Payrolls Fat Business Up Says Perkins
Reports from the United States indicate stronger industrial activity and higher employment. Secretary of Labor Perkins said about 2,500,000 people found work in the last year and March payrolls rose by 419,500, lifting manufacturing payrolls and employment to the highest since 1930.
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Associated Press
United States
Labor
Perkins
Department
John J. Pelley
New Haven
Paul Shoup
Southern Pacific
Crucible Steel Company
Steno Seeks Bankruptcy After Defunct Firm Tales
In Los Angeles on April 19, stenographer Marion Pratt filed a bankruptcy petition showing liabilities of 5,034,361.58 dollars and assets of 225. Her attorney Emmet A. Tompkins says Pratt, formerly employed by a now-defunct securities company, signed scores of mortgages and trust deeds. She seeks discharge of potential liabilities by the court.
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Los Angeles
Marion Pratt
Emmet A. Tompkins
Billie Dove Becomes Mother of Youngster
Billie Dove the former screen star has a son born in Santa Monica weighing seven pounds named Robert Allen Kenaston. The father is Robert Kenaston a wealthy landowner. They eloped to Yuma Arizona in May 1932.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Billie Dove
Robert Allen Kenaston
Robert Kenaston
Miss Dove
Yuma
Ariz
Baby sea serpent sighted near Victoria BC
In Victoria British Columbia on April 19 residents report a sighting of Cadborosaurus the Pacific Northwest sea serpent. Mr and Mrs Charles Lindner and Mr and Mrs A Cox said they observed the infant in the Jordan River area.
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Victoria
B. C
Pacific Northwest
Jordan River
Charles Lindner
A. Cox
B. C. Headache Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A North Carolina pharmacist developed B. C. a blend of ingredients to relieve most headaches in minutes. Sold in 10c and 25c packages, the formula also eases muscular aches, colds, neuralgia and fever without opiates.
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North Carolina
B. C
B. Cc
Texas Folk-Lore Seeks Western Proverbs
The Texas Folk-Lore Society in Austin collects proverbs by mail and telegraph for a prize at the founders dinner. Samplings include The cow that bawls loudest is the first to forget her calf and The wheel that does the squeaking is the wheel that gets the grease.
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Austin
Texas Folk-Lore Society
Southwest
J. Frank Dobie
Dobie
Denmark
Movie and stage listings for current programs
A catalog of current film and stage offerings across multiple venues including Paramount Texas Mission Rialto Rex Nat Roseland and the Fair. It notes Moulin Rouge Wharf Angel Havana Widows The Lost Patron The Right to Romance and It Ain't No Sin among others with brief cast notes and audience suitability. A fast-moving Fair stage revue opens today featuring Roy Divens Jewell Hopkins Izetta Powell and Jimmie Allman along with a cellophane carioca number.
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Paramount
Constance Bennett
Franchot Tone
Broasway Follies
Roy Diven
Wharf Angel
Victor Melagien
Texas
Bureau of Missing Persons
Pat O'Brien
Havana
Joan Blondel
Rialto
Victor McLaglen
NO. Rex
Ann Harding
NAT
Durwood Cline
Roseland
Bob Mueller
Roy Divens
Jewell Hopkins
Izetta Powell
Jimmie Allman
Short description of a long young creature named Jorda
A 25 foot long subject is described and the youngster is named Jorda.
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Jorda
Insull Writes From Ship as Exilona Cleanses Port Palermo
Samuel Insull, awaiting trial on his American utilities ventures collapse, spent an hour in his cabin aboard the Exilona at Palermo on April 19 writing letters before the ship docked at 8 30 A M Italians sought interviews but were rebuffed. The Exilona planned to depart for Casa Binaca later that day, an estimated four to five days travel.
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Exilona
Palermo
Sicily
Samuel Insull
Milazzo
Insull
Exilena
Casabinaca
Follies at the Fair Theatre Opens with Broadway Farce
The Fair Theater unveils a three day Follies engagement mixing broad farce and artistry. Jimmie Allman and Roy Diven headline with a 12 piece orchestra performing new sympho rhythmic arrangements. Blonde Jewell Hopkins and Izetta Powell bring dance and novelty acts while Wharf Angel with Victor McLaglen plays on screen as prices increase.
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Fair Theater
Jimmie Allman
Debonair Roy Diven
Jewell Hopkins
Miss Hopkins
Henry Bussey
Snooks” Friedman
Ligon Smith
Casaloma
Izetta Powell
Victor McLaglen
Historic city protests F D R administration
In Lexington Massachusetts 1200 citizens filed a petition to Congress criticizing federal interference in private enterprise under social reform and emergency laws. They urged preservation of individual rights and free enterprise against broad federal measures.
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Lexington
Maas
Congress
Maassachusetts
Washington
Protest Roars in Canada Over New Gold Tax
A 10 percent tax on gold sparked widespread protest from mining operators in Canada. Delegations rushed to Ottawa to voice opposition while Toronto exchanges convened emergency meetings as shares fell up to 50 cents. The Pacific Coast Exchange remained open due to time zones. Government expects about 10 million dollars in annual revenue.
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Toronto
Vancouver Exchange
Canada
Ottawa
Toronto Stock Exchange
Pecrfic
Coast Exchange
Indian rhinoceros worth about eighteen thousand dollars
The article states the Indian rhinoceros costs roughly 18000 dollars in this country. It notes the price as a fact tied to local markets and animal trade. The piece mentions the animal’s value in context of import or zoo purchases.
Newsmen To Gather At N Y Convention
New York hosts two major journalism meetings next week drawing about 500 publishers and editors. The Associated Press members attend the AP annual meeting alongside the American Newspaper Publishers Association gathering.
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N. Y
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Kruschen Salts Promises Safe Weight Loss
A London woman reports losing weight from 177 to 159 pounds after starting Kruschen Salts in July. She notes improved energy and a five year younger look, attributing all weight loss to the remedy. The advertisement urges readers to buy Kruschen Salts at City Drug Store and promises a money back if not satisfied.
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London
Engand
Young Waco Mayor Mason to Address Luncheon at Waldorf
Mason, 38, elected mayor by the Waco city commission after leading the April 3 ticket, becomes likely the youngest chief executive in the city's history. He previously served as an independent commissioner and has no prior public office. Secretary of State Corde Hull to speak at the annual luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Corde Hull
Waco
Early
Mason
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