Mary Pickford grew from child star to producing power
Mary Pickford, born Gladys Mary Smith in Toronto on April 8 1893, rose from Cinderella child roles to a powerful film producer and United Artists charter member. She became vice president of United Artists in 1935 and later produced One Touch of Venus, while living at Pickfair with Buddy Rogers and two adopted children.
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Mary Pickford
America
Our Mary
Gladys Mary Smith
Toronto
Canada
Gladys Pickford
Mary
Belasco
Virginia
New York
Biograph Studios
Adolph Zukor
United Artists Corporation
United Artists
Buddy Rogers
Pickfair
Beverly Hills
Owen Moore
Douglas Fairbanks
International
Birth Injury Convulsions in Newborns Highlight Risks
Convulsions in newborns often signal brain injury from birth difficulties, with bleeding into brain tissues common in severe cases. Early treatment can reduce damage. signs include weak crying, lethargy, cyanosis, and irregular breathing. Spinal fluid may be bloodstained. management includes limiting hemorrhage, reducing skull pressure, vitamin K, careful spinal taps, quiet handling, possible oxygen, and physician guided care.
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Gerald C. O'Neil
Nebraska
Night owls and early birds in birth chart at Union Memorial
At Union Memorial hospital in Baltimore, Dr. Harold H. Newman analyzed 135 deliveries showing 81 boys and 54 girls. Boys predominated in late night hours especially midnight to 1 a.m., while girls favored early afternoon births. overall 60 percent boys to 40 percent girls. He notes small sample limits scientific value but finds patterns in timing.
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James E. Hague
Baltimore
Union Memorial Hospital
Harold H. Newman
Newman
Ships Return 900 Vessels Move 4.88 Million Home
New York reports that more than 900 ships are bringing service members home from overseas at three times the postwar rate. From May 1945 to January 1946 about 4,884,000 personnel returned, far above the 1,481,673 in 1918 19. The high point was last November with over a million. Also notes 4.63 quarts of milk make a pound of cheese.
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New York
Ships Magazine
Davenport Faces Prison Term Of 5 To 13 Years
Roderick Davenport faced a minimum of five to thirteen years in prison after his conviction on conspiracy to defraud and fraud by false pretenses in a vast small loans scheme in eastern North Carolina. He could receive five to seven years if he pays about $5,000 in court costs. The judge commended Solicitor D. M. Clark and the state bureau of investigation for swiftly stopping the operation before the eastern tobacco markets opened.
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Greenville
Roderick Davenport
J. Paul Frizzelle
Davenport
North Carolina
Frizzelle
D. M. Clark
State Bureau of Investigation
Clark
Wilson Boyles
Winston-Salem
Nolo
Misers
Boyles
State
Nol
al Wharton
Oriental
Johnnie Heath
J. R. Hunning
Education Board Receives Three Committee Reports Today
Reports from the finance, school building, and curriculum and instructional service committees were scheduled for the state board of education in Raleigh. The finance panel recommended moving 150000 to the school bus repair fund to keep buses running through year end and outlined a salary schedule for high school agriculture teachers who will assist in teaching veterans in the veterans training program.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
Columbus journeys to Ireland to verify Brendan voyage report
Explorer Christopher Columbus travels to Ireland to check a report that Saint Brendan once crossed the ocean. The visit aims to corroborate legends of Brendan’s sea journey and ancient navigational feats.
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Christopher Columbus
Ireland
St. Brendan
Radio Schedule Highlights Night Time Listings
Eastern Time adjustments note one hour subtracted for CST two hours for MST due to late network corrections. The schedule features serials, dramas, news, music, comedy, and variety programs with performers such as Jack Armstrong, Captain Midnight, Tom Mix, George Burns, Dinah Shore, Abbott and Costello, and Rudy Vallee across the evening into after midnight.
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Plain Bill
Cimarron Tavern
Jack Armstrong
Captain Midnight
Farrell Seriaimni
Sgarrow and
the Hawk
Tennessee Jed
Abe-En
Hop Harrigan
Aly Tom Mix
Nin
De-Baai
Fencing
Walter Krieman
Pewe
Terry
Abe-Wert Llowe
Kehees
Troples
Clayton
Lick Tracy
Abe-West
Ab Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Edis
Raymond Swing
Aly
Rob Burns
Nbe-Bas
Mr. Keen
Che-Bash Dancing Music
Arthur Hale
Mbe
Abe Dick Powell
Ebe
Frank Morgan Music Hall
Nbe
Andre Kostelaneta
Gabriel Heatter
Jack Haley
Ube Basic Hobby
Dave Kiman
Cea
Antoninie
Abe
Cbe
Danny O'Neil
Cbs Melody Fantasy
Janet Flanner
Abe Orcheatra
Nde
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Julie
Madelane Munas
el Paso
Tex
Education Board
Stamford
Cond
Sam Neale
U.S. Army
Newfoundland
Blue Plate
Latin America
Mexico
Brazil
Guatemala
Colombia
Brough
Owen
Alexander Williams
Benjamin Loeb
Subway
Robert Dixon
Mage
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