Daughters of Astor Street Enter Circus Life in Charity Show
The Dornay sisters Aileen and Lucretia, 19 and 17, from Chicago's Astor Street, perform with the Guistinu Loyal troupe in a Shrine circus at Madison Square Garden to aid crippled children. They trained from elephants to bareback riding, after early ambitions in acting and dance.
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Medinah Temple
Dornay
Aileen
Lucretia
Ruth
Babe
Sarasota
Madison Square Garden
Alfred Court
Shrine Circus
Astor Street
Europe Must Get Much Food From United States
Washington says Europe will face critical food shortages this summer and must receive maximum U S shipments. D A Fitzgerald of the International Emergency Food Council warns protests and violence may rise if cereals and other essentials are not shipped, with 5 000 000 tons needed July through September from the United States and Canada.
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Washington
United States
Europe
D. A. Fitzgerald
International Emergency Food Council
Fitzgerald
Council
Canada
Argentina
Grange Protests Cuts In Funds
The North Carolina Grange objects to proposed cuts by the house appropriations committee to the Department of Agriculture budget for the coming fiscal year. Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell argues farmers face real problems and need help to adjust to changing conditions and uncertain export markets.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Grange
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Harry B. Caldwell
State Farm Group
Mass Picketing Is Terminated at Safie Mill
L. L. Shepard, chairman of the CIO joint board, said the Textile Workers Union of America ended mass picketing at the Safie mill after a superior court injunction. Peaceful picketing continues and two trucks blocked for ten days were allowed through the gates at 10 a.m. today.
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Rockingham
L. L. Shepard
CIO Joint Board
Textile Workers Union of America
Safie
Master Forger Forged by His Own Deception in Amsterdam
American art lovers seek a genuine Van Meegeren as the Dutch forger is himself being forged. Han van Meegeren claims there are fake Van Meegerens in circulation and notes he painted six bogus Vermeers to prove critics’ incompetence. He says one was sold to Nazi No. 2 and, after liberation, he faced charges of collaboration. Under police supervision he painted a seventh Vermeer to prove his innocence and guilt of forgery.
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van Meegeren
Holland
Han van Meegren
Iiter
Hermann Ring
Christ
Johannes Verneer
van Meegerens
Christ and
Nazi No. 2
The
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Vermeer
Stamp Acts By-Pass New Currency Law
London reports a scheme to evade currency limits using postage stamps sold overseas to fund travel. Stolen British stamps are being traded in Paris Brussels and New York as currency while Scotland Yard probes the rising stamp currency trade and thefts of colonial issues.
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Ple
New York
Paris
Brussels
Scotland Yard Investigating
Scotland Yard
Psychologist Lists Real Youth Tests
Mrs. Bonaro Overstreet, psychologist and author, told the St. Louis Wednesday Club that aging psychologically comes from talking too much and listening too little. She offered five tests to measure psychological youth, focusing on senses, conversation, ingenuity, generosity, and attitude toward the past.
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ST. Louis
INS
Bonaro Wilkinson Overstreet
Silver Lions Jubilee Opens in Asheville with 25th Year
In Asheville on May 26 the North Carolina Lions started a three day silver jubilee celebration with more than 2,500 members expected. Miss Virginia Cox of Asheville was chosen to represent the United States. Rex Homer Wilson of Winston-Salem led the main address as Lionism grows to 18 nations.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Virginia Cox
United States
Rex
Homer ©. Wilson
First Christian Church of
Winston- Salem
Clyde Shipyard’s Decline Hits Record Lows in 1931
The Clyde shipbuilding region suffered its worst year since 1913, with business tumbling 80 percent versus the best year on record and 70 percent lower than 1930.
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Clyde
Britain
Mysterious Rh Factor In Blood Now Under Control
The Rh factor once feared as a cause of infant death is now understood and controlled. Dr. Karl Landsteiner and Dr. Alexander Wiener traced the discovery to rhesus monkeys, with later work by Levine and Stetson linking maternal antibodies to fetal erythroblastosis. Advances include routine Rh typing for transfusions and prenatal testing, plus successful treatments like Rh negative blood transfusions to save affected infants.
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Karl Landseiner
Rockefeller Institute
Alexander Wiener
Landsteiner
Widener
Levine
Wiener
Boston Children's Hospital
Duke Hospital
Louis K. Diamond
Harvard University Medical School
Energize with SSS Tonic for stronger blood and vigor
A vintage advertisement promises restored energy and appetite by boosting red blood cells with SSS Tonic. It claims improved digestion, reduced gas and sour taste, plus better sleep, mood, and stamina as the tonic builds “sturdy health.”
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