Garner Seen As Refuge From Doubts For Democratic Party
A 1936 style endorsement hails John Nance Garner as the steady choice to guide the Democratic national convention. The piece lauds his long service, loyalty to the party, and role in advancing the New Deal while preserving constitutional limits and American principles. It urges shaping the party’s future around his experience and trusted record.
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Lost ART in marble carving from WPA era studios
Edwin C. Hill laments vanished New Jersey stone carvers once shaping grand marble for churches and public edifices. He recalls plaster models, Renaissance echoes, and the rise of budget cuts that left apprentices and studios scarce as Rockefeller Center towers loom, with few trained hands left.
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All This and Heaven Too creates aching moral clash
The review hails the film with Bette Davis and Charles Boyer as a powerful, historic romance. It argues the story of Henriette Deluzy Desportes amid a French court dynasty echoes America’s needs for decency, restraint, and faith. The piece urges audiences to see the picture for its humane message and stark social critique.
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Charles Boyer
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Rachel Pisid
France
Duchesse de Prestin
Uitte Gayerhess
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Sunshine Shafts and a Suit Overhaul Exchange
A brief exchange recalls a man asking how to have an old suit remade to look new. The response notes that installment buyers never complain of “tenden hours,” hinting at consumer finance ironies in a city gossip column style.
What Do You Know The Knowledge Test Puzzle Answers
A clipped list of crossword style clues with numbered items asks for terms ranging from rope ring on chipboard to ecclesiastical and architectural terms and ends with a turn to the game page for answers. Includes religious, nautical, and musical items plus symbolic objects.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Two tycoons clash with New Deal plans over TVA powers
Washington reports detailed intrigue as Knudsen and Stettinius push for TVA power facility expansion. Defense Commissioner Stettinius seeks high level legal backing, including a private opinion from Chief Justice Hughes, amid legal and political pushback. The piece traces taxation, amortization shifts, and broader debates on defense contracts and the administration’s industrial policy.
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Marry Go Round Women Extremists Style Change
The piece criticizes modern women's fashion, urging restraint in hairstyles and attire. It argues pompadours and high hairdos become unflattering when overdone, comparing ill-fitting styles to grotesque forms. It also comments on skirts and necklines, noting extremes and discomfort in recent trends.
Last but not least the hat trend of the era
A playful social note by Helen Rowland recalls fashion excess as hats grow so large they resemble parasols. She ironizes how women sport oversized headwear that blocks doorways, noting the absurdity of the trend and the need to adjust to pass through.
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Primary election guidance and labor union changes noted
A July 13 1930 item reports a Citizens League led voter instruction session at 112 Broadway tomorrow inviting inexperienced voters. It also notes campaign workers ready to visit homes. Separate July 13 1930 note records Campers' Club meeting at the Y.M.C.A with Albert Taylor elected president and other officers listed. It adds a forecasted collapse of the San Antonio fighter union as 65 city firemen sign to withdraw from the labor group amid recent dismissals under a city ordinance.
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