Postal Pay Bill Move Faces Reluctant Congress
The Senate approved a measure to raise federal postal workers pay by eight hundred dollars annually, a welcome but still inadequate increase. Critics note federal pay lags living standards, contrasting with private sector raises, and warn Congress may again delay and weaken retroactive provisions. A strong public show of support is urged to secure final enactment and honor postal workers essential service.
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United States Senate
Congress
Te Civil Service Committee of the
United States
Walter Winchell Gossip Roundup Sparks Roaring Pages
Walter Winchell reports a flurry of society moves. Mme Chiang Kai-shek's exit from Harkness Pavilion. Churchill kin Clarissa visiting. D Goulding pursuing her. Ruth Brighant wed. Carlos Borgia seen with Andrea Downing at a June event. Ward Morehouse and Joan Marlowe separated. Betsey Trippe and Fred Eberstadt draw attention. Red Cross health concerns for O'Connor. John L. Lewis fined. TruMan jokes about Stalin visit. Doris York becomes Mrs Muscat. John Carradine under pressure. Ruth Vernon and Wilton Ciary linked. Ex-King Peter and Queen arrive in New York. Prince Chichibu may attend Philly event. Willkie clubs cite $740,000 balance turned to Indiana University. Washington resembles wartime scene. socialites seek soft snaps with ERF. mystery blonde millionaire heiress wedding chatter. Berlin to plant skater in Johnny Welsmul.
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Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Harkness Pavilion
Winston Churchill
Clarissa
D. Goulding
Ruth Brighant
Washington
Pacific
Carlos Borgia
Andrea Downing
Ward Morehouse
Joan Marlowe
Betsey Trippe
Airlines Tribe
Fred Eberstadt
HoHum
Princeton
Red Cross
Pey Baal O'Connor
John L. Lewie
Doris York
Victor Muscat
Hollywood
John Carradine
Greenwich Village
Alfred de Liagres
Mary Howard
Ruth Vernon
Oklahoma
Wilton Ciary
Curly
Huhneys
Peter
Yugoslavia
Waldorf
Chichibu
Hirohito
Philly
Oren Rooter
Wilkie
Univ. of
Indiana
Misquoted remarks in Londor spark broad debate on media
A fragmentary critique discusses a reporter's claim of insults toward a female figure and questions press ethics. It notes costly political living, including a senator's high food bills, and mocks the Times for rare word usage and sensational front-page items. The piece brands sensationalism unscrupulous.
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Londor
Tait
Georgetown
Connecticut Avenue
N. Y. Times
Former smoker recalls decades of cigarettes and hard quit
A voice recounts quitting after 30 plus years of heavy smoking. He estimates 328,500 cigarettes over a lifetime, notes the strain of quitting, and recalls letters with Gene Tunney, advertising entanglements, and social pressures. The piece blends memory with reflections on tolerance and the idea of a life without smoke.
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Carolina
Park
Tunney
Harp
Gene
Tam
Mirror of Your Mind and Self Preservation Thoughts
A reflective piece discusses introversion and extroversion, suggesting no person is wholly one or the other and that complementary traits can enhance mutual understanding. It contemplates how fear of self-loss under anesthesia or alcohol affects behavior, and argues that a conscious wish to die signals deep self-preservation instincts keeping one alert.
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King Feat, Synd., Inc
Brain waves traced by electroencephalograph reveal epilepsy signs
The article explains the brain as a radio station, notes the electroencephalograph records brain waves, and describes how relaxation, breathing, and avoiding sleep or sedatives affect readings. Abnormal waves appear in about nine of ten epilepsy cases and in narcolepsy, while hysteria shows no such waves.
Brain activity and diagnostic use of electroencephalography
An article by Dr. H. N. Bundexen discusses how electroencephalography helps locate tumor growth and brain inflammation. It notes personality changes, Vitus dance disturbances, and that EEG may aid diagnosis, with treatment Q&A on varicose veins favoring injections, sometimes combined with surgery.
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St. Vitus
A. J. Will
King Fost, Synd. Inc
Taft portrayed as warm but self serving in political chatter
The piece mocks politicians denouncing each other and credits Taft with charisma while hinting at manipulation. It notes Taft as a generous, bold figure who might offer whatever benefits he can obtain, reflecting December era political gossip and cable-distributed commentary.
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Taft
Odd Facts From History and Language Snippets
A compiled list of brief historical notes mentions the Passover story of the Angel of Death, Phi Beta Kappa, Washington DC as The City of Magnificent Distances, ancient sailors using the mariner's compass, Woodrow Wilson and the Federal Reserve, musical fugue form, a whirlpool near Norway called the Madistron, time designations and Trojan War myths, letters of marque, asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, the mansard roof, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and militant suffragettes using hunger strikes during the suffrage movement.
Carnival of crime marks San Antonio weekend tale
A May Day 1938 lookback recalls a carnival of crime in San Antonio with hijackings and burglaries. Other notes cover Verdun mule Verdun turning ten, a food administrator ban on a political barbecue, rent declines in San Antonio, and upcoming Roosevelt Rough Riders aims.
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San Antonio
Verdun
Fif
Studio shuffle and Babe Ruth trailer plans hinted
Hollywood chatter notes Gene Tierney and Oleg Cassini reuniting for The Fan now titled Lady Windermere's Fan with Otto Preminger directing in London. Babe Ruth's arrival is filmed for a Babe Ruth Story trailer while Jack Buetel tests for Milton Sperling in Distant Drums. Naomi Jaffe lands a role after switching agents as De Mille weighs Samson and Delilah casting decisions.
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Holly Woop
Gene Merney
Oleg Cassi
Uyey
Gene
20Th Century-Fox
Lady Windermere
Oscar Wilde
Otto Reminger
England
Otto
London
Douglas Fairbarks
Jack Buetel
Billy, the Kid
Warner Brothers
Milton Sperling
St. Louis
Joel McCrea
Viveca Linéfords
Dorothy Malone
Buetel
Howard Hughes
Jack
Bnt
Hughes
Hollywood
Naomi
Sam Jaffe
Sam
de Mille
Dc. B
Hedda Hopper
William de Wolf Hopper
Samson
C. B
Bill
Delilah
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Jack Oakie
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