Decker
Kebo
Wath
Tibesuien Alexande
Cann
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Netherlands Department of Information
Spedayus
Cecil Walters
Fathers of contract bridge and wartime food support trivia
Answers cover Harold Sterling Vanderbilt as the Father of Contract Bridge and record muskellunge caught by Percy Hover at Lake St. Clair in June 1940. The deepest Lake Superior soundings reach 129 feet. Also noted, only about 2 percent of Allied dead in overseas cemeteries are unknown, and Australia supplied more than 320,000 tons of food to Allied forces after Corregidor and during the Pas de Calais period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Hover
Lake St. Clair
Detroit
Lake Superior
Great
Australia
Pas Qaste Im
Corregdor
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jimmie Ficher
Hale
Mikhail Kalatozov
Stalin
Russi
Abbott and Costello
Abbott
Cortella
Gracie Allen
George Burns
Lana ‘Turner
Gracie
George
George Sanders
Loretta Young
Miss Young
Mother Hubbards
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Ofa
Mener Ag
Tne
Associated Presa
Srecith
New York Cleary
New York Cleary Nha Detroi
St Louis Mangas City
San Francisc
Los Ee Sae
Low
Sona
Ftep
Dopo
Monroe News-Star
Wrorg
Jack Stinnets
Ludlow
Cissette
England
Merels
Mopsy Ty
Gladys Parker
Stookiez
the American Scene By &. Co
Brenner
Our
Angelo Patri
Bessie
Geuss
Hanna
Henna
Besse
Hana
Auli
Hanus
Aunt Hanna
Apaete
Monroe News- Star
PO Bos
Stetica
New York
Bell
United States
Commissioner of Patents
Anise Bosworth
Mattie. Gove Wes Hur
Elizabeth Fosters
Higlend
George Francis Train
Tie Induce A Tiulless Int
Switzerland
Denthats
Sto Lus
Small Claims Court
The
Chuckka
Tom Brenneman
Martyn
New
Ted Macone
Escorts
Betty Sbill
Hackberry Hote
Will Hudsons
Ed Miner
Bankhage
Vern Bucks
Preddvy Marta
John H. Kenney
Ethel and
Alber
Jack Smith
Bert Sellers
Morton Coaaty
Ativad
Hop Harrigan
Terry and the
Raymond Gram Fang
Bari Godan
Lum
Abner
van Cleace
Trans-Atlantic
Roseland Balroom Orcue
Chez Paress Orchestra
San Francisco
Luca
Loca
Lova
Lucas Loca
ABC
ABC Abc
ABC Agt
Uop
Yueu Patrol
Odis
Echols
Melody Boys
Cross Road Party
Tennessee Hoedown
Fairfield Four
CBS Morning News
Doughboss
Sunshine Boys
AP News
Muotcal
CBS
Qearak Mountaineer
World News
Valnut Lady
Evelyn Winters
UP News
Women’s Club of the Air
Brigit Horton
Kate Smith
Spears
Devk Hart
Washington Today
Tena
Tim
Elzaoohn
American School of the Air
Los Jonna Loca
Sao— Marcel
Bill Henry
Ammajor Bowes
Snower
Corlies Archer
Jack Kirswood
Laves
Sammy Kaye
Lawrence
Treasury
Jummy Dorseys
Midngut
Hine
Kd East and
Poly
Adies
Montainers
Betts and Hod
Fred Warns
NBC Music Room
Drew Pearson
Morgan Beatty
OPA Bpesker
Southland
King Cole
Harry Horlica
Orchestra
Jonny Roy Williams
NBC
Paris
Mandrake the Magician
Cugst
Clem McCarthy
the World At Large
Waitz
Fpaenteens
Ve Kraltenborn
Esbhouettes
We Sainte
Labor Forum
Mibuons
Music of
Manhattan
Simpson and Crandall
Dotors Courageous
Rudy Valee
Frenny Reveries
Hursnes
Wallington
New World
Design
By Hershberger
Re A
Mosgdava
Gitvoid
Portugal
Nevada
Seuter
Kelectrometisg
lo‘R.y
Thea
Harold Sterling Vanderbilt
Quartermaster Corps
Ce Vvnce
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!