Brotherhood Week: A Call for National Brotherhood Observance
The essay traces Brotherhood Week from its San Francisco origins to a nationwide program embraced by churches and schools. It credits Hearst papers for expanding a city observance into a weekly, year round effort that unites Protestants Catholics and Jews. It celebrates the National Conference of Christians and Jews founded in 1928 and argues Brotherhood Week strengthens free institutions and public spirit.
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United States
San Francisco
Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
National Conference of Christians and Jews
America
Walter Winchells Trade Marked Night Spot Auction Tale
Walter Winchell reports on a Bond auction at a New York town night spot where a Scotch drink fetched $5000, followed by a bid for an American mag, triggering an embarrassed hush. The item sequence includes gossip about Lindbergh, Walter Winchell notes, and assorted society quips from the era.
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Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror
Swank Venues Set High Prices Per Sip Across NYC
A jumble of society notes mentions price hikes from a dollar twenty five to a higher rate per swallow at upscale venues. Edith Rowrk sues for a fall on stairs in a suit against 8 pisybore but settles. Joan Leslie becomes a cover star for Col- Tiet. Billy Rose dismisses a nickname. Roney Plaza owner surveys Palm Beach chatter. Snoog inquires about White Nal purchase. Ken Kling, famed asbestos creator, codes a Tent Racket expose. Josh Logan rehabbing after London surgery and in service.
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Roney Plaza
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Josh Logan
Sir Corps
London
Broadway gossip hints at stage return and shifting roles
In a heavily nuanced notice, Mrs. Jack Oakle with Veita Varden weighs a stage comeback amid a personnel shakeup. Allan Zell, post wartime enlistment with the Canadian army, reappears, joining early postwar networks. Detectives report an apartment on West 7th Street as a scene for alleged orgies tied to models, while a 30 percent tax on nightlife raises questions for servicemen profits and costs.
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Allan Zell
American Patriots
Gerald L. K. Smith
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Listen World Do Not Accept Pity As Emotional Charity
A forceful admonition against pity warns it destroys pride and self worth. The passage urges self reliance and warns that seeking pity leads to spiritual ruin, recommending self discipline over emotional handouts even in crisis.
Those Texans sacked Linnville by Comanches in 1840
The Linnville sacking occurred on August 8, 1840, by a Comanche war party estimated near a thousand. Under surprise, townspeople could not defend the town as looting and arson proceeded methodically. Fatalities included three white men and two enslaved people. two women and a child were captured.
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Republic of ‘Texas
Victoria Road
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Stand Up Straight in Your Rage, Elsie Robinson Urges
A column by Elsie Robinson urges readers to resist pity and claim inner strength. She cites William Ernest Henley and Poe like passages, urging self possession and courage despite hardship, and cautions against trading one’s pride for others pity.
Mallon Takes Rest From Column for About Two Weeks
News behind the News columnist Paul Mallon will be absent for probably two weeks as he follows doctor's orders for a vacation. The hiatus pauses Mallon’s popular commentary while he recovers and plans return.
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Paul Mallon
Mr. Mallon
These Days By George E Sokolosky in Washington
A wartime reminiscence on Washington life and gossip from the Hill to the White House. The author mocks the city’s pomp, the endless chatter, and the costly machinery of government, noting how rumors circulate as news and predicting future relevance or obsolescence.
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Fleanor Fooss
Frank Unn
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Breast Cancer Dangers and Early Operation Benefits
An article by Dr Edwin P Buchanan from Pittsburgh discusses breast cancer risks, the value of early radical surgery removing the breast and armpit glands, and the role of X rays. It notes many women aged 40 to 60 and rare male cases, with delayed care reducing operability and survival chances.
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Pittsburgh
Buchanan
King Feas
Fiynd, Inc
Letters to the Editor On Oriental Mind and American Attitudes
A reader critiques an editorials use of Oriental to describe nations and minds. The letter questions whether the United States shows Oriental characteristics in its non belligerent stance toward Finland and Russia Germany 1999 agreements are cited as evidence. The writer traces origins to Beendinavian roots and Scandinavian migration, arguing such attitudes may be inherited in America.
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Texas
Alamo Downs construction planned for San Antonio
Work will begin tomorrow on a mile long race track to be named Alamo Downs, located at the intersection of West Arama Street and the Culebra Row. The notice appears in the 1934 L. A. Light Files with other varied items and editorial notes on races and racial commentary.
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Alamo Downs
Westarama Street
Culebra Row
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