Gridiron Club satirizes 1936 election scene in annual review
Washington reports the Gridiron Club’s semi annual dinner featured cartoons of President Roosevelt as a 1968 ninth term candidate and a balanced budget plan. Gov. Alf Landon witnessed a staged autopsy on the GOP revealing a hollow coalition and a 1940 comeback claim. Norman Thomas and Earl Browder were among 409 guests as editors and officials attended.
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Organization of
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Petition to appoint administrator of Julian W. McDonald
Frederick County Virginia Circuit Court orders C Maurice McDonald to publish notice in The Evening Star that he seeks to be administrator of Julian W McDonald presumed dead after seven years of absence. Hearing set February 3 1936 to review proof of absence and circumstances. Clerk to issue certified copy of the order for notice.
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Frederick County
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Maurice McDonald
Julian W. McDonald
Maurice McDonlad
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Evening Star
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Kern & Kern
Roosevelt Party Skits Highlight White House Event
The report details a White House evening where Mrs. Roosevelt hosted the gridiron widows and a stunt-filled program featured impersonations of political and media figures. Skits included parodies of Roosevelt policies and figures like Farley and Rockefeller with comic reversals. A Romeo and Juliet stunt lineup starred Ethel Du Pont and Roosevelt Jr., Hearst, Boettiger, the Duke and Mrs. Simpson.
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Prophets’ Union
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by_ Farley
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Put Her On The Force Los Angeles Turkey Shoot Champion
Mrs Robby Rutherford a Los Angeles housewife won multiple prizes at the annual police department turkey shoot taking first in the men s pistol event and securing a turkey ham and three boxes of candy. Sergeant Ivan Johnson also won a turkey in the raffle.
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Los Angeles
Robby Rutherford
Ivan Johnson
Gold Sox Biggest Of Upsets in AP Poll Findings
Boston's Gold Sox named the year's top disappointment by 31 of 83 sports editors in the Associated Press poll. Joe Louis also tops the dubious list with 11 experts ranking his loss to Max Schmeling as the year’s biggest upset. College football disappointments vary by region.
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Gold Sox
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Red Sox
Joe Louis
Brown Bomber
Max Schmeling
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