Better Service Promised in 1932 License Tags
Enterprise Bureau reports state wide distribution improvements for 1932 automobile license tags after district meetings. L S Harris and Captain Charles D. Farmer say branch offices under Carolina Motor Club will issue licenses with trained staff, emphasizing driver identification cards and prompt service.
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Carolina Motor Club
Morganton
Salisbury
Sanford
Greenville
Farmer
Too Realistic London Benefit Show for Mental Institution
London benefactors planned a performance by actress Rose Loader to raise funds for a local mental institution. The event aimed to support treatment, housing, and outreach programs for residents.
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London
Rose Loader
Piquant dress fashions wool gown with rose velvet jacket
The description highlights a white wool evening dress by Schiaperelli featuring gossamer sheer fabric, a knee skirt flare, and a diagonal fastened rose velvet corduroy jacket. Jaunty fitted cuffs add a practical, piquant touch to the ensemble.
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Schiaperalli
Triple Pact Seen as Key Oil Land Conservation
Secretary Wilburn told President Hoover that a trio of state governors Oklahoma Kansas and Texas restricting oil production marks the strongest step yet in oil and gas conservation. California New Mexico Colorado and Wyoming joined informally as states used their police powers to curb excessive imports. The federal government contributed but credit goes to the state executives and their public utility commissions.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Interior Wilburn
Hoover
Wilburn
Four Die in Chair at Illinois Prison
At the Southern Illinois Penitentiary in Chester four men were executed in the electric chair. Hazel Johnson of Decatur died first at 1:43 am, followed by Henry Pannier of Evansville, Willie Green of East St Louis, and James Jackson of East St Louis at 2:15 am. Jackson sang a hymn he composed as the current flowed.
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Chester
Ill
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Hazel Johnson
Decatur
Henry Pannier
Farmer
Evansville
Willie Green
East St. Louis
James Jackson
Jackson
Oscar Miller
Johnson
Pannier
Henry Schuling
Green
Back Again Sun Back Bathing Suits Return At Beaches
A Florida fashion front photo shows Miss Jewel Watson of New York turning her back on having her picture taken, signaling sun back bathing styles returning to southern beaches this winter.
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Florida
Jewel Watson
New York
Gold Digging and Chiseling in The Greeks Had a Word for Them
Hollywood review notes three gold diggers Zoe Akins female leads Claire Bivans Blondell with Madge in a city plot. Sherman Manners costars and director, with praise for Clive Brooks Osborne Compton and others but questions appeal to smaller towns.
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Dan Thomas
NEA
Hollywood
Zoe Akins
Miss Atkins
Iaa Claire
Madge Bivans
Joan Blondell
Miss Claire
Lowell Sherman
David Manners
Dave
Madge
Sherman
Iday
Clive Brooks
Vivienne Osborne
Juliette Compton
Madame Evan Greeks
Free Churches May Become Talkies
The Rev J A Patten warned in London that several free churches may be sold and converted into talkies as attendances fall. He said free churches lack endowments and rely on member support, unlike established churches which become pilgrimage sites.
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London
J. A. Patten
Aced
Has His Troubles Bunch Up In Houston
Herbert Groves faced multiple losses in Houston Texas with $150 stolen from a robbery, his car’s motor meter missing, and a grain store break in amounting to 50 dollars in feed and 25 cents from the register.
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Houston
Tex
Herbert Groves
Under Bigteen film review notes Marian Marsh and Anita Page
A cinema note praises Archib Mayo's Under Bigteen starring Marian Marsh who plays a virtuous girl tempted by wealth. Anita Page delivers a strong performance as her sister while Charles Ruggles provides expected humor in the overall decent but not outstanding production.
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Bigteen
Marian Marsh
Archile Mayo
Miss Marsh
Anita Page
Pupils Criticize Teachers In Anonymous Feedback
In San Francisco a junior high principal reports students anonymously criticize teachers for cruelty crankiness makeup overuse and poor classroom control. They want teachers to be motherly and healthy, while noting impudent personal remarks from some replies.
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San Francisco
Charles A. Simonds
Aptos Junior High School
Dr. Simonds
Johnnies and Marys
Simonds
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