Soviets balk at Paris peace plan and seek chaos, not peace
The piece argues Soviet Russia stalls on a proposed Paris peace conference, accusing Moscow of preferring war to peace and seeking European upheaval. It praises Jimmy Byrnes for exposing the Russian bluff, calling the USSR an arena of dialectical materialism hostile to peace and mercy.
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United States
Paris
Soviet Russia
Jimmy Byrnes
Italy
Finland
Hungary
Romania
David Harum
Molotov
Europe
UNRRA
Russia
The Crisis of Mike McCool in Chicago Gambling Era
Jack Lair recounts Mike McCool a crooked stud dealer at the Occidental club. McCool finances his habit by cheating and losing his own gains to the rigged wheel. He finally acts to throw away a ten dollar bill into a stove fire to resist further loss, ending his gambling run. The piece also touches on prison life and investigative reporting surrounding medical doping claims in executions.
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Mike McCool
Chicago
Mike
Ile
Joan Sharks
Daggone
Jim
Milo
Pegler Debates Double Talk Origins In Joyce Reference
Westbrook Pegler quips on double talk tracing it from Hollywood to Boston and Ireland, citing Joyce and Finnegans Wake. He recalls researchers and officials in New York, Dublin and the Gaelic American editor Gomes MacDermott amid playful linguistic burlesque and library scavenging for clues.
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New York
Washington
Hollywood
Boston
Faul Hayes
James Joyce
Kimtogan
Mr. Hayes
Qow
Mirror of Your Mind: wartime dates and echo relationships
A serialized social advice piece by Lawrence Guued discusses wartime dating norms and the idea of an ideal partner as an echo of oneself. It argues relationships hinge on adapting to each other’s needs rather than perfection and warns against resting security in work or money as sleep-time dreams fade.
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Lawrence Guued
Consultiog Psychologist
Quever
Somone
We Women By Lois Johnson Radio Critique on Noise
The piece argues that radio intrusion disrupts social evenings and suggests blunt remedies. It contrasts adaptable listeners with those shocked by sound levels, advising a firm, loud demand to turn the radio off or, as a last resort, more drastic actions when the host ignores the problem.
Advice to Lovelorn Miss Fairfax Reader
A reader aged 47 asks how to make a younger man notice her or how to quit loving him. The columnist argues the latter is wiser, noting most 24 year olds won’t take a teen seriously and advises accepting differences, focusing on self-respect rather than longing. It also mentions a home pattern sales plug and a cheerful tone.
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Miss Fairfax
Doddie
King
Fort Worth Frontier host Kiwanis talk and other notes
From Los Angeles light files many items dated August 26 1936 and 1926 include Sally Rand to address Kiwanis in Fort Worth reports Maj Gen Frank Parker retirement at Fort Sam Houston a Mathis physician found dead in a shallow grave San Antonio flood dam work and a sewing pattern book offering patterns and instructions with mailed orders and a free ballet slipper pattern
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Sally Rand
Bubble Danrer
Fort Worth
Kiwanis Club
Frank Parker
Third Army
Fort Sam Houston
J. A. Ramsey
Mathis
San Antonio
Texas
Marian Martin
New York
Numbness and Arm Pain Linked to Women’s War Work
A 1936 article cites Dr Francis M R Walshe linking arm numbness to fatigue and factory work among women during war years. Constant tiredness weakens shoulder muscles, causing first rib pressure on nerves and vessels, with morning stiffness and daytime clumsiness. Bed rest and arm support offer relief. various treatments proved unsatisfactory. Copyt 1936 KingFeat. Syad Inc
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Francis M. R. Walshe
England
Acroparestesta
Welshe
Walshe
King Feat. Syad, Inc
Olga San Juan Records Songs During Blue Skies Shoot
Olga San Juan, a leading player in Irving Berlin's Blue Skies, recorded her first songs while filming. She cut Mue cho Gusto and Mexicana for the Paramount Technicolor musical production.
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Olga San Juan
Irving Berlin
MGM pact with Pat Berman fuels star lineup rumors
Hollywood chatter credits Pat Berman with an 10 year MGM deal that includes Greer Garson in his next film May Flavin. Normia Shearer signs long term with Enterprise. Dana Andrews exits Best Years of Our Lives for Boomerang and is given vacation payoff. Stamford Connecticut portrayed as real locale for a Louis De Rochemont production. Woody notes cover Swiss poll naming Bette Davis Ingrid Bergman Gene Tierney as top actress picks with Spencer Tracy Tyrone Power Gary Cooper favored by Cine Suisse.
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Hollywood
Pat Berman
MGM
Greer Garson
May Flavin
Berman
Greer
Chicago
Dana Andrews
Louis de Rochemont
Stamford
Conn
Andrews
Switzerland
Bette Davis
Ingrid Bergman
Gene Tiersney
Cine Suisse
Spencer Tracy
Hyrone Powser
Gary Cooper
Tom Brown
Barbara Gormley
Sacramento
Mitzi Green
Joe Pewney
Petruary
Gene Fierney
Leland Hayward
Screen Actors Guild
Sonja Henie
Fom
Jeffrey Lyon
Robin Chandler
Paul Douglas
Virginia Fields
John Cromwell
Kay Johnson
Ty Power
Mexico
South America
Annabella
Bermuda
Marie McDonald
Harry Karl
Ben Blue
Gene Kelly
Roddy MacDowall
Steel Pier
Atlantic City
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John
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Niagara Falls
Jack Lair
Love Guns
Crowley
Sing Sing
International News Service
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Del
Associated Press
Lewis Ey Lawes
Lawes
Hfe
Saratoga
Pegler
Westbrook
Hayes
Douglas Hyde
Elie
Sheila
Heyes
Mr. Ayes
Shaun Nunan
Eire
Doctor Hyde
James MacDermott
Gaelic-American
Mr. Joyce
Joseph Campbell
Henry Morton Robinson
Riverrun
Eve
Adam
Lois Johnson
L.A. Light Files
Dimas
Normia Shearer
Enterprise
Chanlie Einfeld-David Loew Company
David Lewis
Wit Mature
Dorothy Barry
Pedro de Vargas
Castile
Linda Dannell
Amber
Henry King
20Th
Hero
Tyrone
John Carradine
Los Angeles
Oktober 12
London
trans-Atlantic Society
SAN Ansonlio Light
Fag Antonio Lizke
San Antonio Gazette
Offics
Broadway
Uclated Press
Associated Presa
Ar Raserven
Ally
Daity and Sake
Abema
Congress
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