Technicolor For Talkies Comes To Hollywood
Technicolor prepares to debut the first full length color talkie Becky Sharp in a three color process. The venture reflects advances by Kalmus Comstock and Pioneer Pictures led by John Whitney and Merian Cooper with costs around 1 million dollars and heavy production changes required for color cinema.
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Becky Sharp
Technicolor
Literary Digest
Herbert Thomas Kalmus
Daniel Frost Comstock
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pioneer Pictures
John Hay
Jock”) Whitney
Merian Cooper
RKO
Whitney
Technicolor, Inc
Marines in Guam Offer Modern Life and Island Duty
Captain John P. McCann describes Guam as a modern outpost with compulsory education, hospitals, radio and cable stations, and comforts of the mainland. Marines supervise policing, Chamorro natives mix Malay Filipino and Spanish blood, coconuts yield copra and oil. Tours include Japan and China service. Guam’s history includes the 1917 internment of the German warship Cormorant after America entered WWI.
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Marine Corps
Post Office
Calvert and Fayette Streets
Baltimore
Guam
U. S. Navy
U. S
Japan
China
United States
America
Cormorant
Washington
First Guam shot marks start of World War I action
Corporal Michael Chockie of the Marine Corps fired the first American shot of the war in Guam, as German forces surrendered after a rapid succession of bullets. The Cormorant exploded soon after, but crew members escaped by jumping overboard. Historians from the Army and Marine Corps corroborate the episode, noting Guam’s obscurity in history.
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Micael Chockie
Marine Corps
America
Guam
Washington
Wilson
Army
McCann
Double Feature at the Dentonia Theatre
Dentonia Theatre offers two films this week. Jack Holt stars in Awakening of Jim Burke about a hardboiled construction boss whose life changes when two women enter it. George Brent leads Desirable a Mary McCall Jr. drama with Jean Muir and Verree Teasdale in a Warner Bros. release.
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Jack Holt
Columbia
Jim Burke
Dentonia Theatre
California
Florence Rice
Kathleen Burke
Miss Rice
Holt
Jimmy Butler
George Brent
Warner Bros
Hollywood
Brent
George
Mary McCall, Jr
Jean Muir
Allstar
Verree Teasdale
John Halliday
Charles Starrett
Russell Hopton
Joan Wheeler
Pauline True
Archie Mayo
Fire insurance in industry cuts US rates by a third
Over twenty years average fire insurance rates fell by more than 35 percent in the United States. The decline stems from stock company efforts and a public-spirited campaign against fire, including a model building code, arson combat, and improved appliance safety. Reduced losses reflect lower rates. higher losses would raise them. Public action to further reduce fire waste is urged.
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United States
Stock Company Fire Insurance
Ridgely Theatre Presents Double Fight Picture Night
Next Monday July 29 the Ridgely Theatre hosts a two part show featuring official blow by blow heavyweight fight pictures with two performances at 7 15 and 9 pm The balcony is reserved for colored patrons and no advance ticket price is planned Also Jane Withers Ginger opens next Tuesday at Ridgely promising a strong start to her career with Jackie Lear in a comedy clash though they are not heavies on screen
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Ridgely Theatre
Caroline County
Jane Withers
Ginger
New York
Hollywood
Jackie Lear
Household Tints Lemon Cream Sherbet Recipe
A dessert note outlines Lemon Cream Sherbet requiring milk sugar lemon rind juice egg whites cream and mint. Dissolve sugar in milk then add lemon rind and juice, freeze, beat egg whites with sugar, whip cream, fold, combine with frozen mix and refreeze, serve with mint.
Wealth distribution in American industry and growth
The article argues productivity and widespread wealth in the United States, citing Brookings Institution figures that workers receive about 85 percent of national income while capital takes 16 percent. It contends true goal is increasing total wealth through higher production and consumption, with most gains flowing to wages.
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United States
Brookings Institution of Washington
Farmers Seek Aid From Science
At the AAAS meeting in Minneapolis 800 leading scientists pledged to aid farmers against drought dust storms soil erosion and floods. Dr Isaiah Bowman urged long range land use plans and mass climatological data from the Weather Bureau to reduce erosion and relieve the West of climatic disaster.
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Literary Digest
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Minneapolis
America
West
Isaiah Bowman
National Research Council
Great Plains
Weather Bureau
Mesial Mathematics and the 1929 Boom Holiday Scene
The article notes strong auto industry and travel in 1929 with many Americans vacationing in Europe lakes and mountains. It highlights optimism about recovery, calls for rational thinking, and urges subscriptions to the Journal.
Clearance sale on shoe stock across sizes and colors
The notice advertises final clearance prices for entire shoe stock including white and colored shoes in men’s, women’s, and children’s lines. Prices range from 9.95 to 56.95, with many items reduced to 4.95 5.95 1.95 and 2.95, noting broken sizes and colors.
Roosevelt urges Guffey Coal Bill in letter to House
David Lawrence calls the letter the principal issue of the 1936 campaign. He argues a President and Congress cannot ignore Supreme Court decisions and pass laws clearly unconstitutional. Lawrence notes doubts exist about constitutionality, but Roosevelt seeks passage with the Court bearing the final say. He warns of a radical shift in presidential duty and precedent for future generations.
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Roosevelt
House
David Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Mn Lawrence
Congressmen Defy Court to Force Constitutional Bill
Members of Congress, who have sworn to uphold the Constitution, concede that even when a bill is palpably unconstitutional it should be passed. They argue this defiance of the Supreme Court in repeated instances will shape the 1936 issue, testing loyalty to the Constitution versus legislative nullification.
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Congress
Supreme Court
War Clouds Over Europe Disturb Washington
Two questions haunt American diplomacy. Is general warfare coming in Europe and can the United States stay out. Observers note Mussolini in Ethiopia and Hitler in Germany push toward conflict, with arms spending booming and France heavily fortified. A spark could spark a new global war.
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Europe
United States
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Hitler
Germany
Balkans
France
Nations brace for potential global conflict in 1930s era war talk
The text notes Hitler's uncertain military strength, Mussolini's march for conquest, Britain's Rhine frontier shift and air fleet buildup, Austria's tension, and ongoing Sino-Japanese sparring. Observers warn war may erupt. America aims to remain aloof as Hull earns praise for steering Ethiopia Italy dispute.
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Hitler
Mussolini
North Sea
Rhine
Austria
Asia
Russia
Japan
America
Hull
Ethiopia
Italy
Too many youths watch doors for Dame Opportunity
A concise report notes a public concern that many young people gaze toward the prospect of opportunity as doors metaphorically open, signaling a hope for brighter futures and social mobility. The piece emphasizes the need for practical steps to create pathways and address barriers facing youth.
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