Subsidy Ship Bill Aims to Boost American Merchant Marine
This piece explains the Subsidy ship subsidy bill as a start for building a stronger U S merchant fleet. It argues higher American labor costs justify government help to compete with foreign shipping and protect national defense and farm exports amid rail and sea transport challenges. It notes possible flaws but a forward step toward honest policy.
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Congress
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Copeland
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Mississippi Valley
Salt Lake City Girl Sets World Typing Record
Miss Gioconda Zampano, a twenty year old from Salt Lake City, wins an amateur typing contest in Chicago earning the world record for speed. Judges call the victory a remarkable display of accuracy and rapid keystrokes.
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Salt Lake City
Gioconda Zampano
Chi
France on two wheels and two flags clash in Europe
A European column describes Havre to Paris travel on bicycles and cars, noting France as a land of bicycles, strikes, and fear of war. It contrasts American calm with French political divisions, showing crowds at Saint Lazare with red ribbons and both the Marseillaise and tricolor identities.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Western Newasparer Union
Europe
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Vendee
France
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Saint Lazare Station
Germany
Hymns Clash in Paris as Reds and French Sing Opposing Anthems
In Paris crowds sang the Internationale and La Marseillaise in a tense clash of symbols. French and foreign protesters faced off at a rail station, trading chants and briefly fighting before police dispersed the groups.
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Dooley
Artemus Ward
Surete
Paris
Paris Club Guest Describes Singers and History
The narrator recalls singers with drumlike chests and aging vitality, noting one man’s sixty seven years as he displays a muscular arm. He adds a cheeky critique of French pride amid looming German tensions, cautioning against dividing France’s assets.
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Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Tenez
Crosses the Water by Mail Not News This Week
A brief verse hints at an old cross water mail service and unknown events a week ahead, referencing King Features Syndicate and WNO Service. The line suggests a non-news item with anticipatory language about future happenings.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
WNO Service
Rising star Larry Blake stars at Rainbow Room in New York
Young actor Larry Blake draws attention with impersonations of classic film stars at Rockefeller Center. He studied at Brooklyn College and has vaudeville and hotel appearances. industry scouts consider Rainbow Room a springboard to film work.
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Charles Laughton
John Barrymore
Edward Robinson
Clark Gable
Rainbow Room
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Brooklyn College
Congress
Stevens Hotels
Chicago
New York
Hollywood Notes on Stars and Sparks of the Era
Kay Francis stars in Florence Nightingale film but needs dental work with two impacted wisdom teeth. Clark Gable publicity yarn about a sparring partner disputed as fake. Joan Blondell and Dick Powell to wed, Lanny Ross clubs discussed. Shirley Temple shines in Poor Little Rich Girl and San Francisco earthquake scenes draw interest. Jeanette MacDonald sings timely, Carole Lombard illness delays Spawn of the North.
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Florence Nightingale
Clark Gable
Joan Blondell
Orig
Dick Powell
Lanny Ross
Shirley Temple
San Francisco
Jeanette MacDonald
Carole Lombard
Western Newspaper Union
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