Fourth of July Wakeup Call from Top Notch Rooster
Mary Graham Bonner presents a lively scene where Top Notch the Rooster rouses the household on Independence Day. Rip the Dog Willy Nilly and friends including Mr and Mrs Quacks Duck arrive in a Duck coupe as Jelly Bear and Honey Bear join the celebration with booming firecrackers and chatter about freedom. Christopher Columbus Crow praises liberty from the porch railing.
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Top Notch
Rip
Mrs. Quacks Duck
Willy Nilly's
Jelly Bear
Honey Bear
Pher
Columbus Crow
Willy Nilly
Christopher's Discovery Stuns Police Captain in Tree
Philadelphia July 5. Police Captain Samuel J Nieburg climbed four trees to observe a house Ivy led him to. From a nearby tree he witnessed beer law violations and led a raid based on the sighting.
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Philadelphia
Samuel J. Nieburg
Croquet Return Promises Open Oklahoma City Tournament
In Oklahoma City on July 5, croquet makes a comeback as an open tournament is announced for enthusiasts of the game, harking back to the gaiety of the 1890s era.
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Oklahoma City
Talks on Success and Failure in Child Development
The child benefits most from successes, which spur further effort, while repeated failures discourage. Some exceptionally gifted children may become arrogant and need higher standards and exposure to diverse fields. Others with insecurities require protective guidance and tasks with easier success to build self confidence and maximize potential.
Prisoner Pleads for Bail as Jailer Promises Harsh Lesson
In a jail cell Puff demands bail, shouting at the officer. The jailer snaps back that no bail is possible and promises a harsh, sharp consequence instead, implying a grim punishment for the inmate.
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Puff
Kump Joins 40 and 8 Society in Elkins Installations
Governor H G Kump spoke at an American Legion gathering in Elkins on July 5. He praised the county unit school law, rural prosperity, and the land tax amendment, urging road-building from rural areas to main highways to aid farmers. He was initiated into the 40 and 8 at the Elkins branch installation named in his honor.
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Elkins
H. G. Kump
American Legion
Kump
Legion's Social Society
Parachute Stunt Flier Killed At World's Fair Drop
Parachute stunt flyer Joseph Wilson in an Uncle Sam costume fell 2000 feet when his parachute failed to deploy over the World's Fair grounds in Chicago. He landed in a lake as spectators watched. Wilson had worked with Paramount Studios. pilot Bernay De Witt was at the controls.
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Joseph Wilson
Wilda
Paramount Studios
Hollywood
Calif
Bernay de Witt
Forest Camp Artist Paints President On Cot Canvas
Harold H. Sims a 20 year old from Georgia Alabama produced a black and white portrait of President Roosevelt on a canvas salvaged from a broken army cot while stationed at Fort Benning for six months in the civilian conservation corps. His father is dead and he seeks study at Auburn but cannot due to family hardship.
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Fort Benning
Roosevelt
Harold H. Sims
Georgiana
Ala
Civilian Conservation Corps
Sims
Harold
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Harold Sims
Fort Benning Ga
Airmail advantages reach lands by South China Sea borders
Stamp collectors note that lands bordering the South China Sea and Gulf of Siam enjoy airmail advantages. Indo-Shi- cites that these regions, once thought slow and distant, now benefit from faster mail services enabled by air routes, altering perceptions of remote locales.
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South China Sea
Gulf of Siam
STEA issues new airmail stamps and a 7-Billion Issue
STEA releases 14 French pos sessions comprising airmail stamps from 1 cent to 10 piastres with monoplane design. US plans July issue of about 7,000,000,000 2-cent stamps due to rate changes. Mourning stamps sold in Finland for bereavement, black with white flower, used with ordinary stamps.
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United States
Post Office Department
Finland
Pheasant eggs seized by state game commission
Salisbury Pa July 5 Bert Smalley faced an issue after receiving 19 ring neck pheasants eggs produced under two bantam hens. The eggs were claimed to have been procured from the State Game Commission in a local event.
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Salisbury
Herbert Smalley
Heeggs
State Game Commission
Soviet Leader Attacked in Tokyo
Tokyo July 5 An unknown assailant swung a huge sword at the Soviet Trade Commissioner in Tokyo. The would be assassin broke windows and furniture but failed to reach his target.
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Tokio
Hen Hatching Joy Sparks Pride in Striped Chicks
A fragment describes a scene where one hen hatches ten chicks and another nine, with both hens displaying notable pride in their handsome striped offspring. The text conveys a quaint, domestic moment reflecting affectionate observation.
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Ong
Pastor's Wife Is Claimant Of Luck Prize
In Clarksburg on July 5 Mrs. Eugene Chamberlain wife of a local pastor learned to drive with Miss Nellie Hoffman. Their car veered near Blackwater Falls, struck two poles, toppled a signboard and ditch, but both women escaped with minor scratches and bruises.
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Clarksburg
Eugene Chamberlain
Davis
Thomas
Nellie Hoffman
Davis High School
Blackwater Falls
Dixie Women Given Most Of Offices
Washington reports a surge of Southern women into high offices in the new deal era. Frances Perkins leads a list of southern appointees including Weslie Taylor Ross as director of the Mint, Ruth Bryan Owen for diplomacy, and Mrs Benton McMillin in civil service. Senator Caraway and Senator Hattie Caraway of Tennessee are noted among others shaping policy and appointments.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Taylors
Virginia Point
Weslie Taylor Ross
The
Minte
Wyoming
National Democratic Committee
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
Congress
Denmark
Benton McMillin
Louisiana
Ralph Swafford
Missouri
United States
Caraway
Hattie
Tennessee
Arkansas
First elected woman Senator sent to Washington
An unprecedented number of Democratic women have been appointed to prominent posts as President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Parley seek to recognize and reward the party’s women leaders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Parley
Hollywood Divorces Top Marriages in First Half 1933
Hollywood reports show 26 divorces versus 21 marriages in the first half of 1933. Notable splits include Joan Crawford from Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Maurice Chevalier from Yvonne Vallee. Janet Gaynor and Eleanor Boardman also divorced, with Laurel and Hardy involved in separate suits.
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Hollywood
Cal
Holly Wood
Joan Crawford
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Maurice Chevalier
Yvonne Vallee
Paris
Janet Gaynor
Lydell Peck
Eleanor Boardman
King Vidor
An Laurel
Oliver Hardy
Lois N. Laurel
Hardy
Silent screen marriages and divorces flood Hollywood gossip
The article lists numerous divorces and marriages among silent era stars. Myrtle Lee Hardy and Prince Davat lead a divorce suit while others like Miss Joye Clarence Brown Lola Lane and more are noted for unions or separations. Hollywood births appear for Kirkland Dix Ruggles Fazenda Montgomery Moore Ralston among others.
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Myrtle Lee Hardy
Mae
Prince Mae Murray
Moll~ Vans
Prince Davat
Alice Joye
Tom James B. Reegan
New York
Holeman
Miss Joye
Clarence Brown
Seraphime Dayij
Fom
Alexis Davidoff
Elinor Faz
Joh Daniels
Lola Lane
Thom Lew Ayres
Ind Lederer
Quo Lederer
Vere ‘Teasdale
Vom
Wellman
Joan Blon=dell
George Barnes
Edward Sutherland
Andree Henderson
Helen Costello
Arturo de Barrio
Beth Lugosi
Lillian Arvh
Helen Kane
Max Hoffman
Edna Callahan
Gregg Toland
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