Millard Fillmore A Condensed Portrait From The 1800s
Elmo Scott Watson presents miller Fillmore as a complex 13th president. The piece recalls his New York origins in Cayuga county, early schooling, legal training, and rise through Erie county politics to national office. It notes his anti slavery stance, presidency amid a divided nation, and Abigail Fillmore’s influence including the White House library.
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Millard Fillmore
United States
White House
Fillmore
Cayuga County
New York
Moravia
Wood
Court of Common Pleas
Erie County
Buffalo
Aurora
Abigail Powers
Erié County
Abigail Fillmore
Albany
State Supreme Court
Washington
Waikes
Zachary Taylor
United States Senate
Calhoun
Senate Journal
Henry Clay
Taylor
Senate
Pennsylvania Avenue
Congress
Ie Fillmore
Perry
Japan
North
California
Missouri
Maryland
Caroline C. McIntosh
Abraham Lincoln
Forest Hill
Grover Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Smith Street
Glen
Ickey Rooney Enjoys New York Stay For Fans And Music
Ickey Rooney's brief New York visit included meetings with reporters and autograph signings for crowds. He toured theaters heard swing bands, attended a hockey game at Madison Square Garden, and showcased his musical talents on trumpet trombone piano and drums. He recently helped earn a Motion Picture Academy honor with Deanna Durbin. He finished Huckleberry Finn before a Hollywood vacation and noted The Hardys Ride High ready for release. Joan Bennett will wear a brunette wig for The Man in the Iron Mask after fans preferred dark hair.
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Ickey
Rooney
New York
Mickey
Madison Square Garden
Deanna Durbin
Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Science
Hollywood
Joan Bennett
Simple DIY Chair Covers and Sewing Guides Ad
Readers urged to craft a padded chair from lumber with two tone chintz covers. Directions include metal back supports and hardware store supplies. Mrs Spears offers sewing guides Gifts Novelties Embroideries with step by step home decor instructions.
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D. M
Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago, Ill
Directors Take Small Roles in Their Own Films
The piece notes Cecil B. DeMille and others briefly appearing in their works crowding into crowd scenes. It recalls Tay Garnett Henry Koster William Wyler Dolores Costello and Adolphe Menjou in various cameos and leads. Costello receives renewed stardom as she moves toward a comeback with offers for new films.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Union Pacific
Tay Garnett
Henry Koster
Prague
William Wyler
Wuthering Heights
Dolores Costello
Adolphe Menjou
Warner Brothers joins push to keep stars off air
Warner Brothers backs a movement to bar movie stars from radio. Bogart was denied permission to appear on Kate Smith’s show. Twentieth Century Fox reportedly pressures Alice Faye and Don Ameche over radio duties. Darryl Zanuck of Fox allegedly sparked the effort after hearing The Circle.
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Warner Brothers
Humphrey Bogart
Kate Smith
Twentieth Century- Fox
Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Darryl Zanuck
Twentieth Century-Fox
Odds and Ends From Culver Military Pods
A 59 class with Joan Blondell and Dick Powell head to New York to take a part in a radio project. Joan Blondell's sister Gloria considers a radio career as she prepares for the industry.
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Andy Devine
Culver
Joan Blondell
Dick Powell
New York
Joan
Gloria
Ben
After This Old Adage Appears Questionable
A boy returns from school and asks his father whether a man is judged by the company he keeps. The father replies yes, but the boy presses: if a good man befriends a bad man, is the good man tainted by association or the bad man uplifted by friendship.
More Opportunities A Wise Man Creates Than He Finds
Motivational saying attributed to Lord Beaconsfield urging proactive effort to generate chances rather than wait for them. Emphasizes personal initiative and foresight in seizing opportunities.
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Lord Beaconsfield
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Elmo Scott Watson
State Department
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Muscat
Zanzibar
United States of America
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Charles’ Ward
Buffalo, ‘N. Y
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Fillmore Glen State Park
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Virginia Vale
Mickey Rooney
Soren
Lydia
Pinkham
Cataz
Franklin
Hatcheries
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Utah
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