Four Girls in White tops State bill with nurses at work
The New State presents Four Girls in White starring Florence Rice Ana Merkle Ann Rutherford and Mary Howard with Alan Marshal and Bobby Ebsen. The drama follows four trainee nurses from entry to graduation with themes of love work and ambition. Also featuring Secret Service of the Air a high action air espionage piece. U S wool prices plunged from 32 cents to 19 1/2 cents per pound between 1937 and 1938 causing producer losses near 46 million dollars.
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Florence Rice
Ana Merkle
Ann Rutherford
Mary Howard
Alan Marshal
Bobby Ebsen
Jessie Ralph
Marie Dressler
Secret Service
Hollywood
Mexico
Justice Holmes
United States
EX SWIMMING CHAMPION HORIZONTAL PUZZLE CLUES SET
A crossword style clue list featuring numbered across and down entries about the first girl to swim the English Channel, various Latin and English terms, and a set of cryptic style hints including terms like money changing roosted and frostings.
Mary Healy Threatens Alice Faye as Fox Sings Star
Hollywood gossip notes that Mary Healy emerges as a rival to Alice Faye at Twentieth Century Fox after three years of Faye’s dominance in song. Observers compare the potential clash to a distance runner feeling a challenger at the stretch.
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Alice
Twentieth Century-Fox
Twentieth
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Westwood
Hollywood
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Allan Jones
Nelson Eddy
Wendy Barrie Upends Ride With Terrapin Encounter
News notes report Wendy Barrie spotted a terrapin on the road while riding, dismounted, and placed the terrapin on the saddle causing the horse to bolt and Barrie to strain her back while trying to stop it.
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Wendy Barrie
Wendy
Hollywood Viewpoints and World Fair Guest Notes
A column notes Joy Hodges will be the first paying guest at the New York World’s Fair on May 1 as special guest of Grover Wha Jen. Frances Farmer and Leif Erickson are tied up with contract troubles and will not appear in Paramount pictures this summer. The piece recalls a 15 year old Motion Picture Directors’ Association costume ball incident at the Biltmore and a suggested recall of city officials. It also mentions The Hardys Ride High as a week’s highlight, Bob Hope’s charity appearances totaling forty-two this season, Loretta Young’s suggestion that the US fund a national beauty parlor chain, James Roosevelt promoting a movie in England, and Charlie Chan actor Gidnes TolER’s shirt trouble with Wing Foo.
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Frances Farmer
Leif Erickson
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Hollywood
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the Biltmore
Fred Niblo
Enid Bennett
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Bob Hope
Loretta Young
James Roosevelt
England
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell in Paramount
Theaters showcase a lineup including The Story of Alexander Graham Bell featuring Don Ameche Loretta Young and Henry Fonda alongside Iowa and State offerings with Bogart Bickford Parker Rice Merkel Rutherford Marshall and Reagan.
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Don Ameche
Loretta Young
Henry Fonda
Iowa
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Gale Page
Redwoods
Charles Bickford
Jean Parker
State
Florence Rice
Ana Merkel
Ann ‘Rutherford
Mary Howard
Alan Marshall
Secret Service of the Air
Dutch” Reagan
Ira Rhodes
Palace
Claire Trevor
Jackie Moran in Barefoot Boy at Rialto Theater
Jackie Moran stars in Barefoot Boy at the Rialto Friday and Saturday. The story follows Billy Whitaker, a country boy with a gang and a girl, as they explore a haunted neighborhood while fishing and hunting.
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Rialto
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Marcia Jones
Strawberries Roan star Ken Maynard in thrilling Western
Ken Maynard leads the fast-action western Strawberry Roan. The film presents a thrilling climax with Maynard as the starring hero. The accompanying program includes the thirteenth chapter of Spider's Web, a Three Stooges comedy, Cats, and the daily news.
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Ken Maynard
Britannica Debut in Edinburgh 1768 71 Parts
The Encyclopedia Britannica began its publication in Edinburgh Scotland in five installments from 1768 to 1771. It marked the start of a monumental reference work aimed at broad public knowledge and scholarly rigor across disciplines.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Neighbors and Nations by Edgar A. Guest
Poem urges neighbors who wish peace to live harmoniously sharing duties and bread. It contrasts friendly neighbors with those who sow hate and fear, arguing that a simple border should permit free passage, not barricades or violence. The piece advocates mutual goodwill over conflict.
WPA Decrease Reported In Relief Rolls
Col. F C Harrington announced that WPA relief rolls fell to 2 756 254 in the week ending April 12 a drop of 145 699 from the prior week reflecting ongoing employment reductions and program adjustments by federal work relief authorities.
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F. C. Harrington
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