Coronation Radio Show Promises Worldwide Broadcast
The coronation of King Albert Frederick Arthur George and Queen Elizabeth Angela Marguerie in London on May 12 will be radio’s biggest broadcast in decades with about 50,000 Americans traveling and up to 300 dollars spent for seats along the procession. Radio will relay the event to a global audience from fifty vantage points while audience members at Westminster Abbey witness the crowning.
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Albert Frederick Arthur George
Elizabeth Angela Marguerie
London
Radio
Imos
Westminster Abebey
Canterbury
Order of the Garter
Wives Are Targets of Man's Jealousy and Eternal Values
The passage contrasts threats to women with enduring symbols of time and faith. It notes marble dissolving, brass corroding, and Jerusalem’s temple gone for a millennium, while Lebanon’s ancient woods once valued by Herods are recalled. It ends by suggesting a man’s reach equals lasting value in the face of change.
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Jerusalem
Lebanon
Fashion's Crowning Touch at King George VI Coronation
The coronation sparked lavish royal fashion with velvet satin and ermine gowns. Captain Molyneux designed gowns for canopy and train bearers while Duchess and Countess robes feature miniver ermine and silver or gold fabrics. Coronets and trains vary by rank, showing lavish embroidery and metallic fabrics across British nobility.
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London
NEA
George VI
Molyneux
Paria Couturier
Molyeneux
Robert Bingham
United States
Marchioness of
Crewe
Anglesey
Elizabeth
Hambledon
Jealousy and a Fatal Mistake in Santa Cruz
A 1937 NEA Service piece argues jealousy harms both sexes and cites Major Bogus of Santa Cruz who shot his wife after suspecting infidelity, mistakenly killing her. It contrasts male and female responses, notes economic dependence, and urges self worth and emotional control to prevent tragedy.
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Tion
Santa Cruz
California
Allen D. Bogus
Vaar College
Sone
Industry pushes new jobs on science frontier
John W. O Leary president of the Machinery Institute argues that America’s future employment will rise on industrial frontiers driven by science and invention. He cites census data showing total employment grew from about 23.2 million in 1890 to 43 million by the last census, while agricultural jobs rose little. Manufacturing, mechanical trades, trade and transportation expanded dramatically, proving opportunity persists even as farming employment stagnates.
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Chicago
America
John W. O'Leary
The
Machinery Institute
Mr. O'Leary
O'Leary
United States
New Frontiers Today in Industrial Growth and Jobs
The article argues population growth and new territory drive expansion and that industrial civilization endless goods and services create endless opportunities. It notes employment rises with scientific and technological progress, citing Bureau of Labor Statistics reports. Perfumed butter is served in many Parisian restaurants.
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O'Leary
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Negro Adult School Visiting Day at North Hazel Church
A visiting day program was held last week at the Negro WPA adult school at North Hazel Street Baptist Church. Organized by teachers S. L. Savage H. T. Trent and L. A. Clark, the event featured songs a Negro anthem remarks on citizenship and health readings and a class work demonstration. Refreshments followed.
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WPA
North Hazel Street Baptist Church
S. L. Savage
H. T. Trent
L. A. Clark
Solo
Georgia Logan
Cora Logan
Mary Summers
Marked Woman star Bette Davis in new 1937 drama
Bette Davis, last year’s best actress Oscar winner, headlines Marked Woman at the Saenger in a gripping tale set behind the scenes of metropolitan night clubs amid rackets and gangsters. Eduardo Ciannelli stars as the chief racketeer, with Humphrey Gogard as the prosecuting hero. Also notes a New York Philharmonic concert at about $300 per seat.
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Saenger
Bette Davis
America
Miss Davis
Jong
Villian
Eduardo Ciannelli
Winterset
Pan American Airways Reports Earnings Decline
Pan American Airways reports 1935 earnings of 1,194,732 dollars or 1.85 a share on 643,959 shares, compared with 955,352 dollars or 1.23 a share on 686,004 shares for the prior period. The figures reflect a decline in net income and earnings per share.
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New York
Pan-Americ Airways Carveration and
Ae Aottt
It's A Racket Still Hangs On A Vacuum Deal
A couple argues over a $17 payment on an $85 vacuum cleaner after a salesman claims a signed receipt was a contract. Morfee accuses the demonstrator of exploitation while his wife says she did not read the fine print. He urges careful reading next time.
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Joe
Morfee
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