Navy League Chief Warns of Communist Infiltration
In a Washington Navy Day speech N M Hubbard, president of the Navy League, charges 1500 communist centers operate in the United States and claims three million children are under active tutorage in communism. He warns freedom is eroding from domestic enemies and urges immediate action against Russian communism.
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N. M. Hubbard
Navy League
Washington
United States
Russia
America
Copperhead
Census Aims to Track Mobile Motor Trailer Population
Census officials fear the 1940 task of enumerating moving motor trailer households. Travel by house on wheels has surged, with manufacturers strained to meet orders. Enumerators will need to tag travelers at brief stops without double counting in a highly mobile population.
Channel Trains Across The English Channel Modern Ferry Era
The English channel, famed for rough weather, now sees trains ferried across for the first time. Travelers between London and Paris may cross without transfers as three large ferries handle the service. The project totals about 4 million dollars in investment.
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English Channel
London
Paris
Gandhi on Spot as Son Proposes Islam Gift
Mahatma Gandhi is challenged by his eldest son who recently adopted Islam. He offers to quit drinking as a birthday gift if Gandhi embraces Islam too. The elder Gandhi notes Islam has not cured his own habit, questioning its desirability.
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Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Unlucky 13 and the Last Supper in History
A historical sketch links Friday the thirteenth to superstition surrounding Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. It cites cross-cultural fears, popey legends, and notable anecdotes from Rome to Paris, noting how 13 is avoided in various customs and the odd tale of Matthew Arnold and others.
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Leonardo da Vinc
Messiah
Tock-Crow
Dudas
Amire
Peter
Milan
Leonardo
Tar
Rome
St. Gregory
Gregory the Great
Lredelaxt
Christ
United States
New York
Etinz
Germany
France
Paris
Christendom
Neporeon
Bismarck
Juin Millzis
Matthew Arnold
A Mock Saviour and His 42 Apostles End in Tragic Fate
A tale recounts Edwin C. Hill’s account of men who proclaimed themselves the Saviour and 42 apostles. Drunken revelry followed, culminated by brutal deaths and vengeance from God, with the lone survivor buried in Potter’s Field. The story ends noting the 1926 copyright notice.
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Christ
Judas
Mme
Chrish
Ten and Twenty Years Ago in San Antonio NOV 13
A San Antonio district chief Gus Jones and U S Deputy Marshal Fleet Waite confer regarding an investigation with John B Andrews a Strauss Frank executive en route to Mexico on business. The Rev John T Gillison reports after a mission trip and Texas prosperity seen by G A Gales. A stamp exhibit raises S100800 and a banquet marks the 20th anniversary at the St Anthony hotel led by Edward W Housinger. Benjamin A Grim earns a US Army marksman medal in Santo Domingo. City review considers San Antonio Gas and Electric rates for fairness with city powers to regulate.
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Gus Jones
San Antonio
Investiga
U. S
Fleet Waite
John B. Andrews
Strauss-Frank Company
Mexico
Treatment For Facial Neuralgia Offers Hopeful Results
A 1935 article reports relief for trigeminal neuralgia from a new electrical treatment described as stepped current applied to the face. Many patients experienced pain free periods from three months to years, with other methods including nerve injections and nerve removal used when necessary.
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Royal
Copeland
American Congress of
Fac
New York Reflections on Fame and Sleepy Geniuses
A fragmented reminiscence lists figures like Shep Fields and Gloria Vanderbilt, then shifts to vivid sketches of Hollywood and press life. Names such as Willam LeBaron, Herb Swope, Zasu Pitts, and Ralph Barton appear among musings on sleep, insomnia, and the pace of urban fame, ending with a note on Capy’t syndication and 1896 origins.
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New York
Shep Fields
Gloria Vanderbilt
Kaufman-Ferber
Hollywood
Ramona
Kithy
Brovwin Brothers
Tell Ma
Fredy Ladys
Willam LeBaron
Walter Johison
Will Rogers
Bfary
St. Regis
Conde Nast
Park Row
Herb Swope
Hugh Johnsony
Wall Street
Ralph Barton
Fraternity Row Controversy Sparks College Debate
A 1935 column recounts a heated debate on whether fraternities and sororities should exist in American colleges. The writer condemns exclusivity and class bias, arguing such clubs foster unfair social aims and waste funds, while parents and editors weigh in with mixed views on merit versus wealth. The piece reflects tensions between democratic ideals and campus social hierarchies.
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Judor
Stoulc
Broadway Nightclub Tips Debated by Explorers Johnsons
Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson famed explorers and wildlife photographers say Broadway tip jars pale beside jungle tips from Barnes. They claim they tipped 400 dollars in one day while hauling gear from inland waters, and say locals kept seeking more after nightfall. Will Broadway blush at the comparison.
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Broadway
Martin Johnson
Jungles
Barnes
Johnsons
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