Violet Kathleen Schmidt wave sparks railroad fame
A short feature recounts nine year old Violet Kathleen Schmidt who waves to trains near New York Central in Hempstead. Her gesture earned the Century’s crew notice, leading to a New York visit with hotel stay, rail publicity, and a broadcast tour, illustrating railroads as symbols of freedom and dreamers at home.
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Violet Kathleen Schmidt
New York Tral
Iolet
Kathleen Schmidt
New York Central
Violet
Car Corporation
Century
New York
New
Prederick E. Williamson
Grand Central Ark
Drake
Devon
Ross
Colored preacher sermon found as a slop clue report
A fragmentary note describes a colored preacher sermon marked as a slop. A cryptic remark mentions Brown and Deacon Brown with a question about leading them, implying a disordered or coded message in a local notice.
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Brown
Deacon Brown
Nine Month Internship in Federal Government Course
About 30 graduates complete a nine month internship under the National Institute of Public Affairs. The program includes practical work in 30 federal agencies and classroom study when desired. Selection was by nationwide competition based on leadership interest in government and scholarship.
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National Institute of Public Affairs
The Family Doctor On Calorie Needs And Weight Change
The article discusses daily calorie requirements based on activity and body size, noting that 150 pounds at five feet eight inches idle would need about 150 calories daily, rising with activity. It covers weight stability, weight gain patterns in middle age, and the link between temperament and overweight, citing a clinic finding that many overweight individuals are excitable or nervous.
Hoover Library Gift to Stanford for War Memorial Building
Leland Stanford university announced a gift of 142,684 dollars toward construction of a building to house the Herbert Hoover war memorial. The source of the funds was not disclosed. The library will hold books magazines newspapers and private documents from Hoover era, aiding scholars in war research.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
Be Neighborly Generosity Shapes Children and Community
A compact editorial urges families to practice small acts of kindness toward neighbors. It argues thoughtful gestures like flowers or sharing cake create lasting goodwill, root social bonds, and teach children generosity. It notes distant motives fade, while simple acts reinforce character and reciprocal care.
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Mr. Scrooge
Miss Holliday
Oldy
Streé
Tiny Taj Trials Highlight Early Film Tests
A fragment notes young hopefuls filming 16 mm tests for future careers. It mentions studio scouts visiting to view sample work. The text also recalls that 22 years built the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan the Great Mogul.
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Agra
India
Mumtaz Mahal
Shah Jahan
Delhi
Fashionable lounge lizard and hitchhiker satire
A fragmentary satirical piece mocks society figures from fashion to law. It jests about women with old-fashioned mothers, reptile skin shoes, a lounge lizard style, and an opportunist artist who became a hitchhiker. It also half-jokes about a golfing attorney addressing a jury.
Hollywood anecdotes and theater glare in a spoofing collage
A kitchen sink of gossip and set tales from Hollywood features a plagiarized claim test in court, a hospital layoff note, a fan’s fanfare, and a rambunctious Double or Nothing set with Bing Crosby. Martha Raye in a risqué backstage moment, Buddy Westmore, and director Ted Reed weigh in. Josephine Dillon runs a coaching studio supplying aspiring actors with stage work, not film experience.
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Hollywood
Tam
Hugh Herbert
Douglas Montgomery
Montgomery
Bing Crosby
Central Park
Crosby
Martha Raye
Miss Raye
Martha
Daddy
Mama
Buddy Westmore
Comedienne
Ted Reed
Garbo
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Star
M Beg, U. Pat of
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hygela
the Health Magazine
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Consright
Milwauke Beer
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PEAKS
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Mortons Salt
P& G
Hershey Products
Quaker Oats
Lipton's
Maxwell House Coffee
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