New York Day by Day a Portrait of Postwar Strain
Oct 17 New York dispatch profiles a series of stressed figures after the depression. A wealthy man loses nearly all in 24 hours yet maintains meals, loans, and status. a Wall Street broker schemes to sustain grandeur. Irvin Cobb contemplates moving to Los Angeles as a three year contract looms. The piece recalls Red actors and opera luminaries, noting a fading era and changing fortunes in a city of spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Srandeur
Irvin
Cobb
Bop
Om. Dati
the Lambs
Holbrook Blan
Mastyn Arbuckle
Frank Craven
Wilton Lackere
Sam Bernard
Lew Fields
Reading Pa to Wilton notes a lively survivor with Dickens praise
A fragment from 1935 reveals Wilton, described as lively like a cricket, writing about Dickens and library hours. The piece also mentions W Hearst's coffee habit, Virginia Faulkner hailed versus Dorothy Parker, and several male luminaries from aviation, publishing, and business. It notes recollections of Leavenworth fishing and a Bide Dudley scuffle, ending with references to Alf Landon and Harry Slinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Pullin
R Hearst
Virginia Faulkner
Dorothy Parker
Jack Frye
Dean Cornwell
Tom Webb
John LaGatta
Bernaldo Luza
Stanley Dollar, Jr
Domestic Peace On A Contract Basis
An Arkansas City domestic policy idea offers amity through reciprocal acts. A husband agrees to attend all winter country club dances with his wife and permit the dog in the house, while she accepts his good humor and restraint with her relatives and his temper around card games and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas City
Restoration Of A Monarchy In a Era Of Government Change
The era favors forming new governments with monarchies returning in many nations. Greece plans to restore King George I after a republican interlude, with a vote scheduled in November. The enduring republican influence and belief in a monarch’s immunity have faded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Greece
George I
Warning Cards Target Nassau Drivers In Traffic Sting
Nassau county chief of police issues warning cards to minor violators to curb accidents. Each card shows a five year old killed in a crash and a mangled, burned figure to illustrate dangers. One side urges heedfulness and road rules, with a note that stricter measures may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau County
Safer Roads Urged by Experts Citing Heavy Travel
Professor Steinberg of the University of Marrland warns that over 80 percent of U S passenger transport occurs by road and demands more highways. He cites 1934 highway deaths at about 160 daily and 22.5 billion dollars in annual losses, urging grade crossing elimination costing hundreds of billions and emphasizing broader safety beyond road conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Steinberg
University of Marrland
American Road Builders Association
Origin of sanctions and a few wry quotes
The text traces the word sanction from Latin sanio meaning a decree and explains its shift to meaning a penalty for violating international law as in the League Covenant. It cites early uses in 1439 and 1724 and adds quips about jealousy, spelling, and fashion in a collage of reflections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles VII
France
Charles V
Elyria Elks Festival Nets Big Building Fund
Historical notes recount Elyria Elks Lodge fundraising from a Fall Festival at the Coliseum rink raising between 12 000 and 213 909 for a new building. The item also lists reorganizations and local civic mentions including remarks on politics and community events through the era.
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Elyria Elks’ Lodge
Coliseum
Elyria Singers’ Club
Parih
Ffet
Prez Griffith Jones
Im E Lorain School
Amnherst
tLocal
Notable anniversaries and historical figures listed
A dated list of anniversaries and birthdeath notes for prominent figures including Margaret Pezz, Comte de, William R, Edmund Dutch Lewis, Thomas Fortune Bran, Childe Hassam, Robert Lansing, and events such as Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga and the founding of B'nai Brith. The entry blends births, deaths, and a historic milestone with assorted dates.
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Margaret
Pezz) Wotfingten
Comte de
Orether
T. S. Esa
William R
Burgoyne
Saratoga
N. Y
B’nai Brith
New York
Henrietta P T A Meeting Report
The Henrietta P T A October meeting at the school noted attendance and new member intake. Officers included Mrs Ray Brown and Mrs Twining chairing committees. Elmer Portman and Portman family members highlighted, with Frank Helble and Chauncey Currier assisting. A solo by Mrs Donald Height closed the session and hostesses served refreshments to numerous members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Ray Brown
Twining
Unger
Chauncey Currier
Frank Helble
Portman
Jesse Portman
Elmer Portman
Jackson
Louis Derefield
Litzenhber
Tal
Harold Coa
Art Hand
M. G. Johnson
Donald Height
Frank Keble
Melvin Unger and Son
Wallace Court
C. H. Currier
Harold Coates
Alfred Scholt
Ernest Lamvermier
Rex Lees
Ralph McDowell
Leon Hopkins
Mattie Sanders
George. Webber
South Ridge BRIEFS
South Ridge October 17 noted social visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Clifton Simms attended a Sunday event. Miss Mary Bechiel planned a week at her brother J P Becial s home. Several local families hosted or visited kin across nearby towns over the weekend.
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Evan- Aid
Lorain County
Evangelical Church
Henrietta T
Charles Good
O. C
Charles Cook
Howe
Beth Passe
Daughte
Elrrie
South Ridge
Clifton Simms
Joba
Mary Bechiel
J. P. Beca
C. E. Cook
L. W. Spiegelbers
Townsite Road
Ira Kiplinger
LaGrange
Forrell
Brown
Wine Opposed for Young Children in France
Paris reports the French national anti alcoholism league president at the Sorbonne condemns giving wine to youths. He reiterates a Geneva congress stance from 1925 that children should drink only water with meals until about age eight or ten, arguing civilization outpaces habit shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
National Antialcoholism League
Sorbonne
Geneva
A Good Government as a Practical Shoe Maker
A concise reflective line compares government to a shoemaker balancing theoretical principles with real human needs. It argues policy must fit actual conditions, not merely ideal rules, to let the station travel smoothly.
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Raine
Aristotle
C. O. McIntyre
Opera Boxfie
DeWollf Hopper
Frances Wilson
Jefferson DeAngelis
Frank Daniels
Wilson
McCaull Opera Company
Daniels
Francis
Wilton
Leavenworth
Kansas
Bide Dudley
Chek
Three Lookerson
Dudley
Bide
McNaught Syo
Bagatelles
Alf Landon
Horse
Bugsey
Harry Slinger
Fee EE
Willie
Eee
Heh
Shakespeare
Newton
Troilus and
Cressida
James M. Coz
Adf
Moon
League of Nations
Robert Stephan
Oberlin College
Eisha High School
Cleveland Indians
1Sth Chamber of Commerce Rdar
Liztay
Eladed
Elvrra
WGBL
Foundins
St. Patti's Lutheran Church
C.e Schmidt
Elmia
St Louis
Dameon
Theodore Roosevelt
Rooseragton
al Capote
Chicago
Gday
Christian J. Peonles
James R. Garfield
Cleveland
Whream
Ohio
Eric Pepe
San Francisco
James 5
Morrgoemery
Methodist Episcopal
House of Represetives
Mi Carmel
Ind
Eqday
Desirau
Barbara Ansersbach
Anna Wryttenbach
P. T. A. Meeting
George, Taylor & CO
Cab L. Wehlliams
Owner
Schroll Coal
Vanadium
Heldmyer Hardware
Broad Street
Firestone
Texaco
Firestone Service Stores
J. P. Schoonmaker
Corner Broad
Cedar
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