Switchboard Operator in Pageant of a Family Murder
David Mallory, seeking newspaper work in New York, becomes a switchboard operator at a swank apartment house run by Tim Higgins. A scream leads to a murder in the Ferriter apartment. Higgins fires David, while Agatha Paget recruits him to help uncover family secrets as police suspect Lyon Ferriter. Jerry Cochran offers aid to solve the case.
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David Mallory
New York
Timothy Higgins
David
Agatha Paget
Allegra
Higgins
Ferriter
Pagets
Lyon
Everett
Ione
Paget
Lyon Ferriter
Jerry Cochran
The
Press
Mallory
Fineman
Shannon
Allegra Paget
Morello
Hoyt
Miss Agatha
Grosvenor
Everett Ferriter
Cochrane
Ferriters
Babylon
Milligan
Selah Paget
Blackbeard
The Mallory Luck Persists in a New York Mystery
In a続ing chapter the narrator weighs risk and alliances as Miss Agatha Paget's household hosts investigators, while Lyon Ferriter's trouble lingers. Captain Shannon presses for answers and the Pagets' ancestry files loom over the unfolding crime saga with Allegra Paget in tow.
Hollywood Stars Bestowed With Charitable Garments And Records
Violaing gossip notes that Warner Brothers uses twins Beverly and Barbara Quintanilla to double baby footage in Four Mothers. Directors Keighley Griffith Leisen Sam Wood and stars Claudette Colbert Ray Milland Paulette Goddard and Fred Astaire are cited for generosity and flawless performances.
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Beverly
Barbara Quintanilla
Warner Brothers
William Keighley
Priscilla Lane
Keighley
Mitchell Leisen
Ray Milland
Claudette Colbert
Sam Wood
Betty Brewer
Claudette
Joel J. Pressman
David Daniel
Paulette Goddard
Fred Astaire
Paramount
Hollywood
Capra seeks realism in Meet John Doe insights
The interview recalls Frank Capra asking Pat Flaherty about on screen protest dialogue and Gary Cooper’s stance in Meet John Doe. It notes The original Professor Quiz's 200th week on air, four years on air, nearly 2,000,000 letters, 12,000,000 questions, and $25,000 in prizes.
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Frank Capra
Gary Cooper
John Doe
Capra
Pat Flaherty
Flaherty
Donald Duck
Charlotte
N. C
Donna Woods Leads Trio to Fame as Donna and Her Don Juans
Donna Woods moved from a mediocre girl trio to success with the all male group the Smarties. They auditioned on a Boston station and won several shows before Horace Heidt hired them. Now they headline with the Musical Knights on Pot o Gold and Treasure Chest.
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Donna Woods
Boston
Horace Heidt
Donna and
Her
Knights
Modern Laundry Bag Instructions Offer Easy Gift Ideas
A vintage sewing feature describes a sturdy red and white ticking laundry bag with a zipper and wall placement. It notes additional home accessories from Book 4 and other booklets, plus an order option and price details for homemaking readers.
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Ehold
Around the House Tips for Household Tasks
The article provides simple home efficiency tips. It covers sharpening dull blades with sandpaper, camphor for shelf upkeep, butter to unmold cornstarch pudding, rinsing molds in cold water, separate egg yolks by breaking over a funnel, and handling dough lightly for biscuits and cookies to improve texture.
The Value of Trying Over Easy Success
A concise maxim quoting Lloyd Jones on effort. It argues that attempting tasks and failing teaches more than passive success. It emphasizes courage and action over inaction and complacency.
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Lloyd Jones
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Mino’s
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Ferriter Flat
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Ione Ferriter
Grove
Miss Paget
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Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Virginia
Edward H
Madeleine Carroll
Ruth Wyeth
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Bedford Hills
St. Francis Valley
Stoddard County
S. E. Mo
J. H. Johansen Dexter
Missouri
Department of Agriculture
Sunkist
California
California Fruit Grower Exchange
Sunkist California Oranges
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