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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1940
Page
3
A Shining Exception to Bonded Debt Debate in St Petersburg
Nelson Poynter, editor of the St. Petersburg Times, led a fight against Pinellas county school bonds refund terms totaling 4 165 750. Bids from refunders were repeatedly rejected before finally an arrangement settled at 4 4 percent plus expenses up to 15 000. The clash highlights how publicity can illuminate bonded indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
St. Petersburg
Nelson Poynter
St. Petersburg Times
Pinellas County
Bach
Poynter
Dies committee report downplays subversive impact
The final Dies committee report on un-American activities likens its conclusions to a punctured Fourth of July balloon. It states fewer than 1 percent of Americans were seriously affected by subversive activity and clarifies that most CIO leaders, including John L. Lewis, are not communists, though a quarter of CIO union leadership shows tinges of communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Dies Committee
Earth
Roosevelt
Dies Commit
Tee
John L. Lewis
Stalin
America
CIO
Arcadia retires refunding bonds at a loss
Arcadia reports retirement of $24,000 in refunding bonds for $6,683 as part of municipal financing actions. Clearwater shows $86,796 on hand as of Nov 28 after a cash basis year with $15,986 spent on new equipment and $38,829 retired from old obligations. Tax collections have improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia
Clearwater
Raising a Family by Olive Roberts Barton reflects on jewelry for children
In a reader dialogue, the author weighs whether children should wear jewelry. A mother argues against it as proper form, while a child clamor for keepsakes and finery. The piece concludes with the author choosing answer B, questioning fashion norms and parental restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Roberts Barton
Mary
Gertie
Albinistic white dove sighted in Texas game preserve
A rare white dove was spotted this year in Gillespie County at a game preserve. It was examined at 30 yards through field glasses and appeared to be a pure albino with pink eyes, a notable unusual find for Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gillespie
Highlights From Latest Books OKIE RELATES STRUGGLE TO BEAT STORM
Review notes the book Our Common Herd by Sue Sanders offers a determined grit akin to Grapes of Wrath. It blends a migrant family’s hardships, crossing the Red river and flooding perils with rugged resilience and a focus on helping Okies depicted in the Steinbeck tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Sanders
Garden City Publishing Co
Ma” Sanders
Steinbeck
Red River
Rocks and Roses Esthetic Activity Poem
A compact lyric on esthetic impulse and divine breath shaping creation. The speaker argues against mere mechanical work stifling art, urging a liberated, divine motivating force that carves and designs beauty. It reflects on shaping form, taste, and the human drive to claim ownership of creative work as theirs.
WE THE WOMEN By Ruth Millett
A column argues women will tire of husbands who seek marriage for ego and then mock it. Millett says men and women marry to belong to someone, and urges women to challenge husbands by demanding fair terms, noting men hold upper hand in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
New York Musings on a Parlor Conductor and Ghostly Theater
A personal note on a featherweight baton for home conducting and the comic image of Broadway ghosts in Paul Vincent Carroll and Kaufman Hartt productions. Also a quirky report on Dick Dorrance’s gas meter that runs backward, yielding zero bills for meals and months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Toscanini
Vincent Lopez
Goodman-Damrosch-Stokowski
Andre Kostelanetz
Paul Vincent Carroll
George Kaufman
Moss Hartt
Dick Dorrance
Dorrance
Understanding dietary protein and amino acids
The article explains that proteins form 18 percent of the body and must be replenished, especially after fever or wasting disease. It outlines digestion by gastric juice and enzymes, notes essential amino acids needed in the diet, and mentions a New York study showing many people lack adequate protein, worsened by low income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilder and Wells Clash Over Realistic Our Town Film
Hollywood notes reveal Thornton Wilder's stage script for Our Town challenges Sol Lesser to balance realism with graveyard imagery. William Cameron Menzies weighs production design hurdles while Orson Welles (Heart of Darkness) vows a lean, shuddery film and shaves his beard for authenticity amid columnists’ jibes. A birthday gag by Marjorie Weaver rounds out the LOL set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul. Harrison
NEA Service
Hollywood
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
New York
Sol Lesser
Wilder
Lesser
William Cameron Menzies
Menzies
Orson Wells
the Smiler
Welles
Smiler
Marjorie Weaver
Eugene Ford
Ford
Mind Your Manners Mind Your Manners
A retro etiquette Q and A tests correct social usage. It asks if you should say excuse me before leaving a phone call during conversation and if applause is proper after listening to a great artist. It also covers table manners such as keeping a plate, brushing crumbs with a napkin, and whether to brush crumbs into a hand or tray. The best guidance suggests a tray for crumbs and weighing options when hosting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planne
iN HORIZONTAL 1 Most famous Indian of fiction
A crossword style clue list referencing a famed Indian figure from fiction with numbered across and down entries, including hints to personality traits, objects, and attributes across many lines. The puzzle blends historical, linguistic, and cultural terms in a dense, era-typical style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
France
Glorifying Yourself By Alicia Hart In Turbulent Beauty Rules
A New Year guide to personal grooming urges women to audit cosmetics, discard aged items, and focus on a few effective products. It stresses regular use, economical bulk buys, and tailored skin and hair routines. The piece weaves in Turkish depictions of European influence and notes ancient statue restrictions.
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