Ballyhoo on Lincoln Pennies Opens in Manhattan Club
New Yorkers received white muslin sacks with red cards promising five pennies and a nickel. Red Nichols and his Five Pennies claimed the gimmick for his 52nd Street club opening while brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey jockeyed for position in New York venues and a playful harmony greeting followed.
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New York
Ballyhoo
Manhattan
Red Nichols
52Nd Street
Tommy
Jimmy Dorsey
Astor
Jimmy
Pennsylvania
Western Union
Nazi Threats in South America and Labor Power Struggles at Convention
The report describes German blitzkrieg methods against Allied forces in Brazil and the proposed U S Brazilian steel plant with RFC funding and U S Steel as agent. It also covers a behind the scenes battle between Herbert Hoover and Alf Landon over the Republican platform and a CIO Guild power struggle between anti Communist and fellow traveler factions at the Memphis convention, with unit battles in Seattle and Washington.
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Washington
South America
Minas Geraes
Jesse Jones
RFC
U. S
United States Steel Corporation
Hoover
Landon
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
Philadelphia
Glenn Frank
Kansas
Resolutions Committee
State Department
Hull
London
CIO
Heywood Broun
New York City
Milton Kaufman
Washington Guild
New York
Braun
Kaufman
Washingtonians
Kenneth Crawford
New York Post
Guild
Memphis
Communist Daily Worker
Communist Party
Angelo Herndon
Georgia
Daily Worker
Seattle
Wash
International Executive Board
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Toronto
Big Four
Victor Pasche
Morris Watson
Clyde Beals
Lee Pressman
John L. Lewis
AAA
Pressman
United Feature Syndicate
Threat of Japanese Expansion Threatens Australia
In an address to the Institute of the Pacific, Arita warns of Japan's concern over the East Indies and the risk to Australia as a white nation. The piece argues Australia faces potential economic pressure and political infiltration, risking independence and security amid Pacific power shifts.
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Australia
Institute of the Pacific
Arita
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
East Indies
U. S
Mexico
Venezuela
Pacific
British Commonwealth of Nations
United States
Greater Antilles
Canada
Europe
South Pacific
Can Christianity Survive under Hitler’s Threats
Foreword by Dr. Stanley High argues Hitler’s assault on Western civilization targets Christian faith and life, proposing neo paganism to replace Christianity. The pamphlet frames Christianity as the enduring ethic while others falter, likening modern peril to the storm on the Sea of Galilee and urging faith.
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Stanley High
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Luke
Not A Monopoly Commodity Inherent spirit of service across nations and eras
The piece argues that true soldierly esprit de corps cannot be bought or bottled by force. It traces a line from Cromwell and Washington to Dunkirk and beyond, claiming a universal, belief driven courage born from a just cause, not race or greed. It contrasts this with fascist technique and questions the source of true military grit.
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Hitler
Ethiopia
Spain
South
Central America
United States
Cromwell
Washington
Lee
Louis XVI
Dunkerque
Dancers Raye and Naldi Impress With Silent Poetry Numbers
In a review style note the duo Raye and Naldi captivate audiences by dancing to poetry rather than music, using a trained reader to savor and shade the verses. They perform to Sylvia and blend silent, shadow motions with verse, delivering a striking, rhythm driven climax alongside more traditional pieces.
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Raye
Naldi
Sylvia
Scotchman at the bar mishears chores
A Scots traveler tells of a hunting trip noting bears and tracking yures. His friend asks about yures and later says he must go home to do his chores. The Scot replies I’ll have a beer, please.
Wordsworth’s Faith in Good Men Blends Life and Faith
A reflective line praises a single good man who has lived a long life with integrity and compassion. The quote elevates such virtue as more persuasive than sermons, reinforcing belief in God, self, and community.
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Curtis
Local notes on weather and mining near Tucson
John W. Sweeney reports drought hurting corn and pumpkin crops around Florence. He notes no Pima Indians have appeared near Florence since the June 25 killing. Samuel Hughes, Thomas Hughes, and Hiram Stevens depart for Papago Mining district to fetch ore for tests in San Francisco. T R Tully plans to go next week to supervise. More men are now at work on mines within 30 to 60 miles of Tucson than in years past.
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John W. Sweeney
Florence
Garcia
Samuel
Thomas Hughes
Hiram Stevens
Papago
San Francisco
T. R. Tully
Tucson
Johnson Act scheme eyed for Allied credits via RFC
Article traces the Johnson Act and related RFC plans to fund Allied war material purchases by prepaying with earmarked gold. It notes Carl Robbins, Wallace, and Lee bill developments, White House officials Currie and Frank drafting income taxes for war financing, and signals possible delay of any new war entry.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Carl Robbins
Commodity Credit Corporation
RFC
Robbins
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Britain
Lee
Senate Military Affairs Committee
White House
Laughlin Currie
SEC
Jerome Frank
Treasury
Morgenthau
Currie
Frank
San Xavier School Building Nearing Completion
The San Xavier school building for Papago children is nearly done and needs only 100 dollars to finish so the Sisters of St. Joseph can occupy it and open the school. The fund can be raised by twenty men giving five dollars each or a single donor contributing the entire amount.
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San Xavier
Sisters of St. Joseph
Newlywed Seeks Bargain Pie at Local Bakery
Mrs Newlywed learns a bakery sells day-old goods at reduced prices and asks for a used pie to stretch her budget. The tale frames frugal shopping as a practical story of frugality and clever thrift.
Bunion troughs proposed for world fair crowds
ARTHUR Bugs Baer humorously suggests bunion troughs and running creeks at the World's Fair to cool and soothe visitors feet. He riffs on shoes and attire, mocks travel grips, and imagines waterways replacing streets to ease bunion agony for crowds.
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Bunion Troughs
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Bugs Baer for 20 Years
A compact historical note traces Bugs Baer’s twenty year span across years 1920 to 1935, referencing satirical quips tied to dates June 10 in 1920 1925 1930 and 1935 and linking broader political and social themes of the era.
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Bugs Baer
Not Polite to Notice Ladies at the Fair
The text claims it is the ladies who do most of the World’s Fair limping and acknowledges printing such a notice may be impolite. It cites Arthur Brisbane asserting a reporter’s first duty is to the public, allowing the chips to fall as they may.
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Europe
Corts
Arthur Brisbane
Not So Slow Jones Doors With an Entrance Trick
Three men named Jones opened shops in a row. The rightmost and leftmost painted Jones on their doors. The center Jones declined and asked the painter to inscribe Entrance over his door. The ruse aimed to mislead customers by prompting the others to enter his shop.
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Jones
Vision Is What People Think You Have When You Guess Correctly
An Office Economist notes that vision is the belief others hold when a correct guess aligns with outcomes. The remark frames insight as a reputational asset rather than a fixed skill.
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Office
Politeness in Everyday Life Across Thought Leaders
A compilation of quotations on politeness from Sydney Smith Chesterfield Joubert Landor Macaulay Rich Magoon and Henry Clay. The notes emphasize manners ease benevolence small courtesies and the impact of courteous behavior on social and political affairs.
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Sydney Smith
Chesterfield
Joubert
Landor
Macaulay
Henry Clay
The Long View by Elsie Robinson Promotes Sanity in Dark War Times
The columnist argues for maintaining inner calm and a long view amid World War II upheaval. She cites Irwin Edman’s Candle In The Dark and the resilience of civilization, urging readers to face reality without despair and to study history for perspective.
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Paris
London
Irwin Edman
Mr. Edman
Rome
Greece
St. Augustine
Iran
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