New York Theatre Box Office Bias Stirs Civil Rights Debate
The piece argues against as she calls the unorganized conspiracy to deny Black patrons orchestra seats in New York theatres. It highlights box office discrimination toward Negro patrons, urging producers and Equity to enforce policies based on money rather than skin color, linking it to broader social change.
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Cotton futures slip as selling deepens amid storm delays
AP dispatch notes cotton futures weakened under heavy selling with New York and New Orleans markets suspended on weather disruptions. Prices fell from late highs as hedging pressure and storm damage uncertainty spread across the central belt and Gulf markets.
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The Forgotten Woman in Dorothy Dix’s Advice
Dorothy Dix laments the neglected mothers who, despite devotion and support, receive little affection from grown children. She urges sons and daughters to drop by, call, or send a card on Mother’s Day to reassure aging mothers they remain valued and not forgotten in their golden years.
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Chicago Livestock Market Weighs Slips and Rises
Salable hogs total 2300 with under 240 lb lots down about 7 to 15 days. over 240 lb hogs steady to 1.00 higher. sows 75 to 1.50 higher. Cattle totals not stated. fed steers and yearlings 1.00 to 1.50 lower, some cases 2.00 down from a week ago.
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Double Feature Casts in Upcoming Screenings
Jon Yall and Margaret Lindery star in Wivilantea Return opening today and Monday. Lucille Bremes and James Craig show Dark Delusion on Tuesday alongside Eddie Brachin and Spike Jones and his City Slicker. Johnny Mack R Brown leads Billy the Kid Gun Justice with Rob Steele in Ladies Man. Lawrence Tierney and Claire Trevor appear in Born to Kill and Drifting Along with Jason Lee.
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