Virtue Of Necessity Limits Wealth For Social Good
The essay argues that excessive wealth should be curtailed by law to benefit individuals and society. It favors moderation in money, notes wealth can corrupt ambition, and envisions captains of industry using fortunes to improve wages, working conditions, and public service, benefiting workers and patrons. It emphasizes higher aims over mere accumulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Benny Fields
Dun
Max
Pianis
War progress or regression in ethics questioned
The article argues that modern warfare in Ethiopia and Spain shows refinements in horror, with planes and weapons used against civilians becoming routine. It challenges calls for ethical rules, suggesting public sentiment accepts such brutality and citing Sherman’s “war is hell” view as an incentive to abandon debates on warfare ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethiopia
Spain
Attila
General Sherman
Labor Uproar In Great Lakes Regions Reaches Civil War Tone
The piece portrays rising labor tensions across the Great Lakes and Ohio with bloodshed and power outages. It criticizes administration indifference and the Wagner act for failing to curb violence while warning that labor risks losing public support if violence continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress of the
United States
Great Lakes
Ohio
Wagner
Congress
Uncommon Sense Refuses Male Supremacy in Conversation
A 1937 Bell Syndicate column relays a man named Bill praising equality in partnership with his wife. He rejects male superiority, values a woman's viewpoint, and notes women in business and public life have excelled, urging that gender roles be chosen by individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
The Glee Club and a Witty Diary Parade
A playful dialogue and verse about honesty clash with a diary joke. The piece questions honesty in daily choices and features a pun about a diary that reads like a dairy. The banter includes characters Jack and Algy debating truth and temptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Ethel
Algy
Young Piffer Faces Sharp Wit in Domestic Exchange
The dialogue portrays a light domestic scene with characters referenced by name. Young Piffer is questioned about engagement with Miss Dibber. Jerry notes his wife finds nothing to talk about while Henry counters with a remark about ongoing talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piffer
Miss Dibber
Jerry
Henry
Jolly Coburn
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mozart
Handel
Haydn
Austria
Beethoven
Mind Reading Pitch Goes Poor in Street Confrontation
A street encounter features a self described mind reader offering $2 palm readings. The would be client Tam questions the claim as the vendor admits lacking funds and credibility. This exchange highlights a failed sales tactic and social embarrassment.
Train Delay Sparks Misheard Romance Dish
On a late train a passenger jokes about a wife winning a craps game while another quips about a missing poker stake. The exchange escalates to a playful misunderstanding as the train runs an hour behind schedule.
Opposites in Love Question Sparks Light Debate
Gwen asks if opposites should marry and Sally warns it’s not enough to rely on difference alone. They discuss compatibility beyond mere contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwen
Sally
Paraphrased Reflections on War and Statesmanship
A series of dated aphorisms questions Germany's 1914 declaration, wonders about an unofficial war, and critiques French statesmen. The text muses on fame, humor, labor dignity, and the fate of the League of Nations.
Taxpayers Stand United in Change to Reduce PeBt
A witty refrain suggests if every taxpayer stood in a line, the loose change would barely chip away at the public debt, emphasizing the scale of national finance through a humorous image.
Germany's dirigible plan faces congressional doubt in 1937
Washington reports Germany presses to involve the United States in dirigible development though momentum wanes due to Hindenburg fears and neutrality concerns. Experts say hydrogen offers lift advantages but increases fire risk, making wartime use unlikely. In China, the folding fan is prized for portability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Hugo Eckener
Congress
Eckener
Congressional
Germany
U. S
Army
Navy
War Ministry
Fires Put Out At Louisville Cooperage Plant And DeSiard Street Site
An overheated beer caused a blaze in the boiler room of the Louisville Cooperage plant late yesterday. Earlier in the day a leaking gasoline tank ignited an asphalt kettle in the 4200 block of DeSiard street as highway workers resurfaced shoulders. The Cooperage fire was extinguished in five minutes with a booster pump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Cooperage Company
DeSiard Street
Louisiana Highway Commission
DeSiard Road
Remodeling Contract Let For Wood Street Legion Building
The contract to remodel the old American Legion building on Wood Street was awarded Monday night to Lee Eilis by the local post general building committee with Milton King presiding. The old structure will be enlarged temporarily to serve the post while awaiting action on a new regional home at the site, estimated to cost around $60,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Wood Street
Lee Eilis
General Building Committee
Legionnaire
Milton King
One Queen Showed Me So Hard Yestiddy
A humorous reminiscence in dialect about a difficult moment with a queenlike figure and a stubborn mule. The speaker notes the stubbornness and confusion of the day, capturing a rustic, comic voice from the Humorous Meditations column.
