Former Actress Gladys Frazin Banks Dead by Own Hand
New York March 9. Mrs Gladys Frazin Banks former actress and ex wife of Monte Banks associate producer for 20th Century Fox died early today by a plunge from the sixth floor of her parents West End Avenue apartment. She was about 38 and left a note saying she could not stand to suffer any longer. Relatives said she had been melancholy since a nervous breakdown. Her father Louis Frazin identified the body. She appeared on stage as Gladys Frazin and Gladys Frazin Banks. Her first husband Leo Lowenstein and they have a son Leo Jr. 19. She and Banks divorced in California in 1932.
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Leaf Fall Leaves Leaves in the Fall Joke
A light wordplay exchanges about leaves in autumn. The odd phrasing contrasts leaves that fall with leaves that leave, hinting at a playful linguistic joke.
Royal wedding unites Bowes-Lyon kin in London
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth attended the marriage of Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, 27, to Kenneth Harington, 28, in London yesterday. The couple had previously broken their engagement two years earlier because Harington felt he lacked means to marry.
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Plan Proposed to Reunite A F L and CIO
Cleveland March 9 Alexander F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen proposed a workable plan to reunite the A F L and CIO He urged peace negotiators to return CIO members to the AFL settle overlapping claims by a vote of rank and file under the National Labor Relations Act decide leadership at the next AFL convention by delegates' voices Whitney said differences between AFL and CIO are surmountable and the Brotherhood is not affiliated with either side Lewis named Whitney as a potential head for the amalgamated union including railroad brotherhoods
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Roy Gardner Faces Hearing on Obscene Letter Charge
Roy Gardner 55, known for federal run ins a decade earlier, is to appear in a San Francisco hearing on a federal indictment accusing him of sending an obscene letter to Ardith Homan of Lodi a newspaperwoman. He denies obscenity, saying the letter was sarcastic in a reply to a ghostwriting arrangement and admits requesting $506 for expenses.
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Spanish Republican Leaders Ordered Away From Paris Area
Two refugee Spanish republican leaders were warned by French authorities they could not stay in Paris or nearby. Colonel Enrique Lister, former commander of the Sister Brigade, and Dolores Ibarruri known as La Pasionara, arrived recently after fleeing republican Spain.
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Young Republicans to Meet Greensboro Advisory Committee
An advisory committee of the North Carolina Young Republican clubs will meet in Greensboro on Saturday. Edwin M. Stanley of Greensboro is state president.
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Walter Winchell items on a columnists life and power plays
A collage of media notes from Walter Winchell including a Guild musical tea for Grace Bush and John Knox, a Berlin visit affecting a newspaper’s stocks, O’Donnell and the City Fusion Party, AP quarters in Radio City, and a quip on Pacelli’s papacy. March tax comes in like a lion.
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Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Adverts
An old advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe stimulant and diuretic to flush kidneys and stop nightly urination. It claims 35 cent price and genuine Holland origin, noting symptoms like backache puffy eyes and burning urine as signs of weak kidneys.
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Making Progress on Tax Revision
Secretary Morgenthau reported progress in treasury talks with President Roosevelt on tax revision to boost business confidence. He declined to detail discussions but noted he and Undersecretary Hanes were asked to return to the White House with the President after yesterday’s talks. The Mississippian was set to urge that cutting federal spending is essential to recovery amid rising calls for economy.
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Father Dionne mulls quintuplets trip to meet King and Queen
In North Bay Ontario Father Dionne weighs Ontario invitation to bring Olivia and her four sisters to Toronto on May 22 to meet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during their royal visit. He notes health concerns and wonders if the children should stay where born. Provincial Secretary H C Nixon extended the invitation.
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