The Gay Desperado gains charm and fame
A New York radio movie review notes The Gay Desperado rises from a shaky start to become a delightful comedy with a strong cast led by Nino Martini. It highlights Mischa Auer, Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, and James Blakeley, and mentions Hollywood talent scouts visiting a New York nightclub called The Paradise.
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Mary Pickford
Jesse L. Lasky
Nino Martini
Leo Carrillo
Mischa Auer
Ida Lupino
James Blakeley
Hollywood
New York
Bing Crosby
Joyce Duskin
Apache sunburn and the wild man stereotype in society
Irvin S. Cobb reflects on caricatures of Native Americans and other social concerns in a column noting sunburned Apache extras on a film set, the Baby Derby debate, Bolshevik leaders' fates, and a wary view of future war and preparedness in America.
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Anta” Monica
Calif
Arizona
Sitting Bull
Irvin S. Cobb
Haile Selassie
WNU Service
Roosevelt Wins Historic Landslide in 1936 Election
The 1936 race produced 43 million votes, a new record, with F D Roosevelt receiving about 25.5 million popular votes and 523 electoral votes to Alf Landon’s 16 million and 8. The Union party candidate William Lemke polled around 0.75 million. Democrats expand majorities in Congress, holding 75 of 96 Senate seats and 334 of 423 House seats.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
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London
Reflections on Virtue Vice and Social Conduct
A collection of aphoristic musings on meditation culture self restraint and social behavior. The author contrasts virtue with vice, emphasizes not intruding, and suggests good morals and humor improve friendships while harsh words rarely win friends.
Here's How Parties Line Up in Congress
The article details party distributions for the Seventy-fifth Congress, showing Democrats, Republicans, Farmer-Labor, and Progressive seats in the House and Senate. It notes shifts from the Seventy-fourth Congress and compares totals, with a final line on the 1936 election total vote exceeding the 1932 figure by over 3 million.
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House of Representatives
Farmer-Labor
Foreign Phrases and Translations in Old Lexicon Snippet
A compact note lists French terms Amour-propre Billet doux and phrase pairs with translations and usage hints. It includes Dum spiro est motto elements pas a pas and Quelque chose as examples. The fragment also references Flagrante delicto Gosse and compares gossoon to kid indicating street slang notes.
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South Carolina
Gossoon
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