Lemke Coughlin seek 100 member balance in next house
Carter Field reports on William Lemke and Father Coughlin shaping a bloc likely to tilt the next U.S. House. Even with Roosevelt or Landon, the balance remains fragile amid solid southern and urban Democratic delegations. Townsend and Wisconsin loyalties may join or resist the effort amid inflation fears and farm policy debates.
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Salt Lake City Girl Sets World Typing Record
Miss Gioconda Zampano, twenty, of Salt Lake City, holds the world record for fastest typing after winning an amateur contest in Chicago. She topped rivals to claim the trophy and acclaim in a standout performance.
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Salt Lake City
Gioconda Zampano
Chi
Descend Among Bicycles Two Flags And Hymns
A Europe travel column contrasts bicycle traffic in Havre with American auto freedoms. It recalls crowds of workers cycling ten to thirty abreast and a democratic right of way, noting the car’s slower pace near bicycles and farm traffic. The piece also mentions sheep on salt marshes of the Vendee during travel.
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Europe
Havre
Atlantic
America
New York State
Vendee
France in Strikes and Fear Across a Split Nation
The passage notes France as a land of strikes and political division while contrasting European war fear with American detachment. It describes American perceptions of Europe, costly but ineffective wartime preparations, and crowds at Saint Lazare station in Paris divided by ribbons of red and the French tricolor, with some singing the Marseillaise.
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Surrendered flags and rival anthems clash in Paris crowds
In Paris a mixed crowd sang the Internationale and La Marseillaise from Moscow to Paris as tensions rose. French and foreign attendees traded chants and arguments, with few clashes between rival groups followed by police dispersal.
Paris Visit Excerpt Reflects Star Power and Tense Europe
The narrator notes singers with powerful voices and large chests, one declaring age 67 in French after a remark about starvation. The piece contrasts the duty to observe with critique and warns France to guard its assets amid looming German threats.
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Santa Monica
Tenez
Crossing the Water by Mail Not News in Week Ahead
The note hints at a familiar mail crossing method and a forecast of uncertain events a week ahead, with King Features Syndicate and TNU Service involved in distribution. It suggests a traditional feature or column rather than breaking news.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
TNU Service
Rising stars and industry buzz in early Hollywood reports
Larry Blake gains notice at the Rainbow Room foreshadowing a screen career after Brooklyn College and vaudeville work. Abbey Players member Barry Fitzgerald meets James Cagney in the US, while Barbara Stanwyck stars in a new Irish picture produced by The Informer team. Noah Beery explains screen killer nuance, Major Bowes faces public opinion shifts, CBS plans summer opportunities for rising talent, and Margaret Sullavan returns to Hollywood after arm treatment amid caution about her recovery.
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Charles Laughton
John Barrymore
Edward Robinson
Clark Gable
Rainbow Room
Rockefeller Center
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Stevens
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Abbey Players of Dublin
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RKO
Margaret Sullavan
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Willie Wyler
Hollywood Notes and Playback Headlines
Kay Francis to portray Florence Nightingale nurse in new film with two impacted wisdom teeth delaying production. Clark Gable sparring rumor likely fake publicity. Joan Blondell and Dick Powell plan a long anticipated wedding. Shirley Temple shines in Poor Little Rich Girl. San Francisco earthquake scenes attract viewers. Jeanette MacDonald sings, Carole Lombard’s illness delays Spawn of the North.
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Dick Powell
Lanny Ross
Shirley Temple
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Carole Lombard
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