Thanksgiving quilt day planned at Boocan school
Brent Is Planned BODCAW Arkansas Bodeau PLT A met in the home economics room on November 16 to quilt the project for library funds led by Mrs Claude McConnell president. An all day Thanksgiving meet was arranged with visitors from Quachita county and nearby areas. Events include basketball tents, outdoor sports, quilt drawing, turkey on campus, meals served, and a reading by Beverly McConnell plus a Thanksgiving program by students. Mothers from the district attended and aided in preparations for improving the Boocan school.
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Bodcaw
Ark
Bodeaw Plt
Home Economics
Claude McConnell
Negihboring
Quachita County
Beverly McConnell
Boocan
Mesdames Leonard Russell
G. E. Fulter
Lois Darby
Delma Whitten
Lois Russell
Lula Johnson
J. B. Silvey
W. M Munn
Cha
New York Censor Clamps Down On Nightlife Nudes
In a controversial move linked to a midwestern judge's son witnessing nudity at the International Casino and The Midnight Sun, Mayor La Guardia orders a symbolic closure for one Sunday night. Patrons were told the venues were under repair as a preventive measure, with a promise of less revealing attire in future performances. Orson Welles offered a fresh retelling of a fragment from The Haunt ed Omnibus, as two strangers discuss ghosts in an ancient ruin.
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New York
Broadway
International Casino
Papa
Fiorello
International
Caryphiees
The
Midnight Sun
Hizzoner
Orson Wells
John O'Hara
Welles
Miss Gladys Swarthout Caps Film Run With Gangster Thriller
Hollywood star Miss Gladys Swarthout wraps a three year movie contract with Ambush a cops and robbers pic earning 60000 while not singing. She chooses a gangster thriller for 20000 weekly and hails the role as her first real acting opportunity saying the project she loved offered real acting and satisfaction.
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Hollywood
Gladys Swarthoul
Chapman
Paramount
Swarthout
Gladys Swarthout
No Smoke in China Tobacco stunt backfires in theaters
Bert Lytell recalls an English company that tried to push cigarettes in China by giving freebies at movie theaters. The plan backfired as Orientals paid for a better smoke, attracted by the show rather than the free sample. Carl Crow notes a similar tale in 4000,000,000 Customers. A Hollywood anecdote ends with a phone operator quip about finding facts in the Britannica.
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Bert Lytell
China
Carl Crow
Johnson's Impeachment Era Reconstructed In Stamps
A 1928 stamp portrait marks Andrew Johnson amid Reconstruction upheaval. The note highlights his clash with Congress, southern leniency, and actions reshaping Virginia, trade, and the War Department after Lincoln's assassination. The piece frames his acquittal and historical debate over his presidency.
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Lincoln
Ford
Washington
Andrew Johnson
America
White House
Johnson
Union
Virginia
Stanton
U. S
NEA Service, Inc
Hollywood Talk and Tangled Fortunes in 20th Century Stardom
A fragmented Memphis text recalls a mining mishap and celebrity career gossip. It notes Charles Wortham’s underground fault threatening his home, while detailing aging stars Lily Pons and Gladys Swarthout in Hollywood misfires. Swarthout’s view on film as medium contrasts with failed projects and studio pressure.
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Memphis
Tenn
Charles W. Wortham
Wortham
Indians Ask Aid for Aiding White Men
Cree and Chippewa members seek government aid claiming they supported whites in Tálian wars. Spokesman J E Dusome of Zuyieh Mant says families should receive 40 acres each and aid in starting homes. Dusome notes lasting resentment from other Indians across generations.
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Landusky
Aid
J. E. Dusome
Zuyieh, Mant
Found He Could Swim When He Had To
CHEYENNE WY. W. C. Lowis, a plumber, could not swim until his wife nearly drowned. He saved her by paddling with an imaginary anvil around his neck after their boat capsized on the Snake River. He churned the water for 60 yards to reach safety.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
W. C. Lowis
Snake River
Lewis
Creomulsion Promises Fast Relief For Coughs
A three days cough signals danger and Creomulsion is marketed as a potent remedy that penetrates to the inflammation and loosens phlegm. It claims to soothe mucous membranes and improve recovery and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Frazzled pace and instinctive calm in a beagle
A reflective piece notes dogs and humans share nervous energy but dogs settle when tired while humans often push past warning. It contrasts instinct with ambition and determination, suggesting humans risk nerve tension as time moves fast.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Grace Moore
Lily
Miss Swarthout
Grace
Une
Dusome
Essendean
Australia
Hope Hardware
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