Red Fascism seen as menace to freedom in Congress debate
The House and Senate display new alertness to communism as Rep Dirksen calls for half a million copies of the LIBRARY OF CONGRESS pamphlet Communism in Action to warn Americans. Rep McCormack supports a view of encircling movements directed against the United States as part of the Soviet military plan.
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Congress
House
Dirksen
Illinois
Library of Congress
Representative Dirksen
Representative McCormack
Massachusetts
Mr. McCormack
United States
Soviet Union
Senate
Walter Winchell and Hoover dossier rumor sparks debate
The Daily Worker critique of Winchell era propaganda notes suggests a secret Hoover dossier on Winchell. The piece questions free speech limits, hints at Marine corps action, and mocks First Night productions. It also references Bobby Clark and Victor Herbert shows, plus media reception and a reader’s popigram.
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Mes Daily Worker
Walter Winchell
PRI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Winchell
Wanehell
Daily Worker
John Edgar Maover
Pravda
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Marine Corps
Regiowars
Bobby Clark
Victor Herbert
Brooks Atkinson
Bobby
Finian
Hitlerville
Broadway whispers on negotiations and denials
On Broadway a source close to Astor interests at 2L West 26th street denies knowledge of any negotiations while Trebert Christenberry, the president, says it has not been sold. City Bank Farmers Trust officials report no awareness of such talks, amid a murky collage of gossip and scattered annotations from various named readers.
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Rankin and Dies
Malle Kalman
Brooklyn
Damon Runyon
National League
Astor Hotel
Arthur Collins
Yealty
Walter Monsees
Astor
West 26Th Street
Hele
Trebert Christenberry
City Bank Farmers Trust Company
T Justee
Listen World Love and Its Meaning by Elsie Robinson
A reflective meditation on love noting love’s variability and test of realness. It describes love as reflection of inner needs and growth, warnings against vanity, and stresses love must lead to selfless living and sacrifice rather than selfish gratification. The piece ends with a cautionary prompt to judge whether love truly elevates life.
New Treatment Explains Ovarian Secretion Changes
The article discusses ovarian function beyond reproduction, detailing how deficiency or loss of ovarian secretion affects mood, memory, sleep, and menstruation. It notes nervousness, irritability, tearfulness, fatigue, and headaches, with fat buildup around hips and shoulders, citing Dr. August AL Werner's study of 200 cases.
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August AL Werner
St. Louis
Symptoms and treatment of menopausal hot flushes
Dr HN Bundesey describes common menopausal symptoms including facial flushing dizziness tingling, rapid heartbeat, ear ringing, cold extremities, constipation and abdominal swelling. Once diagnosed, treatment with gland extract such as estraren and sedatives can relieve symptoms quickly in most cases.
Westbrook Pegler Claims Roosevelt Family Tied to Mines
Westbrook Pegler asserts Franklin D Roosevelt and family held stakes in Graceton and Wintondale coal mines. He cites a 1942 Eleanor Roosevelt letter, UMW officials, and a 1934-39 labor push, detailing feudal town controls, wartime wages, and Delano family influence, amid broader questions of Roosevelt ancestry and wealth.
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Washington
Franklin D. Rogstvell
Graceton
Wintondale
Unitet Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Delano
Frederic Delano
United Mine Workers
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Frederic
Franklin
President Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
New York
John L. Lewis
Ransavelt
Pennsylvania
Ie Baw
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Nationalresources Planning Board
Trousevelt
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F.dr
John Lewis
UMW
Decline of Socialism Noted as Major World Trend
Washington report argues socialism’s decline undermines anti communism and boosts democratic liberty. It cites Norman Thomas and the contrast with socialist politics in Britain France Italy, warning coercion could replace voluntary work under socialist regimes.
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Washington
America
Norman Thomas
Russia
Thomas
Crown Heights
Brooklyn
Socialism and democracy under pressure in Europe
Paul Mallon argues that socialism must distance itself from Communist influence to defend democracy and civil liberty. He warns that socialism risks being tainted or overrun by communism, urging leaders to act within their ranks and inform European thinkers to reverse the current trend before bankruptcy and decline become fatal to democratic ideals.
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France
Thora Ulitig
Thorflas
Allce
Ramadier
Elin
Europe
SAN Antonio Light
San Antonio Gazette
Broadway
Fifth
San Antonio
Associated Press
January 30 through 1917 local election notes and events
A historical roundup of San Antonio items notes poll tax lines at a 1937 courthouse for voting rights. 1937 plans to seek a 50 foot land strip on South Flores for a riverfront outlet as discussed by Street Commissioner Bieffler. 1917 county vote forecast near 23,000 with lines forming. 1917 Hebrew Institute lecture on The New Jew in the Newest Yiddish Literature by A. Lilvack. 1917 Spring Carnival and Battle of Flowers river parade feasibility. river parade study from Houston Street to Bowens Island. a mice trapping tip with cheese and a cheeky political jab on German votes. a pickpocket incident at Alamo Plaza during William J. Bryan’s free silver talk. 1887 note that five Democrats voted in a Republican primary.
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Arsenal
South Flores Street
Bieffler
A. Lilvack
Hebrew Institute
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