Will Rogers as Humorous Philosopher and Public Voice
The piece extols Will Rogers as more than a jokesmith, noting his humor rooted in truth and impact. It highlights his clean style, refusal of malice, daily read of papers, and ability to tailor routines to current events, making him a beloved national figure.
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Will Rogers
Willis Thornton
NEA Service
Rogers
Bryan
Huey Long
America
Hollywood
the Crossroads
Will
McGuffey
Betty
Washington
Coolidge
White House
Calvin
John W. Davis
Morgan & Co
Morgan
Bill Nye
Art
Sans Ward
Mr. Dooley
Mark Twain
Dunne
Twain
Man barricades road after highway tax fine in New Jersey
Samuel Swerdon refused to pay $450 for road improvements and barricaded the highway in front of his Lawn home. He charged motorists 10 cents to pass and now faces 15 days in jail to ponder the ways of society.
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Fair Lawn
N. J
Samuel Swerdon
Jo Darien Plots Hollywood Screen Test After Drann Visit
Jo Darien tours Atlas studios after Silas Drann’s arrival prompts a screen test offer. Lolita Montez’s push toward acting collides with Jo’s doubts as Edna Fragonet’s troubles loom.
Dramatic screen test under way for Jo and Drana
Jo participates in a tense studio scene as Drana guides her through a reading and walking test for a film shoot. She fears the camera and sound equipment but is prodded to perform, while a distant note reveals a grandfather clock dating to 1735 owned by Capt. Arthur William Harrison of Greasby England.
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Lolita Montez
Lolita
Fragonet
Crest Lake
Hollywood
Diana
Mr. Drann
Jo Darien
Silas Drann
Miss Darien
Drann
Montez
Atlas
Drana
Atlas Organization
Altho
Arthur William Harrison
Greasby
Eng
Will Rogers Lays Aside Jester Role in Brief Note
The piece describes Will Rogers stepping away from his comical persona, signaling a shift toward a more serious public image. It notes his prominence as a humorist and commentator and hints at evolving public expectations.
Police sticker program cuts traffic violations
Huntington Indiana Chief Ray C. Forst says scarlet windshield stickers for violators reduced violations by 60 percent. Motorists may have the sticker removed for one dollar. otherwise it stays on the car for 30 days.
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Huntington
Ind
Ray C. Forst
Hotel damage listed at state American Legion convention
Wilkes Barre report notes total damage from a state American Legion convention as one broken window and two torn pillow slips.
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Wilkesbarre
American Legion
Justice of the Peace Sees Unique Wedding Fee
In Phoenix Harry West acted as justice of the peace and performed a marriage. The groom, described as a strapping Negro, paid a silver dollar and two pennies as a fee. When asked about the pennies the groom replied that they were Governor Moeur’s luxury tax.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Harry Westfall
Justice of the Peace
Moeur
Principal Claims 22-Inch Worm Found in Garden
H. H. Campbell, high school principal in Coeur d Alene Idaho, reported digging up a 22 inch angleworm in his garden. Friends dispute any exaggeration and back the tale as true.
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Coeur D'Alene
Ida
H. H. Campbell
Campbell
Patient Fielder Reclaims World Title After Pole Ball
In San Jose, 25 years ago Harry Johnson hit a fly ball that landed in a steel trolley support. Henry Volkers, then an opposing fielder, recalled the moment as workmen tore down the pole yesterday and retrieved the ball, claiming the world’s most patient fielder title.
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San Jose
Calif
Harry Johnson
Henry Volkers
Bull snake swallows eggs then halts at knothole in Nebraska
Frank Buck would have loved this tale from Bertrand Nebraska where a bull snake with a taste for eggs slid its head through a knothole to raid a hen nest. Andrew Olson says he found the snake bisected it and saved the remaining eggs.
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Bertrand
Frank Buck
Andrew Olson
Rain Week Rules Splash Through Doniphan Herald
Doniphan Neb residents are urged to embrace a so called Rain Week with humorous rules from the Doniphan Herald. Wash your car plan picnics wear your best clothes leave the car and baby outdoors at night air bedding curtains and carpets and cut hay and stack it uncovered to invite rain.
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Doniphan
Neb
Doniphan Herald
Nebraska
The
Herald
Nebraska City Garageman Recalls Narrow Electrocution Incident
Robert W. Kregel, a garageman, says he believed electrocution would be a peaceful death after nearly touching a high voltage line. An assistant intervened to shove him away before contact. He described no pain and a calm sensation during the near tragedy.
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Nebraska City
Robert W. Kregel
Garageman Ete
Kregel
Tax Officials Return Inspection of Income Form
Government assessors reviewed the income tax blank and returned it for corrections, citing missing entries and calculation discrepancies to be resolved before final submission.
Rubber gaskets unsafe near headlight reflectors
Sulphur in rubber can release acids that corrode reflector coatings. Gaskets should not contact headlight metal or silvered reflectors in automotive lamps to prevent damage.
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Cal
Kenneth A. Morrison
Chicago Park
Madge Watson
Morrison
Kenneth
Chicago
FN Nano Jones
Edna Fragonet
Peter
Edna
Silas
Miss Dar
Miss Montes
Tomorow
Atlas Lot
Lux Toilet
Chesterfield
Myans Tosscoe Co
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