Weaving life and faith in a city column tribute
A communal note recalls a devotional quote by Mrs. P. G. Hatchett of Abilene and lists visiting friends and family across Texan towns. The piece catalogues social calls, guests from Wynne to Port Arthur, and library book picks praising On Roller Skates and Real Tales About Real Dogs with local book committee praise.
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Hope Library
Robert Daniels
Houston
Texas
J. L. Powell
Omr
Geo
D. Les
Myrtle Lee
Port Arthur
Lee
Lees
J. T. Bowden, Jr
With the Ladies Spurned in Business Found Success in Arts
A New York told feature notes Isabelle Hallin in Saugus Massachusetts faces contract non renewal as a high school dramatic teacher because she is deemed too pretty. The piece argues beauty biases limit women’s careers while citing Jane Froman as another example of talent hindered by gendered expectations.
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New York
Isabelle Hallin
Saugus
Mass
Miss Hallin
Jane Froman
University of Misscouri
Pretty Women in Hollywood Rise to Fame and Radio Stature
The article chronicles how beauty hindered and then propelled several actresses and performers. Irene Rich and June Long faced skepticism about serious subjects, Madeleine Carroll and Imogene Carpenter pivoted from looks to meaningful work, and Gail Patrick considered law before pursuing acting, illustrating a pattern of beauty both blocking and launching careers in midcentury entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Rich
San Francisco
Hollywood
June Long
Paik
Madeleine Carroll
England
Imogene Carpenter
Package Sales of Liquor Enforced
Texans face at least two more years of home mixing or illegal sales as efforts to liberalize liquor laws failed by narrow margins in both Texas legislative branches. Current law allows beer and wine to be consumed on premises, but hard liquor must be dispensed in bottles and cannot be consumed on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Daughter of Opera er joins family talk in playful exchange
Elise interrupts as her father notes their similarity while joking about influence. German phrases, a tongue twister about seashells, and Miz the cook chime in with silly chatter. Kullman breaks into a Viennese song and the family resumes their lively moment.
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Europe
Elise
Miz
Kullman
Kullmans
Irene Bennett’s Move From Sales to a Movie Career
Irene Bennett, once selling magazine subscriptions in 33 states and Mexico, left a planned career path after studying at Alabama and Cincinnati. She built a local theater movement and radio station before entering stock drama, then the movies. A chance ride at a 1935 Cotton Carnival trip to Hollywood launched her motion picture contract after she asked a studio head to consider her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
University of Alabama Law School
Converse College
Cincinnati Conservatory
Irene Bennett
Mexico
Memphis
Tri-State
Hollywood
Wage Hour Battle Shapes Washington Control Debate
Washington fights over wage and hour reform as lawmakers fear central government control. The Roosevelt platform pushes labor changes while bills, trimmed by industry and labor, aim for a shorter week and modest wage gains, with no guarantees for all workers. The piece notes the paradox of labor opposing government price controls yet seeking fair wages.
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Morgan M. Beatty
Washington
Congress
Velt
William Green
John L. Lewis
Legislative Labor Committee
Bill Whittled
Hugo Black
Alabama
William P. Connery
Massachusetts
Congressional Wolves
Roosevelt
Utopia
Huge Sloth Ousted Men From Caves in Rampart Cave Find
California scientists study Rampart cave remains from a 20 foot giant ground sloth to infer its diet and the climate of its era. Willis Evans led excavation with Jerome Laudermilk and Carnegie Institution support, uncovering preserved excrement and untouched cave context.
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Claremont
Calif
Grand Canyon
California
Rampart
Willis Evans
Jerome Laudermilk
Pomona College
Carnegie Institution
Tole
College Laborator
Rampart Cave
Sloth Skeletons Unearthed From Rampart Cave Mystery
Explorers chasing other sloth retreats found cliff shelters and caves inland as Lake Mead rose behind Boulder Dam. Scientists, noting a 750 to 2000 pound creature, propose a nocturnal Rampart cave inhabitant that foraged at dawn and dusk. Reconstructed skeletons suggest a giant, unlike any known animal, up to 12 feet tall and over 20 feet long.
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Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
Rampart Cave
Chicago More Students For The Ministry Than Any City
A fragment notes Chicago has the most students for the ministry worldwide, describing a large, powerful hindquarters and a long head with a short neck in reference to an animal or figure.
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Chicago
City
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