Understanding Obesity and Overweight Causes and Testing
The article explains obesity as a disease with excessive fat, distinguishes obesity from overweight, and notes overeating and energy expenditure as primary factors. It advocates basal metabolism testing before dieting and highlights glands, metabolism, and lifestyle as influences on weight change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theody
Fair Authority
van Noorden
Pituitary
Mistrial Reinstituted In Monroe Armed Robbery Case
R B Alexander and Sol Sheftall, Monroe men, arraigned before Judge J T Shell with July 12 set as the opening date for a new trial on charges of assault with intent to rob connected to last year’s attempted robbery of Henry Mickie. Magnolia Barton pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill and received a one year sentence, suspended on good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Alexander
Sol Sheftall
Monroe
Henry C. Mickie
J. T. Shell
Alexander
Sheftall
Magnolia Barton
Shell
Barnum Buys Jumbo the 11 Foot Elephant for 30000
Barnum pays 30000 to the Royal Zoological Society of England for Jumbo an 11 foot African elephant weighing 7 tons His act of removing the animal provokes England’s fury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
Royal Zoological Society of England
England
Hollywood Films Shelved Or Reworked In Silent Era Reels
The article recalls how productions were often not scrapped when stars died or performances faltered. It notes reboxing for release, repurposing unfinished work like Saratoga, and the old practice of film doctors cutting and rewriting titles to salvage projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ross Alexander
Turkey
Poverty Row
Wyoming
Rockies
Broadway pays big for stage hits in Hollywood rush
Hollywood moguls flood Broadway with record offers as producers bid high for scripts and hits. Room Service sells for 250 000, You Cant Take It With You fetched 200 000, while Excursion Yes My Darling Daughter and Boy Meets Girl join the season’s lucrative run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ross
New York
Hollywood
Anne Nichols
Abie
Elmer Rice
Rialto
Samuel Goldwyn
Warner Brothers
Broadway
Warners
Sam H. Harris
Catskills
Radio Program Schedule Across Networks and Times
A detailed listing of NBC and blue network programming across East Midwest Mountain and Pacific regions. It includes Don Winslow of the Navy Orphan Annie Education from the News Amos n Andy and various music talk and news blocks with specific station groupings and time slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaf
Wnac
Weal
Midwest
Kad Winaqg
Wiw
Wea
Wood Wel
Eret
Cfef
Well
Wiba Way
Kfyr
Wrva
Wwe
Wree Wave
Kia
Kfbk
Don Winslow
The
Navy
Orphan Annie
Cleo Brown
Barry McKinley
Ford
Baseballwest
Carol Deis
Network
Billy
Betty
Weat
Rythmaires
Amos 'N
Andy
Three Caballeros
Lucille Manners
Abe Lyman
Court of Human Relations
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood Bas
Vic and Sade
Russ
West
Jean Sablon
Dancing Music Orchestra
Larry Burke
Jerry Blaine
F. Henderson
Doria Keer
Songe
Kathryn Craven
Nora Stirling
Howard Phillips
Hobart Bosworth
Presa
Paul Douglas
Gogo de Lys
Gong
East
Howard Neumiller
Basig
Herbert Foote
del Casino
Wahe Hallace Shaw
Boake Carter
Hal Kemp
Hollywood
Ferde Grofe
Babe Ruth
Andre Baruch
Babe
Carl Ravell
West Rot
Eddy Duchin
Orchestr
Shep Fields
Wis
Wear
Wxye
Wsyr
Wil Waby
Webr
Weny
Wapd Wean Wit Wien
Wear Wis
Kwk
Koil
Wmit
Kao
Wowo
Wten Mountain
Klo
Kvod
Kehf
Pacific
Kgo
Kfeut
Kex
Ree Weaf
NBC
Singing Lady
Jackie Heller
H. Kogen
Orch
Preas
Peni
Wiz
Clark Dennis
Soloa—wett
Roy Campbell
Harlem
Deems Taylor
Jack Pearl
Shartie
Elza Schailert
Chicago
Trump Davidson Orel Meer Leer Asasl Childe Orchester
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Wews-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
John D. Ewing
ALCC
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Seathe Branham CO
Atlanta
Dallas
Detroit
Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Associated Press
USA
News-Star
Morning World
Soanenes
Eeeveenvererenee
Sevesweese
Svevewesvenresense Cdaud Vee de Besserenenen
Monroe News-Star
Duce
Uncommon Sense
John Blake
Bell Syndicate, Inc
the Glee Club
George Elliston
Tam
Mandy
Jemina
Dave
Paris
League of Nations
Treasury Building
Morgenthau
MT. Everest
China
Business and Professional Women's Club
Cooley’s
Ruffin
W. M. Ruffin
E. Ro Strahan
Rev
Wallace Clift
Europe
Hambone
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Hygeia, the Health Magazine
Tae Bell Syndicate, Inc
Eric von Stroheim
Gloria Swanson
Kelly
von Stroheim
Miss Swanson
Sadie Thompson
Swanson Vogue
Schumann
Central
CBS
WABC
Wabe Wade
Wkhbow
Wkre
Whk
Wir
Wdre
Weau
Wi4as
Wpre
Wibl
Wjav
Wbbm
Wibm
Kmba
Kmox
Whas
Kfab
Krut East
Abns
Wpg
Whp
Whee Wore
Cfrb
Ckac
Wibx
Wmas
Weeg
Wnbf
Wibz
Wkbn
Whio
Wgol
DIXIE
Wgst
Wefa
Whre
Wyain
Wdod
Kira Wrec
Wlac
Wwil
Wtoc
Krid
Ktrh
Ktsa
Waco
Koma
Wdbo
Wbt
Wdae Whig
Wdbj
Wwva
Wmbg
Wsja
Wmbr
Wala
Ktul
Kgko
Weoa
Wdne
Woox
Kwkh Know
Wnhmm
Wjno
Wehe
Wpar
Woos
Wimkd
Wen
Wibw
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