Tarzan’s enduring pull fuels a real goldmine
Hollywood talker Sol Lesser notes Tarzan’s global appeal as nearly 50 films circulate, with Lex Barker near the fans’ ideal of Tarzan. Ten actors played the role since 1918, and the series has built vast fortunes for Edgar Rice Burroughs and studio bankrolls, while Barker blends athletic prowess with stardom.
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Hollywood
Elmo Lincoln
Onea Ter
Ecuador
Tarzan
Lex Barker
Elom Lincoln
Gene Polar
P. Dempsey Tabler
James H. Pierce
Frank Merrill
Buster Crabbe
Herman Brix
Bruce Bennett
Glenn Morris
Johnny Weissmuller
Barker
Princeton
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Andy Hardy
RKO
State Starts Wildlife Area in Barbour County
Northern Barbour county gains 8,477.57 acre wildlife area after six months of talks. Governor Folsom presents a check for 72,483.22 to J. E. Penney, Birmingham real estate man. Predominantly pinelands the tract aims to boost quail numbers with future patrols and hunting. Federal aid funds three fourths of the cost as the area is set for wildlife restoration programs.
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Barbour County
State Conservation Department
Bert E. Thomas
James E. Folsom
J. E. Penney
Birmingham
Labor Day Holiday For Everyone Except
Hal Boyle notes Labor Day is a holiday for all who do America's work yet lists groups not enjoying the break. He humorously spans professions from cops and firemen to barbers and moon rocket planners, ending with a cheerful nod to the day’s crowds and a final wish of Happy Labor Day.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
English Channel
Displaced Persons to Arrive in Washington Area
Six displaced persons to arrive on the General Howze at New Orleans tomorrow will settle in Alabama. The International Refugee Organization places them among 1,357 offered homes in the United States. Mississippi 112 Georgia 22 Tennessee 4 California 478.
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Dp’s
Washington
New Orleans
Alabama
International Refugee Organization
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
California
Tax plan funds sports arms and fishing programs
Derived from a 10 percent excise tax on sporting arms ammunition and equipment while the game fish and seafoods division is contributing the remaining fourth from funds received from the sale of hunting licenses.
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Game, Fish and Seafoods Division
Office C Ed Janine and Ethel Exchange Quiet Wisdom
Dialogue snippets show a husband demanding absolute quiet and a wife suggesting a sleeping pill. Jimmie declares each kiss makes him a better man while Ethel cautions against rushing to heaven tonight.
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Jimmie
Ethel
Including Me A Lobby Of Moviegoers And Candy
A playful observation from Omar Barker notes moviegoing crowds and lobby candy fascination. The poem hints at fans chasing stars and others pursuing treats, capturing a light urban moment.
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Omar Barker
The Appletree Doctor and the Egg Barter
A humorous verse about visiting an old doctor named Jonas Appletree who treats with a self made pill and old fashioned methods. He jokes he charges nothing but eggs, quipping that two dozen eggs will pay the bill. The narrator endures the examination with rustic charm and a light punchline.
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Doc Jonas Appletree
Jonas Appletree
Karl Flaster
Junior-Dad Report Card Trickling Writ of X Signatures
A playful exchange reveals a father signing a report card with an X rather than his name to avoid implying illiteracy by his grades. The joke centers on the dad’s deliberate mischief and the son’s witty retort about reading and writing ability.
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Dad
Young Wife Faces First Cake Baking Moment
A writer recalls a young wife’s anxious debut as she bakes her first cake, capturing the nerves and hope surrounding a simple kitchen milestone.
Jokes and quips from a 20th century column
A fragment from a humorous column features quips about gender roles politics church life and marriage. It includes lines about elephants at the zoo, a mother and child joke, a critique of political leadership, a Missouri joke a church congregation pun about proposals and a punch line about spending and marital status.
Winter money left after taxes and bills
With income and city taxes to be paid, winter fuel bills to be cleared up, to say nothing of licenses for cars, it is amazing the amount of money some people have left to spend on winter.
Worker Bees Are Female In Dormant Sex Roles
Worker bees are female bees whose sex-specific functions have not fully developed, remaining in non-reproductive duties within the hive.
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Society For the Prevention
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R. J. Scott
NG Nkissi
Weiter
Stanleyville
Central Africa
Adok
Humans
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Junior
Wm. G. Mather
Missouri
United States
Decatur
Decature
Belk-Hudson Co
Ann Linton
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Frost Point
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