Hollywood Flaws and Fame in 1937 Cinema Scene
Immie Fidler laments lack of work for aging stars in Hollywood. She cites producers, changing stories, and a push for new faces while women gain roles behind the scenes. Anecdotes cover Lupe Velez, Patsy O’Byrne, and a Zanuck portrait on a cafe wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Rick Jones
Buck Jones
Lakeside Golf Club
Lupe Velez
Lupe
Hollywood Knickerbocker
Patsy O'Byrne
Patsy
Miss O'Boyrne
Dietrich
Colbert
Mountain chase ends in silent departure
A narrator recalls a dramatic pursuit as six men ride up a mountain, the sheriff discourages a mother from joining, and the group disappears along a silhouetted skyline in a dramatic cliffhanger.
Amarillo Scout Relives Jones Talk at Washington Jamboree
Ned Weills recalls meeting Congressman Marvin Jones and Speaker Bankhead in the House during the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington. He describes tours of the Capitol, sightings of senators, a 2 to 2 extended baseball tie, and trading among thousands of scouts near the Potomac.
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Marvin Jones
House of Representatives
National
Boy Scout
Washington
Ned Weills
R. T. Weills
Taylor Street
Ned
House
Capitol
Congressman Jones
Bankhead
Rayburn
Nye
Tom
Connally
Robert da Follette
Lempke
Scout Weills
Potomac
Arlington Bridge
Washington Monument
Amarillo
Weills
Many Amarillo Businesses To Close Early This Month
Amarillo business houses will close at 5 30 daily from today until August 14 56 firms voted on the plan with 45 in favor and 11 dissenting. The policy excludes Saturday hours left to each store. The note cites R B Townsend secretary manager of the Amarillo Credit Association. First Methodist Church Birmingham Alabama reports world’s largest Sunday school with 1800 enrollment and about 1450 average attendance.
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Amarillo
R. EB. ‘Townsend
Amarillo Credit Association
Townsend
First Methodist Church
Birmingham
Ala
Escort Service Arrives at Pikes Peak Tourist Area
Colorado Springs reports a new escort service for tourists in the Pikes Peak region offering attractive escorts for women in activities such as dancing cards horseback riding and fighting. The program mirrors East coast escorts while fitting Western needs and includes male staff and women escorts for those who prefer female companionship. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington maintains a 300-person daily staff to price farm products nationwide.
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Colorado Springs
Cale WM
Pikes Peak
West
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
The
United States
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Immie Fidler
Nelson Friddy
Lewis
Nelson
Main Street
Say
Genevieve
Dixie Dugan
Blondie
Boots
Miss Boots
Cat Mistat
Jonathan Jones
Kes
Lawly
Chinchilla
MOON
Tommy
Jove
Manny the Muscle
Mike Rene
Atoy
Adalo
Tarzan
Tarzam
Alcade
John Hix
Pearl Iver
N.Y
Mery
Cornelius H
York
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