Memos of a Girl Friday Dest Mtr to France Amb
Sore over vague instructions for new post as ambassador to France Admiral Leshy contemplates refusal. FDR and Hull speak in general terms. Senators Wheeler Nortis push probes of foreign ties to American industry. Radio group plots boycott if music dispute not settled by New Year. Various public figures tied to wartime propaganda and political maneuvering noted.
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Leshy
Hin
France
Fdr
Hull
Wheeler
Nortis
Adela Mogers
St. John's
Bill
Feannelson
Jolson
New York
Wven
U. S
Goebbel
Twentiers
FDB
New York Gossip: Jimmy Roosevelt and Hollywood Scandals
New Yorkers chat about Jimmy Roosevelt’s pube-taker, model Roma Aldrich, nurse Romette Schneider, Franchot Tone and Alice Page, Dolly De Milo as Vanderbilts’ bride pick, and Hollywood’sLouisiana Purchase chatter. Secret Service car locks for FDR protects against saboteurs, with agents empowered to open them. Joan Crawford’s theater chat follows curtain as others chase divided Hal Roads and court intrigue. Felix Frankfurter reportedly adopts Gilbert Murray’s ideas for the duration amid agency tensions over Pennygate.
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Jimmy Roosevelt
Roma Aldrich
Photog
Romette Schneider
Franchot Tone
Alice Page
Alfred c. Vanderbilt
Dolly de Milo
Hollywood
FDR
Secret Service
Joan Crawford
Louisiana Purchase
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurters
Gilbert Murray
Fred Llen
Pred
Allen
Tallulah act rumors swirl amid tangled affairs
The fragment hints at a web of marriages and rumors involving Tallulah and John Amery, with mentions of Tam ate Geva, George Price, and risky night club business. It also references EB par Davis, the Shaumentator, and a proposed marriage between Bonnie Bakers and Orrin Tucker, plus a note of a heart drawn to Jules Stern of a music pub.
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Tallulah
John Amery
Tamate Geva
George Price
Davis
Saydeniam Hesp
Bonnie Baker
Orrin ‘Tucker
Jules Stern
Arbitration Association Settles Disputes Out of Court to Save Time and Money
A private non profit body of arbitrators within the American Arbitration Association helps U S businesses settle disputes without court action. In a typical case, three local arbitrators resolve a conflict in hours for a fraction of the usual cost, avoiding delays and high legal fees. The program covers cases from five dollars to two million, with thousands of disputes settled since 1926 and expanding into defense procurement and the motion picture industry.
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Arbitration Association
Warren Farnitam
Viter
New York
America
Nothel
American Arbitration Association
United States
Thhey
Eny
Olio Schultz
Fred Perkins
Olio
Fazimer Perkins
Otto
Palmer Perkins
Bill Jones
Farmers and Merchants Bank
George Smith
Cuwner
Perkins
Butcher Ollo
Ms Cource
Cornelius, W. Whitney
Lisisun
Whitney
Pan American Airways
P.M. Haight
Treasumer
International General Electric Company
James F. Hughes
American Society of Certified Public Accountants
Zyvan B. Young
Threeman
Milirtary
QYC
Aeronauuve Products
Lpon
Department of Justice
Comittee
Associaon
Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines
Western
Semisphere
Far East
Inter American Relations
McGrady Selection Seen As Wise Labor Link To RCA
Washington editorial lauds BE F McGrady named to advise the war department on labor relations, noting his long service to unions and RCA's smart move raising him to director and VP. It warns against army involvement in labor disputes and critiques appeasement as a dangerous policy while urging strong American rearmament and financial defense.
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Washington
McGrady
BE. F. McGrady
War Department
Sarnoff
RCA
John Th
Army
Sidney Hillman
Perkins Conciiiation Service
Britain
Bethton
Rayon
Depy
Enn
Esber
Mahoguy
S Phery
Radio Coperation of America
Bby 4
Boston
Samari Compers
A. Fueth Wis
Derby
Ublaberi
NRA
Get
Hugh Johnson
David Sarno
Notable labor figure and political theme explored in 1920s era piece
A long profile chronicles a hard-edged labor organizer and adviser to the army, detailing his rise from a Boston newsboy to a trusted executive in labor relations. It also surveys Portuguese premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, noting his ascension, governance style, and shifts in policy and dissent.
Arbitrator Finds Damaged Rug Claim Valid in Five Minutes
A New York housewife claimed damage to her rug by a carpet cleaner. An expert arbitrator visited her home, examined the evidence, and in about five minutes ruled the claim justified, awarding $1.41 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elaine
Sejenussew
America
Matemins
Justi Old
Lightweight jet engine promises high power for aircraft
A new jet propulsion engine, weighing under 250 pounds with fuel, claims 4000 horsepower and a $1000 cost. Developed at the Guggedium School of seronau tics of NYU by Myers with Dr. Alexander Klermin of Gurgen heim School, it could serve as an auxiliary takeoff motor in military planes for heavy loads and rapid bursts of speed.
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Guggedium School of Seronautics
New York University
Myers
Alexander Klermin
Gurgenheim School
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Leopold
Ian Tenitor
Larken
Bel 1
Hitler
Pope
Greece
Trenry Wallace
Harold
Ches
Forest Service
Wallace
Maryland
Ickes
Gov
Cramer
Virgin Islands
J. Cary Jones
Navy
Northeastea
Ion
Ife
Argatlealions
2Rd Lndevidunes
Congress
New York City
Americas
Canada
Argentina
Ugh S. Ros
Prince
England
Pyonee
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Munich
Macy
Lemuel F. Parton
Ortugal
Antonio Gimieru Salazar
Ripley
Europe
Jesdith Steings
Italy
Gen. Antonis
Salazar
Portgal
Fras
Dr. Salazar
Colssbara University
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