Frances Langford Breaks Into Stardom From Lakeland Roots
Frances Langford rose from Lakeland Florida home singing for locals to radio fame in 18 months. Discovered by Rudy Vallée while still a teen, she joined WOR and network contracts, with film and vaudeville work following. A tonsil operation at 16 gave her resonant range shaping a later Broadway arc.
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Frances Langford
Lakeland
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American Legion
Tampa
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WOR
Abe Lyman
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Rudy Vallee
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Now & Radio Network
Athletics Fail To Reverse Pennant Slide In 1932
The Philadelphia Athletics show no inclination to ease out of the pennant race. They fell well behind the Yankees, with Grove’s 25 wins and Foxx’s home run crown highlighting a season marked by aging in the rotation and weaker supporting hitting. Lefty O Doul’s return to top form is noted, while Simmons and Cochrane faded at the plate. The piece surveys pitching and notable world series feats, naming Earnshaw, Walberg, Mahaffey, and others amid a boom in rookie arms across the league.
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Roy Mahaffey
Robert Meres Grove
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Lefty) O'Doul
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Pepper Martin
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Ed Walsh
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Officer Under Bond In Newsboy Death
Pensacola news brief reports Lieut H C Down of the Naval Air Station was charged with manslaughter after his car struck 15 year old Norman Hammac, the town's newsboy. An inquest was held. Hammac supported his widowed mother Annie Hammac.
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Pensacola
H. C. Down
Naval Air Station
Norman Hammac
Hammac
Annie Hammac
Governor appoints Walter Walker as U.S. Senator
Governor W H Adams appoints Walter Walker publisher of the Grand Junction News to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles W Waterman. Walker recently retired as chairman of Colorado’s Democratic state committee.
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Colorado
Denver
W. H. Adams
Walter Walker
Grand Junction
United States
Charles W. Waterman
Walker
Democratic State Committee
Angel of B Y P U buried on 2000 acre Oklahoma plantation
Jeanetta Richards 38 Indian oil heiress and Creek heiress dies Sunday and is buried at center of her 2000 acre plantation in Muskogee Oklahoma. Daughter of Eastman Fitchards, one of Creek Indians' wealthiest families. Richards was worth 520000 dollars in her own right.
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Okla
Jeanetta Richards
Baptist Young People’s Union
Oklahome
Senator Davis Linked to National Lottery Fight Probe
James J. Davis, a U S senator from Pennsylvania and cabinet member under three presidents, stands in the Federal Building in New York as prosecutors pursue charges tied to a nationwide lottery scheme. Investigations center on a drive linked to the Loyal Order of Moose and a substantial alleged profit.
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James J. Davis
U. S
Pennsylvania
Federal Building
New York
Order of Moose
Marquette Drops Hockey Program After Long Run
Marquette University in Milwaukee ends its college hockey program after years of competition. The decision affects current and former players and shifts local college hockey landscape.
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Marquette University of Milwaukee
Masked holdup ends in hip wound during Osining dance incident
In Ossining New York a man wearing a mask and a pistol attempted a robbery at a road house. Frank McCormick believed the display was part of a show and began dancing with his partner. He was shot in the hip during the escape with five cents.
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Ossining
Frank McCormick
Dutch Broadcast of 36000-Word Book to Indies
The government station in Rotterdam broadcast a complete 36000 word book to the Dutch East Indies. Four transmitters worked seven hours to relay the text.
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Rotterdam
Dutch East Indies
Master Brewers Meet In Detroit Convention Draws 300 Experts
Three hundred master brewers, from the Master Brewers' Association of America, gathered in Detroit for a convention while officials noted home brewers were excluded. The event focused on advancing brewing techniques and professional standards.
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Detroit
Master Brewers’ Association of America
Modernizing Pyramids Lights Up Cairo to Guizeh Road
The Egyptian government plans to illuminate the road from Cairo to Guizeh as part of modernization efforts. Moonlight visits to the pyramids will no longer be the same, with the new lighting changing the experience.
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Cairo
Pyramids
Guizeh
Beaut y contest eyed in Adana for bachelors
In Adana Turkey a beauty contest for bachelors is planned with a prize of 2500 dollars to reward tidy appearance and to stop men from looking terrible.
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Adana
Turkey
iPTIAN Leader Seeks British Eviction With Mythic Army
A Chehin el-Kom native in Lower Egypt crowns himself commander in chief of a mythical army to drive out British forces in Cairo. He appeals to President von Hindenburg for 30 German submarines on the Nile and to Mustapha Kemal for 70,000 Turkish troops. The League of Nations demands British evacuation. The war lord is fatally wounded.
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Chehin el-Kom
Lower
Egypt
von Hindenburg
Nile
Mustapha Kemal
League of Nations
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