The Star Platform Promotes City Improvements and Highway Support
The platform supports cleaner alleys and backyards with improved sanitation, backs the Chamber of Commerce, and urges Hempstead County to fund annual all weather road construction to cut dirt mileage. It endorses scientific agricultural programs, farmer organizations, and cooperative progress on the state highway plan while calling for tax reform and more efficient government.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Quite a Habit Bandit Strikes Again in Jacksonville
A Jacksonville bandit proves bold yet briefly lucky as he raids a local target, leaving investigators to trace the pattern. Police say the suspect repeats the method, raising alarm among residents and prompting renewed security measures.
Robber Seizes 27 Rand From Money Changer
A second thief fled with 27 rand from a money changer. In Italy callers leave cards when visiting tombs, reflecting local customs.
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Italy
Powell and Carey Saturday Feature at Saenger Theatre
Powell stars in Lawyer Man as a polished East Side New York lawyer who dines with red wine. The second feature Cavalier of the West follows a U S Cavalry captain striving for peace between White pioneers and Indians. Hold Em Jail headlines Sunday and Monday with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey in a prison football game comedy.
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William Powell
Saenger Theater
Bill
New York
Joan Blondell
Barry Carey
U. S. Cavalry
Chinese Etiquette Book Planned by Government
The Ministry of the Interior will publish an official etiquette book to standardize major rituals and govern salutations for the Chinese, regarded as among the most polite people on earth.
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Nanking
Ministry of the Interior
Political Announcements From City of Hope Primary
The Star lists candidates subject to the Democratic primary in Hope on January 24 1933. The notice specifies filed names and election action by local party officials and voters.
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The
Star
City of Hope
Economist proposes an electric dollar replacing gold standard
Dr. John Pease Norton, economist, argues for an "electric dollar" to redefine value beyond gold. He notes gold is scarce and not the true basis of modern currency, urging serious consideration of updating the monetary system for a scientific age.
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Wees
John Pease Norton
The
America An Association For the Advancement of Science
Dr. Norton
Coal Tragedy at Moneaqua Coal Mine
A Christmas Eve explosion at Moneaqua, Newfoundland killed 54 miners, underscoring the persistent dangers of coal mining. The piece laments the human cost behind the fuel that powers homes and industry, urging remembrance of those lost and the ongoing risks in mining work.
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Moneaqua
Marines Leave Nicaragua After Mission Fulfilled
The last American marines depart Nicaragua amid debate over why they were sent and what they achieved. They faced a hard assignment and acquitted themselves well while 133 fell to Nicaraguan fire, with blame directed at Washington leadership rather than the troops.
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Nicaragua
Washington
Orion
Governor Murray Apology Acknowledged by Equals
Quotes from Oklahoma Governor W H Murray and Speaker Garner frame political apologizing and fiscal balance. Baritone Antonio Scotti reflects on retirement and chance for youth at the Metropolitan Opera on the eve of his farewell.
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Oklahoma
W.H
Murray
Antonio Scotti
Metropolitan Opera Company
Sheila Shayne in Paris office dance audition scene
Sheila Shayne, an 18 year old dancer son of vaudeville stars, seeks independent success in New York. Joe Paris auditions her for a Jackson Heights engagement while wealthy suitors plan a party, offering $75 to perform. She resists using her parents name, hoping to prove herself as a dancer.
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Sheila Shayne
New York
Sheila
Malowell
Myrt
Veudeville
Shella
Paris
Bid
Brady
Stanley
Shayne
Jackson Heights
Joe
Dick Stanley
Bill Brady
Bill
Joe Paris
Johnny Desmond
Mr. Paris
Johnny
Roscoe Moody
Gleason
Lane
Trevor Lane
Timmy
Local Elections Ballot For Treasurer and Alderman
R A Ruff Boyett and C S Lowthorp seek the treasurer role with Dwight Ridgdill Raymond F Jones J W Harper and Claude M Agee running alongside. For Ward Four Alderman J W Harper and Thas E Taylor face W A Lewis for Ward Three.
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Ward
Thas. E. Taylor
Fireman Rushes to burning Knoxville home
Firefighter L O McKeehan spots his own house amid a blaze in Knoxville caused by a short circuit in an electric cord. His wife was out shopping. The only casualty reported is the canary, smothered by smoke.
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Knoxville
Titan
L. O. McKeehan
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
Esteemed doctors advocate creosote based Creomulsion to treat coughing colds and bronchitis warning of lingering illnesses. The ad claims Creomulsion stops long lasting coughs and cold with seven medicinal elements and guarantees money back if not relieved.
Saved Ten Times KNOXVILLE Child Among Grim Reaper Warnings
In Knoxville Tennessee 12-year-old Moore, son of Mrs. E D Moore, has again escaped death after two days of blood transfusions. The boy’s anemia requires ongoing donor blood, a condition noted amid repeated hospital scares. The note underscores the fragility of life and reliance on others for survival.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Little Moore
E. D. Moore
Marshall
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