Sigrid Gurie Seen as Uncertain American Despite Brooklyn Roots
Hollywood report notes Sigrid Gurie seeks a passport to England for a Korda film but immigration officials question her American status due to 1871 treaty rules. Brooklyn birth places her in doubt. experts say she may be a woman without a country, prompting action by Perkins and Hull.
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Hollywood
Sigrid Gurie
Sam Goldwyn
Brooklyn
Philip Nolan
England
United States
Miss Gurie
Immigration Bureau
Alexander Korda
Washington
Norway
Labor
Frances Perkins
Cordell Hull
Art Myers
Korda
Flunking May Jumpstart Students Into Business Success
Dr. Samuel N. Stevens of Northwestern University teaches that flunking can reveal a student’s true abilities. He notes that an early setback often prompts clearer direction toward business and professional achievement, based on research at the Personnel Institute testing potential industrial hires.
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Chicago
Samuel N. Stevens
University College
Northwestern University
Personnel Institute
Warning on Indian voting rights in several states
Washington AP report says the Bureau of Indian Affairs warned that states denying competent Indians voting privileges risk intervention. Floyd La Rouche, rep of Commissioner John Collier, cited constitutional support and improper tax payments as common barriers. He noted government attorneys deem such restrictions unconstitutional.
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Washington
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Floyd la Rouche
John Collier
la Rouche
The Poet Of The People On Gender And Machines
Edgar A. Guest recalls his grandfather’s view of gender, noting he referred to objects and a watch as she and he. The poem reflects a lifelong habit of feminine personification and a lingering memory of the grandfather’s language after his passing.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Menus and recipes from Mrs Alexander George cookbook feature
Sunday menus include breakfast with melon omelet and veal roast dinner with browned potatoes and creamed cauliflower. Desserts rich with peach shortcake and whipped cream. Recipes cover pastry dough peaches and shortcake filling, sausage and cheese toasted sandwiches, and a rent want ad for housing.
Milk Post Offices Considered to Trim Milk Price Gap
Washington officials from the justice and agriculture departments weigh a plan to create milk post offices in major cities. A central agency with branches could sell milk to consumers and offer delivery for regular customers, aiming to narrow the price spread between farmers and buyers. Another option is treating milk distribution as a public utility under government control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice and Agriculture Departments
Personal Health Service Advice On Medicine Chests
Readers get guidance on stocking a family medicine chest with safe practical items. The piece warns against dangerous poisons and endorses minimal antiseptics like mild tincture of iodine and boric acid, plus general health cautions and brief medical Q A about appendicitis recovery and root beer as a beverage.
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U. S
Halitosis Clinic Opens at Northwestern University
Four five scientists at Northwestern University dental school opened a halitosis clinic to study causes and cures for bad breath. They use an osmoscope to measure odor concentration represented by pO. Among students tested, 44 percent exceeded ideal odor levels, rising with age and peaking after meals and in the morning.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
The
University Dental School
Hallie Flanagan Denounces Theater Charges as Misleading
Hallie Flanagan director of the federal theater project denounces charges before the Dies committee as inaccurate and misleading. She says she offered to testify and that all project officials were available as witnesses.
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Washington
Hallie Flanagan
Federal Theater Project
Dies House Committee
Dies
Texas
Bendix Racers Invade Rarified Air In Cleveland Derby
Bendix air derby entrants will fly at four miles up for the Cleveland race. Robert Perlick of Glendale shows an oxygen mask from the Mayo foundation. Paul Mantz and George Armistead join the high altitude flight as racers depart in 20 to 30 minute intervals. Frank Fuller set the speed record last year at 258 mph over 2050 miles. Major Alexander P. de Seversky piloted a new model across the country in a recent test.
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Los Angeles
Cleveland
Robert Perlick
Glendale
Calif
Mayo Foundation
Howard Hughes
Perlick
Paul Mantz
George Armistead
Bendix
Frank Fuller
Seversky
Fuller
Alexander P. de Seversky
Pilot Jacqueline Cochran Aims For Nonstop Flight Range
Jacqueline Coch rane, who finished third last year, will pilot the mission. The aircraft is described as the only pursuit plane with a 3,000 mile flying range enabling a nonstop flight if desired.
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Jacqueline
Jacky) Cochrane
Volume Of Retail Trade Improves In Many Key Centers
New York dispatch reports Dun and Bradstreet data showing retail trade up 3 to 6 percent in many key centers this week due to crop money and higher payrolls. Overall transactions stayed 2 to 7 percent below the 1937 level.
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New York
INS
Dun and Bradstreet
Trade and Demand Report on Clothing and Home Furnishings
Consumer interest centered on full clothing and home furnishings requirements. Wholesale trade rose mainly from spot orders while total sales fell versus last week and were 10 to 16 percent below 1937 levels. Trade circles say only about 60 percent of normal fall clothing demand is being met.
Truck Driver Pleads Not Guilty in Reckless Driving Case
O. J. Smith of Toddville entered a not guilty plea in police court on Friday to a reckless driving charge after a freak auto accident occurred Wednesday in Toddville, involving Smith and causing police to pursue the charge.
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O. J. Smith
Toddville
California man’s car wrecks Bemis Food shop building
Charles E. Coleman of Long Beach California drove a car into the Bemis Food shop at Fourteenth street and Mount Vernon avenue SE. A Smith ton and one half truck sideswiped Coleman’s car, causing major damage and halting the return trip to California. Police charged Smith with reckless driving. the case was continued to Sept 13. Coleman remained in the city as his car was repaired.
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Charles E. Coleman
Long Beach
Calif
Bemis
Fourteenth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Coleman
Smith
California
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