Bird of Paradise Comes to Saenger for Two Days
The film adaptation of Richard Walton Tully's Bird of Paradise opens Sunday matinee at the Saenger Theatre. Dolores Del Rio stars as Luana with Joe McCrea in support. shot in Hawaii, it features a native wedding, underwater shark scene, volcano eruption escape, and a tropical score.
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Richard Walton Tully
Saenger Theatre
Dolores de Rio
Luana
Leonore Ulric
Joe McCrea
Constance Bennett
Hawaii
Tropics
King Vinor
Dolores
McCrea
Hope platform supports municipal power profits and roads
The Star outlines a platform favoring revenues from the municipal power plant to fund social resources in Hope. It calls for a county highway program building six all weather roads annually to cut dirt mileage. It supports Chamber of Commerce backing and practical agricultural cooperation in Hempstead county and broader efficient government through budget reform.
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ciTr
Eee Nereved
Beckyards
Chamber of Commerce
Hempstead
Rink
Siedlenstik
Moe
Adget
Everest Challenge Tests Human Spirit Yet Stirs Debate
An English expedition plans a Tibet ascent to Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak. Supporters call mountain climbing the purest sport, proving the climber's courage and endurance, while critics question its value and risk.
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Tibet
Mount
Everest
Beneeee
Southern Gentleman John Sharp Williams Passes
John Sharp Williams, long-time Mississippi senator and gentleman and scholar, has died after years out of politics. His retirement nine years earlier marked a life of southern culture at its best, and his passing leaves the nation poorer for the loss of a man who sought quiet rest after a storied public career.
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John Sharp Williams
United States
Mississippi
Williams
Senate
Wheat Growers Plight Prompts Call for Market Reform
The piece warns that American farmers face unstable, disorganized markets with little price security. It notes expected new wheat demand from Soviet Russia, Argentina, Japan, and China could raise prices, but only if misfortune boosts wheat belt yields. The article urges drastic action to stabilize the trade.
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Russia
Japan
China
South America
Quotations on government costs and wartime finance
A collection of remarks from Dr. Julius Klein Silas H. Strawn Edward A. Filene and General Smedley D. Butler discussing government funding, economic stability, medical industry sales, and wartime debt. The statements highlight concerns about frozen assets government costs and the impact on future policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Klein
Secretary of Commerce
Edward A. Filene
Boston
Williams Accused of Fee Splitting in Arkansas Case
Williams of Osceola, a State Highway Commission member, was held liable for 3005.40 in a ruling by Chancellor Alvin S. Irby over an alleged 10 percent fee on a Gravelle Construction contract. The decision centers on an oral agreement to pay Williams for helping secure contracts and criticizes such arrangements as void and contrary to public policy.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
J. Law Williams
Osceola
State Highway Commission
Alvin S. Irby
Williams
N. E. DeCamp
Gravelle Construction Company
Gravelle Company
Wardell & Whitten District No. 2
J. M. Furrett
Irby
Ellis
St. Francis Levee Board
State Highway Department
DeCamp
Gravelle Construction Co
Gravelles
Ellison Lewis
Garvelles
Nightlife Exchange in Stockholm Quip Appears
A witty exchange from Vart Hem in Stockholm asks where the nice girls are this evening and answers they are out with handsome men. The lighthearted snippet reflects social banter in the city.
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Stockholm
Brothers Reunite After 15 Years at Yellowstone Stream
In Yellowstone National Park a lonely stream leads to a reunion as two Morley brothers, William T. Morley of California Nevada and James J. Morley of Aberdeen South Dakota, meet after fifteen years apart while fishing.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Yellowstone National Park
William T. Morley
California
Nev
James J. Morley
Aberdeen
S. D
This Is Kinda Hard Little Anna Joke
A humorous exchange where Anna asks why her father has no hair on top of his head. He answers in a raspy quip that grass won’t grow on a busy street, and Anna realizes the joke: hair cannot grow up through concrete.
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Little Anna
Humorist
Bears Invade Camp in Indiana Vacation Tale
Harold Spears and his wife camping near Glacier National Farm in Evansville Indiana faced two bears that entered their camp. With no firearm, Spears banged a skillet with a spoon to drive the animals away. The incident occurred during their vacation and ended without injury.
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Evansville
Ind
Harold Spears
Glacier National Farm
Spears
Storm over Folly Mountain unfolds romance and danger
Dona and Dudley pursue a halted wedding amid timber camp intrigue. Stan Ball, alias Stanley Black, evades capture while Dona suspects his absent affection. Dana befriends Rosa Trujillo and contemplates marriage to Dudley to shield her father Asper from danger.
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Stan Ball
Asper Delo
Ball
Delo
Dona
Stanley Black
Dudley Winters
Aith Dana
Three Rivers
Bali
Asper
Dudley
Swergin
Dundiey
Stanley Biack
Blind River
Des
Little Rosa
Caballero
Dana
Sam Dean
Corral
Malloy
Dad
Dean’s
Folly Mountain
Glorifying Yourself with Milk and Salts Baths
An old tale links Poppaea to milk baths for softer skin. modern advice suggests turning to warmed milk substitutes like oatmeal or bran, sea or Epsom salts, rough cloth exfoliation, and pine scent bath infusions to improve circulation, cleanse, and invigorate body and mind.
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Nero
Poppaea
Rome
Self-Made Music Tit-Bits Title Phrase
A compact note in Tit-Bits hints at a humorous line about self relying musicians. It mentions a friend who is a musician and a quip about him blowing his own horn. The brief item captures a light editorial aside about personal talent.
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Ann Ann
Hobe
Associated Pree
Associated Press
R. R. McCormick
Saenger
Dolores del Rio
George Clark
NEA Service, Inc
WEG
U. S. Pat
Silas H. Strawn
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Treasury
Smedley D. Butler
By RG. Montgomery
Ona
Stanley
Old
Seville
Rosa Trujillo
Cowboy
Pzse
Rosa
Dena
Wilkerson
Hope, Ark
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