Young America Speaks and Wartime Slogan Sparring
A collation of political quips and cultural notes on Roosevelt’s wartime messaging, Republican retorts, and public figures. Commentary references New Deal fatigue, odds on slogan shifts, and jabs at Hopkins Wallace and Frankfurter, plus cultural theater notes and a festive Benchley jab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Spangler
Spangler
Harry Hopkins
Henry Wallace
Felix Frankfurter
Flopkins
Wallace
Frankfurter
Busy Hands and Busy Minds Guard Girls' Careers
A feature on public school programs promoting practical knowledge to curb juvenile delinquency and foster active learning among students. The piece notes educators emphasize mental and physical activity as a path to success.
Warden and Glen Johnson Begin Two Days in Court
In a sunlit warden’s office, Glen Johnson, 21, of Allgood Township, learns his sentence range of one to three years with possible one third off for good behavior. He recalls a past theft involving a hundred dollars from a plumber, mistaken pride, and a harsh warning from the warden as he returns to his cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Roosevelt
Washington
Osviar
Adam
Fld
Glen Johnson
Allgood Township
Grand Jeremy
County Court
Terra
Fes
Horn
Geller
Pormetted
Glen
Yourester
Gin
The Gardener Gambit and the Parole Lesson
Mark Hellinger narrates a tale where Glen Johnson becomes a gardener for a warden. The warden trains him about honesty, yet Johnson is paroled after four months. Years later he returns, boasting he learned a hard lesson and declares a fresh start seeking ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Johnson
Glen
Postwar youth letter imagines a balanced future
A prize winning letter from 1944 envisions a middle course after World War II, blending modern life with old time religion and human bonds. It urges vigilance against tyranny, cherishes home and country, and aims for a democratic, improved American life rooted in freedom and friendship. The author cites Mrs Gladys White of Pawtucket as the sender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ele Robinson
Gladys White
Lafayette At
Paw
Tucket
Tate
le Riaz
Byadieaia, Inc
Fragmented Old Column on Women and Weather Snippets
A jumble of quotes and notes on appearance and character contrasts with a brief weather and street scene. The piece references Shakespearean lines and a dog’s slippery sidewalk mishap, ending with a quip from Philander Johnson.
Mrs Ethel Merman Levitt Featured By Army News Desk
Mrs. Robert Daniels Levitt wife of Major Levitt a Manhattan newspaperman now with the armed forces is praised as the department’s favorite musical comedy star. The Levitts have two daughters named Ethel Merman Levitt the second. Distributed by King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Daniels Levitt
Major &. D. Levitt
Manhattan
Levitt
Ethel Merman
Levitts
Ethel Merman Levitt
Miss Levitt
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Fifty-fifth Street Forum Scene Sparks Mixed Rehearsal
The piece recalls Butch LaGuardia’s drama and political scene at the old Mecca Temple on Fifty-fifth Street. Gertie Lawrence opened a project with a strong reception, though she insists Fifty-fifth Street is the route and that every word she spoke carried weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butch LaGuardia
Fifty-fifth Street
Mecca Temple
Gertie
Gertie’s act and a surreal review at LaGuardia Field
Arthur Bugs Baer describes Gertie’s show at LaGuardia Indoor Air Field with Susan and God as the standout piece. The blue ten yard scarf becomes a flexible prop for a wide range of antics from skipping rope to turbans and loops. The piece blends vaudeville with a comic critique of the theater project and local personalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
God
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Broadway
Walter Winchell
Ebi Robinson
Young America Speaks
Aw York Cavalcade
Harding
Robert Benchley
Mr. Benchley
Luce
America
Mia
Liuce
Congress
Mother Hubbards
Len G. Carroll
Angel Street
Vice
Jory
Dow
E. Berger
Mrs. Carroll
King Features
William Gaxton
Francho
Paris Duke
Eli Culbertzons
Jascha Heifetz
Florence Vidor
Gilbert Kahns
Roger Wolfe Kahns
Earl Cerroll
Beryl Wallace
Howard Hughes
Claire Windsor
George
Julie Murphy
Dudley Field Malone
Kay Francis
Judith Anderson
Louis Bromfield
Paw Warburg
Helen Morgan
Paul Whiteman
Sophie Tucker
Mike Romanoff
Walter O'Keefe
Alfred O'Keefe
Dock Benny
Mw Bullitt
Russia
Ginger Rogers
Lew Apres
Peter Arno
Grace Bradley
Nenee Torres
George Raft
Margie King
Langwortter
Conrad
Leona Zadeck
Gua Edwards
Suzanne Silverceuys
Bishop Manning
J. B. Morgan
Ant
Maxine Eliott
Idane
Portia
John Anderson
Gilbert Gabriel
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Henry Beldel “Canby
Carl van Vechten
Lucius Beebe
Hollywood
Maurice Chevalier
Owen Moore
Stoopnagle
Budd
Leon & Eddie's
Roberts L. Ripley
Bugs Baer
Heywood Broun
Rube Goldberg
Milt Gross
Ham Fisher
E. HL
Gauvreau
BI Corum
Walter Trumbull
Prince Louis Ferdinand of
Geremany
Sherman Billingsley
Stork Club
East 51St
Davis
By Mark Hellinger
Peoprint Fon
Shakespeare
Phrsedus
Acson
Bette
Brodie
Philander John~ Son
By E. Darling
Foot
Gertie Lawrence
PLL
Bizerte
By Arthur Bugs’ Baer
Pendleton
Mahatma Gandhi
Sam
Gerthe
Sugan
Suean
New York Consolidated Edison Sanitary and Municipal Theatre
Cma
Susan Q
Bill Fields
LaGuardia
Rite Frater
Yeiiicata
Tae
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