Little People in Hollywood Pygmy Island Movie Work
Southern California dwarfs and midgets work on a Johnny Weissmuller film Pygmy Island. Details include pay of 22.23 a day, names such as Billy Curtis and Buster Resmondo, and stunts where Billy doubles for Bobby Driscoll in The Window.
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Hollywood
California
Johnny Weissmuller
Bakersfield
Marion Nichols
Angelo Rossitto
Hollywood Boulevard
Buster Resmondo
Hazel
Waine
Miniature Sally
Billy Curtis
Pyfmy
Billy
Bobby Driscoll
Macri Surrenders to Winchell in Slaying Case
Macri, 37, sought in the knife slaying of William Lurge, an organizer, pleaded guilty to first degree murder. General Sessions Judge Mullen remanded him to jail with motions due by July 3. Assistant DA Monaghan says trial likely in fall after Macri met Winchell at a secret rendezvous before being booked at a Manhattan police station.
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New York
Benedetto Macri
William Lurge
General Sessions
John A Mullen
Macri
George P Monaghan
Mack
Walter Winchell
Winchell
Manhattan
Dyer Is A Lucky Man Wallet Is Returned
T A Dyer of Fayette had his wallet with two dollars returned after he and a friend lost it at a soft drink stand Saturday. A girl found the wallet and turned it in. police returned it yesterday. Dyer had brought the money to pay a business debt.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
T. A. Dyer
Fayette
Dyer
Saturtey
All Bran Ad Claims Constipation Relief Benefits
Unsigned promotional letter from Coraopolis Pennsylvania promotes Kellogg's All Bran as a laxative aid. Claims lasting laxative relief with one ounce daily and plenty of water. Offers money back and return of empty carton from Battle Creek Michigan.
Hungary Offers To Swap Vogeler For A Relic
Vienna dispatch reports Hungary proposes exchanging imprisoned American businessman Robert A. Vogeler for the crown of St Stefan a revered relic held by Allied forces. Vogeler was jailed Feb 21 for spying and sabotage and could be released within weeks as US Hungary talks progress. The crown dates to 11th century King Stefan I and was moved for security while in Allied custody.
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Hungary
Vogeler
Vienna
Robert A. Vogeler
Billy West
Bobby
G. K. Hodenfield
Austria
U. S
Stefan I
Germany
Wiesbaden
Frankfurt
High Commission
United States
Vatican
Silvester
Stafan
New York
Cleveland
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Edgar Sanders
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Submarine Gas Pipeline Work Affects Tennessee River Channel
For two weeks L E Farley Construction Company will operate a drill rig and equipment to entrench a submarine gas pipeline across the Tennessee River at mile 469.8, 12 miles below Chickamauga Lock. Half the channel will be clear while the other half is obstructed. temporary buoys will mark the work area. After hours gear is moved and anchor cables left on the river bed. Navigators should slow and proceed with caution.
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L. E. Farley Construction Company
Houston
Texas
Navigation Channel
Tennessee River
Chickamauga Lock
J. N. Muschler
300 More FBI Agents Sought to Tighten Red Hunt
Washington reports that the Hoover push for 300 more FBI agents to hunt communists faces likely approval. House and Senate appropriations groups back the director’s request with additional 400 support staff, aiming to expand undercover work and counter subversives.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate
Full Appropriations Group
Hoover
United States
House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Farm butter sales drop from 1924 peak in the United States
U S butter sales fall to about 41 million pounds yearly, down from 175 million pounds in 1924, signaling a sharp decline in farm butter demand this period.
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U. S
McGill Speaks on Credit for Tenant Farmers at Tuskegee
Ralph McGill of the Atlanta Constitution told both white and Black listeners at Tuskegee Institute that banks have largely denied credit to tenant farmers. He urged the government and private landowners to reform policies to support diversified farming.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Rural Life Conference
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
McGill
Tuskegee Institute
McGill Calls for Federal Aid to Revise Farm Credit
In remarks, McGill outlines steps to support farmers including time lag between pasture establishment and livestock start, need for federal aid in training and machinery care, and a revision of credit systems for tenants and related farm programs.
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Ing
McGill
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Don’s Floor
Don Wills
AMS
Old Man River
Tennessee
Kurfees
H. L. Reeves
Eighth Ave. West
Belk
White
Ideal
Belk Hudson Co
McCutcheon
Jack McCutcheon
Decatur
Valley Forge
Decatur Delivery Service
Automobile
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Cain
Bank St
Volta River
West African
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Prain
America
Southern Railway System
Mercury
Blackwell Motors, Inc
Lee Street
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