Woody Van Dyke Known For Tough Directing Style And Musical Flair
Hollywood gossip profiles director W. S. Van Dyke, famed for Naughty Marietta and hard driving on location. The 6 foot tall, bronzed star is described as a relentless taskmaster who commands crews in jungles, Arctic ice, and tropical sets, earning loyalty from stars like Max Baer and Greta Garbo.
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Tarzan
Arctic Circle
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Max Baer
Brentwood
Modern Etiquette Q&A by Roberta Lee
A columnist answers readers on couple etiquette and phone manners. It advises spouses be consulted before planning amusements, suggests a polite phrase for dialing a wrong number, and notes typing one's name under signatures to aid legibility.
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Roberta Lee
Lyle Astor Takes Job at $25 a Week
The article follows Lyle Astor a marine reserve captain and Hollywood figure as he takes a modest job at $25 weekly, regales guests at his parties, and reflects on directing Naughty Marietta while adjusting to a calmer social scene. It notes his divorce filing after 12 years separated, his work on The Thin Man, and his Mardi Gras and Washington plans.
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Marine Reserve Corps
van Dyke
Hollywood
Victor Herbert
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Woody
Marietta
New Orleans
Washington, D
John Jacob Astor
International Ercantile Marine Co
New York
LOOK AND By A. . GORDON LOOK AND By A. . GORDON
The questions and answers test Latin meaning of Columbus a poem author durmast and U S government bird reserves Newfoundland as oldest British colony. The provided answers identify 1 A dove 2 Edwardea 3 An European Oak 4 55 with 6 000 000 acres.
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Columbus
U. S&s
Newfoundland
Girl Seaman Visits Tristan da Cunha on Ponape voyage
Seventeen year old Nancie Moore of Belfast joined the barque Ponape as ordinary seaman and was the sole woman aboard. She reported to Port Lincoln that Tristan da Cunha, the loneliest island, had depleted flour stocks but regained supplies through barter. Islanders sought shoe polish, laces, soap, clothing, and food while coping with a rat plague. They had not heard of the Royal wedding and asked about the ceremony.
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Nancie Moore
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Port Lincoln
Australia
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tristan da Cunha
Daily Lessons In English By W. L. Gordon
English lesson notes define common errors and meanings. The text lists misused phrases mispronunciations misspellings and a sample word bom bast ic defined as high sounding and meaningless with a Burke quote.
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W. L. Gordon
Burke
How Can I Relieve Beaded Bag Lining and Peachade Tips
A reader asks how to reline a beaded bag with a lining slightly shorter so weight rests on the bag rather than beads. Another query explains peachade by mixing peach honey water sugar and lemon juice then diluting to taste.
Clean Out Kidney Poisons: Doan’s Run Ad
An old Doan’s Run kidney relief ad urges daily use to clear 15 miles of kidney tubes and filters from poisons. It warns clogged kidneys cause backache dizziness and fatigue and promotes asking a druggist for Doan’s Run, a remedy used for kidney sufferers for over 40 years.
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Doan
Mila
Foster-Milburn Co
Dam On Amu Darya Damages Turkestan. Sheep Hid In Flood
After a sudden thaw on the Amu Darya floodwaters damaged a hydro electric dam in Turkestan. Trapped by floods shepherd brothers led their flock of about 1000 sheep half a mile to safety near Mobinbry.
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Amu Darya
Turkestan
Sai
Mobinbry
Australia
Avalanche Traps Swiss Film Party in Roseegg Valley
A Swiss film company shooting in Roseegg Valley Swiss Alps was buried by an avalanche. Producer Madame Karn and a guide died, while actor M. Maurur was rescued alive.
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Switzerland
Madame Karn
M. Maurur
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