Baronet for Hollywood and a racing fortune
Gordon Roll, heir to a £465,000 fortune from Sir Cecil Roll, plans Hollywood fame and racing coups. He admits heavy losses from gambling at Le Touquet, selling horses and wiring Steve Donoghue to sell his £2 horses. He bought Dialect for 1600 guineas and saw it place second at Hurst Park.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Gordon Roll
Cecil Roll
Burt
Gordon
Tattersalls
Loaing
Steve Donoghue
le Tonquet
Tuestoy
Hurst Park
Wialect
Red or Blonde: Film Industry Debates Blondes Change in Nightlife
A satirical survey claims 0 percent of American men prefer brunettes and 10 percent favor redheads while blondes lead with 1 percent. It cites perceived flaws of women on and off screen, from jealousy to dullness after marriage, and notes a provocative remark about natural blondes versus brunettes.
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America
Bennett
Helen
Connee- Hent
Earl of Mayo and Bourke Family Ties Recounted
The ninth Earl of Mayo, Earl Bourke, reportedly lived on one meal daily due to poverty and worked in Croydon and Bald, while maintaining estrangement from his family for years. His marriage in 1937 reconciled ties with Lady Mara, who spoke of his potential project ambitions and interest in a repeating rifle invention.
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Earl of
Mayo
Henry Bourke
Lea
Croydon
Bourke
Muhlenhead
Lady Mara
Mews-Chronicle
Ric Berth
Lord Mayo
Loris
Living in Paradise in New Zealand Housing Push
The Minister of Housing Mr Armstrong said state house tenants are moving to better homes and paying about 20 percent more than for hovels. The housing program is slowed by a shortage of skilled workers, though 6000 men are employed and every capable builder is engaged.
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Mr. Armstrong
New Zealand
Creme Charmosin Skin Remedy Promises Youth Glow
An ad style copy markets Creme Charmosin as a beauty product to erase signs of age. It boasts a forty year old woman’s transformed skin and claims protection from summer heat and winter cold. The voice emphasizes charm, youthfulness, and sweet witchery.
Schoolboys' Apology Letter to Shire Council Chief
Three pupils from the upper Mudgeerba school wrote to Councillor W. Studd, chairman of Nersng Shire Council, apologizing after an incident on the road home. The boys describe their actions and appeal for understanding while noting the traffic delays caused on Rothbone's road.
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Upper Mudgeerba School
Nersng Shire
W. Studd
Rothbone
The World Fair 1940 World’s Fair Exposition Preview
A feature on the New York World's Fair describing the 1210 acre site at Flushing Bay Long Island, with 30 million dollar investment, landscape design, and futuristic pavilions including the Perisphere and Trylon. It highlights a vast crowd projection of 60 million attendances, myriad restaurants, nocturnal lighting, and a city of tomorrow concept centered at Civic Centre with integrated towns and transit.
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Flushing Bay
Long Island
New Yoli
Ineenory
Keenzin
Teda
Lagoon of
Natlona
Fountain Lake
Eden
Folkoles
Imany
America
Inacion
Uroumi
Onutleus
Jhieh
Civic Centre
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Bowen
Grand Theatre
Lambeth Vale
Kent
Igallon
Wyvern
Vauxhall
Holden
Lamond
Baronet
Playboy
Earl
Paradise
McCann Bros
Service
Betzel
Gregory Street
Telephone No
Ot Iauall
P.O
N.C Crocker
Ocorbetit
Willie
Corbttt
Dell Cafe
K Sale
Jack Davies
Owen Independent
Tor Tare
General News
Loy, Bemenertie
Hoch
Lena Ie
Stacey & Stacey
Finders Street
Townsville
Coomb Ellis
Coomb Hillis
Herbert Street
Consign
Reg. Swan
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