Film Stars Turn to Song and Dance for Extra Pay
Hollywood performers increasingly take short stage engagements between films to supplement income. Maurice Chevalier earned 15000 dollars weekly in Los Angeles, while Al Jolson once received 22500 dollars weekly in San Francisco. many screen stars have vaudeville stints at 1000 to 2000 dollars per week. Estelle Taylor Lupe Velez Bessie Love sing, Edward G Robinson Joe E Brown James Cagney monologue. Doris Kenyon performs in costume recital. Tom Mix completes a lengthy tour.
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Hollywood
Calif
Los Angeles
Maurice Chevalier
al Jolson
San Francisco
Estelle Taylor
Lupe Velez
Bessie Love
Songe
Edward G. Robinson
Joe E. Brown
James Cagney
Doris Kenyon
Tom Mix
Delman Shoes Fit Brief Fame and Royal Footwear
Herman Delman outfits debutantes and stars with custom shoes. Mary Pickford has tiny feet. Madge Kennedy approves samples. Gertrude Lawrence buys in bulk. Marlene Dietrich admires the line. In Louvain a studious 19 year old is called the Duke of Bar by peers and "Your Majesty" at home, a prince in exile.
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New York
Herman Delman
Mary Pickford
Madge Kennedy
Gertrude Lawrence
Marlene Dietrich
Delman
Spieces
Fraser Valley Egg Price Rise Expected to Net $750000
Pros perity has hit the hen roost as egg price advances may net poultry men of the Fraser Valley $750,000 annually from five million dozen production.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fraser Valley
Circus appearance with horse Tony and star tour circuit
Fifi Dorsay tours drawing wide crowds with her act while Lawrence Tibbett and Jose Mojica split concert work and films. Tibbett adds opera, and Jeanette MacDonald returns from recitals in Europe as studios shift to embracing entertainer stars.
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Tony
Fifi Dorsay
Lawrence Tibbett
Jose Mojica
Tibbett
Jeanette MacDonald
Europe
Airplane Age Hat Dims Empress Eugenie Style In Paris
Fashion notes from Paris describe the Airplane Age hat replacing plume-decked Empress Eugenie styles. Slim lines and minimal trimming define the new chapeau, with fur patches velvet bows and a skyward feather as accents. The beret returns in a side-tilt version and other quirky silhouettes like the gramophone disk hat appear as chic options for street and afternoon wear.
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Diana Merwin
Paris
Eugenie Vogue
Longchamps
Ing
Empress Eugenie
Eugenies
Russian visitor rails at Americans during Columbus trip
Mme Marie Charlotte de Golier Davenport, born in Russia 107 years ago and educated at Vienna and the Sorbonne, criticized Americans during a Columbus visit. She said residents are stupid, unfriendly and impolite, adding that each return yields the same impression.
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Columbus
Mme
Marie Charlotte de Golier Davenport
Russia
Vienna University
Sorbonne
Stiff Tariff Seen As Forthcoming With MacDonald at Head of Affairs
Industrial leaders urge a new tariff policy as Ramsay MacDonald and Stanley Baldwin lead Britain. Sir Roland Nugent of the Federation of British Industries backs an immediate emergency tariff with a subsequent permanent tariff board. He argues for a flexible system to rebuild plants and attract fresh capital while protecting a recovering home market.
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MacDonald
Edward Stanley
London
England
Ramsay MacDonad
Stanley Baldwin
Roland Nugent
Federation of British Industries
America
Sir Roland
Britain
Roland
Federation
Not a real headline but a boastful assessment
A speaker criticizes "your people" as lacking progress and intelligence while contrasting with praise for the American public expressing affection, claiming great stimulus of the human soul has vanished but conceding admiration for the people overall.
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Mme. Davenport
England Legal Duty to Supply All Books on Demand
A law requires a copy of every book published in England to be supplied on request to designated libraries including the Bodleian Library at Oxford and the Cambridge University Library. The mandate ensures access for public research and scholarly use across major institutions.
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England
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Cambridge University
Poona Seeress Babajan Dies At 125
Poona India authorities report the death of Babajan a Mohammedan seeress whose long life and prophecies were known to both Muslims and Hindus. Neighbors recall she sat under a Tamar ind tree making predictions and claimed to be 125 years old.
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Poona
India
Babajan
Cotton to Rayon From Wood Pulp
The article explains rayon production in the United States relies mainly on wood pulp especially spruce. It notes hopes to use cotton cellulose for rayon manufacture in the near future as an alternative feedstock.
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United States
SMU Star Marion Harmon Injures Shoulder Off Field
SMU star tackle Marion Harmon injured himself while pulling a jersey over his head, twisting his shoulder without actually entering the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Harmon
Southern Methodist University
Will Rogers Jr Enters Stanford Freshman Swimming
Will Rogers Jr. appears as a candidate on the Stanford University freshman swimming team despite prior fall polo practice declarations. The move marks Rogers as a competing athlete at the university level.
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Will Rogers, Jr
Stanford University
The Role and Scope of the Modern Chamber of Commerce
The piece outlines how chambers of commerce bridge living and working conditions in American cities. It emphasizes voluntary citizen efforts, public interest advocacy, and broad community duties from schools to municipal services, portraying chambers as impartial leaders for regional development and civic progress.
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Chamber of Commerce
America
Chambers of Commerce
Swordfish Trophy After Sea Fight Beached Vessel
The Grace of God fishing boat lies beached in Peniche Portugal for repairs after a sea fight in which a swordfish rammed the vessel. A 14 foot swordfish trophy is held by the crew as a memento of the encounter. Sportsmen from the Greater Kansas City area plan to organize to push for tougher fish and game laws.
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Peniche
Portugal
Greater
Kansas City
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