People, Jan. 4, 1937

"Names make news." Last week these names made this news:

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy was revealed to have undergone an operation for hernia Dec. 14.

In the Chicago Times Lawyer Clarence Darrow wrote: "I don't know what Christmas is all about anyhow. I think it is a humbug. ... As a holiday the Fourth of July had it beat a mile. On the Fourth I used to get up right after midnight to shoot off anvils. It made a loud sound. It was a lot of fun. Nobody knows why we celebrate Christmas—to keep...

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