Film Premier Draws Huge Crowds Outside
Reporter notes a Hollywood premiere draws 15 000 outside the theater and a 1 500 seat grandstand fills as stars arrive. Fans endure hours of traffic and glare of lights while two crooners and an orchestra entertain the crowd. The writer recalls seeing Shirley Temple among regular spectators and describes the scene with police and public interest.
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Paul Harrison
NPR Service
Hollywood
Sid Grauman
Anthony Adverse
Warner Brothers
Fake Countess Sued by Husband Over Marital Title
Lawrence P. Marron of East Orange New Jersey heir to an oil fortune sues Adrienne Pantaleoni claiming she is a fake Countess and seeks annulment. The Countess says the title is handed down through 800 years of ancestors while fans and paparazzi swarm an event with stars like Fredric March Clark Gable and Joan Blondell in attendance.
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Lawrence P. Marron
East Orange
N. J
Adrienne Pantaleoni
Eskimos Use Tail Notes To Send Air Mail Messages
In Kotzebue Alaska Eskimos save the six cents air mail costs by writing notes on aircraft tails. When a ship bound for a town with a friend lands crowds read notes left by locals hoping to find a message from someone they know. Hugh Brewster reports from Anchorage on northern aviation practices.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Hugh Brewster
Kotzebue
Trade Balance Unfavorable in July as Imports Exceed Exports
Washington reports a contra seasonal rise in July imports totaling 193.4 million dollars while exports reached 178.3 million. The gap of 15.1 million reflects declines in cotton exports and anticipates a larger new crop, with broader increases in machinery, aircraft, iron and steel products, and edible goods.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Single Passenger Street Cars Proposed in San Francisco
John B. Ricketts Jr submits a novel transit idea to city supervisors proposing single passenger street cars on elevated runways. Passengers would operate the cars with push buttons, with engineers handling the technical details, as stated by the proposer who calls himself a conceiver rather than an engineer.
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San Francisco
John B. Ricketts, Jr
Trony Big Prairie Fatal Cold Weather Death
Sherman Yarnell aged 67 died from frozen feet after exposure in 20 below weather last winter. A cavalryman was killed in a Japanese Soviet skirmish on the Manchoukuo border near Tungning according to a military communique. Donald Pattet 13, son of a Jacksonville pastor, escaped injury after leaping from a second‑story window in his sleep. Artesian wells are named artesium, Latin for the ancient province Artios.
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Trony Big Prairie
Sherman Yarnell
Manchoukuo
Tungning
Manchoukuan
Jacksonville
Fra
Donald Pattet
Jackville
Province of
Artios
Russian Communique From Manchoukuo Announces Soviet Action
A brief bulletin from General Headquarters at Hsinking in Manchoukuo reports Soviet activity. The notice notes the joint move, with emphasis on strategic adjustments and regional implications.
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Hsinking
Manchoukuo
Earth Rumblings Puzzle Residents Near Kingsport
Subterranean rumblings and earth tremors persist in Cook's Valley near Kingsport Tennessee. Four underground explosions in three days cracked limestone formations near P. J. Bullion and George Smith. Residents report a sulfur like odor from rock fissures and hope scientists will investigate.
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Kingsport
Tenn
Cook's Valley
P. J. Bullion
George Smith
Bullion
Plumbers Hurt as Rusted Shell Part Explodes in Home
Three Jefferson City plumbers were injured when a rusted iron pipe centerpiece exploded during basement remodeling. Tom Bryant and homeowner Truitt Weedson suffered minor injuries as metal shrapnel flew from the blast. The shell fragment appears to be a one pounder from the Spanish American War.
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Jefferson City
Tom Bryant
Truitt Weedson
Boston ivy forms a bear rug on Michigan State College building
Boston ivy covered the campus building at Michigan State College and grew in the shape of a bear rug. The striking growth drew attention from students and locals alike as the plant traced a large, furry outline on the facade.
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Boston
Michigan State College
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