Stars and Society Buzz in a Turbulent Town Scene
Bogart eyes makeup for eyebrows in Angels With Dirty Faces while Boris Karloff tends hair on Devil's Island. Doris Duke Cromwell and husband quietly tour New York, keeping public life at bay as chic nightlife unfolds. Readers comment on beauty contests and Tobacco Road wallpaper amid high society chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey Bogart
Boris Karloff
Devil’s Island
JBL
Barbara
Haugwitz-Reventlow
Atlantic
Doris Duke Cromwell
Cromwells
New York
Doris
Brooklyn
Famous Showman Portraits in a Word Puzzle
A cryptic style crossword lists across and down clues themed around showmen and related terms. Entries include hints to historical entertainers and descriptive words, with several cryptic spellings and partial phrases suggesting names like famous showmen and associated items.
Liszt Plays With Water Balance Trick
Franz Liszt, the renowned composer, could perform intricate piano pieces while balancing a glass of water on the back of each hand without spilling a drop, a feat highlighted as a trick of the century in this colorful note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz Liszt
Eyes Drop as Raffia Skirts Spar in Honolulu Scene
Hollywood gossip recalls Eleanor Powell leading a hula in a white silk fringe skirt beside native dancers in MGM’s Honolulu. Raffia skirts shed strings during takes, a bystander quips could spark a strip tease. Nearby Frank Lloyd’s If I Were King battles falter when an elderly extra disrupts a siege scene. The installment plan for buying grows popular in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Heffernan
Hollywood
MGM
Honolulu
Eleanor Powell
Eleanor
Bobby Connelly
Powell
Fleanor
Rafia
Raffia
Frank Lloyd
Lloyd
Paris
Ronald Colman
Celebrating a quiet Fourth and local happenings
A column blends a Fourth of July theme with local life. Judge F H McGregor remains in Northwest Texas Hospital after a car greasing accident causing a double fracture. Several residents travel for business and leisure, including Gordon's Style Shop promotions, travelers to Dallas and El Paso, and visits to Canadian rodeos. Community notices list birthdays, hospitalizations, radio program changes, and residents moving or returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. McGregor
Northwest Texas
McGregor
Judge McGregor
West Eleventh Avenue
Voter Call Amid Aging Ballot Figures For Governor Race
An intensive state survey shows more than half a million votes cast in the recent governor race. It urges citizens to vote in the interest of a fair, sound, economical government. The piece cites Tom Hunter and Ayames as past candidates and appeals for informed participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hunter
Sastre W Ayames
Coleos
Pieebeetelt
Visiting in the home of Mrs. Dan Wooten
People are on extended trips and vacations across Texas and New Mexico. Mrs. A. B. Hays and daughters journey to San Angelo and West Texas while Prof. Hays serves as dean at a summer camp in Las Vegas New Mexico. The Burks couple vacation in Las Vegas New Mexico and nearby areas as Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn return from McLean Texas. Jackie and Billy Pieratt visit Wichita Falls with their aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Bigelow
Bryan Street
Alberta
Canada
George Tomberlin
Huntington
Calif
Amarillo
Ray Storseth
Bob Storseth
Russell Stationery Company
Church Johnson
Amarillo Gas Company
Long Beach
Essie Hudson
Pierce Street
California
Dan Wooten
Prospect
A. B. Hays
Mary Agnes
LaDell
San Angelo
West Texas
Hays
Western Life Boys Camp
Las Vegas
Newexico
Sherrill Burks
New Mexico
E. B. Vaughn
Charlotte
Buchanan
Vaughn
McLean
Texas
R. C. Peace
Betty Lee
Mrs. Peace
S. D. Vaughn
Bonham Street
Jackie
Billy Pieratt
Wichita Falls
H. A. King
Railroads On the Railroads Continued From Page Eight
Quoted freight agents from Quanah, Fort Worth and Dallas discuss foreign railroads this week. Jewel Coppedge of Quanah Acme and Pacific, Elliott of Southern Pacific, Hogan of Southern Pacific Fort Worth, Holman of Union Pacific in Dallas. Paper notes Europe’s early adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel D. Coppedge
Quanah
Acme and Pacific Railway Company
Quanah, Co
Elliott
Southern Pacific Lines
Fort Worth
G. B. Hogan
R. E. Holman
Union Pacific Railroad
Dallas
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Bill
Nad VY Baie Cisic
Paramount
Endricks
Alabama
Suhh
Margaret
Mattison
Marie Bitz Hoover
Jeanne Howe
Alamo
Doris Duke
Zang Jack White
Bill Wilson
City Lake
Evelyn Broadus
Tobacco Road
Jeeter Lester
Park Avenue
Waterfill and Frazier
Waterloo
Kentucky
Waterfill & Frazier Distillery Co
Anchorage, Ky
Frazier’ Famous
Flapper
By Sylvia
Japan
Amarillo Printing Co
Gordon's Style Shop
Hunter Jones
Paul Beeler
Clovis
Ann Pavey
Rhealee
el Paso
James W. Dunn
R. L. Durham
Dunn
Mrs. Dunn
G. T. Wilmouth
Claude
J. A. Batson
Memphis
Federation of Women's Clubs
M. Sherman
Marizon
Earl Sparks
T. C. Fletcher
Marjorie Gaither
Horace Gooch
John F. Mead
Robert. Wibbard
C. M. Hurd
A. L. Brint
Roberta Wales
William Parr
William C. Ross
Durango
Colo
Philip Patterson
Green Bros. Co
E. C. Britain
Naomi Rowell
Comer Gaut
Marjorie Miller
W. G. Estes Orlin
Earl Norman Elliott Sanford Glen Shackleford
Blanche Walters
Alan Ray
M. Benesch
Jack Melton
M. B. Lane Billy Gene Hooten
Ernest Powell
E. C. Oliver
A. E. Pierce
Murl McCasland N. J
Allen Robert Myers
R. C. Jordan
S. E. Fish
AATT
R. L. Williams
Small Son
van Buren Street
Oklahoma City
Williams
R. V. Smith Supply Co
Neil Lane
Jackson Street
Ft. Collins
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
D. S. Harrington
Childress
Ft. Worth
Denver
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Tex
Germany
Europe
John Hix
Rueat
Mak Gottschalk
Winring Strait
Florence
Peters
Chicago
Awey
Ghishmpref
Aska
East Cape
Beridi
Marry
MR Jones
Blondie
Lulu
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MR. Jones
Mar’ry
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Mountain Boys
Tors
Boots
Rome
WAL
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