Typical Mother of 1935 Honored in Golden Rule Day
Mrs. Fletcher M. Johnson of Irvington on Hudson N Y chosen as Typical Mother of 1935 for national Golden Rule Mother's Day observance May 12 with one of her grandchildren. Striking workers picket Chevrolet plant in Toledo as facility remains closed. Minnesota farmers depart for Alaska under FERA auspices leaving St Paul by train en route to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher M. Johnson
Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y
Chevrolet Motor Company
Toledo
Minnesota
Alaska
FERA
St. Paul
San Francisco
1400 Leave for Alaska
About 200 families and roughly 400 CCC workers join a FERA colonization effort heading to Alaska. One group departed May 1 with another set to depart around May 15 from San Francisco on government transport to build homes and begin anew.
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Alaska
FERA
CCC
San Francisco
Slated for High Post in German Promotion
A fragment notes Gen Joachim von Ribben trop promoted by Chancellor Hitler of Germany to a high post replacing or succeeding officials, reflecting Nazi leadership reshuffles during the era.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Germany
New York Figures Roil Broadway As Watchful Streets Quiet Down
A vivid sketch from New York lists gourd shaker in rhumba bands, Frank Storrs’s Rolls, cocktails at Childs, and notes on actors, writers, and artists. The column comments on Wall Street’s nightly lull, Baer’s restaurant offer, El Morocco, and Dempsey bonds, with reflections on columnists and cartoonists drawing crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Storrs
Childs
C. D. Williams
Ireland
Peter de Cordoba
Mdivani
Amos Pinchot
Lowell Sherman
Broadway
Christopher Morley
John Golden
George White
Whitehead
Jimmy Walker
Jim Flagg
Sherwood Anderson
Hugh Johnson
Belloc Lowndes
Katherine Brush
Bruce Barton
George Gershwin
Ira
Osgood Perkins
Elizabeth Arden
F. G. Cooper
New Yorker
Major Bowes
Max Baer
Baer
Jack Dempsey
el Morocco
Dempsey
Winsor McKay
Rube Goldberg
Harry Hershfield
S. Soglow
Clare Briggs
Writers Who Shaped The New York Scene In 1935
In this reminiscence the author lauds O. O. McIntyre Irvin Cobb Bugs Baer and Bris bane for readable journalism and character driven humor. He praises Brisbane Hearst and Cray while confessing his own limited range and continual self commentary on politics and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
O. O. McIntyre
Irvin Cobb
Bugs Baer
Brisbane
Bugs
Brother
Cobb
New York World
Homer Cray
Paris
Owen Davis
Cobb, Cray
Davis
Mr Brisbane
Hearst
Doc Brisbane
America
Morgenthau and Canada Air Base Talk Bolsters Pacific Bonds
In Brisbane this week a British reviewer lauds Morgenthau's stance on currency and denies imminent war with Britain. The piece urges mutual cross border cooperation, proposes a unified North America, and suggests Canada may support a chain of air bases along its coasts. It notes U.S. currency confidence and foreign investment trends.
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Canada
United States
North American
Mexican
North Pole
Mexico
Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
West Point for war on crime contends to train fighters
Washington proposes a semi military school under the attorney general to train a national crime army, funded nearly as much as the government. The plan argues for treating crime like a contagious outbreak and locking away habitual offenders for life to curb crime. Also noted is the death of Alfred du Pont at seventy near Jacksonville Florida, described as unexpected after plans for new enterprises.
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Washington
West Point
Alfred du Pont
Jacksonville
Fla
du Pont
Britain Eyes German Submarines and Ancient Empires
Britain notes Germanys new submarine types with guns and possible aircraft. Practice off Wilhelmshafen looms. The column blends naval notes with reflections on rise and fall of empires, citing Volneys Ruins of Empires and past plagues. A Texas murder suicide case linked to $17,000 life insurance is also reported.
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Great Britain
Britain
Wilhelmshafen
Old Belief on Fertility Tree Practice
A proverb suggests placing a stone in a tree’s first crotch just before blossoming to ensure fruitfulness. The claim reflects a folk belief about magical or symbolic methods to improve yields.
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Reese
Caroline Neill
Manchester, Conn
Wellesley College
Santa Monica
Calif
Dave Foster
Frank Quinn
Jack Miner
Kingston
Howard T. Tulley
Department of Agriculture
The
Bay State
William E. Chamberlain
Eastern Horse Club
Charles F. Connors
State Racing Commission
Massachusetts
Framingham
C.D. McIntyre
Petrified Forest
Robert EB. Sherwood
Leslie Howard
Variety
N. C. Wyeth
Alexander Dumas
Philadelphia
Manhattan
Wall Street
Fulton Street
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
McNought Syndicate, Inc
Mr. Morgenthau
State Department
Morgenthau
Volney
Europe
Rome
Texas
Howard Pierson
King Features Syndicate, Wnaries, Te
Postum Company
Ady
M. E. Rynerson
Milnesia Pe
Magnesia
Doan
Dean
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