Silent screen star Leatrice Gilbert recalls Hollywood days
Leatrice Gilbert, once wife of John Gilbert, told Wilton Women's Club she was born in the 1800s and recalled love scenes with Richard Dix and Conrad Nagel. She returned from Hollywood after a nine year absence, noting its faded glamour and sharing memories of her early acting career in New Orleans.
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Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Connecticut
Hollywood
John Gilbert
Wilton Women’s Club
Richard Dix
Conrad Nagel
Gilbert
New Orleans
State Farm Life Insurance Matchmaker Ad in Texas
A State Farm Life Insurance ad promotes a free Matchmaker service that uses customer details to suggest a tailored policy. It invites readers to contact agent Earl Harwell in Childress, Texas, for a personalized life insurance plan and lists the home office in Bloomington, Illinois.
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State Farm
Earl Harwell
Childress
Texas
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Bloomington, Hainois
Leatrice Joy Reveals Identity During Conversation
In a public exchange a woman claimed to be Leatrice Joy while Greta Garbo spoke, then Joy described leaving talking pictures to focus on motherhood. She details how her daughter now in Greenwich Conn with five children barely recognized her after a trip abroad, prompting her to abandon other work to raise her child.
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Leatrice Joy
Greta Garbo
Talking Pictures
Greenwich Conn
Sousa Award Presented To Julia Browning
Julia Browning daughter of Mr and Mrs John Browning received the John Phillip Sousa Award. Other awards went to Frank Stepp junior Patty Sprayberry sophomore and Molly Trent freshman. Officers elected include Frank Stepp travel administrator Nancy Forbis secretary and Jennilynn Sprayberry assistant secretary.
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John Browning
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Lee Hollingsworth
Frank Stepp
Patty Sprayberry
Molly Trent
Nancy Forbis
Jennilynn Sprayberry
Pamela Farley
Janie Mills
Stephanie Fox
Debbie Blackwell
Jill Turner
Guy Dugan
Linda Srader
Beverlye Weatherbee
Monica Inman
Sherry Atkinson
Darla Seal
Denise Barfield
Dawna Carmack
Mr. Anderson
Vicki Mullins
Ray builds on 30 9 career mark with calm late-game pitching
Ray credits experience for his success and composure in tight spots. He notes worry can ruin him, preferring steady warmups and readiness. Opponents now do the worrying as he takes on crucial moments.
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Ray
A Clemente
First Director of Office of Child Development Named
Dr. Edward F. Zigler of Kansas City becomes the first director after teaching at Yale for years. He assumes the post with plans to advance child development research and policy.
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Office of Child Development
Edward F. Zigler
Kansas City
Yale
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