Opposition to the New Deal Not Forming a Unified Banner
The Literary Digest shows 57 per cent opposition but the spread covers diverse groups from radical left to conservative right. Analysts say the opposition is not likely to consolidate under one banner or candidate next year, risking a split with third party runs.
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Literary Digest
Roosevelt
Uey
Coughlin
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Hoover
London
Gest straw vote seen as nonthreat to Roosevelt bid
The opposition argues that backing a third candidate gives half a vote to Roosevelt, but the Gest straw poll is not viewed as a real threat to Roosevelt's chances of a second term.
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Roosevelt
Digest
West Virginia Eyes Strict 45 MPH Open Road Limit
State safety director, state police, and road commission unite to enforce the 45 mile per hour open road limit in West Virginia. Drivers ignore it, often reaching 60 to 65 miles per hour once past town signs. Officials urge strict compliance, hoping to cut highway deaths and injuries even if only ten percent, urging action until a proven safety measure is found.
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Road Commission
West Virginia
Simplified Music A Course in Piano-Playing
The Sunday Register promotes Grove's simplified piano lessons as a hobby and practical start for basic chords and hymns. It encourages readers of all ages to practice each week and notes that pursuing lessons with an instructor can develop significant skill.
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Grove
Waver Mind Pae Lady Never Mind The Lady
Allaire West, living at her Virginia estate, endures a sunlit day as she reflects on a life with less deviation from propriety than her father. She meets Terry Billett, a young engineer whose hidden ties suggest deeper intrigue on the estate.
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Allaire
Merry
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Alice
Terry
Verry
Homecoming at West estate sparks old conflicts
Allaire returns to Westlands to a throng of guests and a fading, lavish world. Her father Ray pursues ease with a movie star. Allaire contemplates purpose beyond parties as she notices the house’s hollow grandeur and distant memories.
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Jan
Allaire
Washington
Tala
Ray
Mariam Marsh Reshapes Career Amid Personal Keepsake
Mariam Marsh moves from drab film roles toward a second career while narrating how a small gold ring on her left hand shaped her journey. She recalls fortune tellers, a recent trip to San Francisco, and a turn toward work that promises new dramatic opportunities.
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Hollywood
Mariam Marsh
Mariam
Wanda
Assistance League
England
Ducky
San Francisco
Seer’s premonitions guide Mariam’s film comeback in Europe
The actress dismisses superstition yet recalls a London hand reading that urged a cross channel move to Switzerland for The Prodigal Son. After meeting Paul Kohner, she followed the suggestion, later starring opposite Luis Trenker and returning to England. She sees Svengali and No More Yesterdays as early high points and notes a renewed career, with a note on superstition about ladders.
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London
Paul Kohner
Switzerland
Luis ‘Trenker
Atlantic
England
Mariam
John Barrymore
von Sternberg
Ruth Chatterton
Wales Travels As Chester Incognito Absent The Crown
The Prince of Wales travels on continental holidays using the alias The Earl of Chester to maintain privacy. King Edward uses The Duke of Lancaster while ex-King Alfonso of Spain is styled The Duke of Toledo and Archduke Otto of Hanover is titled Duc de Bar to conceal identities.
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Continent
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Edward
Duke of Lancaster
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Spain
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Toedo
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Duc de Bar
Registerings 4 Column of Comment and Criticism
ALPHONSO critiques politics and society in a column noting campaign bragging, tax doubts, and graft suspicions. He mocks religious decline and dubious modern thinking while offering light social satire on housekeeping and private matters.
Shady Spring High to Present The Star of the East Cantata
Shady Spring High School will stage a Christmas cantata The Star of the East next Friday night. Over one hundred students from the school chorus and orchestra will perform with Miss Isa Bell Rogers directing. Soloists include Kermit Okes Thelma Noel Claribel Lilly Haylan Mann Agnes Rakes Genevieve Snead Anna Getchen Dallas England Macil Farley. A quartet and duets feature Ireland Martin George Browning Mary Jane Straughan Zora Hatcher Merrill Lilly and Glenn Small. Proceeds aim to fund new cello for the music department.
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Shady Spring High School
Isabell Rogers
Shady
Kermit Okes
Thelma Noel
Claribel Lilly
Haylan Mann
Agnes Rakes
Gene~ _vieve Snead
Anna Getchen
Dallas England
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Farley
Ireland
Martin
George Browning
Mary Jane Straughan
Zora Hatcher
Merrill Lilly
Glenn’ Small
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