Charley Bryan Retires as Lincoln Mayor in a Long Family Dynasty
Charley Bryan, 70, praised for a simple sleep rule and a half century of public life, retires after three terms as Nebraska governor and multiple campaigns. The Lincoln native, a strict prohibitionist with a love for farming and horses, reflects on his dynamic career and family legacy.
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Joe Morton, Jr
Lincoln
Charley Bryan
Bryan
Charley
William Jennings Bryan
Nebraska
Mayof Lincoln
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Ilinois
Barbs and Headlines From a Wry Era
A lively collage notes Beery starring in The Good Old Soak, a Kokomo boy kills a cat for a Tom Sawyer prop, and the Duke of Windsor faulted as muddling. Photographs show Oklahoma desperadoes in Mother Hubbards as old ladies robbed a treasury. A Detroit theater shooting scars a youth beside his girlfriend. motive unclear as sweet nothings were not murmured.
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Beery
Duke of Windsor
Oklahoma
Mother Hubbards
Treasury
Detroit
Special Committee Tells Congress No
A humorous look at a congressional chorus of twelve objectors who repeatedly shout I object to kill private bills. The piece explains how two objectors halt a bill on the first and third Tuesdays, sending it back to committee and shaping an omnibus package. It notes the Senate's limited role in private bills.
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Washington
Congress
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Arkansas
Uncle Sam
Jones
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Hoyle
BE. Hancock
New York
C. A. Halleck
Indiana
J. W. Mott
Oregon
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Michigan
D. H. McLean
New Jerey
BR. E. Church
Ilinois
D. W. Lark
Idaho
J. M. Costello
California
G. A. Barden
North Carolina
Ross Collins
Mississippi
JJ. H
Uncle Jou Clion
Brethers
House
Fannie Sarah Hopkins
House O. K
Senate
Kelantan Stamps Sparked Sultan Ismail’s Demand in 1911
In 1911 Great Britain ruled Kelantan in the Straits Settlements and issued stamps with Kelantan’s symbols. Sultan Ismail then sought his portrait on the issue, offering to buy the entire run if Britain produced stamps bearing his likeness. Britain did not yield, keeping the original design until 1928. the shown stamp portrays the sultan’s influence.
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Ride
Sultan Ismail
Kelantan
Straits Settlements
Coud
Great Britain
Trengannu
Sultan Ismwil
Sultan Isemail
Kiss Kisses Return to Films With Longer Tender Reach
Hollywood reports a renewed emphasis on lingering, gentle kisses in next year’s productions. Directors note economics and security lift the mood, enabling longer scenes from stars like Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard, Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, and Joan Harlow with Robert Taylor.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Joan Harlow
Robert Taylor
Archie Mayo
Olivia de Havilland
Leslie Howard
Lloyd Bacon
Bacon
Mervyn LeRoy
Phare
Ron Hunter
Kay Francis
Te Mays
Bette Davis
Henry Fonda
Martha Raye
Bol
Rubinoff
Restoring Old Flags by a Brooklyn Navy Yard Wife
Mrs Katherine Richards, wife of the commander and Brooklyn Navy Yard house agent, works at her studio on a collection of old flags. She uses a frame invented and patented by her mother years ago to repair tattered banners from historic battles.
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Brooklyn
Katherine Richards
Richards
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Tu Studio
Science Explains Dopey Feeling After Dinner
Ames Iowa. Earl C. McCracken a biophysicist at Iowa State College says fatigue after heavy meals is not from blood rushing to the stomach but from the brain receiving more blood during digestion. He notes animal tests show circulation speeds up throughout the body during digestion.
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Ames
Towa
Sayls Earl C. McCracken
Towa State College
McCracken
Army plans to buy 2622 horses and mules
A house subcommittee on army appropriations learned that the average price for horses and mules rose from 161 to 174, due to the breath. The army plans to purchase 2,622 animals in the next fiscal year at an expected cost of 513,000.
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Washington
House
Army
Man travels health tour in dog drawn canmobile
Lindauer, 43, left Asheville after doctors in 1991 gave him a year to live. He now tours the Southwest in a dog drawn home on wheels, traveling up to 18 miles a day with a team of dogs. He values the journey over speed and still hopes for longevity.
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Lindauer
Arizona
New Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
Kuel Lindauer
Asheville
N.C
Morse Outpoints Motor in Tough Combat Report
In a blunt testament to mobility and firepower a military exchange underscores how a horse can reposition a heavy gun faster than a motor in rugged terrain. Officers testified before the House Appropriations Committee detailing lessons from field exercises and cavalry tactics.
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Morse
Washington
House
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