War Chickens Come Home To Roost
The piece argues that Hitler deceived Stalin by forcing the 1939 pact with Russia, predicting Russia's collapse and urging Britain and the United States to back Britain and prepare defenses. It notes Germany and Russia fight, Britain gains time, and US aid to Britain should grow as a shield for Western Europe against Nazism.
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Russia
Germany
Hitler
United States
Britain
Western
Europe
The Business of The United States Do we learn anything
Justice Frankfurter urged America to see beyond pure business and recognize that civilization is the full task of the nation. He criticized the 1920s materialist mindset, warning that while business is essential, governance must pursue a broader, holistic civilization.
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Justice Frankfurter
America
United States
President Roosevelt
Be Alive on The Fifth for Independence Day Safety
The National Safety Council urges a safe Independence Day with the slogan Be Alive on the Fifth. It warns that unless people exercise caution, hundreds could die in holiday accidents this Fourth of July.
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National Safety Council
Barbs and beliefs drift as taxes, public care loom
The text shows disjointed fragments about taxes, civic concern, and a note on changing language, with references to June 15 and Rockefeller Jr. It hints at public apathy and the idea that stepping away from confrontation can fail. The tone echoes a mid-century newspaper feature on social attitudes and political discourse.
Manhattan Snippets Move Through a Busy New York Day
American Airlines flight with Helen Hayes aboard grounds in New York City after a Maplewood acting engagement. A night scene at a department store features Bernard Gimbel Katharine Cornell’s manager and Grace Moore with a mural painted by Desha. Vincent Passeri, 18, leads the New York Opera Company. A street attraction is a captured German Messerschmitt on Broadway and Little Italy tobacco displays drawing crowds.
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New York
American Airlines
Indiana
Helen Hayes
Johnson
Hner
Miss Hayes
Bernard Gimbel
Gertrude Macy
Katharine Cornell
Alfred Bloomingdale
Grace Moore
Miss Moore
Gimbels
Macy's
Bloomingdale’s
Vincent Passers
New York Opera Company
Vincent
Amedeo Passeri
Pete
Words of the Wise and War Warnings
A collage of quotes from G. G. Mason Jr Civil Aeronautics Authority President Roosevelt Lord Marley Justice Frankfurter and General De Gaulle urging public resolve. The remarks press collective sacrifice resistance to aggression and faith in promises as a basis for a civilized world amid global conflict.
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G. G. Mason, Jr
Civil Aeronautics Authority
General DeGaullé
Prynch Sorsep
Richard Whorf Shines Across Movietown As Artist and Leader
Hollywood Notes profiles Richard Whorf a multifaceted talent at Warner Brothers where he leads a jazz ensemble in New Orleans Blues while pursuing directing and writing. A Boston-born artist, sculptor and painter, Whorf once wowed Broadway as a juvenile in 1927 and later collaborated with the Lunts on scenic design. He dreams of directing, has trunks of scripts, and remains a bold, unpretentious figure amid Hollywood’s famed eccentricities.
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Hollywood
Richard Whorf
Movietown
Whorf
Warner Brothers
Lunts
Warners
Cantor
Victor Mature
Eddie Cantor
Dickie
Maine
Ben
Insurance Company
Yale
John
John Sargent
Harry Church Wharf
Richard
Paris
George Pierce Baker
Harvard
Boston
The
Mercury
Lunt
Miss Fontaine
Shakespeare
Christopher Sly
Sissy-Prissy
Lost car reward sparks speculation in Claremore
In Claremore Oklahoma a newspaper ad offered a $25,000 reward for the return of George Melton's lost automobile. Readers puzzled by why such a high sum was offered, noting Melton once claimed $26 in valuables were inside the car.
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Claremore
Okla
George “‘Melton
Melton
Asl
Mind Your Manners Mind Your Manners
Advice column style questions and answers on etiquette. Multiple scenarios cover removing a coat in heat, placement of a salad fork, eating garnish, attending cold public gatherings, and social greetings at a restaurant. Includes suggested behavior for a guest entering a room and how to proceed with the hostess present.
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Lise
Rockefeller office in the Americas program and its stakes
Washington columnist Peter Edson examines the Rockefeller Office for Coordination of Commercial and Cultural Relations with the Americas. He notes heavy emphasis on the commercial program, funded by emergency funds and poised for a budget over ten million dollars, while cultural aims act as garnish. Joseph C. Rovensky of Chase National Bank leads outreach, promoting inter American financial trade relations. The piece discusses strategic materials, copper, and the potential need for South American iron ore if war prolongs, amid concerns from U.S. mining interests.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Doug Fairbar
Dorothy Lamour
Rio Grande
Utah
Hollywood
Rockefeller
Simpatico
Congress
Joseph C. Rovensky
Chase National Bank of New York
Rockefeller Organization
United States
U. S
Ravensky
Messaby Range
Bluffton Dentist Escapes Lightning at Lake
Dr. W G Ireland of Bluffton fished after dark at Kunker lake when his bait snagged a high-tension electric wire. Electricity raced down the line and struck the lake. He was not harmed.
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Bluffton
Ind
W. G. Ireland
Kunker Lake
Caliban Plans Endgame in Castaloni Hideout Scene
Angus hunts Cantaloni and Adoreen inside Castaloni’s sunroom as gunfire erupts. A daring truck ram wrecks the left wing and Adoreen uses a frying pan to level a quick surprise, while Spike and others are bound in the back of the vehicle.
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Angus
Adorera
Adoreen
Angun
Spike
Anggun
Cantaloni
Jesa
Madison Square Garden
Butch
Trigger Tim
Castaloni
Mene
Castalon
MacPhillips
Cantaeloni
Jersey
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Wesseth Street
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Panama City
Florida
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Rockefeller, Jr
Manhattan
George Tucker
Maplewood
New Jersey
Captain Johnson
Desha
Messerschmitt
Broadway
Little
Italy
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U. S. Supreme Court
God
Paul Harrison
NEA
Peter Edson
Edson
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Caleb
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Mr. MacPhillips
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