County Highway and Civic Progress Program Highlighted
The Star reports Hempstead county advancing road work and sanitary improvements since 1932 while backing Chamber of Commerce efforts. State highway expansion continues with annual all-weather road goals, supporting agricultural programs and farmer organizations. calls for tax reform and efficient government through improved expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greely
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Gac
Ignorance to Worries: Modern World Dreads and Daily Life
A reflective essay argues people ignore global collapse and war while daily life proceeds. It compares contemporary anxiety to Roman times around 400 A.D., noting people endure perceived catastrophe without losing sleep and carry on with ordinary routines.
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Indiana
Junior
Alaric
Germans drop floating air dromes plan for carrier system
The article notes Germans abandon colossal floating airdromes for a transatlantic service and will rely on normal aircraft carriers. Early visions of vast floating hotels and machine shops proved impractical, and the first airline is expected to use an ordinary carrier instead.
Reorganizing Railroads Meets Forces Behind Reconstruction Finance
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation shows no plan to fund fixed railway charges long term. A Frisco agency receiver signals a push for major reorganization of railroads financial structures as needed. Even with rising traffic, some lines lose substantial business and must undergo restructuring to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Frisco
Manchuria's Civil Government Cited by Japanese Envoy
Yosuke Matsuoka says Manchuria now has a unique civil government not found in China and promises future improvement once order is restored. He warns against melting it into broader China. The piece also quotes Rev. William E. Cashin on personal responsibility and jail courage.
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Manchuria
China
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
League of Nations
William E. Cashin
Chaplin
Sing Sing
Pitt Coaches Feud and Worms Shakeup After Notre Dame Loss
After Pitt defeated Notre Dame, chatter emerged that Dr. J B Southerland could be courted by Yale with a rich salary. Hank Anderson shuffled key players, criticizing Notre Dame's superiority while warning his squad about local press hype and a worm defense allegedly aiding Pitt.
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Pitt
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
J. B
Jock
Southerland
Yale
Hank Anderson
Knute Rockne
Heller
Paul Host
Nick Lukats
Ben Alexander
Anderson
Haskell
Drake
Kansas University
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas City
Kansas
St. Patrick
Ireland
Breathless Hunter-Say Fox Sighting Confusion
A back-and-forth exchange between Hunter and a boy notes a fox sighting and counts time since the event. The boy estimates the moment as “a year next Christmas” ago, reflecting a tongue-in-cheek memory.
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Hunter
No Doubles for Actor Geo OBrien in Hollywood
AP reports a on location accident involved the heroine Maureen O Sullivan’s stand-in rather than George OBrien. OBrien notes he used doubles only twice for dangerous running stunts and recalls close calls from westerns, including The Rainbow Trail near the Grand Canyon and a later Universal project Private Jones.
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Hollywood
George O.brien
Husky George
George
Rainbow Trail
Grand Canyon
Hope High School Good Attendance for Past Month
Pupil lists from rooms 2 to 6 show students who were neither absent nor tardy during the past month and maintained an average percentage in studies and department. Names include John Thompson, Arthur Taylor, Ruth Lester, Mac Anderson, Lillian Carrigan, Fern Singleton, and others in rooms 2 through 6.
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Hope High School
John Thompson
Arthur Taylor
Ruffin White
Bettie Andrews
Lois McMath
Joe Allen
Ethel Ward
Jim Greene
Vada Campbell
Fauncella Atkins
Maud Hamilton
Oda Coal
Ruby Middlebrooks
Margaret Simms
Earl Martindale
Otha Sullivan
Lydia Woods
Eugene White
Willie Irons
Ruth Lester Vera
Broadway Fresh Faces Spark New Season Hits
New York reports rising stars in early Broadway shows. Buddy and Wilma Ebsen rose to fame from Florida dance roots, while Albertina Vitak Peggy Cartwright gain acclaim from London stages. Dorothy Tree Marguerite Churchill and Judith Wood leave Hollywood to headlineCurrent dramatic productions.
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New York
Buddy
Wilma Ebsen
Florida
Broadway
Grand Central Terminal
Albertina Vitak
Peggy Cartwright
London
Miss Vitak
Clifton Webb
Dorothy Tree
Marguerite Churchill
Judith Wood
Hollywood
Farm Products Pay School Fees for Lees-McRae College
A program at Lees-McRae College in Elk, North Carolina uses farm produce from students to cover expenses. The first semester saw eight cows, one mule, 470 pounds of beef, 84 pounds of honey, and numerous bushels of grain accepted. Two boys contributed enough sweet potatoes to last the winter.
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Banners Elk
N. C
Lees-McRae College
Cremation Practiced by Old Indian Tribes
Elizabeth W. Comter of the Southwest Museum reports that early California desert Indians practiced cremation without scattering ashes. In desert burial pits on rocky uplands, three distinct cremation types were found, indicating varied funeral customs.
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Palms
Cal
Elizabeth W. Comter
Archaeology of the
Desert
Southwest Museum of Los Angeles
Creomulsion Promoted For Children's Coughs
An old advertisement urges prudent mothers to use Creomulsion for any child’s cough or cold. It claims the product emulsifies creosote with six other medicines to soothe inflamed membranes and curb germs, noting it contains no narcotics and offers relief. Obtain a bottle from a druggist for instant use.
Blackface and Redlippe Sing at Lettered School
A dialogue mockingly portrays two characters discussing singing. Blackface claims to be a great singer and jokes about graduating from a correspondence school. Redlippe counters about losing mail and questions the schooling.
New Discovery Reaches Cause of Stomach Gas
Dr Carl asserts poisons in the upper bowel cause stomach gas. He promotes Adlerika as a simple remedy that washes out the upper bowel and brings out all gas, promoted by John S. Gibson Drug Co.
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Carl
John S. Gibson Drug Co
Adv
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Robin Coons
Associaed
Maureen O'Sullivan
O’brien
Tracy
Universal
Private Jones
Dixie Brother
Smash
Ebsen
Florida Hooters
Miss Tree
Cornell
Rochester
San Francisco
George Clark
Redlippe
Ganera Ery
Od Covernment
Parker
United States
Parker Pen Company
Janesville
Wisconsin
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