Roosevelt and Garner Nomination at Democratic Convention
The 1936 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia reaffirms Franklin D Roosevelt and Garner on the ticket. It votes to end the two thirds rule, debates platform liberalization, and sees strong speeches from leaders like Barkley Robinson and Mack. The Good Neighbor policy and budget balance are emphasized while Union party threats loom. Roosevelt delivers a victorious acceptance in Franklin Field amid massive crowds.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Garner
Committee On Rules
Wagner
New York
Resolutions Committee
Washington
Third Or
Union Party
Lemke
al Smith
Ely
Bainbridge Colby
Cohalan
Jim Reed
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal
Smith
Huey P
Gerald Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
League of Nations
World Court
James A. Farley
Wilson
Farley
Tes
Bey
Kentucky
Landon
Knox
Herbert Hoover
Theerican
Liberty League
Supreme Court
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky Statesman
Joseph Robinson
Arkansas
Joe
Robinson
Chicago
John E. Mack
Mack
Bedlam
Franklin D
John Nance Garner
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Adventurous Horse Rescue in County Limerick
Dave Sherin, a New Yorker and steeplechase rider, recounts a near fatal ride in Ireland during 1924. A half bred colt he trained somersaulted over a five foot wall, saving his life as his head brushed the ground and the horse tumbled.
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Oday
Dave Sherin
Dave
New York City
Ireland
England
Limerick
Kilmallock
County Limerick
Colt
Birds and Mammals Do Not Spread Pests to Humans
North Carolina scientist George B Lay Jr argues that swallows bats and other wild animals do not transfer pests like bedbugs or lice to human homes. He notes native birds carry lice but these parasites stay with birds and cannot live on humans.
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George B. Lay
North Carolina State College
Cathedral of St Rombold Dominates Belgian City Tour
Famous Belgian cathedral draws visitors with its 12th century origins and two century build. The church’s solitary western tower rises 324 feet, while the 40 plus foot clock face dwarfs Big Ben, highlighting the Gothic masterpiece in Belgium.
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Marines
St. Rombold
Belgium
London
Major Bowes talks money and stars plan travels
Major Bowes faces contract renewal at 18 000 a broadcast later cut to 15 000 while amateurs earn five dollars per appearance Doubling for gang members and big pay when joining a unit Marlene Dietrich Basil Rathbone Charles Boyer Joseph Schildkraut head to Europe as stars depart for holidays Ginger Rogers Ben Lyons Bebe Daniels Fred Allen Katharine Hepburn Robert Taylor trips and industry rumors wrap this star packed update from Hollywood and Broadway.
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Major Bowes
Marlene Dietrich
London
Europe
Basil Rathbone
Charles Boyer
Paris
Joseph Schildkraut
Austria
Hollywood
Parental Quip Sparks About Parades and Virtues
A brief exchange between mother and father turns on parades and virtue. Father doubts parading virtues, mother retorts it takes a number to produce a parade, hinting at communal display.
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Mother
Father
Right Man in Right Place Crow Comic Exchange
Humorous dialogue shows Owl seeking work and landing a night clerk job at a summer hotel. Brief scene captures timing and setup with playful animal banter.
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Crow
Sumer
Owl
Woman Driver Confrontation After Narrow Backstreet Crash
Readable fragment describes a motorist and a pedestrian exchange near a home entrance. The incident centers on a collision where the woman blames a lack of signaling and a bystander girl echoes confusion. No injuries are noted in the text.
Answered at Last How Far Is Up
A quoted exchange ponders distance and perspective with a playful reversal about up and down. The fragment hints at a literary or philosophical line discussing measurement and position.
Imagining the Self as Ally Against Sham Battles
A quotation urges readers tired of internal combat to enlist their imagination as an ally. It counsels visualizing the ideal self and summoning dramatic sense to act the part, transforming fears into constructive inner actions.
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Phansom
Sadler
Eczema Relief Claims From Cuticura Advertised Letters
Grateful letters praise Cuticura for eczema relief after five years of symptoms on hands arms and feet. A Miss G B Reid of Hamilton Ohio reports using Cuticura Soap and Ointment to soothe irritation and sleeplessness. Also touted are claims of relief for pimples rashes ringworm and externally caused skin faults with samples available.
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G. B. Reid
Central Av
Hamilton
Druggs
Cuticul Dept
Malden
Mass
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Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress of
United States
Earle
Democratic
Kn Dent Meeting
John N. Garner
Hoya Gitons Adventurers
Floyd Gibbons
Virginia Wale
Metro
Jack Dawn
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Ben Lyons
Bebe Daniels
Barbara
Ben
Bebe
Riviera
Fred Allen
Massachusetts
Katharine Hepburn
Theater Guild
Margaret Sullavan
Robert Taylor
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Shirley
Temple
Bowery
Rudy Vallee
Suffolk Law School
Richard Barthelmess
Napoleon
George Raft
Harry Warner
Warner Brothers
Louis Pasteur
Wesom and
Photography
Erican Studios
la Crosse
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