House Defeats President's Reorganization Bill
An editorial praises the House for defeating the Reorganization Bill which would concentrate power in the President. It argues the vote reflects the will of the people, preserves legislative checks, and notes the New Deal faces a tough period as business recovers. The piece urges the President and aides to revive the economy without expanding executive authority.
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House
Washington
Legislative Department
Rovevelt
Supreme Court
Maritime Commission
Congress
Federal Power Commission
Senate
New England
Mystery of Greta Garbo’s Gratitude Sparks Debate
Jimmie Fidler writes that Greta Garbo shows no gratitude to fans and rarely reads fan letters. He claims all mail is returned unopened at Culver City, sent to the dead letter office, with a studio official backing the claim.
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Hollywood
Amit 9
Crete Garbo
Garbo
Hy Garbo
Culver City
Hollywood Stars Read Widely and Travel the Bookshelf
Hollywood bookshop owner N. E. Gordon notes how ex milliner clerks Swedish roots and star power meet in a world of avid readers. Edward G. Robinson Marlene Dietrich Ronald Colman Joan Crawford Lionel Barrymore and Dorothy Lamour are named as best read or book buyers as anecdotes unfold from film sets and rare editions.
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Edward G. Robinson
Marlene Wiettich
Ronald Colman
Warner Radter
Leslie Howard
Kranehcot Tone
Joan Crawford
Lionel Barrymore
Gordon
Wallace Heery
Bl Powell
Jean Hersholt
Hollywood
Elissa Landi
Sudden Deaths Highlight Life’s Fragility in Cry
The community mourns Perry Woplin and Charles F Cunat, both well known in business circles. Woplin, who ran a drug store and enjoyed photography, and Cunat of O Donnell Wallpaper Co, were regular fixtures in daily life and left a host of friends grieving. The notices reflect on the unpredictability of life and the quiet grief following unexpected losses.
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Perry Woplin
Srith
Mr. Woplin
Mr. Koplin
Charles F. Canat
O Donnell Wallpaper Co
Charley
Charles
Noplin
Mr. Cunat
Fire risk grows as losses rise in four winter months
The article warns that fire losses climbed during four winter months with total increases totaling 4,350,000 per the National Board of Fire Underwriters. It notes December 1937 was the heaviest month in three years aside from February 1936 and urges stronger vigilance and public information to reduce deaths and injuries from fires.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
America
Parachute Army Moves Toward Air Invasion Strategy
The report notes Russia has developed a parachute army of over 100,000 troops ready to be flown behind enemy lines to aid Czechoslovakia if Germany invades. It claims Moscow would even invade Poland to help Czechs, arguing air delivery could bypass land routes and bolster European peace. The piece interjects political commentary on Republican strategy and mentions recent Russian trials ending with two defendants killed.
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Red
Tuandon
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Poland
France
Emom
Present-day Washington figures shape postwar policy
The piece praises Aubrey Williams W P A administrator for expanding relief and administration, cites Leon Henderson, John O Connor and Burton Wheeler as rebels, notes Farley hiring Edward Roddan for his memoirs, and comments on economists ruling the nation including Constantine E McGuire and Henderson, with Roosevelt at Warm Springs revealing strain while noting government and public works developments and a flurry of notices on taxes and policy.
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Washington
Aubrey Willams
Roosevelt
W P. A
Harry Hopkins
Williams
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Steel
Automobile
Jimims
Congress
Oklahoma
Whirlight
Constantine E. McGuire
Vatican
South America
Whirligig
W.A
Anniversaries and birthdays from historical notes
Today in history and birthdays highlight Rufus Putnam Fisher Ames Maria Cummins Samuel Fleet Speir Charles Steinmetz Daniel MacCormack Levering Tyson Frank King H Gerrish Smith Paul Robeson J Heflin Efrem Zubin. Notable events include Lee's surrender at Appomattox and the 1912 Federal Children's Bureau creation.
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Rufus Putnam
Massachusetts
Ohi Company
Ohio
Sutton
Mass
Mariet
Fisher Ames
Dedham
Lsus
Maria S. Cummins
Daniel W. Mae Cormack
New York
Bor
Scotland
New York State
Lee
Appamattoxs Court House
American Anti-Slavery Society
Stat
Federal Children’s Bureau
Congress
Vimy Ridge
Dawes Flan
Allied
Levering Tyson
Muhlenberg College
Reading
Frank O
King
Chicago
Gasoline Alley
Cashton
Wis
H. Gerrish Smith
Jamestown
R. 1
National Council of American Shipbuilders
Warrensville
Paul Robeson
Princeton
N. J
Bible Readings and Hollywood Notes From a Busy Day
A collage of religious reflections on the meaning of Christ’s sacrifice and a Hollywood shift toward nostalgia. The sermon emphasizes self offering to the Father and the glory shared before creation, while Morosco Theatre chatter recalls Bob Hope’s humor and a newspaper nostalgia piece on Hollywood Boulevard neon lights.
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Morosco Theatre
Hollywood Boulevard
Bob Hope
Ais
Im Filmgile
Bob
Vmenwught Syndicate
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General Motors
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Jaamie Fidler
Sweden
N.E. Gordon
Capri Loy
Dorthy Lamour
Ted Reid
Dorothy
Reid
Reahsami
Michael Curtiz
Mike
Cnevitz
Richard Pix
Hawthorn
Leo Camillo
van de- Mie
Warner Baxter
Glenn Frink
Tronic
John O'Conner
Burton Wheeler
Sam Adamses
John Hancncks
Messrs. O'Connor
Wheeler
New York City
John
Brown
Harvard
Tammany
Connor
O'Connor
Bay
Norris
James A. Farley
Edward Roddan
Addie
Mr Roddan
Boston
Boston University
Charley ~ Michelson
Roddan
Warm Springs
Secret Service
James J. Heflin
Alabama
Randolph Co
Ala
Efrem Zuabalist
Elyria
P. R. Smith & Company
Elyria Savings
Colson V. T. CG
Elyria Say
Harshaw
O.P
Perry Fay
Selecees
BO ' Romeo
Toledo
Olmsted & Hoeffel
Maryland Fund
Frospactus
P.R. Smith & CO
Elyria Savings Bldg
East River
Clark Elyria
John Sircicher
Orittle
Jesus
Wilmot
Masonic
the Savings Deposit Bank
Broad St
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
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