Kitty Frew Heartache Drives Waiting for Gar
Kitty Frew endures a string of hopes and disappointments as she contemplates leaving Gar who cannot support her. She encounters Tubby Wilkins at the store, clings to a possible reconciliation with David, and waits daily for Gar to return from his barn work and play rehearsals, fearing his appearance.
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David Frew
Gar
Kitty
David
sac
coulin
Dorcas
Strattom’s
Miss Lee
Miss Brandon
Tubby Wilkins
Kit
Tubby
Bridgewater
iss Lee
Katty
Winton
Reetae
Tabby
Jane Abbott
Solitary talkers on New York streets described
A William Gaines piece observes shriveled self speakers across Manhattan. It notes intemperate monologues on sidewalks Broadway and in parks, suggesting loneliness and social indifference as onlookers pass by. The essay reflects on foreign accents, public mutterings, and private sermons that puzzle or amuse passersby.
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William Gaines
New York
Central Park
Bowery
Bryant park
Silly Facer and Urgent Broadcasts Spark Bus Fidget
A featured speaker bursts into a lively expression and leaves the bus in a flutter. Performers send telegrams to radio editors urging focus on specific broadcasts. An illustration shows Joe Zilch promoting an Ironclad Mattress program to keep viewers awake.
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s&g
Joe Zilch
Today's Menu from Mrs. Alexander highlights ham dish
A printed menu lists Escaloped Ham and Eggs with buttered crumbs baked to finish, plus Muffins and Orange Pie with coconut meringue. Recipes specify ham, eggs, crusts, and step by step mixing, baking times, and serving notes for a complete meal.
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Mrs
Alexander George
Zebras and giraffes encountered by Mary Graham Bonner
The narrative describes a journey where children observe giraffes in their native land and marvel at mountain zebras. John explains zebra varieties and that these shy animals prefer freedom over domestication, while noting their graceful, striped appearance and the care they receive when used for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
John
Peggy
Nowacy
Firearm Licenses in Pennsylvania 1981 to 1932 Records
The department of state shows that sheriffs and police heads issued 30,286 licenses to carry firearms from September 1, 1981, when the uniform firearms law took effect, to March 1, 1932. During the same period firearm sales reports totaled 1,374.
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department of e state
Pennsylvania
Acquit Board Accused of Fraud in Dauphin County
Harrisburg election board of the second precinct nine ward was acquitted of violating election laws. Jury costs assigned to defendants. Charges included fraudulent count and fraudulent return of votes on September 15, 1932.
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ACQUIT BOARD
Harrisburg
election board
ninth ward
Dauphin county
Washington County seeks missing woman Rhoda Boward
Hagerstown residents search for 45 year old Rhoda Boward of 498 North Potomac Street who vanished from her home on Wednesday. Family says she boarded a bus to Harrisburg on Wednesday afternoon and no further word has been found.
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Hagerstown
Rhoda Boward
North Potomac
Jewish fraternal order B nai B Rith instituted in York
A ceremony in the Hotel Yorktowne ballroom formed the B nai B Rith York chapter with about 150 attendees. The York um was organized March 7 at Hotel Yorktowne, the group described as the world’s largest Jewish fraternal organization.
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YORK York
State Health Inspectors Warn of Unauthorized Service
Inspectors offering lodging house certificates for 1 to 5 dollars have no connection with the state health department. Dr. Theodore B. Appel cautioned that the “State Health Inspection Service” operates without state endorsement and that all department inspections are free. Forest fire poster urged conservation by Fishermen hikers and campers with a cottontail rabbit fleeing the approaching blaze. State council of education authorized 85500 special school aid to select districts in Pennsylvania.
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state department of health
Theodore B. Appel
State Health Inspection Service
capitol
state council of education
Pennsylvania
Hollywood Sights and Sounds of Glasmon and Bright
Robbin Coons details the hidden pasts of screenwriters Kubec Glasmon and John Bright. Once linked to gangland lore after The Public Enemy their origins in Chicago’s underworld are scrutinized as their Hollywood partnership grew from schoolboy beginnings to major film successes.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Kubec Glasmon
John Bright
Glasmon
Chicago
Lee high
low
underworld
Bright
Ganzgdom
gansland
Glasman
Big Bill Thompson
New York
Tough Sledding
Fox
Tough
Gramson
Warner Bros
Early 1932 corporate filings and fishing season notes
February 1932 saw more charter registrations than February 1931 by 325, with total capitalization for new applicants around eight million dollars versus forty million earlier. Mild early year weather allowed stocking of sixteen stream habitats. Oliver M. Beibler, fish commissioner, reports brook trout sizes above legal minimum and typical lengths of eight to ten inches.
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department of state
Oliver M. Beibler
Brooktrout
ttorbad fen
prate
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American Red Cross
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Chambersburg—Borough
Conococheague creek
Burkhart avenue
Smith avenue
Chambersburg
Craig M. Fleming
J. D. Hardy
Fleming
Pennsylvania railroad
Waynesboro
Clayton Treish
Fairview
FREDERICK COUNTY
EAGLES
Frederick
Eagle fraternity
J. C. Canty
Galveston
Texas
order
Frederick city
city hall
Austin James
Thurmont
John Fred Henning
United States
Noel Baller
WASHINGTON COUNTY
YORK COUNTY
York
York Recreation Department
Farquhar's park
Picas
Pierre Vanlaer
America
Gibsen
atthy New Yorker
irs
H.B. BENDER & SON FUNERAL DIRECTORS
GETTYSBURG, PA
secretary of the commonwealth
EARLE
Teddy
Burke
Frank Furters
Earie Guohl
Prop
Baltimore
Gettysburg
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