The Nine Old Men and the Supreme Court Debate
Critics attack the Supreme Court as out of touch with the people. The piece argues judges were chosen for legal expertise and integrity, not popular bias, noting past ties to firms while defending the court's role to check Congress and government branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Drew Pearson
Robert
Allen
Heywood Broun
Pearson-Allen
duPonts
Morgans
Westbrook
Pegler
Congress
Perfect New
Bright Colors Return in 1932 Auto Finishes
Color reporters note a shift from somber all black to bright hues in autos with yellow red green and two tone schemes. Makers focus on comfort safety and durability while anticipating strong 1937 sales above 5500 cars signaling renewed prosperity.
It Cant Happen Here Engagement Mentioned by Roosevelt Family
A fragment notes the engagement of Franklin Roosevelt Jr. and Miss Ethel duPont sparks comments from Sinclair Lewis and others, while speculating on the couple’s humor.
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Franklin Roosevelt Jr
Ethel duPont
Sinclair Lewis
The Country Doctor Faces Fame and Family Scrutiny
The piece portrays Dr Alan Roy Daige as a genial physician linked to the Quins and their fame. It notes his old patients, his public duties, and his worry about the five girls' privacy while suggesting psychologists may study the situation. He defends his private practice as ruined yet ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Roy Daige
United States
Quins
Snutrt
Dr. Dafochie
Maurice Evans Rebuffs Bathtub Memoir Scene in St. Helena
Maurice Evans playing Napoleon in St. Helena refuses to sit in a stage bathtub while dictating memoirs. The cast agrees he should not perform that moment without a coat to place his right hand in.
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Maurice Evans
Napoleon
St. Helena
Peddie School Enforces Good Manners at Games
The headmaster of Peddie School in New Jersey issues a code of good manners for football games. A ruling bans rooters from touching goal posts to preserve the game’s integrity.
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Peddie School
New Jersey
Charleston Fans Travel to Huntington for High School Football
The Charleston Gazette reports an excursion of 2,000 fans to Huntington to watch a high school game. The author condemns unsportsmanlike crowd behavior and compares it unfavorably to Parkersburg’s visitors who were treated courteously in Wheeling despite losing.
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Charleston
Huntington
Charleston Gazette
Pony Express
Mountain Lions
Hunts
Parkersburg
Wheeling Intelligencer
Ngton
Ing. A
Milk industry shows buoyant gains in first nine months of 1936
The Milk Industry Foundation reports the nations milk farmers earned well over a billion dollars in the first nine months of 1936, signaling a buoyant and contented industry. Production and pastures hold up as the public spotlight notes the unusually cheerful farmer amid campaign chatter and political publicity tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Industry Foundation
New York Times
Boots and fashion foibles spark a rambling column
The column surveys nine year old boots with pockets for a jackknife and fashion obsessions from neckties to beards. It jokes about a cotton tree in a window, Caesar and beard lore, wind and pigs, and ends with a shrug at the Spanish Civil War, noting wars exist elsewhere anyway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Washington Daybook on monopoly and anti trust laws
Preston Grover Asheington argues both parties seek monopoly elimination and discusses tools to curb price fixing. He reviews yardsticks like the TVA, monopoly laws, government lending to create competition, and the potential consumer cooperative as a weapon, noting partisan doubt and lingering monopoly.
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Preston Grover Ashington
Congress
Tion
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt
Sweden
England
Wallace
Public Forum Defends Prince Street Development
A reader protests The Register for biased coverage of Prince Street business district expansion. The letter demands a retraction and accuses the paper of discriminatory portrayal of the Black community. The writer calls for sticking to dignified reporting and leaving law enforcement commentary to authorities.
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Prince St
the Register
Prince Street
Watkins
Sally Warren Becomes Society Editor in Warrenton Courier
Sally Warren, selfless and resourceful, takes the Warrenton Courier society editor post to aid her family's dwindling income. She guides Sally through romance as Terry Maynard, a blond aviation hopeful, plans a sudden future with her after a tumultuous distance move and job prospects in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Warren
Warrenton Courier
Tip
Warren
Terry Maynard
Salih
Greensboro
Sally
Tip Takes Flight and a Six Month Engagement Arranged
Sally and Terry set six months before marriage to keep Sally’s salary for her parents and Ray’s schooling. Terry plans to begin flight lessons for Sally and Tip while Duke Adams faces a late night car trouble. Sally reflects on leaving Warrenton if the engagement ends with their wedding.
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Ray
Terry
Sally
Perry
Stoo
Wills. Cates
Ait ‘Line
Tip
Terry Oney
Warren House
Terry Maynard
Warrenton
Warren
Grace
Mr. Warren
Bailey Wolfe
Duke
Duke Adams
Maynard
Earnest Attention Sought on Pending Matter in Concho
A fragment shows a formal letter dated November 11 1936 from Thomas Punyear Concho of Concho West Virginia urging recipients to give a matter earnest consideration. The readable lines indicate respectful closing and official tone.
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Thomas Punyear Concho
W. Va. Noy
Basquette on Voyage to Attend King’s Coronation
Film actress Lina Basquette sailed from San Pedro for England to attend the coronation. Henry Mollison, a British actor and Basquette’s presumed fiancé, traveled on the same voyage. Mollison is married with a divorce pending.
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Associated Press
San Pedro
Calif
Lina Basquette
Sam Warner
England
Henry Mollison
Mollison
Six-Pound Spud Grows On Big Farm Exhibit
Karl Williams, a 14 year old from Charleston, S C, highlights a six pound potato as Exhibit A on a local farm. The story notes the unusual yield and the boy's farming effort.
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Charleston
S. C
Karl Williams
Candidate Campaign Expenses Reported in County Clerk Filing
Dale Meadows the Republican candidate for sheriff filed campaign expenses totaling 458.89 dollars with the county clerk. Democrat L. Wi Worley of Bell reported spending 3.75 dollars for his magistrate bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. (Dale) Meadows
L. Wi Worley
Bell
Pickpocket Proof Pocket Debuts in Budapest
Budapest tailor Ysidor Kaufmann claims to have perfected a pickpocket proof pocket made of metal netting. He plans to test it himself once royalty from the invention accumulates enough to justify the effort.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Ysidor Kaufmann
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