Cape Town Clipper Skipper Harold Gray Masters Ocean Flight
Profile of Captain Harold E. Gray, 35, Pan Am veteran and master mariner, who piloted a round trip of 19,961 miles from Belgium to Cape Town and back. A gifted engineer and pilot, he holds multiple licenses and degrees and began with Ford before joining Pan American Airways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Cape Town
Tin Pan Alley
Harold E. Gray
Belgian Congo
Gray
Mr. Gray
Guttenberg
Iowa
University of Iowa
Brooksfield
University of Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Pan-American Airways
Canal Zone
Women claim 70 percent wealth influence in public affairs
The article profiles Cathrine Curtis a leader among women investors who argues women hold 70 percent of the nation’s wealth and should wield corresponding political influence. It notes her Washington battles over price control and outlines her career from Glen Falls youth to film and ranching ventures, plus a digression on Sarawak’s 19th century rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ths
Cathrine Curtis
America
Washington
Curtis
Glen Falls
N. Y
Miss Curtis
Gus Thomas
Arizona
Harold Bell Wright
Shepherd of the Hilld
New York
Hollywood Buzz and Bans Echo in 1940s Film News
The National Legion of Decency bans Greta Garbo’s Two Faced Woman amid archbishop critique and city bans. Warner Brothers moves forward with The Constant Nymph starring Joan Fontaine and Charles Boyer. Barbara Stanwyck coins slang on Ball of Fire set. Donivee Purkey’s Hollywood rise, from college theatre to a Paramount screen test, with a likely role in The Fleet’s In as Laura Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Legion of Decency
Greta Garbo
Archbishop Spellman
Hollywood
Will H. Hays
Barbara Stanwyck
Howard Hawks
Barbara
Brooklyn
Donivee Purkey
Paramount
Laura Lee
Paramount signs Jim Brown in tennis film tie in
Hollywood tennis stars Gilbert Roland Philip Reed Errol Flynn and others join the annual motion picture tournament next spring but may regret Paramount signing Jim Brown who is the romantic lead in Out of the Frying Pan. Brown is Texas tennis champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Roland
Philip Reed
Errol Flynn
Paramount
Jim Brown
Brown
Texas
Radio stars and weathered headlines mix in 1941 era note
The excerpt notes Esther Ralston and Enid Markey as notable radio film figures with moves to Hollywood potential. Virginia O'Brien and William Orr among cast, Betty Wells linked to Metro. Errol Flynn photo controversy cited. Roosevelt to speak December 24 during National Christmas tree lighting. True to the Army project offered to U S Army signal corps. Bob Hope and Rita Hayworth named as most photogenic stars of 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Furst
Virginia O’brien
William Orr
Betty Wells
Metro
Errol Flynn
New York
Roosevelt
Mutual
U. S
Army Signal Corps
Army
Bob Hope
Rita Hayworth
Settlement and repair tips for old houses and bathrooms
Settlement causes cracks in plaster as foundations shift. Use appropriate footing size to ground, equal wall timber thickness, and design for uniform settlement to avoid cracking. Other home fixes cover bathroom enamel removal, grease traps for drains, sealing gaps between flooring and baseboard, acid resistance of porcelain, damp ceiling treatment with aluminum paint, and smokepipe spacing from walls.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Who's
Lemuel F
Clipper
Casey Jones
Buckoad
Kipling
Night Mail
Sarawak
Borneo
James Brooke
England
A E Percival
Singapore
Charles Vyner Brooke
White Rajah
U.S.S. West Virginia
Pearl Harbor
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Canada
Montreal
General Staff of
George Marshall
War Department
L. T. Cerow
R. A. Wheeler
Sherman Miles
Henry H. Arnodc
Marshall
W. A. Haislip
H. L. Twaddie
William Bryden
R. C. Moore
General Staff
Arrow
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Thomas C. Hart
United States
Asiatic Fleet
Japan
Far East
Stork
Axis
Godfrey Anderson
Associated Press
Libya
Ludwell Denny
The
New York Times
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Warner Brothers
Charles Boyer
Joan Fontaine
Victor Moore
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Radio
Woman of Courage
Esther Ralston
Enid Markey
Porcelain
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!