Mae West Catherine the Great publicity and Hollywood trends
A nostalgic survey of publicity stunts in Hollywood from Mae West’s Catherine the Great saga to other myths. It notes press frenzy, editor interest, and industry insiders like Robert Hopkins and Carl Sandburg, plus quirky anecdotes about actors, directors, and celebrity habits.
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Hollywood
Pola Negri
Hollywood Boulevard
Marlene Dietrich
Katharine Hepburn
John Barrymore
Mae West
Catherine the Great
Queens
Mae
Columbia
Catherine
New York
Mao
Robert Hopkins
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Bunny
Sandburg
Hopkins
Army Induction Center
Army
Weather drizzles linger with no heavy corner in sight
The column notes ongoing light rain through the weekend with no imminent heavy weather. It also touches on politics, wartime sentiment, a charity gift from Judge Marvin Jones, and light social notes from Denver to Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Marvin Jones
Tack Ranch Hands Seek Steady Texas New Mexico Jobs
Two experienced ranch hands, J. T. Hester and Walter Towell, seek steady work together in Texas or New Mexico. They list 1303 North Pull more Street as contact, urging employment and partnership.
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Tack
Texas
New Mexico
North Pullmore Street
J. T. Hester
Walter Towell
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Jesse
Charles Laughton
Santa Monica
Laughton
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Laughton
Prince
Mike Romanoff
Globe-News
Mrs. Roosevelt
Germany
Roosevelt
Washington
Simmons Hospital
Denver
Bataan
News-Globe
Denver Post
R. T. Everett
Hedley
Panhandle
Watermelon
Marvin
the Panhandle
Mr. Jones
United States
Winchell
Rex Ingram
Katherine Dunham
Broadway
al Smiths
Stork Club
James Farleys
Smiths
Eleanor Roosevelt
Versailles
Miami Beach
Wyoming
Irling
Chicago
Merchant Marine
London
R. C. Sheriff's
Caribbean
Manhattan
Grandma
Amherst College
Smith
New England
Shirley Temple
Deanna Durbin
Douglas Wright
L. M. Wright
Tyler Street
G. E. Dallinger
Plainview
Morgan Wright
Floydada
Washington Street
Pauline Rozell
West 18Th Ave
London Sunday Times
Irwin A. Moon
Chicago Bible Istitute
McLain
Carolina
Fred
Polk
Latakia
Lorillard Co
Teale Com O
Eastern Regional Research Laboratory
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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