Donagan the Precocious Texan Debuts in Hollywood Film
Donagan, an 84 year old Texas child prodigy, makes his film debut as Peter in a Rowland V Lee production. He began walking at 7 months and sang on radio at 11 minutes. Director Lee adapts to Donnie’s quick movements and a Texan accent learned from his mother. Donnie was born in San Antonio and moved to Hollywood with his parents last winter.
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We the People against the political tide in Washington
In a Washington scene a sea analogy frames the June 10 column by Jay Franklin Washington. The piece portrays the nation as surf battered by waves of reform and opposition, noting the New Deal era pressures, lobbying influence, and clashes over taxes and relief programs. It highlights Wheeler Bailey and Pat Harrigan as figures shaping or resisting policy.
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Utah
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Tapeworms and politics in a 1938 glimpse
In a mixed column, public health notes on tapeworm risks from undercooked meat contrast with a broad critique of New Deal politics and 1930s governance. It references meat inspections, parasitic risks, and society debates from Pennsylvania to Ohio, ending with a copyright note from 1938.
One Way to Curs Crime
Opinion piece arguing for harsher punishment of criminals, citing the Jimmie Cash case in Princeton, Missouri, and criticizing leniency. Calls for English justice, condemns insanity defenses, and urges decisive punitive measures to curb crime. Also defends editorial independence and criticizes federal intervention in states. Includes notes on star watching and astronomy as light reading.
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Mainbocher midgets debut bold summer and winter ideas
Paris June 10 Novelty with out nonsense drives Mainbocher collection highlighting midget models and new silhouettes. Features include pendant embroidery with metal and jewels, Tyrian purple velvets, bold color contrasts, unusual arminole sleeves, and jeweled ornaments dominating evening and dinner dresses for early fall.
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Okitt
Codfish Weighs 500 Pounds Caught in Black Sea
A codfish weighing 500 pounds and 74 feet long was caught by fisherman AB Bour Fas and sold to a fishmonger here for BIS. The fish is claimed to be the largest ever seen in the Black Sea.
Twenty Years Ago A Taken From Journal Files June 1918
A fragment from the Journal files recalls a near-fatal stabbing near Mill Lake with Bir jeelburg badly wounded at Corry hospital. The eclipse descrips show clear skies and wide public attendance. War activity committee members at the Board of Commerce are named including A D Cheglrove and C F Brown. A campus sermon by Rev R Le Poulle, whiskey theft report, jail-prison work proposal, and local residents of Smith Street are noted along with Private Allan Spenger returning from Camp Sevier.
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Iley Lake
Alonzo Hewlett
Mindley Lake
Speelburg
Corry Hospital
Corry
A. D. Chlegrove
Winrman
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C.F. Brown
P. G. Wool
Joseph B. Brock
Walter L. Puake
C. Warren DeRosay
B. Woodward
George H. Barlow
L. W. Olds
Corry High School
R. le Poulle
Wiltranor
Gageway
R Mouton
Saldsn
Loss of Power to Write Agraphia and Reading Loss
Agraphia refers to loss of writing ability and is linked to the broader loss of power to read. The condition suggests a neurological impairment where language and literacy skills deteriorate, affecting reading and writing capacities.
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Alexis
Behind the Scenes in Washington by Rodney Washington
A report on secret efforts led by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury John HY Hanes to unite business and government for a coordinated plan to tackle the depression. A five industrialists meeting may precede a broader convention with labor leaders, possible after November elections, aiming for a legislative and policy program. Roosevelt delays organizational bills to avoid Senate filibuster while house leaders weigh amendments. Other notes cover Reynolds primary campaign travel and constituent outreach.
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California garlic crop to shrink acreage by two hundred
California faces softer garlic prices as 18th year of overproduction reduces state acreage by 200 acres. Officials say demand lags, prompting a planned cut to ensure market balance and protect grower returns across major garlic districts in San Jose and surrounding regions.
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Grammar Note on Degrees of Certainty
A concise explanation states that when something is certain it is fixed and settled, so phrases like more certain or most certain are incorrect. The rule emphasizes that certainty has no higher degree once established.
Great Britain and United Kingdom Defined
The text defines Great Britain as the island of England Scotland and Wales and explains the United Kingdom includes Northern Ireland. It clarifies geographic and political boundaries within the UK framework.
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United Kingdom
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Scotland
Wales
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