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October 26, 1936

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Headlines from October 26, 1936

Troop-Laden Cars Dash Downhill Into Train

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Germans Will Be Forced to Read Only Books by Hitlerite Authors; Literature Dictator Warns the Dealers That the 'Lukewarm' in His Drive Will Be Eliminated -- Public Wants to Be Led, Johst Emphasizes -- Goebbels Stresses the Publishers' Cares.

By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES

H Johst says only Nazi authors will be allowed to publish

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BLUM PRESSES ON FOR NEW REFORMS; Asserts Budget for 1937 Will Undertake Courageously Work of Fiscal Relief. LASHES OUT AT HIS FOES Assails Defamers of Popular Front Who Predict Financial and Economic Collapse. BLUM PRESSES ON FOR NEW REFORMS

By Herbert L. Matthewswireless To the New York Times

Blum denounces those responsible for rumors concerning another devaluation, and govt opponents who seek to bring about failure of monetary alignment; Radical Socialist declaration accepts franc readjustment

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Interference With Mail Laid to French by Rebels

By the Associated Press

Rebels charge French authorities with blocking mail delivery to insurgent territory

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Landon Wins on Choosing 'Horse and Buggy' Hotel

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

To be Landon hdqrs during N Y C visit

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Notable Births

1936Al Casey, American guitarist (died 2006)^[†]

Alvin Wayne Casey was an American guitarist. He was mainly known for his work as a session musician, but also released his own records and scored three Billboard Hot 100 hits in the United States. His contribution to the rockabilly genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

1936Etelka Kenéz Heka, Hungarian writer, poet and singer (died 2024)^[†]

Etelka Kenéz Heka, sometimes Etelka Heka was a Hungarian writer, poet and singer.

1936Shelley Morrison, American actress (died 2019)^[†]

Shelley Morrison was an American actress. Morrison was known for her role as maid Rosario Salazar in the NBC comedy Will & Grace, which she played from 1999 to 2006. She was also a regular performer on the sitcom The Flying Nun, playing Sister Sixto, a nun known mostly for mangling the English language, and she had a recurring role in the soap opera General Hospital in 1982. She was also the voice of Mrs. Portillo in the animated Disney show Handy Manny.

1936György Pauk, Hungarian violinist and educator^[†]

György Pauk was a Hungarian violinist, chamber musician and music pedagogue.

Historical Events

1936The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.^[†]

In electricity generation, a generator, also called an electric generator, electrical generator, and electromagnetic generator is an electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in an external circuit. In most generators which are rotating machines, a source of kinetic power rotates the generator's shaft, and the generator produces an electric current at its output terminals which flows through an external circuit, powering electrical loads. Sources of mechanical energy used to drive generators include steam turbines, gas turbines, water turbines, internal combustion engines, wind turbines and even hand cranks. Generators produce nearly all of the electric power for worldwide electric power grids. The first electromagnetic generator, the Faraday disk, was invented in 1831 by British scientist Michael Faraday.