DECEMBER 13, 1936

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• Headline: Annual Appeal Benefit Dinner 1936. Impact: The twenty-fifth annual appeal could have sparked a movement that finally made 'helping the needy' a trendy hashtag. #NeedyIsTheNewBlack. Fact: The only thing more consistent than this appeal is the number of times people forget to donate after Thanksgiving.
• Headline: A Study of Economic Security in This Country; NATIONAL ECONOMIC SECURITY. By Arthur B. Adams. 328 pp. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. $2.50.. Impact: This study might have led to the early birth of a government agency dedicated to economic security, which ironically would later become a bureaucratic mess of its own. Fact: Fun fact: Arthur B. Adams is not just a scholar; he’s also the guy who tried to explain economics to his dog and failed miserably.
• Headline: DINNER IS PLANNED BY POLISH ENVOY; First of Official Parties to Be Given at Embassy in Washington on Jan. 6. DINNER IS PLANNED BY POLISH ENVOY. Impact: The Polish envoy's dinner could have sparked a culinary revolution, turning Washington into a hotspot for international cuisine, but instead, we got more hot dogs. Fact: Did you know that the Countess Potocha was actually just testing her cooking skills for a future episode of 'Chopped: Diplomat Edition'?.
• Headline: Production of Receivers Estimated at 7,600,000 -- Industry at a Peak -- 1937 Prospects. Impact: The boom in radio receivers might have resulted in a world where every household had a radio, leading to the unfortunate rise of 'talk radio' and all the opinions that came with it. Fact: Fun fact: 7,600,000 receivers means that at least that many people were probably listening to terrible music at the same time.
• Headline: 77 Drinking Drivers, Taken to Victim's Bier, Hear Funeral Sermon by Pittsburgh Judge. Impact: The judge’s sermon might have set a precedent leading to a mandatory ‘life lessons’ segment for all DUI offenders, thus turning court into a bizarre self-help seminar. Fact: Did you know that the judge was also a part-time motivational speaker? He even had a catchy slogan: 'Don't drink and drive, or I'll preach!'.
• Headline: MERCHANTS FAVOR CROSSTOWN TUNNEL; Association Backs Levy's Plan for 37th Street Tube to Jersey and Queens. ENGINEERS ALSO APPROVE Bad Traffic Jam Predicted if No Provision Is Made for Vehicular Flow.. Impact: The merchants backing the crosstown tunnel could have transformed New York traffic into a utopia, but instead, we got years of construction and traffic jams. Fact: Did you know that the 'bad traffic jam predicted' is basically the city's unofficial slogan? It's like a warning on a box of chocolates – you never know what you're going to get!.