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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1939
Page
2
A critical review highlights this book as an everyman guide to modern warfare focusing on noncombatant harm behind the lines. It examines aviation bombs chemical and bacterial weapons, propaganda leaflets, radio persuasion, and the impact on Paris and rear areas.
A curious world feature notes that a healthy normal person may lose one to seven pints of blood without immediate fatal outcome. It explains how the body compensates and the signs to watch for during significant bleeding.
Hollywood gossip and industry notes from Paul Harrison recount a movie queen botching takes, the chain-letter hoax, upcoming films and stars including Norma Shearer, Robert Donat, Marie Dressler, Gracie Fields, and Benny Goodman. It also mentions Andrea Leeds, Bob Howard, Garson Kanin, and George Schaefer with studio dynamics at RKO and Warner Brothers.
In New York Renee Carroll, famed hat check girl, says smallest hats draw smallest tips while battered felts bring generosity. She notes Maurice Chevalier tipped five cents and Maurice Evans and Billy Rose appear differently. Europe crisis spawns cafe chatter and pier watch, with travel agencies quiet as steamship tickets dwindle.
An education service discusses whether children learn faster than adults, notes Thorndike findings placing peak rapid learning around 23 to 24 with gradual decline, and states age is not a barrier to learning. It explains vocational education and guidance, and warns against graft in schools, urging audits. A parent question on kindergarten readiness for a four and a half year old is answered with emphasis on maturity over age, advising consultation with officials to assess readiness.
The review praises Amram Scheinfelds You and Heredity as a clear accessible guide to genetics. It notes his shift from fiction aims to serious study, his layman friendly prose, and balanced sane treatment of complex topics including sexual inversions and race. The author admires the authors late college experience.
In Des Moines a demonstrator shouting down Elizabeth Gurley Flynn of the Communist party national committee insisted on his right to speak and contest her right to address the meeting. The incident occurred during a scheduled gathering in the city.
Government figures show varied sources for school funding. The countrywide average in 1935-36 was 29.3 percent from state funds and 63 percent from local district funds, with 17.2 percent from county funds and 6 percent from Federal funds.
A 19th century view on sleep shows people change positions in bed and seek routines to improve rest. Air quality, temperature, and gentle drafts affect sleep, while opinions differ on sleeping alone or together. Psychologists propose varied rituals and the idea that a regular 24 hour rhythm, set by the mind, underpins restful sleep.
Guide answers five etiquette questions for girls at dances. It covers polite refusals, handling a cut in, and how to gracefully manage suitors. The piece offers best solution: politely decline by stating not dancing this one and stay with the current partner, with tactful responses to supper-pair requests.
Northwest side church parish residents recount a wartime humorous moment as the rector learned the organist chose hymns and the choir opened devotions with a spirited singing of Publish Glad Tidings, Tidings of Peace after England declared war.
In Boston controversy grows as police protest and the licensing board considers approving a new case to name a venue Sloppy Joe's. Chairwoman Miss Mary Driscoll notes caution against puritanical imagery while the board takes the matter under advisement.
The piece profiles University of Michigan student Marcia Connell Phi Beta Kappa and Miss Cornell as the campus standout. It offers advice for freshmen including choosing a coed school living in a dorm and joining a sorority, stressing grades leadership and mature conduct.
Evening column notes an English female athlete rated among the top players for the national singles championship. Clues reference a crossword style grid with across and down entries from 1 to 48, including measurements, roles, and objects.
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