Television’s Du Mont Pioneers in Lab Below The Surface
Largely technical world fair items include television’s debut with a telecast during the inaugural ceremonies. Allen B. Du Mont, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Westinghouse, built a cathode ray tube in a cellar, later expanding to Montclair labs and aligning with Paramount Pictures. A profile of Scotland Yard’s OS Edward Starling notes his discreet guard role for royalty and past heroism, while OHNR Steelman’s ascent from blanket stiff to federal mediator highlights his leadership in 1938 labor disputes and background in Arkansas.
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EW York
New York
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Westinghouse Company
Bloomfield
N. J
de Forest Radio Company
Baird
Mr. du Mont
Montclair
Paramount Pictures
Edward
Starling
Scotland Yard
White House
Clemenceau
Woodrow Wilson
Maitres d
Hopkinsville
California
Theodore Roosevelt
Secret Service
Congress
McKinley
Ohnr. Steelman
Arkansas
Wheat
Henderson College
Vanderbilt
University of North Carolina
Adventurous Americans: Perry Owens and Early Arctic Pioneers
Profiles of Perry Owens a Texas born cowboy turned Apache County sheriff famed for singlehanded gun battles against rustlers and outlaws. Also recaps John Colter’s Yellowstone exploration and Benjamin Franklin’s role in early Arctic voyages aboard the Argo under Captain Swaine, hailed as the first American Arctic explorer.
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Commopdore
Perry Owens
Tennessee
Texas
New Mexico
Southwest
Arizona
Apache County
the Clanton
Tombstone
Finn Clanton
Blevans
Holbrook
Perry
Andy Cooner
O. K. Corral
Santa Fe Railroad
Express
Wells Fargo
United States
Seligman
Benjamin Franklin
Asia
Franklin
Charles Swaine
Cape Farewell
Hudson's Strait
Swaine
Labrador
Philadelphia
Discovery
Carl van Doren
Western Newspaper Union
Star Dust Notes on Prewar Film Plans and Casting
The column reports on Sol Lesser's Way Down South facing a cane import ban, using Bakersfield cane instead, with authentic production elements. It highlights Bob Breen with the Hall Johnson choir rehearsals, Peggy Ann Garner winning the Carole Lombard daughter role, Irene Dare's grueling schedule, and future projects including Girl From Nowhere and Hometown for radio TV transitions.
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Sol Lesser
Louisiana
Lesser
California Bureau of Agriculture
Bakersfield
Bob Breen
Hall Johnson
Odds and Ends in Showbiz and Film Deals
The CBS Hit Parade hits peak ratings as Mark Warnen’s contract is renewed marking the first time a bandleader remains for 26 weeks. Disney seeks Maeterlinck film rights but 20th Century Fox wins them with Shirley Temple to star. Pat O’Brien to host a radio show akin to Edward G Robinson’s program. Lamarr and Taylor finish Lady of the Tropics then pair in Gunn and Fiddles as a strong co starring duo. Montgomery sails to England for two pictures for Western Newspaper Union.
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Marke Warnen
Walt Disney
Maeterlinck
20Th Century-Fox
Shirley Temple
Pat O'Brien
Edward G. Robinson
Hedy Lamarr
Robert Taylor
Gunn
Fiddles
Robert Montgomery
Sean
England
Western Newapapar Union
Charming Barbara Bell Pattern for Girls Frocks No. 1738
A Barbara Bell Spring Summer pattern book offers No 1738 a simple child’s frock with bonnet in dotted Swiss lawn or gingham and No 1740 a practical apron dress with scalloped sleeves and adjustable front waist. Sizes 1 5 years for 1738 and 32 44 for 1740. Yardage given and 15 cent price per pattern.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Ask Me Another A General Quiz Challenge
A scrambled quiz item asks grammar and general knowledge questions. It includes phrases like share it between you versus share it among it, references to an English king, a motor car, riot participation, and distinctions among scissors, shears, rivers, coat lapels, alligators, and crocodiles.
Between you and among you explained
Answers to questions cover pronoun usage for two or more people and other terms. It notes Charles II usage, legal definition for three or more persons, a motor car part fact, a Missouri to Mississippi distance, a cutting blade rule, and a historical notch linked to Moreau, alongside a physical difference between alligator and crocodile snouts.
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Charles II
Missouri-Mississippi
Moreau
Napoleon
Sage Sayings on Charity and Family
A collection of aphorisms on philanthropy wealth and social norms. It notes that giving half of five dollars to charity does not define a philanthropist and questions the idea of family as mere replacement. It highlights fashion, frugality, and the value of studying people over books.
Dominion of Reason Temperance Quotation
A concise ancient maxim notes that reason governs passion and unrighteous impulses. The statement cites Cicero to frame temperance as the firm, moderate authority of rational thinking over desires.
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Cicero
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