New York World Fair Opens with Vision of The World of Tomorrow
On April 30 1939 New York unveils the World of Tomorrow theme at the World’s Fair drawing millions. Democ racity appears as a planned city with transit hubs green belts and satellite towns powered by electricity. The Farm of the Future shows an electrified compact farm with modern barns incinerating craft and a fully equipped workshop and poultry complex.
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Washington fair marks linking past and progress in New York
A long description outlines how the 1939 New York World’s Fair memorializes George Washington with a central mall statue by James Earle Fraser, a 65 foot Washington figure amid the Perisphere and Trylon, and the Freedoms quartet by Leo Friedlander. The piece notes Washington’s inauguration ties to New York, the capital site debate, and exhibits from 62 foreign nations plus replicas and pictures of his oath and landmark buildings.
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George Washington
New Jersey
Trenton
Federal Hall
Washington Perrine
Baltimore
Ole Bill
Bruce Bairnsfather
United Kingdom
Bairnsfather
Flanders
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Bruce
India
Restful yacht trip derailed by secret ship-to-shore line
Joan Bennett chartered a yacht for a weekend off after The Man in the Iron Mask but discovered a new telephone installed aboard and refused to sail until disconnected. Hollywood rain and snow scenes for Wuthering Heights involved heavy water and exploding cornflake snow.
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Man In the Iron Mask
Hollywood
Wuthering Heights
Warner Brothers Pursue Joan Edwards For Film Appearance
Warner Brothers seek singer Joan Edwards known for broadcasts with Paul Whiteman's band. Edwards holds a one year contract and faces Hollywood prospects or a renewal option as the studio weighs timing and terms.
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Warner Brothers
Joan Edwards
Paul Whiteman
Hollywood
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