Amelia Earhart Adds Balbo Medal to Honors List
Amelia Earhart received the Balbo medal from the Italian government in Chicago, delivered by Italian consul Giuseppe Castruccio. The aviator also noted her record non stop Mexico City to Newark flight, beating Lindbergh’s time by about 14 hours and wishing for a faster crossing.
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Congress
Harper Gatton
Madisonville
Kiwanis International
San Antonio
Amelia Earhart
Castruccio
Chicago
Balbo
Amelia Earhart Putnam
America
Giuseppe Castruccio
Miss Harbart
Mexico City
Newark
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Sets New Production Record for Holstein Cow
Johanna Bess Frayne, a nine year old registered Holstein cow owned by F. E. Murphy of Minneapolis, set a new production record with 1,525.5 pounds of butter from 32,727.1 pounds of milk in 365 days. She is one of five U S cows to exceed 1,500 pounds and is the only cow to pass the mark twice.
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Johanna Bess Frayne
United States
Bess Favyne
F. E. Murphy
Minneapolis
Supreme Court Rules NRA Unconstitutional in Landmark Decision
Arthur Brisbane reports that the Supreme Court unanimously declares the NRA unconstitutional. High justices state Congress must act, no veto by the Chief Executive, ending the extension debate. The decision ends professor led guidance and lets American business resume normal operations without partisan supervision.
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Goodby
NRA
Wall Street
Supreme Court
Congress
Stock Market Edges Up After NRA Fallout at Tea Party
The piece links a wild stock market reaction to NRA news with a Mad Hatter style tea party. It notes brokers dancing over NRA death and then cutting prices as uncertainty grows. It also mentions a potential strike against the Supreme Court NRA ruling and labor leaders urging calm.
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Alice
Stock Exchange
NRA
Green
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Peddlers of lottery tickets target foolish Americans
The Havana lottery letters urge buying foreign tickets, but Arthur Brisbane warns Americans are swindled out of large sums by foreign lotteries. Postmaster Farley promotes autogiro mail delivery as a time saver. An Iceland volcano erupting prompts reflections on ancient beliefs. Farley envisions stamp inscriptions Sursum Corda and notes a bright summer with rising car loadings and incomes.
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Havana
Arthur Brisbane
Little defeats Doctor Tweddell in San Francisco golf clash
In San Francisco the headline notes Little, the local golfer, beating Doctor Tweddell, the British challenger, marking a notable victory for the home ace. The piece juxtaposes sports triumph with distant war events.
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Little
San Francisco
Doctor Tweddell
King Features Syndicate
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Will Rogers Remembers Buck McKee and Vaudeville Days
In Sacramento memories of Buck McKee, his wife Mandy, and their riding school near Roseville unfold. Rogers recalls touring Europe, the Sullivan and Considine circuit, and the Palace and London stages. He notes Buck’s skill with horses, mentions Teddy the pony, and reflects on vaudeville’s golden era.
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Teddy
Buck
Sacramento
Europe
Winter Garden Theatre
Berlin
Roseville
Cal
Reno
New
London
Palace Theatre
J. C. Nugent
Billy Hansons
Senator Hotel
New York Gossips From A Boulevard of Names
A bustling collage of personalities and media figures roams New York as Hollywood eyes the city’s literary standouts. Bets on Bettina Hall Hal Phyfe Walt Disney Osgood Perkins Lillian Lorraine and Mary Eaton populate a vivid panorama.
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New York
Arthur Hopkins
Bettina Hall
Hal Phyfe
Walt Disney
Osgood Perkins
Lillian Lorraine
Mary Eaton
Jack Benny
Mary Livingston
Stanley Walker
George Jessel
Radio City
Morgan Library
Flagg
McClelland Barclay
Russell Patterson
Albert Payson Terhune
John Farrar
Ann Ayres
Clara
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Harry Evans
W. J. Bryan
Dayton
Shahady Halaley
Charlie Driscoll
Party of Cherry Rose Parasol Walks Through Tea Room Scene
A woman in Therese Worthington Granton Park Avenue’s tea room uses a red parasol as she exits, prompting a waiter to remark on her supposed communism. The piece surveys magazines buying “on merit,” Lowell Thomas’s precise schedule at Rockefeller Center, and John Ringling’s fragile health and brief circus return, with circus folk greeting him respectfully.
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Therese Worthington
Granton Park Avenue
John Ringling
Ringling
Jawn
Birthday reflections echoing age and humor
A 1935 telegram from Bob Brinkerhoff celebrates aging with a playful line about looking younger. The writer notes birthday norms, suggesting chatter shifts at certain ages and the inevitability of reminders from friends.
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Bob Brinkerhoff
McNeught Syndicate, Inc
Handshaking Out of Date in Yugoslavia Club Noted
The London Times remarks on an Antihandshaking club in Yugoslavia noting that shaking hands is a valuable custom yet overused in modern life. It compares greetings across cultures and warns against excess politeness turning into salesmanship, urging restraint and proper forms.
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Yugoslavia
London Times
Livingstone
Ljubljana
The Years Bring Sense Observation
A concise reflection notes that at twenty a man feels all is wrong and seeks correction while at sixty he still finds things amiss but stops demanding change. The saying contrasts youthful urgency with older resignation in a compact proverb-like form.
California's Success in Supplying Wants Throughout State History
California's economy is described as profitable by supplying desired goods from historic gold dust to avocado pears. The piece notes the state repeatedly created wealth by delivering valued items people could forgo but chose to obtain.
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California
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