Glamour Girl Jean Harlow in Varied Hollywood Scenes
A set of photographs portrays Jean Harlow, the platinum blonde star famed for Red Dust with Clark Gable and her public image as the glamorous film icon. Images display her joyful smile, the affectionate bond with her St. Bernard Nudger, and a chronology from early to recent pictures during her rise in Hollywood.
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Jean Harlow
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Good Samaritan Hospital
Los Angeles
Jean
Nudger
Harlow
St. Bernard
Montgomery Ward Reports Big Increase in Sales
Montgomery Ward and Co. reports May gross sales of 39,140,008 dollars, up 29 percent from May 1936, marking the largest May volume in the company’s history.
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Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Co
Thompson Pleads Guilty Over Gambling Device at cafe
George Thompson pleaded guilty before County Judge J N Riggs on Monday for displaying a gambling device at George's Cafe. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and a hearing to confiscate the machine was requested by County Attorney Howard Anderson.
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George Thompson
J. N. Riggs
Howard Anderson
Thompson
George
Island volcanic eruptions kill 500 on New Britain
A government patrol reported that eruptions at Ra Baul on New Britain Island last week killed about 500 natives. The white population was evacuated and typhoid precautions were taken.
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New Britain
Kokopo
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain Island
Fort Worth Man Killed in Truck Bus Collision
Decatur report says J. A. Labouti, 40, of Fort Worth, died five miles north of Decatur when his pickup collided with a bus today. Bus driver George J. Ward and all ten passengers escaped injury.
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Fort Worth
Decatur
J. A. Labouti
Here
George J. Ward
Roosevelt Kept Intervention in Steel Strike Active
President Roosevelt received an appeal from 80 steel locals asking intervention to end the Mid Western steel strike. He sent the telegram to the National Labor Relations Board for action and notified Secretary Frances Perkins. The White House called the move routine while rail disruptions lingered.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
Justice Department
Frances Perkins
White House
Committee For Industrial Organization
Calumet
Indiana
Labor Board
Extension of Hot Oil Act Unsettled
Congress failed to agree on extending the Connally Hot Oil Act. The Senate favored permanent renewal while the House backed a two year limit, sending the measure to a conference committee to resolve the difference. The act bans interstate movement of petroleum produced above state quotas.
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Washington
House
Senate
Quanah Coach Signs With Greenville High
Dan Stallworth formerly of Quanah High School signed a contract to coach the Greenville High School Lions. He led Quanah teams to two district championships and is expected to report soon to meet the squad amid earlier protests over Milton Speedy Moffett’s dismissal. Elva Baker will continue as assistant coach.
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Greenville
Tex
Dan Stallworth
Quanah
Board of Education
Greenville High School Lions
Joe L. Bergin
Stallworth
Milton
Speedy Moffett
Bergin
Elva Baker
Moffett
London Judges Remove Wigs During Heat Wave
In London on June 7 judges removed their wigs in court due to a heat wave with temperatures reaching 75 degrees at noon after an 80 degree day prior, inviting lawyers to join in.
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London
Mercury
Upsets Mark First Round At British Women's Golf
In Turnberry Scotland June 7 two American players move on Barbara Thompson of Los Altos and Betty Buechner of Glen Cove reach the second round while Dorothy Traung from San Francisco and Phyllis Wade former English titleholder lose in the opening round of the British Women's Golf Championship.
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Scotland
Dorothy Traung
San Francisco
Phyllis Wade
Barbara Thompson
Los Altos
Calif
Betty Buechner
Glen Cove
N. Y
Braddock Declares Holiday for Birthday at Track
James J Braddock announced an open holiday to honor his 31st birthday. He traveled with 15 friends from Grand Beach Michigan to Washington Park race track for shadow boxing with thoroughbreds.
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Champ
Chicago
James J. Braddock
Washington Park
Grand Beach
Mich
West Texas Broadcasting Receives Wichita Falls Radio Permit
The examiner for the Federal Communications Commission recommended authorizing West Texas Broadcasting Company to build a new station in Wichita Falls Texas. It would operate unlimited time on 1380 kilocycles with 1 kilowatt power.
