Postal Inspectors Wage War on Obscene Mail Circles
Washington reports a nationwide postal drive targeting obscene correspondence clubs led by the case against Gayle Cleveland of Pensacola alias Miss Georgia Clayton. The letters include The Letter Club Different, with ten cent joins, annual dues, and catalogs of sexually explicit material. dealers and exchanges are being prosecuted under federal law.
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Washington
Gayle R. Cleveland
Pensacola
Florida
Georgia Clayton
Gayle Cleveland
Postal Inspection Service
Post Office Department
Cleveland
Pensacola “Letter Club
Letter Club
Obscene
Odd Bits of Science Headline Highlights
The item catalog notes a sieve with 180000 holes per square inch made in Neustadt Germany from ultra fine wire. A London talking clock corrected by Greenwich seconds discontinues calls after three minutes. Dr Ross Gunn discusses North American movement under global forces. Ancel Keys speculates Everest near limits at 29140 feet. Frozen mother's milk stored for emergencies remains digestible. If you want to sell it advertise it.
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Neustadt
Germany
London
Greenwich
Ross Gunn
United States Naval Research Laboratories
North America
Pacific
Himalayas
Mount
Everest
Ancel Keys
Mayo Foundation
A Hick Town Defined by Neighborly Charm and Character
Brit Buford quotes describe a hick town as a place where community spirit, cooperation, and natural character prevail. It contrasts city images with a rural ideal where residents greet each other, childhood endures, and opportunities for personal growth abound. The piece argues this natural town fosters greatness from youth to adulthood.
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Central
Hick
New York
Brit Buford
The
Indian Journal
Average Man Has Six Diversions, Professor Finds
CHICAGO. Dr Paul A Witty Northwestern University education professor reports eight years of study on American leisure. He finds the typical adult splits time among radio reading newspapers movies bridge motoring and parties, calling it the rut of leisure. Children average 37 activities weekly across 28 types, narrowing to 20 activities by age 16 and continuing to shrink with age.
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Chicago
Paul A. Witty
Northwestern University
Alcohol seen as agriculture force in decade
ATCHISON Kansas two men of letters in chemistry Dr Leo M Christensen and Dr Harry Miller predict power alcohol will become an economic force in American agriculture within 10 years. They cite three months of commercial production of anhydrous alcohol from farm grown materials and say it can be blended up to twenty percent with gasoline for high compression engines. It is sold today at service stations in Nebraska Kansas South Dakota and Iowa at the same price as regular gasoline.
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Atchison, Kan
Leo M. Christensen
Harry Miller
Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Iowa
Pair Is Wed By Signing Contract
In New York a couple wed Friday by signing a lawyer drafted contract under a domestic relations law clause. Rudolph F. Molina, 44, acoustical engineer, and Dr Myrtle Bryan McGraw, 37, child psychologist, eschewed a civil ceremony for a non-church wedding. The contract bound them to love and cherish each other forever.
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New York
Rudolph F. Mallina
Myrtle Bryan McGraw
The Country's Gone To the Dogs
A survey shows 15,000,000 dogs in the nation with 1,000,000 licensed. Kennels fill back yards and basements as dog business booms. Annual dog costs reach about 600 million including food, veterinary care, and shows.
Dogs Bring Hope and Companionship in Tough Times
William S. Dutton notes in This Week that rising dog ownership appeals to jobless clerks, teachers, artists, preachers, and laborers seeking independence. Beyond profit, the bond with dogs grows as a universal love and reliable friend amid dwindling incomes.
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Scotties, Cockers and Wires
William S. Dutton
Long Shots Paris Gun Dual Caliber World War Fact
The Paris Gun used by Germany in World War I consisted of two guns an 8 inch and a 9 inch. The 8 inch could fire a 230 pound shell about 80 miles taking three minutes to reach target. The 9 inch fired a heavier shell but shorter range. Both required curvature adjustments and extremely long barrels hung from derricks to prevent bending.
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Paris
Army Recruiting News
Future Financier and Teacher Exchange Interest Question
A witty classroom exchange centers on a pupil asking about the interest on $500 for a year at 3 percent. The teacher contemplates the math while a bright pupil dismisses the scenario with a sharp remark, highlighting skepticism about the stated rate.
Retail sales hit new peak in 1936 forecast
Washington expects total retail sales for 1936 at 37.5 to 38 billion dollars, about 14 percent above 1935 but 24 percent below 1929. November and December combined reached 8 billion, 8.8 percent under 1929. Tonnage may near 1929 due to lower prices, with food and variety stores and departments exceeding 1929 volumes. Commerce survey says pre Christmas sales far ahead of 1935 and near 1929. Wholesale activity was quieter but saw fill in business and spring orders moving higher.
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Washington
American Retail Federation
Federation
Commerce Department
Old-Fashioned Hymns Are Staging Gradual Comeback
Fort Worth reports a revival of traditional hymn style after decades of jazz influenced church music. Prof. I E Reynolds at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary notes modern gospel writers copied popular rhythms, paraphrasing sacred words, causing retrogression. He says church music is gradually returning to classical rhythm aided by radio concerts and school music education.
Guessing Game Bride Recalls Art Dinner Guessing Fun
In a lighthearted moment a bride recalls a guessing game with her artist husband. She notes that yesterday he painted a picture and she cooked dinner, and they both guessed what the depicted items were intended for.
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Bride
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