Conscience And The Talkies Rise Of Studio Censorship In Hollywood
The article laments rising censorship in Hollywood as talkies reshape film culture. It warns against sensational crime and sex content fueling public hero worship of outlaws and urges more responsible storytelling amid box office pressures. It cites Dillinger's death and critiques the era's morals scandals while promoting stricter source censorship.
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Hollywood
Dillinger
U.S
Chicago
Public Enemy
James R. Gregson
Leeds
Eng
Mercury
Galsworthy
Hardy
Madox Ford
Big Salaries Top Movie Industry Despite Losses
A six month NRA study shows 110 film industry figures earned more than President Roosevelt in 1933 while the sector posted a $19.6 million loss. The unnamed actor received $315000, the top pay, with a second high of $296250 for an artist.
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United States
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
N.R.A
Variation in Rib Counts Among Animals of the Same Species
The article notes that within a single species some animals possess more ribs than others. It discusses possible genetic or developmental factors contributing to this anatomical difference.
University Receives Curie Radium Gift From Women Fund
The gram of radium bought in 1921 with funds from American women is gifted to the University of Paris with permission for Irene Curie to use it. Mme Curie's daughter, a noted physicist, is said to have grown up in her mother's lab and aided her until Mme Curie's death.
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Mme. Marie Curie
University of Paris
Irene Curie
William Brown Meloney
Marie Curie Radium Fund
Mme. Curie
Meloney
Paris
Hunting Coyotes With Aeroplanes Becomes Montana Sport
A growing practice in Montana sees residents using aircraft to hunt coyotes. Local observers note rising interest among hunters and concerns over safety and wildlife impact.
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Montana
Giant Mersey Tunnel Opens as World’s Longest Underwater Roadway
The Queensway tunnel linking Liverpool and Birkenhead was formally opened by the king with a golden switch ceremony. Nine years in construction, it carries four vehicle lanes and pedestrian walkways, costing about 35 million dollars and expected to serve over a million people.
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Mersey
Liverpool
Birkinhead
Thames
Forth
Sydney Harbor
Queensway
Construction Boom in British Columbia Near Port Alberni
Reports show strong activity in road surfacing theatre and home building as contracts are signed. The largest project is Great Central Sawmills new mill at Great Central Lake to be erected in Port Alberni with an estimated cost of 600000 and about 500 workers.
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British Columbia
Great Central
Great Central Lake
Port Alberni
Grain production in Canada May 1934 lower for most grains
May 1934 output in Canada fell for wheat oats corn barley and mixed grain versus May 1933 except buckwheat which rose. Wheat reached 5 258 707 bushels with May 1933 at 5 959 063. oats 578 306 vs 621 591. corn 144 344 vs 194 404. barley 47 978 vs 49 211. buckwheat 3 808 vs 2 744. mixed grain 726 298 vs 1 021 874.
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Canada
Canadian lace and wood carvings sent for instruction
William Blacker of Home Creek Queensland has sent lace specimens and carved serviette rings to Col. Wilfrid Bovey at McGill University for Canadian girls to learn lace making. He learned knitting and net making during illness and drew wood carving ideas from Australian Aboriginal craft.
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William Blacker
Home Creek
Queensland
Canada
Wilfrid Bovey
Canadian Handicrafts Guild
McGill University
Pink lemons baffling California tree with striped branches
Scientists study a single California grove tree that bears vivid pink fruit with striped trunk and branches. White branches are barren while others glow pink, drawing awe from observers who note the unusual coloration and growth.
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California
German Order Targets Canadian Fruit Imports to Germany
The German government issues a directive restricting fruit imports from Canada. All Dominion shipments must go directly to designated ports and undergo inspection on arrival for San Jose scale and railroad worth.
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Canada
Germany
Dominion
San Jose
Shortest NY to China Route Lies Over North Pole
A brief geodetic note suggests the fastest path from New York to China passes near the North Pole, citing great circle principles and polar routing considerations.
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New York
China
North Pole
Mounties Corp Stallworthy Chosen Weather Expert For Arctic Expedition
Edward Shackleton selects Corporal F H Stallworthy of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to join the Oxford University Arctic expedition. Stallworthy, famed for Ellesmere Island work and Bache Peninsula marooning, will accompany the party to Ellesmere and help establish the base. He married Miss Hilda Austin in Edson last November. she will stay in England during his absence. The team plans to travel from Europe and push toward the North Pole_creep.
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Edward Shackleton
Oxford University
Canadian Arctic
Far
F. H. Stallworthy
R.C.M.P
Alberta
Ottawa
Ellesmere Island
Corp
Stallworthy
Shackleton
Arctic
Bache Peninsula
Corp. Stallworthy
Hilda Austin
St. Catherine's Church
Edson
England
Ellesmere Land
North Pole
Soviet Union Rises to Second in World Gold Production
The Soviet Union, buoyed by a dramatic two year output surge, is poised to produce about 4,000,000 fine ounces of gold this year, surpassing Canada and the United States. Official 1933 output is 2,489,000 fine ounces, up 142 percent from 1932, with claims of heavy investment in mining and rising foreign orders for mining machinery.
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Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Canada
United States
South Africa
Russia
U.S.S.R
Transvaal
Plan to Plant 100 Mile Forest Belt Announced by Wallace
United States Secretary Henry Wallace announced an immediate start on a forest shelter belt project costing 75 million dollars. President Roosevelt issued an executive order on July 11 allocating 15 million dollars in emergency funds to begin work.
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United States
Henry Wallace
Roosevelt
Minister Combines Offertory Joke With Sermon Text
A minister used a quip about last Sunday's offertory noting six buttons in the collection and then urged the congregation to rend their hearts and not their garments. He referenced the Bible to close the remark.
Soviets Find Salt Mountain Hodzha Near Afghan Border
Soviet prospectors report an immense dome of salt in South Tabjukistan near the Afghan border. They name the mountain Hodzha, claim it stands 24 000 feet high and may contain about 30 millard tons of pure white salt. Mining will begin immediately.
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Tabjukistan
Hodzha
Amazon flies to save sugar crop in British Guiana
Three men journey 1500 miles from Brazil to Georgetown to deliver Amazon flies that may combat the moth borer pest devastating about 20 percent of the sugar crop. The expedition carried flies in six packages via the Amazon and air mail, with near-drowning and loss of equipment en route but success in saving the specimen.
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Brazil
Georgetown
British Guiana
Amazon
Para
J. G. Myers
Imperial Institute of Entomology
Myers
Iron scrap shipments spark antiwar speculation in press
The New York Post reports that Japanese merchants bought scrap iron in the United States and other ports to fuel war material production. It claims Nipponese authorities now sell iron at cost to Japanese manufacturers, noting Tokyo purchased three quarters of a million tons of idle shipping abroad for five million dollars f.o.b. The piece foresees ships returning to the American market as consumer goods.
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Japan
Baltic
Megantic
Tokyo
New York Post
Russian Professor Claims Chlorine Injections Diagnose Cancer
Professor Tsitovitch in Russia reports chlorine injections in blood diagnose cancer and reveal individuals predisposed to the disease, asserting both detection and risk identification.
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Russia
Tsitovitch
May Canada flour output tops April but trails last year
May flour production in Canada reached 1,175,433 barrels, higher than April but lower than May last year when 1,334,101 barrels were produced. This shows a monthly increase from April while remaining below the year-ago level.
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Canada
Dorothy Dix Quote On Marriage And Upward Moves
A Dorothy Dix remark notes many young women help husbands climb social ladders only to later rearrange priorities by moving a picture. The quip satirizes shifting ambitions in domestic life.
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Dorothy Dix
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