Hollywood Courtship Drives Box Office Through Romance
Hollywood gossip links on screen romances to profits as studios pair stars to boost films. Chaplin Negri Windsor Goddard Lombard Gable Harlow Taylor Stanwyck target fan interest, while public are drawn to real life liaisons. Studios push and borrow stars to maximize publicity and earnings.
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Jean Harlow
William Ell
Ake
Robert Taylor
Bar Stanwyck
Clark Gable
Carole Bard
Event Studios
Margaret Sullavan
Henry Fonda
William Powell
Carole Lombard
Bruce Cabot
Adriene Ames
Hollywood
Black Draught Inevitable Quality Price Tradeoff
The ad touts Black Draught as inexpensive and reliable with naturally sourced plant leaves brought from far away to the factory. It claims strong laxative properties and pure vegetable ingredients, urging readers to choose a 25 cent package for effective relief.
Scouts Take Over Kiwanis Program in Asheboro
Asheboro Kiwanis club hears Boy Scouts present Eagle badge prospects five scouts named for Eagle rankings. David Stedman explains semaphore code and Bob Allred demonstrates friction fire. Sam Miller to become new scoutmaster replacing Hinton Pierce. Lyceum series planned for November and December with committee named to arrange details.
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Asheboro
Kiwanis Club
Hinton Pierce
Bud Hedrick
David Stedman
Bob Allred
Bob McGowan
Bill Allred
Sam Miller
Lyceum
Lee Kearns
Reginald Turner
George Salisbury
Committee On
Rufus Hill
Erman Trogdon
Howard Powell
L. R. O'Brian
Pistol Fire In Detroit Courtroom Wounds Gunman
A man identified as Josea Janek fired a pistol in Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson's courtroom, injuring only himself. The judge noted Janek had prior divorce case ties, and Janek said he aimed to shame the judge by shooting himself in court.
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Detroit
Homer Ferguson
Josea Janek
Janek
Receiving Hospital
Ferguson
Ins Court
Juddece Ferguson
Floyd Gibbons Held By Rebels
Saint Jean de Luz France September 18 United States Ambassador Claude G Bowers said he was using his offices to obtain the release of three American newspaper correspondents detained by Spanish insurgents at Cerces. The trio included John T Whitaker of the New York Herald Tribune Floyd Gibbons feature writer and radio commentator and H R Wales Koecker of International News Service. Reports from the frontier said the three were arrested on charges of failing to obtain military permits from the Burgos provisional Junta.
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United States
Claude G. Bowers
Carceres
John T. Whitaker
New York Herald-Tribune
Floyd Gibbons
H. R. Wales Koecker
International News Service
Burgos
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Michael Whalen
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