Ethiopian Prince in Washington Faces Etiquette And Flag Snags
United Press reports in Washington describe Prince Fils Liesl Derbi navigating a gauntlet of protocol needs and hotel arrangements. The State Department pressed for discreet dressing and a makeshift Ethiopian flag was sourced from a dictionary image, while a separate stamp-collecting anecdote highlights Secretary Phillips’s son profiting from wartime mail.
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United Press
Washington
Porapani
Fils Liesl Derbi
Tne State Department
Philadelpia
William Phillips
Phillips, Jr
Phillips
J. Errol Boyd
Haiti
Roosevelt
State Department
Love story of Ack Ples to Close Mary and Doug
Hollywood report on Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks the famed film couple whose thirteen year marriage faced separation and possible divorce after 1920. The piece notes their intense mutual devotion, shared social life, separate finances, and the impact of John Fairbanks’s 1924 death on Doug’s demeanor and the marriage.
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Mary
Alanson Edwards
United Press
Hollywood
Calif
Douglas Pairbaniks
Mary Fickford
Doug
Fairbanks
Goongli
Pakbmiks
Pickfall
Bool
Swansons
Chapling
Bill Harts
Mary de Tugise
Jess
Dolg
Dong
United Artists
John Fairbanks
John Fairbanka
Accidents to Pedestrians Increase In First Half Year
Department of Revenue figures for Harrisburg show 085 or 29 percent of 20 382 motor vehicle crashes involved pedestrians. They caused 465 fatalities and 549 percent of total deaths and injured 28 percent of all injuries. Pedestrians were crossing against signals or walking from parked cars. The Governor's Committee warns not all crashes are pedestrians fault and urges motorists and walkers to respect each other’s rights and safety.
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Department of Revenue
Harrisburg
Governor's Committee On
Hmnes
Wno
Hach
Home Owners Loan Bank efforts in Pa 1913 era
Twenty years ago the Journal files note rapid organization of the Home Owners Loan Corporation in Pennsylvania with four district offices planned in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton and Erie to handle mortgage exchanges for federal bonds. State manager Jacob H. Mays stresses prioritizing foreclosures and mortgage exchanges to 4 percent bonds as part of stabilizing local home town banking.
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Penna Home Loan
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Pennsylvania
Erie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Jacob H. Mays
Mays
Crop prospects slump in Pennsylvania amid drought impact
Forecasts for July 1 show crop production near 1932 levels but 13 percent below the 1927-1931 average as drought hurts tobacco potatoes apples and grapes while corn wheat and other grains rise. Sereage area for main crops is pegged at 5,892,400 acres versus 4, después years. General Motors reports quarterly net income of 641,198,169 and 48,1 million for six months ending June 30, signaling improving conditions in industry.
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Pennsylvania
Atte
General Motors Corporation
Beal Seeks Stage Roles Over Film Career In Hollywood
Jonn Beal, 24, the New York stage actor famed for Another Language, arrives in Hollywood to play Jerry in the MGM film. He prefers stage work and questions becoming a regular screen figure, noting his modest view of his screen type and strong ties to his theatrical roots. Beal, Penn graduate, recalls his early hit and friendship with Raymond Hackett.
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Alanson Edwards
United Press
Hollywood
Jonn Beal
New York State
Prc
Beal
Heal
Philadelphia
Jerry
New York
Penn
Raymond Hackett
Fragmentary historic notes on 1861 railway events and local figures
Fragmented OCR style lines mention the Atlantia and Great Western Railway junction at Pila delphia and Erie A in June 1861, Corry l's birth, B Potter heating crude oil from oil regions, a Downer Works site, and Jacob Harteliode building a boarding shanty on Crown Street, now Maple Avenue, with incomplete context and several unclear phrases.
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Atlantia and
Great Western Railway
Piladelphia and
Erie
Corryl
B. Potter
Jacob Harteliode
Crown Street
Maple Avenues
Paris Styles Paris Leading Fashion Party Attire
Paris society notes Madame Jacques Loscali among chic Parisians wearing the Chantel model in black matte crepe. The gown features a heart shaped slack decolletage and two mousseline roses, with other spring looks from Mademoiselle Floris de Beauvoise including a Marcel Rochas ensemble in black and white with featherweight wool and white pique accents.
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Paris
Madame Jacques Loscali
Mademoiselle Floris de
First regular frame building in the city noted
The fragment notes an office design labeled DUM and cites Moffel the carpenter as associated with the building project, claiming it was the first regularly constructed frame structure in the city. The readable text is incomplete, providing limited context on dates, place, or broader significance.
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Doh Moffel
Ball Players Close Escape Near Franklin City Line
A truck driven by George Burke and a sedan driven by Alex Hays collided near the Franklin city line on Monday evening after the truck driver lost control. The truck struck a running board and fender, then climbed an embankment and hit a telegraph pole. Several boys on the ball team rode in the truck but no injuries were reported. Vehicle damage was extensive to both the truck and the sedan.
Pymatuning Dam Waters Rise Flooding Shenango Basin
Heavy rains north of Pymatuning Dam push Shenango River over banks in the reservoir basin. Engineers say the reservoir will resemble a swollen stream for weeks as gates remain closed. Water rise already reaches Jey pet Beve and Warrell areas for several days if needed.
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Sharon
Pymatuning
Shenango Valley
George 8. Beal
Alreddy
Jeypet Beve
Warrell
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