Foreseeing ferries and bridges reshapes fiscal risk
A column argues San Francisco area ferries must have foresight to compete with bridges. It notes fare misalignment and potential losses to taxpayers and bondholders, urging rate planning and prudent forecasts to avoid costly failures.
Paramount Signs John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie for Films
The studio inks a three year contract with John Barrymore and Elaine Barrie to co star in upcoming projects once suitable stories are found. Barrymore once caused production delays and volatile on set behavior but marriage to Barrie has calmed him and improved work habits. Freddie Bartholomew’s Metro deal ends with two thousand weekly for forty weeks plus three thousand for six weeks of personal appearances and a lawyer's fee debt noted. Clayton Collier has a stage success while Tyrone Power is revealed under an alias to attend a party and plans call for Power to play Disraeli.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Freddie
New York
Clayton Collier
Leo Reisman
Eddy Duchin
Kitty Kelly
Inferne
Mr. Gallagher
Janet Gaynor
Twentieth Century- Fox
Tyrone Power
Mr. Power
Disraeli
Hollywood stories of Ann Miller and a save by Warren Newell
Ann Miller, Ginger Rogers partner turned lead in Radio City Revels opposite Milton Berle, faced years of struggle before a San Francisco cabaret break led to a big break after an A K O scout saw her. Warren Newell, Universal laborer, rescued Alice Faye from a dangerous fall after tripping in a dress hem incident.
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Ginger Rogers
Radio City Revels
Milton Berle
Hollywood
California
San Francisco
Warren Newell
Universal Studios
Alice Faye
Mr. Newell
Odds and Ends on Bing Crosby Projects and Cast
Bing Crosby loved the witty dialogue in Carole Lombard’s True Confession and urged Claude Binyon to write his next. He plans a production at his race track with Mary Carlisle as lead. Robert Taylor returns for Christmas with Barbara Stanwyck ensured a phone at her ranch. Lanny Ross eyes a new Broadway Melody score for MGM. Warner Brothers’ Great Garrick impresses with Brash.
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Bing Crosby
Carole Lombard
Claude Binyon
Bing
Mary Carlisle
Gary
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Lanny Ross
Warner Brothers
Great Garrick
Ake
Elephant-Faced Death Threated Ike Rosen On Studio Lot
Ike Rosen, a Universal Studios technician, clashed with a rampaging elephant named Charlie during 1915 film work. After multiple near fatal incidents and Curley the trainer’s warning, studio officials ordered Charlie killed to save lives. Rosen helped rig a fatal cable device to end the elephant threat.
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Ello
Ike Rosen
Ike
Moving Pictures
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Universal Studios
Hollywood
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Curley
Smalley
Rosen
Squirrels as Forest Planters in Natural Role
Ernest Thompson Seton notes that a single squirrel may bury as many as 10 000 nuts in a season. Many nuts are not needed for food, as hickory walnuts and butternuts fail to root from the surface.
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Ernest Thompson
Seton
Canton Island Chief Spot in Phoenix Group Atlas Note
Canton Island stands as the main land area among the Phoenix group, about 2,700 miles north of New Zealand. The archipelago lies just south of the equator, a fact evident on any map of the Pacific.
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William Green
Canton Island
New Zealand
Proper Furnace Dampers for Efficient Heat
Do not adjust the turn damper daily. Keep it closed as close as possible without hindering burning to avoid heat loss. Find a stable position at season start and maintain it. Use Ashpit and Check dampers to control fire speed.
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