Young Woman Seeks Office Work Amid Family Struggles
Kelsie Wright, earning sixteen dollars a week plus tips as a manicurist, faces a crowded household with a unemployed father and a frugal grandmother. She contemplates an office job to improve earnings while Mrs Paget offers fifty dollars to help, highlighting limited prospects and a desire for independence.
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Kelsie Wright
Caledine’s
Purets
Wright
Dad
Matt
Dory
Loria
Vase Tolman
Kelsie
Barton
Anna
Four Dollars a Week and a Farm Oil Burner
Betty and Kelsie discuss work and money in a coffee shop as Betty plans family and future earnings. Kelsie wants an office job and marriage, while Betty budgets for an oil burner and supports her sister-in-law’s path. Bolt arrives. Kelsie leaves in tears, feeling ignored by Bob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Smart
Kelsie
Yardman's
Bob
Bolt
Anna
Bart
Mom
Green and Lewis Oppose Peacetime Drafts in Labor Day Speech
On Labor Day in Washington CIO and AFL leaders denounced peacetime conscription plans. William Green of the AFL and John L. Lewis of CIO pledged loyalty to national defense while opposing draft proposals for military training.
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Washington, D. C
CIO
AFL
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Tabor
Hollywood gossip on Paulette Goddard and upcoming stars
Paulette Goddard declines Serenade to a Wealthy Widow lead for now, wants a New York theater vacation with Chaplin before filming. Pasternak and Dunne plan her future with Robert Cummings. Mary Beth Hughes rises at Fox in Brooklyn Bridge. Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Mickey Rooney projects loom with Parternak, Mayer, and studio plans.
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Ollywood
INS
Paulette Goddard
Marsons Ranch
Joseph Pasterna
Paulette
Charlies
The
Orient
New York
Charlie
Robert Cummings
Pasternak
Tery Wise
Darryl Zanuck
Mary Beth Hughes
Brooklyn Bridge
Alice Faye
Tyrone Power
Don Ameche
Henry Fonda
Edward Arnold
Twentieth Century-Fox
Arthur Ceasar
Philip Dunne
Mary Beth
John Barrymore
Gay Lotharie
Mickey Rooney
Chicago
Dolly
Palmer House
Mickey
Metro
Louis B Mayer
L. B
Andy Hardy
Judy Garland
Little June Preisser
Notable Hollywood Buzz and Weekend Arrivals
A gossip wrap lists Virginia Bruce out of Love Insurance with Nancy Kelly stepping in at Universal. Charles Boyer leads foreign stars urging aliens to register. Bertia Harding teases new royal biography material from Rio research. Hollywood folk traveler Liz Whitney plans a Honolulu trip. several celebrity sightings and parties noted around San Diego and Beverly Hills.
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Virginia Bruce
Nancy Kelly
Universal
Charles Boyer
Bertia Harding
Juarez
Rio de Janeiro
Muss Harding
Namesis Countess Karoly
Hollywood
Lana Turner
Vietor
Freddie Bartholomew
Jane Withers
el Cortez
State Theater
San Diego
Abe Meyers
Lois January
Carol Parker
Paul Felman
Isobel Jewell
Dean Jaggers
Brigham Young
Beverly Hills
William Dicterles
Ranch
Kay Thaw
Mary Rogers
Wall
John Fredericks
Liz Whitney
Honolulu
We Hope This Man Hasnt Hay Fever
New York AP report describes a two gram jar taken from a world jam exhibit containing ragweed pollen. If opened it could trigger a strong allergic reaction, warned the exhibit director.
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New York
Railroads Seek Adjusted Capital and Charges in ICC Plans
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a summary of reorganization plans for 25 railroads. Notable changes include Chicago and North Western lowering capitalization from 4452 217 000 to 329 074 000 and trimming fixed charges from 16 549 740 to 3 382 079, and Chicago Great Western cutting capitalization from 134 952 000 to 63 092 000 with fixed charges from 1 898 783 to 849 000. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific reduce capitalization from 627 354 000 to 334 386 000 and fixed charges from 14 954 451 to 4 269 654. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific drop capitalization from 458 839 000 to 179 357 000 and fixed charges from 15 771 878 to 2 575 547. Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern cut capitalization from 9 879 000 to 3 673 000 with fixed charges eliminated at 282 693.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago and North Western
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Milwaukee
St . Paul and
Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Southern
Sledger Alex Katsilometes Comes Alive in Idaho Sighting
In Pocatello Idaho Alex Katsilometes appears in a curious scene described amid aging concrete remains his presence noted as fresh and unusual. The report combines surreal imagery with a brief local flavor centered on Katsilometes.
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Pocatello, Idaho
Alex Katsilometes
My Day by Eleanor Roosevelt Highlights A Busy Rhinebeck Visit
Eleanor Roosevelt describes a full day at Hyde Park with Norwegian guests, Michigan nieces, and relatives. The trip include horse shows, a county fair, Red Cross fundraising, and a later radio appearance by Mr Wallace.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Michigan
W. Forbes Morgan
Chatham
N. Y
Franklin, Jr
New York City
Rhinebeck
Florida
Red Cross
Grange
County Fair
Osgaard
Hee
Wallace
Des Moines
Theaters Show New Releases and Casts Across Town
Paramount features Shirley Temple in The Young People with Jack Qakie and Charlotte Greenwand. South of Karanga stars Charles Bickford. Towa presents Lucks Partners with Ginger Rogers and Ronald Colman Judy Canova in Scatter brain. Statf features Rod Burns in Comin Round the Mountain with Ina Merkel and Jerry Colanna. The Captain is a Lady stars Charles Coburn Beulah Bond. Palace screens Buck Benny Rides Again with Jack Benny. Rialto shows Walt Disney Pr occhia and Tex Ritter in The Gold en Trail. Aesop, famed fables author, died about 560 BC.
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Paramount
Shirley Temple
Jack Qakie
Charlotte Greenwand
Karanga
Charles Bickford
Towa
Lucks
Ginger Rogers
Ronald Colman
Judy Canova
Scatterbrain
Statf
Rod Burns
Ina Merkel
Jerry Colanna
Charles Coburn
Beulah Bond
Palace
Jack Benny
Buck Benny
Marshal
Mesa Citys
George O Brien
Rialto
Tex Ritter
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Mrs. Puget
Timothy
Ida
Dix Allen
Caledine
Edaya
Temple
Oakie Greenwood
Eh Peels
Starving Les Bickford
Bick Foran
Luli Beste
Gable
Tracy Colbert
Lamarr Boom
Zimbalist
Titieont
Rey
the Jenny Lind
Ozarks
Bette
Rachel Field
Jeffrey Lynn
Barbara O'Neil
Virginia Weidler
Meary Daniell
Walter Mampden
George Coulouris
Anatole Litvak
Warner Bros. Fire Navona
Cope
WEA Service. Inc
T M. Reg US
Green
Lewis
Matinee Ife
Benny
Pius George O'Brien
Mesa City
Pareens
Pdietrich
Duchess of
New Orleans
Tay Garnett
Miss Bishop
Joseph Pasternak
Marlene
Broderick Crawford
Hatter
Basil Rathbone
Basil
Fred Cavens
Harry Hooker
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Childrens’ Crusade
Rafos
Aesop
TURK
Rilelan, CO
Yanky Clover
Richard Hudnut
Ghlider
Copbere
LijakTri Kateer
Feather-Light Foundation
Naturelle
Rachel
Rose Rachel
Piper
Lnar
the Killian Company
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