Propaganda And The Postal Debt
The Postmaster General report shows the Post Office Department cannot profit from vast free mailings by other government offices and officials. Non postal services drained the surplus, turning a $12 million book keeping surplus into a $46.6 million deficit. Public demand grows for curbs on propaganda mailings that favor political or personal interests over government business. Most of this mail ends up in waste baskets unread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Post Office Department
Beauty In Potatoes Garden Tip From Cornell Professor
A Cornell University professor notes that planting common store sweet potatoes in a pot or box can yield a morning-glory like vine, while carrots grown similarly become decorative. Parsley from seed in the house adds garnish potential, offering a small indoor farming start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell University
An Inch Off The London Police Height Rules
The London police force lowered minimum recruitment height by one inch to five feet eight inches reflecting more jobs than applicants. New York City meanwhile reports a mile long waiting list of hopeful entrants illustrating different city needs. London houses about 1,000 police including Scotland Yard sleuths, a similar number to New York and far more than Philadelphia. The English bobby remains armed with none, mild in demeanor, and insulated from ward politics though no sinecure awaits him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York City
Scotland Yard
New York
Philadelphia
Bobby
Britain
America
Japan Finances Under Strain From War Effort
A correspondent notes Japan’s treasury bears the cost of a vast war expansion. With $2 billion spent on China and a plan to raise another billion for North China, state control grows, private industry falters, and foreign markets tighten. Military success alone won’t sustain the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
State Department
Treasury
China
North
Anniversaries and today in history listings
Today's notes recall anniversaries of prominent figures from American history including Ethan Allen, Oakes Ames, Louisa Lane Drew, and Theodore L. Cuyler with birth and death dates. It also marks Thomas Paine and Charles Lee events, Queen Victoria era items, and today’s notable birthdays such as Howard Christy and Dumas Malone, ending with a brief reflective paragraph on reader character and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Nev
Napoleon
Oakes Ames
Massachusetts
West
Lincoln
Union Pacific RR
Theodore L. Cuyler
Brooklyn
N. Y
Andora
Jacob H. Schiff
New York
Germany
John V. Chase
Thomas Paine
Philadelphia
America
Charles Lee
Netherlands
Maine
Canada
Dritain
Washington
Paris
United States
League of Nations
California
Hollywood Musings on Tyrone Power and Garbo Conquest
Idol Chatter surveys Hollywood life noting Tyrone Power and Garbo. Connie Bennett, June Lang, Irene Dunne, Myrna Loy, Joan Perry, and Louis B Mayer are mentioned with anecdotes and insights into publicity, fame, and the era’s star culture. A tale of Wardrobe and sound quirks at Warner Brothers ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Tyrong
Connie Bennett
June Lang
Eugene Pallette
Hop
Sohum
Betty Grable
Ino Pictures
Irene Dunne
Dixies
Arthur ‘Treacher
Shirley Temple
Bible Readings And Meditations Monday January 10
Read 1 Thessalonians and the verse about成为 followers of us and of the Lord. The text reflects on faith under affliction, the seed of the martyrs, and Christian perseverance amid persecution. Prayers ask for grace to follow Jesus to the end and for steadfast discipleship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thessalonians
Macedonia
Achaia
Achai
Jesus
Gloria Blondell’s sister seeks antique phonograph records in LA shops
Gloria Blondell haunts downtown Los Angeles stores between film commitments, gathering scores of antique phonograph records with each shopping trip. The fragment suggests a quest for collectible music discs tied to the Blondell family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Blondell
Gloria
Los Angeles
Dusty trophies spark new life for Alice Maye fans
A shy collector, Alice Maye hosts a Tunccheon in Dollywood where guests praise her late-night gospel of fame. Yothiya’s collection grows as she writes music firms to appraise her dust-covered disky and cylinders, turning jokers into fellow collectors. Alice quips that fame feels as far down as up and lonely.
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Yothiya
Alice Maye
Dollywood
Alice
Miss Faye
McNaught Syndicate
State Meeting Of Interest To Women
Members of the Lorain County Women's Home Council for extension service activities are invited to a special women's meeting in Columbus on January 24, the opening day of Ohio Farmers' Week. Miss Frances Eckert notes Brownhelm Township's Mrs. H. O. Leimbach is elected county council delegate and Portman of Henrietta Township serves as state home council secretary. Open to present and past home council members, committee members, leaders, and extension staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
English Seaside Resorts Report Record Christmas Trade
Seaside resorts report the greatest Christmas business in years with crowded promenades bustling hotels and packed entertainment venues. Local managers credit improved transport and gift shopping as shoppers flocked to coastal towns for festive leisure and seasonal deals.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Audit Bureau
Second Street
Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
A. C. Hudnutt
J. Clare Georges
Ana Dee
Elyria Postoffice
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Ehinee
Fifth Ave
General Motors
Beauty
London “Bobbies
Charles Dickens
Earth
Lego
Dionne
Aserdanicr
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
U.stat
Ethan Alan
Vermont
Green Mountain
Litchfield
Conn
Miiral, Winmander
U. B S
Pattersonville
Corando
Howard Chandler Christy
Morgan
Louis A. Johnson
Clarksburg
W. Va
American Legion
Roanoke
Walter &. Gifford
American Telephone
Salem
Miss
Guy T. Helvering
Felicity
Dumas Malone
Farvard University Press
Cambridgre
Mass
Dictionary of American Biography
Coldwater
John A. Lejeune
U. S
OM. C
Louisiand
Thad H. Brown
Columobuy
Federal Communications Commissioner
Morrow Co
St Years Ag
William P. Kenney
The
Great Northern
Watertown
Wis
Jimmie Fidler
Florence Rice
Papa Grantland
Filmville
Joan Perry
Garbo
Louis B. Mayer
Metro- Goldwyn - Mayer
Conquest
Charles Boyer
Quickie
Lim
Fox
Warner Brothers
Pat O'Brien
Mike
Pat
Tfim
Perteck
P. R. Smith & CO
Elyria Savings & Trust
Funcrak
Lump
Murbach Coal
D Yochum
Ted
AI Patterson
Elsie Schumacher
John Geraghty
Irene Sherwood
J. E. Bayus
Remo Poulsen
Ted Yochum
B. J. Reynolds
Wineton
Sal
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