The Brief Tower Mystery and a Narrow Escape
Englishman Richard Exon befriends the dying Matthew Goering who claims he is Rudolph Elbery Virgil Count of Brief. Exon and ally Herrick pursue justice at Brief Castle assisting Lady Elizabeth Virgil and uncovering a plot involving Percy Virgil and a conspiratorial chauffeur. The tale follows peril, a daring rescue, and a plan to expose Ferdinand’s treachery across Raven and the Brief estate.
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Richard Exon
Matthew Goering
Gering
Rudolph Elbery Virgil
Brief
Ferdinand
Exon
Percy Elbert Virgil
Herrick
Ant’ Herrick
Brenda Revoke
Raven
Percy Virgil
Percy
Roach reveals film plots pull from newspaper clippings
Hal Roach reports 72 percent of current film themes derive from newspaper clips. He cites general news crime love columns and editorials as sources and highlights There Goes My Heart as a romantic comedy example starring Virginia Bruce with Fredric March.
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Mr. Roach
Virginia Bruce
Riviera
Fredric March
Practical and Pretty At Home Wearables
Indoor staying attire gets practical upgrades with a slenderizing house dress and three handy aprons. Instructions cover fabric choices, sizes, and yardage with pattern and book orders from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept in Chicago.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago, Il
Escape in the Bracken After Car Ride Incident
A man and woman abandon a girl on a track near a car. The observer, held aloft twelve feet, jumps down as the chauffeur coils a wire used to trip a boy earlier. He carries the girl through thick bracken, seeking safety.
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Winter
Herrick
Raven
Percy
Max
Fortune
Rescue in the Bracken After a Forced Ride
The narrator recounts laying the girl, Lady Elizabeth Virgil, down after an attempted abduction. He checks the area for danger, notes Caesar the horse is unharmed, and questions who arranged the ploy. The culprit is identified as her cousin Petey, in a tense country house scene.
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Aris
Elizabeth Virgil
Caesar
Lady Elizabeth
Petey
Termites Not New to the Nation Yet Destructive
Dr. Michael Ference notes termites have long been present in the United States and are not imported. Destructive subterranean species hide from light and weaken wood as forests decline, while fungi cause dry rot in cellulose, with moisture and temperature driving decay.
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Tropics
Michael Ference
Chicago Tribune
Mata Mata Turtle Described By South American Lakes
The Mata Mata turtle, native to South American lakes and rivers, resembles a floating log. Its distinctive shell and broad snout help it blend with the submerged environment.
War ing finishes Varsity Show cast in Hollywood
When Fred War ing completed Varsity Show in Hollywood his band singers Priscilla and Rosemary Lane, his arranger, and his hot trumpet Johnny, had largely abandoned him as he returned east.
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Fred Waring
Hollywood
Priscilla and
Rosemary Lane
Johnny
Dror
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Dornford Yates
WNY Service
Rudolph
Brenda
G-Man
Sabu
Virginia Vale
Hal Roach
Corinne Griffith
Corinne
George Marshall
New York
London
Alexander Korda
Robert Flaherty
India
Seth Parker
Dick Tracy
Batiste
Adleriks
Bion
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