Television opens door for vaudeville and movie stars
A column notes television offers new opportunities for performers whose fortunes declined in recent years. It cites actors from radio and stage eyeing TV, mentions Richard Barthelmess in an aviation epic, Cecil B. DeMille projects with Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, James Stewart at Metro, and other stars like Ida Lupino, Margaret Sullavan, and Lee Tracy. It highlights radio star schedules, Vicente Gomez in Mexicana, and Bob Ripley collecting 500 dolls while refusing to sell.
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Radio City
Bob
Ripley
Muni Dog Bite Ties to Emile Zola Signing
Oddities from film news note Paul Muni signed for The Life of Emile Zola and bitten by a stray dog during the ar. Sol Lesser buys screen rights to the Pulitzer winner Our Town in Technicolor under Ernst Lubitsch supervision. Werner Jans.
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Paul Muni
Emile Zola
Muni
Loms Pasteur
Sol Lesser
Amo
Our Town
Ernst Lubisch
Lésst
United Artists
Werner Jans
Ever Beloved Dotted Swiss for Little Girls Fashion
Fashion writers forecast a summer full of cottons like ginghams piques chambrays and especially dotted Swiss for children. Dainty Swiss sheets with fast color dots promise easy laundering and chic looks for little girls in several frock styles illustrated, including rose pink dotted Swiss and pink Swiss organdy ensembles with lace and smocking details.
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Big Sister
Fay
Sheerittle
Western Newspaper Union
Border Prints Trend Shapes This Season in Fashion
A fashion report notes a strong trend toward border prints this season. The dress shown demonstrates how designers pair yellow, rose and light blue florals on navy crepe to flattering effect.
New Fabrics Welcome Spring and Summer Styles
Readers greet new fabrics with bright cottons and chambray frocks. Even plain fashions shift to lighter tones and airy outfits as spring and summer moods take hold, while floral scents and casual headpieces add playful flair to the season.
Play Up Dots in Summer Fashions
Dotted prints are the rage this season with dots in every size from tiny to huge. Novel patterns feature color reversals, offering dressmakers ingenious combinations for summer wear.
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Thase
Tweed the Thing for Travel Coat at Fairs
If you travel to the New York or San Francisco fairs a tweed coat is essential. A Lantisceae tweed coat is touted as your best friend and indispensable on trips, promising practical warmth and smart style for journeys.
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New York Fair
San Francisco Fair
Notable Illinois Senator Who Fought in Three States
A long biographical sketch traces the career of a pivotal American figure who served as senator from three states. From early schooling in French and law to service in the Mexican and Civil wars, his political ascent included roles as state representative, auditor, and Illinois Supreme Court justice before moving to Minnesota and Missouri senates. The narrative also recounts an episode from the Revolutionary era involving John Trumbull and the painting prize that saved him from hanging.
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Scotland
Ilinois
Kaskaskia
Supreme Court
Cerro Gordo
United States
Illinois
Minnesota
Senate
United States Senate
Missouri
Shields
George Washington
Gates
Sullivan
Rhode Island
London
Benjamin West
John Andre
America
West
Copley
John Trumbull
Bunker Hill
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Franklin's Nephew Benny Mecom and the Press Odyssey
Benjamin Franklin sent his 19 year old nephew Benny Mecom to Antigua in 1752 to ruin his newspaper. Benny moved the press to Boston in 1758 and issued the first separate edition of Franklin's Father Abraham's Speech later The Way to Wealth, then tried New Haven Philadelphia and Burlington without success.
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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Mecom
Antigua
Leeward Islands
Jane Franklin Mecom
West Indies
Benny
Franklin
Boston
Father Abraham
New Haven
Philadelphia
Burlington
N. J
Benny Mecom
Searora Bae
Wiac Xiw6
Haswertceay
Union
Breakfast guidance and varied cereals for healthy meals
A health column urges starting the day with a substantial breakfast including fruit, cereal, eggs or bacon, bread and milk. It promotes variety in cereals and fruit, suggests breakfast can be quick yet wholesome, and notes the role of calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin D in adolescence.
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Io Coun
Tia
S. C
WNUO
Houston Goudiss
He Wouldn't Let Chance Of a Lifetime Pass By
The tale centers on a man who warded off a life changing chance after a mad dog bite. He insists he will not lose his nerve and vows to bite back any who cross him, as narrated by the Boston Post.
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Hos
Boston Post
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Joel McCrea
James Stewart
Metro
Margaret Sullavan
Louis Hayward
Ida Lupino
Hollywood
Man In the Iron Mask
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Lee Tracy
the Spellbinder
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Phil Baker
Stooge
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