Smith Dances Through New Revue Opening in New York
Former presidential nominee Alfred E. Smith appears in the Olsen & Johnson revue Sons of Fun at its New York opening. The scene shows Smith dancing four legs in a choreographed number as critics note his taste for lighthearted performance amidst debates over dignity for ex-leaders.
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Alfred E. Smith
Olsen & Johnson
Sons of Fun
New York City
Smith
Willkie
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
Mr. Smith
Maine
Vermont
London
New Hampshire
United States
United States Supreme Court
California
Texas
Marysville
Farm Security Administration
Middle West
High Court
Jackson
Douglas
Mozart Week Opens Amid Nazi Polemic and Propaganda
The piece condemns a Nazi youth leader’s Mozart Week speech urging rallying behind Mozart’s banner as tribute to soldiers. It brushes Wagner’s music as Hitler’s mood music and notes Nazi leaders’ art loot, while warning Mozart’s memory is misused for tyranny.
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Germany
Herr Goering
Mozart
Wagner
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Alexander the Great
A Soldier's Morale Definition
A soldier defining morale says it is the action of legs when the head believes the task cannot be done. The quote frames morale as a test of willpower under fatigue and doubt.
Editorial Round Table on Labor and the Closed Shop Debate
The piece surveys the United Mine Workers and steel companies dispute and cites George Q. Lynch of the Pattern Makers Union. It argues labor must self organize, resist government coercion, and keep politics at arm's length to preserve democracy.
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United Mine Workers
Steel Companies
AFL
National Defense Mediation Board
CIO
George Q. Lynch
Pattern Makers
International Union
Lynch
National Labor Relations
America
Dts
St. Louis Labor Tribune
Westbrook Pegler Denounces Krebs Waltin Pardon Controversy
Westbrook Pegler attacks Governor Olson for unconditional pardon of Krebs aka Waltin a former Soviet spy and traitor who served time for a pistol assault and later sought American citizenship. The piece links Krebs with Nazi and Communist ties and criticizes California parole decisions and other clemencies.
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Krebs
San. Quentin
Germany
United ‘States
Gov. Olson
California
Olson
San Francisco
Sam Darcy
New’ York
Darcy
Uncle Sap
Baer Reflects On Smuggling Cigarettes Across Frontiers
Arthur Baer recalls his feisty exploits as a writer who smuggled American cigarettes into France and notes rival smugglers from Italy Germany and Britain. He mocks the aromas of foreign tobaccos and recalls wartime shortages prices and oddities of the trade.
Franking scandal may loom large in grand jury case
Congressmen debate ramified franking scandal as Ham Fish faces testimony. Keys: master mailing list tied to isolationist propaganda, Scribner's Commentator role, and payments for reprints to push antiwar messages. Russia, Japan, and U S Navy tensions frame the broader geopolitical backdrop.
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Drew Pearson
Fish
Congress
Washington
Ham Fish
Inois
Wheeler
Reynolds
Justice Department
Motor Company
Lindbergh
Rush Holt
Nye
Scribner’s
Lake Geneva
Wis
Berlin
George Hill
Algo
Rostov Front News Boosts Allied Morale in Libya Fight
British setbacks in Libya are offset by reports that Soviet Rostov drive and Nazi air reinforcements altered the balance. Five to six German squadrons aided Rommel while planners counted the Rostov counterattack as the best war news in two years.
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Washington
Libya
Rostov
Rommel
Crimean
Mediterranean
Hitler
Caucasus
Moscow
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al ‘Stooges
Olsen
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Russia
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Baer
Ithiat
Italy
Finnan Haddie
France
Devil's
Paris
Berl
Fenamenn
BurcLas
Henri Haye
Pepper
Florida
Green
Rhode Island
Vichy
Robert S. Allen
Frank Walker
Jim Farley
Walker
Farley
Alexandria
Marine Corps
Army
Navy
Country Club
Iceland
Greer
George
Georgia
Joseph Marcus
Atlantic ‘Patrol
Wyoming
Joe O’mahoney
Japan
U. S. Navy
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Thailand
U. S
U.S.A
Britain
China
Axis
United Feature
Rostov News
U.S
Tommy Corcoran
Thomas L. Stokes
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