Broadway Tales and Building Boom in New York
A column surveys revival of Lillian Russell myth, coffeehouse witticisms, and 1920s Broadway grandeur with anecdotes about Kay Kyser and Pauline Lord. It notes New York’s constant construction and cites cab driver banter and a playful theater review of Suspect while Erin O Brien Moore jokes about Japanese dog names.
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Lillian Russell
Lil
Lillian
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Minnie Madden
Julia Marlowes
Maude Adams
Diamond Jim
Weber & Fields
Stanford White
Abe Hummel
Stuyvesant Fish
Pauline Lord
Nina
St. Pat
Erin O’brien-Moore
Erin
Molly O’rourke
Taussig hints at rare warning on war and debt
Washington gossip and Senate scenes recount Rear Admiral Taussig dropping a line about the U S financial strain from the New Deal while warning that war with Japan could come. The column covers banquet security for Pan American events, Barden Abernethy campaigns, and Texas politics with O Daniel and Sadler.
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Washington
Joseph K. Taussig
Japan
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Taussig
Pan- American Union
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Stanley Reed
Supreme Court
Graham A. Barden
North Carolina
Charles L. Abernethy, Jr
Barden
Abernethy
Texas
Pappy
O’daniel
Bitter Food By Elsie Robinson
The essay references Edgar Snow on China's war, praising Chinese women for eating bitterness to persevere. It links sacrifice in love and national struggle, urging readers to endure hardship for a greater cause and to question their own capacity to eat bitterness.
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China
Edgar Snow
Manchuria
Time To Apply The Brakes Safety Warning
The National Safety Council reports 7200 motor fatalities in the US during the first quarter, up 450 or 7 percent from 1939. March deaths reached 2440, up 11 percent, marking six consecutive monthly increases. The author warns of rising danger as vacation travel approaches and urges America to apply the brakes.
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The
National Safety Council
United States
Pete Kitchin
Sonora
Tucson
Tubac
Tumacacori
America
Public Prosecution Cites Old Ordinance On Dress Morality
Police prosecuted a man under a 57 year old city ordinance banning cross dressing. The court judged mercy over penalization due to mental distress. The piece notes ordinances now face fashion changes, suggesting trousers may no longer be clearly male attire. It also reminds cannons remain illegal to fire in the city.
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Charles H. Meyer
J. P
Old Tucson
The boyology of the fracas war and neutral stance
A playful essay compares teen fist fights to international conflict arguing neutrality mirrors a fair fight rule. It suggests the United States should enforce a nonintervention stance while warning Italy and Mussolini with a nautical show of force if needed.
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United States
Italy
Germany
Little Haile Selassie
North
Meditteranean
Mussolini
Hollywood Star Declares Civilization Staggering
A Hollywood star laments decline with a dramatic toast that civilization is staggering and in the gutter, tone reflecting a public figure railing against cultural decay.
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Gwan
Close Call Ends With Humorous Colonel Encounter
A rookie cleaning his rifle spots a shadowy figure and asks for help with a pull through. He realizes the visitor is a colonel and apologizes, noting it could have been worse if the officer had been a sergeant.
Solomon Ray ends in cautionary tale about greed
The poem recalls Solomon Ray a thrifty man who hoarded wealth and spared little. He dies and his heirs quarrel over his lands while the lawyers profit, illustrating that wealth fades and treasure cannot be carried beyond the grave.
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Arizona Citizen
Solomon Ray
Running in Circles in a Morning Hotel Scene
A hotel porter jokes with a guest who explains he is walking before breakfast. The guest says he must not go far because he expects a telephone call any minute. This brief item captures a quirky exchange from Tit-Bits.
Economists See End To War Boom In Roosevelt Report
The Roosevelt economists forecast the war boom ending as April industrial output sits around 101, nine points below September and two below August. Inventories sustain business while exports rise. domestic production weakens and car output slips, with possible gains only if further war activity abroad boosts demand. Trade to Latin America expands, Europe up, while Scandinavia disruption harms Nordic purchases.
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Washington
Scandinavia
Norway
South America
Europe
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
France
Spain
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Britain
Union Square Riot Past And Present In Sharp Satire
Arthur Baer recalls Union Square as a hub of rioting once likening it to a Bowning era while noting better organized riots in Europe. He jokes about cops and flowers, May Day memories, Trotsky, and a century of unions with satirical jabs at authority and public order.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Mail Bag items on diplomats during early WWII events
Readers report on Scandinavian legations in Washington unaware of the German invasion as ministers were scattered in Philadelphia Charleston and Atlantic City. Also notes lawmakers consider funding for U S diplomats automobiles abroad and reports German forces withdrawing from northern Italy with possible Italian Libyan units.
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Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Charleston
S. C
Hull
Atlantic City
C. K
Boston
U. S
Congress
Europe
Lowell Limpus
C. W. D. Schenectady
N. Y
Italy
Siegfried Line
Libya
North Africa
Shakespearean Motto: Three Hours Early Beats One Minute Late
The quote emphasizes punctuality over delay, suggesting better foresight than rushing. It echoes a disciplined mindset attributed to classic literature, stressing readiness and timely action.
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Shakespeare
Forgive "Did you hear a who Invented a through walls?"
A fragmented OCR style line puzzle references hearing a who and a through wall idea. The garbled text hints at a quip about invention or speech beyond walls, but the readable fragments lack clear people, places, or events to anchor a factual news item.
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