Missionary’s Love on Gilead Island Journey
George McAusland a 38 year old missionary sails to Fiji Islands to assume duties after a crime shatters his confidence. He avoids Mary Doncaster who boards at Honolulu and later jumps overboard to save him. Mary’s parents die on Gilead Island and George asks her to marry him. They settle on the island as Corkran the deserter sailor lurks nearby.
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George McAusland
America
Fiji Islands
Mary Doncaster
Honolulu
Gilead Island
Mary
George
Corkran
Aulgar
Aulgar’s Visit Stirs Tension on Gilead Island
Mary and George face rising danger as Fritz Aulgur arrives, claiming hospitality yet bringing tension. George resents the stranger while Fritz praises the sea and questions the couple’s control. Epidemic deaths mount as the islanders suffer, testing their resolve and patience.
Vale Column Highlights Local Happenings
Virginia Vale reports on neighborhood events and social notes from the town, outlining upcoming gatherings, arrivals, and community interests with concise, era-appropriate tone.
Priscilla Lane Fans Her Studio Moves and Movie Talks
The piece notes Priscilla Lane’s habit of visiting neighborhood theaters and querying managers about audience reaction. It previews Flight Command with Robert Taylor and mentions Mary Dugan with Norma Shearer and Laraine Day as possible revivals, reflecting press interest in studios and star power.
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Priscilla Lane
Metro
Flight Command
Bedell Monroe
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Robert Taylor
Mary Dugan
Robert Young
Norma Shearer
Laraine Day
Foreign Correspondent
Bear-Wrangler Grew Routes From Tigers to Diplomacy
Joseph C. Grew, ambassador to Japan, began by crawling into a cave to tangle with a tiger and later fell to a bear. The Boston-born diplomat built a career from the Egyptian consulate in Cairo through Mexico City, Petrograd, Berlin, Vienna, Copenhagen and Bern, now in his sixties with a long service record and a single functional ear. His wife is a Perry descendant, and they live at the embassy with their daughter and two grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consolidated Features
WIN Service
New York
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Matsuoka
Harvard
Singapore
Asia
China
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Grew
T. R
Cables
Cairo
Mexico City
Petrograd
Berlin
Vienna
Copenhagen
Berne
State Department
Grew
Commodore Perry
Cecil Lyon
Lovely Frock for School or Parties
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1269-B offers a petite girl party and everyday dress with side gathers to add shape, waist scoop, and a flare skirt. Shown in velveteen or taffeta with a white silk pique collar, also suitable in flannel or corduroy with color contrast. Sizes 11 to 19, with busts 29 to 37. Includes yardage details and order address.
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Barbara Bell
Pearls and shadows as intruders press on island
George warns of an approaching threat from Black Laurence’s crew while Fritz recounts a wrecked schooner and a possible survivor. He recalls Mary’s father and notes his own frequent wanderings. Mary inquires about the Venturer, which Fritz confirms has toured Honolulu and is near full capacity.
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Ieni
Mary
George
Sandwich Islands
Fritz Aulgar
Corr
Fritz
McAusland
Laurence
Shell
Harbor
Honolulu
Paramount Engineer Unveils Extended Snow Ice
Edward J. Peters of Paramount's air conditioning department develops snow ice that lasts about one third longer and takes a third less time to produce. The innovation arose when director Charles Vidor needed ice visible on camera for a scene in New York Town, avoiding transparency under bright lights.
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Edward J. Peters
Paramount
Charles Vidor
New York
Fred MacMurray
Mary Martin
Robert Preston
Vidor
Hollywoods biggest variety show on CBS uses nine mikes
Al Pearce and His Gang broadcast Fridays on CBS with Carl Hoff orchestra using three mikes. Pearce uses one, cast uses another, Billy Gould handles sound effects with a sixth mic. Wendell Niles has a booth mic for the closing commercial. An audience applause mic and two pianos by Bill Jordan and George Kent require the ninth mic for engineer challenges.
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Hollywood
al Pearce
CBS
Carl] Hoff
Pearce
Billy Gould
Wendell Niles
Bill Jordan
George Kent
Quiz shows rise in popularity with CBS radio network
Two new programs Dont Be Personal and Talk Your Way Out of This One join CBS Pacific Network schedules with studio audiences and cash prizes for winners. Lurene Tuttle admires Helen Hayes and Bette Davis for acting guidance and now learns from John Barrymore on the Vallee programs.
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CBS -Pacific
Lurene Tuttle
Helen Hayes
Miss Hayes
Bette Davis
Miss Davis
Lurene
John Barrymore
Navy film reissue and stars in 1934 era notes
Warner Brothers plans re issuing Here Comes the Navy with James Cagney and Pat O Brien. George Burns and Gracie Allen renew a pledge to support Boystown Nebraska youngsters. Donald Crisp returns from six month vacation to Winged Victory. Ginger Rogers featured in King Foyle number forty two. Guy Kibbee cast in Scat tergood Baines at author request.
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James ‘Cagney
Pat O’brien
Warner Brothers
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Boystown
Neb
Donald Crisp
King Foyle
Ginger Rogers
Guy Kibbée
Baines
Verne Marshall Cedar Rapids Editor and War Debate Figure
Verne Marshall longtime Cedar Rapids Gazette editor and anti graft crusader won a Pulitzer on May 4 1938 for anti graft reporting but Iowa Supreme Court overturned charges the next day. He led No Foreign War Committee in New York opposing William Allen White’s Committee to Defend America. He served in London 1911 and WWI machine gunning stint. Father of six.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Scribe
Aes
U. S
U.S. A
New York
No Foreign War Committee
William Allen White
America
White
Marshall
Iowa Supreme Court
London
London Chronicle
Parisian perfume shop owner joins free French rally in U.S.
M. De Sieyes, once a WWI flying ace who lost a leg and was wounded five times, now travels as Gen. Charles De Gaulle’s personal representative. He seeks support for the free French cause in America, pledging loyalty and rallying backers as Nazi machinations unfold. He and De Gaulle were classmates at St Cyr and hadn’t seen each other since 1920 until reuniting as De Gaulle bases in London issued his appeal.
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Jacques de Sieyes
Fifth Avenue
M. de Sieyes
Charles de Gaulle
General de Gaulle
France
St. Cyr
Paris
London
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Jarambo
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Parson
Mrs. McAusland
Mr. Aulgur
Fritz Aulgur
Aulgar Ir
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Priscilla
By Lemuel F. Parton
Bear - Wrangler
Tiger-Tilter
Odds and Ends
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ballou
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