Green Pastures shines anew at Princess Theatre in film form
Warner Bros presents The Green Pastures at the Princess, a film adaptation of Marc Connelly’s stage hit. Connelly directs with William Keighley, bringing celestial imagery to life on a vast scale with angels, a real flood, and a dazzling earth sequence that outdoes the stage version.
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Warner Bros. Mammoth
Green Pastures
Princess Theatre
Marc Connelly
William Keighley
Warner Bros. Aces
Captain Blood
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Malaria Cure
An advertisement extols Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as both a malaria treatment and general tonic. It claims the tasteless quinine kills malaria in the blood while iron strengthens blood and guards against future attacks, with sizes 50c and $1 and safe use for children.
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Grove
Black owner moves through danger to confront Brent
Brent tracks the Black ownership of The Red Poppy with detective Onevan. A tense late night probe leads Brent to a derelict Hardison house where Bill Patrick and Black threaten. Brent is disarmed and warned as he plans to reveal a message. The scene ends with Black returning to town with Molly.
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Brent
Michael Donavan
Stuart
Black
Chicago
Bill Patrick
Chief
Tily
Mr. Black
Molly
Patrick
Bill
Louis
Government to prevent future reforms with formal notice
A historical crossword style puzzle lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries. The grid references government actions, timings, and various word definitions from 1 across to 61 across, blending political terms with linguistic hints.
Queen Mary Wins Ribbon for Record Transatlantic Crossing
The Queen Mary set a new speed record from Ambrose Lightship to New York harbor in 4 days 7 hours 12 minutes, beating Normandie by 4 hours 30 minutes. The liner averaged 30.01 knots, with 2,000 passengers aboard as she quarantined at her pier.
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New York
Ghetbours
Ambrose
England
Cunard
White Star Line
Jesse _the
New York Harbor
Nine Soviet Citizens Executed Near Hatlar
Tokyo reports nine Soviet citizens were executed near Hatlar on the outskirts of Manchukuo with 28 others sentenced to prison terms. A Domei dispatch links the condemned to a 1924 25 Soviet delegation and a 300 member shock battalion. the Three Rivers district near the Argun river is cited as the site of anti Manchoukuo activity.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Hatlar
Domei
Manchoukuo
Three Rivers
Hailar
Argun River
Siberia
Moscow
Worth the Effort
Arthur Phillips a retired Aripeka businessman rode 26 miles on a bicycle to report his missing auto. The 10 hour trip proved worthwhile as police recovered his vehicle.
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Brooksville
Fila
Arthur Phillips
Aripeka
Phillips
Goldfish Sex Clue Hints at New Way to Tell Males from Females
The bureau of fisheries weighs a new theory by Wallace A. Little and Edwin H. Perkins that male goldfish show flat gills while females have round gills, if fish are two years old. If correct, the method could simplify breeding and save fish keepers money, though testers will verify this fall.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Fisheries
Fredger
Bureau
From Park
Wallace A. Little
Richmond Heights
Missouri
Edwin H. Perkins
Perkins
Orsinger
Heat Triggers Burglar Alarm at Richmond Sporting Goods
In Richmond on August 4 the burglar alarm of a sporting goods shop rang not from a break in but due to extreme heat. Officers investigated the scene and found that window glass expanding in 94 degree heat had tripped the signal, causing the false alert.
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Richmond
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