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Washington
Communications Commission
West Texas Broadcasting Company
Wichita Falls
Tex
Rural fires claim thousands of lives and heavy damage yearly
The article notes rural fires in the United States kill about 3,500 people annually and cause around 100 million dollars in damage each year, highlighting the severe toll on communities and property.
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United States
Retirement Bill Approved by Senate Committee
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee approved the Wagner railroad retirement bill and the McCarran air transport regulation bill. The railroad retirement measure authorizes annuities up to $120 a month for workers 65 or totally disabled, with administration by the treasury.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wagner
McCarran
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Treasury
Senator Bridges seeks probe of mail interference at strike factories
Sens. H Styles Bridges of New Hampshire introduced a Senate resolution calling for an investigation into interference in mail delivery at factories involved in strikes. The measure aims to determine who is obstructing postal service during labor unrest.
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Washington
U.P
Barber Appeals Contempt Action In Civil Court
Harry Hamberlin, manager of the Eagle Barber Shop, posted a $500 bond Monday after appealing a habeas corpus action to the Seventh District Court of Civil Appeals. He previously received three days in jail and a $50 fine for contempt after ignoring an injunction while suspended 99 days by the State Barber Board for sanitary violations.
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Harry Hamberlin
Eagle
Liberty
State Barber Board
Fog Delays Trials for America's Cup Defender
Dense fog from the sea halts trial races in Newport. Harold S. Vanderbilt’s undefeated Ranger and Chandler Hovey’s Rainbow circle the course for over an hour as officials suspend the day’s testing.
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Newport
R. I
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Ranger
Chandler Hovey
Rainbow
Highway Patrol Returns Stolen Car Before Owner Notices Missing
California highway patrolmen acted quickly returning Howard H. Clark's stolen motor car to him before he realized it was missing, marking a rapid response by police in El Centro.
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EL Centro
Calif
U.P
California
Howard H. Clark
Steel Ingot Output Rises In May Reports AISI
New York June 7. May steel ingot production rose by 81,864 tons from April, totaling 5,153,559 gross tons. Only March this year and May 1929 topped that level, with production 27.6 percent higher than May 1936.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Christian Science Progress Report at Annual Meet
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston reports steady progress with 59 new churches and societies and growing friendly public sentiment. Judge Clifford P. Smith of Newton was elected church president for the coming year, Edward L. Ripley of Brookline named treasurer, and Ezra W. Palmer of Marshfield chosen clerk.
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Boston
First Church of Christ
Clifford P. Smith
Newton
Edward L. Ripley
Brookline
Ezra W. Palmer
Marshalfield
Burns Fatal In City Incinerator Accident
L. L. Birdwell, 55, a veteran city employee, died in Austin after slipping on wet garbage and falling into an incinerator chute. The incident occurred today as he was nearly cremated by the furnace.
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Austin
U.P
L. L. Birdwell
One Killed Twenty Hurt In Alabama Bus Truck Wreck
On a hill crest near Orion Alabama a bus collided with a truck and burst into flames. Maurice G Parks of Greenville Mississippi, driver of the truck, was killed after being thrown into the wreckage. At least twenty persons were injured in the crash. The truck was demolished and the bus left in the roadside ditch.
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Orion
Ala
Maurice G. Parks
Greenville
Miss
Two Believed Killed in Carbon Plant Explosion
Police report an explosion at the Carbide and Carbon Company plant in Whiting Indiana with at least two killed and a dozen or more injured. Ambulances were dispatched from the Calumit district to the scene.
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Whiting
Ind
Carbide and Carbon Company
Calumat
New York Cotton Exchange Board Reelects Leaders
Boots, president of the New York Cotton Exchange, and other senior executives were reelected for another term. The current board of managers was renewed with two new members, Thomas F Cahill and John H Mc Fadden Jr, joining the group.
California Prune Growers Form Group to Stabilize Crop
Growers in California organize a cooperative to stabilize prune production and manage surpluses. The effort aims to balance supply with demand and support pricing for members.
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California
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Greenville High
Barber
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