Dollar Dismay Over Managed Currency Rise And Fall
A critical view argues the dollar's fall to sixty year lows when valued in British pounds reflects private money management failures. The piece blames the prewar era and bankers, praises postwar government intervention in markets, and links future voter choice in congressional elections to whether policy serves big bankers or ordinary Americans.
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Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Andy Mellon
Treasury
Washington
France
England
Main Street
Will Uncle Sam Do It King Neptune Bids for Relief Funds
Federal unemployment relief funds are being sought by a figure referred to as King Neptune. Negotiations with Washington are described as ongoing through unnamed agents acting on his behalf.
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Uncle Sam
King Neptune
Washington
Armistice Day Reflections On Peace And Duty
Armistice Day is a time for remembrance warning and hope recalling the 1914 18 conflict and the sacrifice of many. It urges renewed resolve to oppose causes of war and to pursue peace through national unity and active international engagement.
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America
Visionary sea dromes scheme seeks 30 million loan
Promoters propose a chain of mid ocean landing fields and hotels to enable heavier-than-air transatlantic flights south of the Arctic route. They seek a $30,000,000 federal loan, arguing the project is a self-liquidating works program measure and unemployment relief. Secretary Ickes is unlikely to approve. An understanding exists between British Imperial Airways and Pan American for Atlantic air transport. The venture, while unlikely to mature, shows American ingenuity and daring.
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United States
Europe
Arctic
Jules Verne
Uncle Sam
Ickes
British Imperial Airways
Pan-American Airways
Atlantic Ocean
America
Good Neighbor Policy Guides Montevideo Talks
Washington notes focus on Pan American conference in Montevideo opening December 3 with Secretary Hull sailing soon. Roosevelt aims to frame discussions around a consistent good neighbor policy while Cuba Haiti and Panama issues are pursued to ease conflicts and withdraw intervention in Haiti within a year.
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Washington
Montevideo
Hull
United States
Roosevelt
Cuba
U. S
Haiti
Panama
Canal Zone
White House
Randal Confesses Elusive Emerald Theft Tale Unfolds
Jim Randal recounts a confusing sequence from July to August involving a hospital memory, a forged wife, and emeralds. He describes recovering memories of Elmer Van Berg, Susie his wife, and the emerald theft, leading to a dramatic reveal of the hidden gems at Hale Place and the St Leonard's Tower confrontation.
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Aroline
Jim
Major Anderson
Caroline
Mr. van Berg
Mr. Randal
Jim Randal
Hale Place
Randal
Elmer van Berg
Jimmy Riddell
St. Leonard's Tower
Jimmy
Nesta Williams
Packham Hall
Tom Williams
Happicot
Sandringham Drive
Sedlington End
Glasgow
Major Ander
Anderson
Nesta Riddell
Grove Registry Office
London
Najor Anderson
Blue Room
Ledlington
Mrs. Riddell
Miss Leigh
J. B. Lippincott Co
Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen on Screen in Hollywood
Hollywood reports a film version of Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen in which Dorothea Wieck plays a German star whose child is kidnapped. The article notes the shifting stance on kidnaping themes in cinema and mentions Phillip Reed's Hollywood start and a tale of stars and their progeny within a Hawaii location context.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Miss Fane
Dorothea Wieck
Baby Leroy
Phillip Reed
New York
Milton Leroy
Mervyn Leroy
Rita Leroy
Studio drama draws actors to life of movie star
The script urge persists as Ramon No varro pledges a play entitled It's Another Story about a film icon. Evelyn Venable eyes a Joan of Arc screen role amid talk of her pitches to executives. A young Ophelia from Wal ter Hampden's Hamlet shines in Cradle Song, shaping hopes for a screen bid, while talk of a Joan of Arc film revival echoes past European acclaim.
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Ramon Novarro
Evelyn Venable
Joan of Arc
Ophelia
Walter Hampden
Hamlet
Geraldine Farrar
Cecil B. DeMille
Europe
Teachers Get Month's Pay Checks From County Office
Checks for teachers' basic salaries for the second month of the term were issued from the county superintendent's office in the Memorial building after a delay awaiting 850,025. Drafts were sent to school principals for instructors under their jurisdiction, and undrawn checks will be mailed today per assistant superintendent W. R. Fugitt.
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Memorial
W. R. Fugitt
Registerings by Alphonso show political wit and quips
A collection of satirical lines about politics, taxes, and social norms. It lampoons the governor clash between North and South Carolina, minorities, science salaries, Kentucky election day, and retirement plans. The piece includes a brief joke about alimony and a playful exchange on chagrined reactions.
Sugar Gift Among Stanford University Donations
A listed gift to Stanford University includes 60 pounds of pure sugar among other items. The donation highlights support for campus needs and reflects postwar philanthropy patterns.
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Stanford University
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