Hollywood Antiques Vault Holds Royal Historical Furnishings
A tour of MGM’s prop vault reveals relics from Napoleon to Marie Antoinette. Items include a desk Napoleon sat at, a Vatican cabinet from 1555, a Jackson spinning wheel, and a coach canopy of Franz Josef. The collection emphasizes authentic duplication and guarded rarities.
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San Francisco
Paul Revere
M-G-M
Marie Antionette
Edwin Willis
Fontainbleau
Napoleon
Vatican
Andrew Jackson
Pio Pico
California
Franz Josef of
Austria
Hollywood
Hollywood props sell real artifacts for period films
Studio property scouts uncover genuine historic pieces among set dressings. The ex Kaiser yacht fixtures, a solid silver imperial wash basin from Universal, eight foot bronze figures with candelabra from the Astor estate, twelve oil paintings, and a Laur en harpsichord from pre Revolutionary days join film inventories as authentic props for new productions.
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San Pedro Harbor
Universal
Imperial Wash Basin
Warner Studio
Astor
Astors
Lauren
Interior decorators seek model studio set images and plans
Taken As Models Studio receives heavy fan mail from interior decorators and architects asking for photos of sets or articles from Purple Passion. Many requests come from women planning redecorations and new houses seeking color schemes and floor plans, which studios cannot fulfill.
Job Placements In State On Rise
The state employment service placed 4,689 persons in private industry jobs in May, up 38.9 percent from April. Active registrants totaled 187,199 at May end, with an average 11,777 placements per month over the fiscal year, and 13,949 when including relief agency placements.
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Raleigh
State Employment Service
May Thompson Evans
Relief Agency
Building Permits In State Decrease
May permits in 21 North Carolina cities totaled 1 069 182 dollars, down 18 percent from April but up 14 percent from May 1935. Charlotte led with 190 707 dollars, including 111 770 for new homes. Asheville followed with 154 050 and headed nonresidential totals at 111 215. Durham led new residential at 196 100, while Greensboro ranked third in total permits at 137 767.
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Alaeigh
North Carolina
Charlotte
Asheville
Durham
Greensboro
Wrong Animals In Zoo Cages
MEMPHIS Tenn June 10 A visitor's knife attack on a camel in the municipal zoo drew this comment from Superintendent N J McElroy There are times when I think we've got the wrong animals in the cage A woman ran into McElroy's office to report a man thrusting a knife into the camel's side The knifer escaped in a car with another man and two women The camel is expected to recover from a deep gash
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Memphis
Tenn
N. J. McElroy
McElroy
Old Dobbin the Independence Cart Horse Dies
The only horse in Independence, Old Dobbin, has died after years pulling a cemetery cart. The city council rejected replacing him with a newer horse, keeping Dobbin’s memory in local lore.
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Independence, Mo
Independence
Old Dobbin
McCay Heads North Carolina Medical Examiners
Dr Hamilton McKay of Charlotte was elected president of the State Board of Medical Examiners in Raleigh. He succeeds Dr F Webb Griffin of Asheville. Dr Ben J Lawrence of Raleigh was re elected secretary. The annual examinations of the board, begun Tuesday, were concluded.
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Raleigh
Hamilton McKay
Charlotte
State Board of Medical Examiners
F. Webb Griffin
Asheville
Ben J. Lawrence
Ralleigh
Lessons In English By W L Gordon
Instructional note on word usage and pronunciation with guidance on mastering vocabulary. Defines entail as a verb meaning to impose as a necessary accompaniment or result. States France owns three fifths of the Sahara with Spain holding the remainder.
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W. L. Gordon
France
Sahara Desert
Africa
Spain
Fletcher's Career Closed by Death
Senator Duncan Ut. Pletcher of Florida died unexpectedly in Washington of heart disease at age 77. He had served in the Senate since 1900 and recently won his final legislative battle approving a survey of the Florida ship canal proposal.
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Park Trammell
Duncan Ut. Pletcher
Florida
Washington, Lb
Senate
Lpro
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