Ballyhoo and showbiz stunts light up Manhattan nights
A New York feature recalls old time publicity tricks in Manhattan. Red Nichols and his Five Pennies used mailed muslin sacks with pennies before his 52nd Street club opening. Brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey clash as Tommy opens at the Astor versus Jimmy at the Pennsylvania while Western Union and Postal Telegraph staff sing a cheeky welcome.
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New York
Ballyhoo
Manhattan
Red Nichols
52Nd Street
Tommy
Jimmy Dorsey
Astor
Jimmy
Pennsylvania
Western Union
Newspaper Guild
CIO
American Newspaper Guild
Heywood Broun
New York City
Milton Kaufman
Washington Guild
Braun
Kaufman
Washingtonians
Kenneth Crawford
Washington
New York Post
Jones backs Brazil steel plant against Nazi pressure
The United States lends 10 million dollars to Brazil to build a steel plant at Minas Geraes with U S Steel as agent. Brazil will match funds. project aims to curb Nazi influence in South America amid evolving Anglo-American policy.
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Washington
South America
Minas Geraes
Jesse Jones
RFC
Threatened Australian Fate Tied to Pacific Prosperity
In a speech before the Institute of the Pacific, Arita frames Australia as a potential target of Japanese imperial strategy. He warns of Australia losing independence and economic ties under a Japanized East Indies, drawing parallels to U S concerns over Mexico and Venezuela while stressing white-continental stakes and American sympathy for Australia.
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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 The Threat From Hitler
Foreword discusses Adolf Hitler challenging western civilization on moral and religious grounds not merely political or economic. Dr. Stanley High argues Hitler aims to replace Christian faith with neo paganism and to undermine the New Testament and Christian life. The piece likens Christianity under attack to the biblical storm on the lake and asks where is your faith.
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Stanley High
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Luke
Not A Monopoly Commodity The Spirit of a Citizen Soldier
The piece argues that esprit de corps cannot be owned by any race or nation. It cites historical examples from Cromwell to Dunkirk to show confidence in a just cause can transmute individuals into weapons for a greater power. It critiques fascist methods and extols shared democratic resolve.
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Hitler
Ethiopia
Spain
America
United States
Cromwell
Washington
Lee
Louis XVI
Dunkerque
San Xavier
Sisters of St. Joseph
Dancers Raye and Naldi Dance to Poetry in Silence
Review highlights Raye and Naldi as standout dancers who prioritize feel and rhythm over sound by performing to poetry, notably the poem Sylvia, with a reader in the background shaping pronunciation. They also present a wide repertoire including rhumbas and waltzes, but their climactic effect relies on shadow motions and the mystic stillness of recited verse.
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Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
Philadelphia
Glenn Frank
Landon
Hoover
Kansas
Resolutions Committee
State Department
Hull
U. S
London
Raye
Naldi
Sylvia
Bear hunting tale ends with beer refusal joke
A Scotchman boasts of hunting bears and tracking yures but the punch line comes as his friend leaves for chores and asks for beer, highlighting a running gag about drinking.
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Steven
Influence and the heart in a long life
A reflective remark by Curtis praising a single good man who kept his heart open through life. He argues such integrity steadies faith in God, in ourselves, and in others more than many sermons.
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Curtis
Sweeney reports drought and Indian absence near Florence
John W. Sweeney arrives from Florence by stage, noting corn and pumpkin crops near total failure due to lack of rain. He adds since the June 25 killing of Garcia there have been no Pima Indians near Florence.
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John W. Sweeney
Florence
Garcia
Benedict Reports Rain Improves Santa Cruz Ranch Prospects
A. C. Benedict, Esq. spent weeks near Santa Cruz ranches noting sufficient rain to save the corn crop and good yields anticipated from 40 acres of potatoes and other small plots. No Indians or signs were observed, a detail Benedict often detects.
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A. C. Benedict, Esq
Santa Cruz
Peter Kitchen
Benedict
Newlywed Seeks Budget Pie At Local Bakery
Mrs Newlywed hears of a bakery selling day old products cheaply. She visits and asks for a used pie as a smart budgeting choice. The tale centers on a shopper exploring thrift in food purchases.
Johnson Act Burgled From Inside By Paul Mallon
Reporter outlines circuitous political maneuvering around the Johnson Act and RFC plans to prepay for Allied strategic materials. Details tie Carl Robbins to schemes, White House aides Currie and Frank to new drafts, and a tentative tax plan to fund wartime costs, implying no immediate U.S. entry this summer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Carl Robbins
Commodity Credit Corporation
RFC
Robbins
Wallace
Agriculture Department
Britain
Jones
Lee
Senate Military Affairs Committee
White House
Laughlin Currie
SEC
Jerome Frank
Treasury
Morgenthau
Currie
Frank
Bunion Troughs For World's Fair
Humor column notes museum feet while touring Europe and suggests bunion troughs at the fair. Describes soaking, cooling corn orchards and proposes creeks instead of streets to ease toe pain. Jokes about footwear styles for men and women, plus cautionary quips on fashion and comfort.
Bugs Baer Through the Years Satiric Banter
The piece jests at political and cultural foibles across decades from 1920 to 1935. It notes Cries about Prohibition ten years in, mockery of the Tennessee Monkey Trial, and claims about Louisiana purchase versus Democratic influence.
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Bugs Baer
Noted imbalance in fair crowds and critics
The excerpt observes that women do most of the World’s Fair limping while men are less visible. It cites Arthur Brisbane claiming a reporter’s duty is to inform the public, risking unpolished truth to expose the scene.
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Corts
Arthur Brisbane
German blitzkrieg described by abroad observer in detail
An official overseas observer reports on blitzkrieg as used by Germany. Dive bombers strike a fixed Allied point then tanks wedge in a fan shaped advance followed by light infantry in cars and motorcycles. At night the tanks return to a center to resupply and await the next day while heavy guns arrive on the second day.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Three Jones Shops Vary Signs With Clever Entrance
Three men named Jones opened adjacent shops. The right and left signs read Jones. The center man refused and asked the painter to write Entrance above his door, making a humorous misdirection about which was the entrance.
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Jones
Vision is what people think you have when you guess correctly
An Office Economist comments on the idea that accurate guessing boosts perceived insight and strategic value, framing vision as a perception formed by correct predictions and confident judgment.
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Office Economist
Politeness Quotes From Various Thinkers
Collection of maxims on politeness from Sydney Smith Chesterfield Joubert Landor Macaulay Richter Magoon and others. The excerpts emphasize kindness in small acts as a social lubricant and a key to successful interactions.
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Sydney Smith
Chester Field
Joubert
Landor
Macaulay
Richter
The Long View by Elsie Robinson
A column urges readers to preserve sanity during war by taking the long view. It cites Irwin Edman’s Candle In The Dark and parallels Rome and Greece, arguing history shows civilization endures despite decay and danger.
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Paris
London
Irwin Edman
Mr. Edman
Rome
Greece
St. Augustine
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