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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1941
Page
2
A reader recalls how previous generations worried about many issues and concludes most general worries never materialize. He cites savings rates, eight hour work, doctor fees, political figures, suffrage, income tax, and new tech as foils, urging not to overstate current fears and noting outcomes often improve.
The piece notes shortages of peroxide blends and red fingernail lacquer, linking nitro cellulose used to explosives to cosmetics. It cites Max Factor, a Hollywood makeup artist, claiming that men use similar preparations now to harm others. The tone urges stoic resolve and dismisses snickering.
The 1940 campaign lingers in echoes as a doctor who treated Willkie’s husky throat bills the Republican National Committee $13,000 for 52 days of care. Some isolationists grumble, saying one treatment would have sufficed, while Chairman Martin argues the bill is a campaign expense to be trimmed to a reasonable proportion.
George Tucker notes the Group Theater's decade in New York ends with its offices closed and staff dispersing. He mentions Pranchot Tone, Clifford Odets, Emlyn Williams, and other figures, plus trends in theater and film, including upcoming works by Paul Paley and William Wyler set to direct The Little Foxes with Bette Davis.
A compilation of remarks from James K Pollock Herbert Hoover Robert Jackson and President Hutchins stressing caution about war ethics and international justice. Brig Gen Maxwell warns officers not to overestimate strength while a German war film draws attention to Allied reactions.
Hollywood notes reveal Alfred Hitchcock plans a larger on screen presence in future pictures including a new scene in Before the Fact with Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. The piece notes his past cameos in Rebecca and Foreign Correspondent and mentions his Sealyham dog and a studio rivalry over props and costs. Pennsylvania coal production is also mentioned.
State Senator Jack Price of Lincoln was unable to attend a bill hearing due to ROTC duties at the University of Nebraska. After two hearings were cancelled, he recorded his arguments and a microphone transcript was played to the committee. He argued the measure while noting Nature’s slow geologic changes.
Washington report details the U S Labor Department Conciliation Service led by John R. Steelman as the nation relies on voluntary mediation to curb defense industry labor disturbances. It covers staffing, regional offices, success rates since 1913, and calls for potential authority to compel mediation before disputes escalate.
Steam shovel watchers can keep on watching as a fence enclosing an excavation for the Union Square underground garnage will have special windows at tall corners. Sidewalk kibivers welcomed the plans with smiles. Sir Walter Scott was known as The Border Minstrel.
In fading light Jim Henehey struck a bold drive and found the cup with an eagle two on a 398-yard hole as the sun set and the crowd dispersed. He searched the green until darkness prevented further sight of the ball.
Beatrice Huntington Davenport, aka Bee Davis, grapples with her transformed life after a kidnaping scare pulls her into Budget Fashions. She battles loss of glamour, fears discovery by Toby Vera and Anthony, and weighs returning to Clare while fearing exposure in a city obsessed with wealth.
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