Joan Crawford eyed for Wanger Paris film role
Hollywood reporting Walter Wanger plans to move operations abroad next year and hopes to cast Joan Crawford in The Ballad and the Source to be shot in Paris. He aims to film Ballad in May alongside Garbo project, if Crawford agrees. Sir Ralph Richardson previews Brand on BBC before London opening. Rod Cameron shines in Rose of Cimarron with George Montgomery as hero.
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Hollywood
Walter Wanger
Joan Crawford
Greta Garbo
Wanger
Joan
Paris
Ralph Richardson
BBC
Old Vic
London
Sir Ralph
Rod Cameron
Barnum and Bailey show boosts hospital fund by tickets sold
Opening night shatters expectations as 1,500 tickets sold at 100 dollars each, raising 150000 for St John’s hospital wing. Remaining seats total 6500. Hollywood notes highlight marriages children and upcoming debuts plus Bogart and Rope capsule review.
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Barnum and Bailey
St. John’s Hospital
Alan Ladds
Bob Cummings
Bill Bendix
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Olivia
Marcus Goodrich
Hollywood
Bogie
First African Slaves Arrived in Virginia Before Plymouth
The article states that the first enslaved Africans were brought to Virginia prior to the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth, marking an early chapter in colonial labor history.
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Virginia
Plymouth
Harrison Machine Co Seeks to Maintain Prompt Service
The firm at 108 West Moulton Street announces growth in personnel to sustain its prompt efficient service and extends thanks for customer business.
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Prompt Service
Decatur Typewriter Co
First Ave
Moulton St
Mountain Tales of Uncle Bush and the Tennessee Fire
A collection of mountain reminiscences by Don Whitehead recounts Uncle Bush Breazeale planning a humorous funeral with a homemade coffin and a village gathering. The pieces blend rural pride, a stubborn Lindemood family fire, and a sheriff’s moonshine caper in East Tennessee.
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Don Whitehead
Hal Boyle
Washington
Uncle Bush Breazeale
Tennessee
Uncle Bush
Tipit
Bush
TVA
Ras Lindemood
Ras’ Grandpappay
East Tennessee
North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
Norris Dam
Ras
Grain storage shortage threatens farmers with losses
Washington reports a serious shortage of grain storage space could cost farmers hundreds of millions in income this year. The Agriculture Department estimates storage shortfall near 1 billion bushels, especially in the corn belt with a 3.5 billion bushel corn crop nearing harvest. Without proper storage, farmers risk deteriorating grain and lower market prices under the government price support program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
African Ancestors Compared to European Nations in Diversity
A passage asserts that African ancestors of American negroes display as much tribal diversity in human types as Europe, framing differences as a natural reflection of varied origins. It treats ancestry as a map of diverse lineages rather than a single homogenous group.
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Europe
Nagging Wife and Resting Hubby Joke Echoes Across Media
The piece riffs on the long standing insult joke in popular culture. It notes the nursery of the in sult gag and how radio and television lean on old stage devices for laughs. It comments on the enduring appeal of insults in humor.
Telephone Tattle and Tiny Jokes From The Paper
A collage of quips and light items from The Wall Street Journal and others. A pun about a pound of paper versus gold contrasts with a joke about a groom seeking a raise to fund a hidden purchase. Other brief snippets include a flattery remark and a humorous miscommunication.
Feline Gossip and Moral Codes Stir Society Views
The piece features dialogue on gender roles with Elizabeth Branger's remark about women's strength and a husband's quip on jar caps. It notes Drake University censoring public coed kissing and questions a daylight moral code, contrasting private versus public displays of affection.
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Drake University
Lease of Plant Rapped by Alabama Rep
Alabama Representative Frank Boy kin criticizes the lease of a government owned blast furnace at Cleveland Ohio to Kaiser-Fraser Corp asserting it would harm small industry more in private hands. The piece notes a comic aside and reflects era tone.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Frank Boykin
Cleveland
Ohio
Kaiser-Fraser Corp
War Assets Act Telegram to Jess Larsen Reported
A telegram directed to Jess Larsen, administrator of the War Assets Act, appears in the records discussing wartime material distribution in the region. The message references plans and procedures related to war assets management.
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Jess Larsen
Congress Eyes Kaiser Fraser Lease Probe Over Cleveland Plant
In Washington congressman Boykin urged canceling the Kaiser Fraser lease of the $28 million Cleveland blast furnace and allowing bids. The Senate Small Business Committee investigates the lease after protests from Anniston Birmingham Chattanooga and other steel fabricators fearing limited pig iron access. Republic Steel formerly purchased pig iron for the plant.
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Cleveland
WAA
Kaiser- Fraser
Senate
Small Business Committee
Boykin
Larson
Anniston
Ala
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Tenn
South
Kaiser-Fraser
Republic Steel Corp
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Alabama State Health Department
Blue-Gray Association
Ray Childs
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Belk Hudson Building
Hartselie
Kennedy
Motor & Recapping CO
Second Ave
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Humphrey Bogart
New York
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Rita Hayworth
Jack Warner
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James Stewart
T. R. Harrison
Scott
BY RE Scott
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Jane Elliot
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Altough
Japan
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Big Jim Walters
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Decatur
Decatur Discount Company
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Elizabeth Branger
Young Smithers
Smithers
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Wall Street Journal
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George
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Jear
Leo Sparkin
Ypsilanti
Mich
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Owosso
Sparkin
Gene Aker
Spook Mountain
IOAN
Comic Dictionary
Appliance CO
A. L
Pete” Henderson
West Church Street
McRae Motors
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Ford” Wear
Mgr
Lee & Oak Sts
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