The Allure of Modern Things and Leisure
A reflective piece contrasts wealth and materialism with social life. It cites luxury, silver and marble, and urges restraint as a slave of fashion. Community notices cover Mrs. Otis Fark visiting Fulton relatives and Halloween events with the Alathean class and church groups planning gatherings and a rummage sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Adson
John Shiver
East Avenue C
Shiver
Sambo
Endor
A. C. Moreland
Harry Shiver
Ctober
Hugh Smith
E. W. Dassett
Lee Womack
Cecil Weaver
Henry Atkinson
J. L. Green
Annie Jean Walker
Surprise Houston Wedding Joins Etheldra Fraley and Kenneth Greening
Miss Etheldra Fraley and Kenneth Gilbert Greening were married at Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston Texas. The bride wore a green wool suit with blue fox fur collar and Pernet roses. They plan a home in Westmoreland Apartments Houston after a short trip to Hot Springs and Hope. The groom is manager of Houston Textile Mill after graduating from Texas A. and M. The piece also notes upcoming Hope Library Garden Club displays and community events in Hempstead county with local notices and PTA updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etheldra Fraley
Kenneth Gilbert Greening
Houston
Tex
Trinity Episcopal Church
T. N. Carruthers
Ralph Cooley
Paul C. Francke
Hot Springs
Hope
Greening
Westmoreland Apartments
Frederick William Fraley
E. S. Greening
Texas A. & M
Try Them With a Mouse Cut Lines in Buffalo News
A Buffalo Evening News item jokes about distinguishing flies by gender, noting a line about never knowing if local flies are girls or boys and comparing to a girl flying in Russia. The brief uses humor to reflect quirky local reporting.
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Buffalo
Russia
Buffalo Evening News
This Woman Lost 45 Pounds of Fat
A testimonial promotes Kruschen salt therapy claiming a 45 pound fat loss and 6 inch reduction in hips and bust after three months. It advises taking a half teaspoonful in hot water each morning and warns to limit fatty foods. It guarantees a money back offer if not satisfied after the first bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wilson
Manton, Mich
Okay America at Saenger theater this week
Lew Ayres stars in Okay America a drama about a New York columnist whose chatty broadcasts spill private transgressions and trigger a dangerous clash with kidnaping gangsters. Supporting cast includes Maureen O Sullivan Walter Catlett Louis Calhern Nance O Neill. Wednesday marks the final night for The Woman in Room 13 with Elissa Landi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Okay America
Saenger Theater
Lew Ayres
Ayres
Audince
Maureen O'Sullivan
Walter Catlett
Louis Calhern
Nance O'Neill
Elissa Landi
Training in News Won Stage Chance
A Philadelphia reporter and editor trained Jean Sargent to act quickly in emergencies. She impressed Irving Berlin at a Broadway audition, earning a contract after delivering a blues number. Sargent later won a featured role in Face the Music and then Flying Colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jean Sargent
Broadway
Philadelphia
Irving Berlin
Berlin
Miss Sargent
Columbus social notes and local greetings across towns
Columbus Miss Gladys Hanna of Ozan visits Mrs. Ches Stuart. Several Columbus residents attend the funeral of L. A. Foster in Hope. Families and guests from Columbus and surrounding towns visit, attend meetings, or host at homes in Texarkana Garland Saratoga Mineral Springs Hope Center Point and Nashville during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hanna of
Ozan
Ches Stuart
R. C. Stuart
J. C. Johnson
R. C. Reed
Washington
Columbus
L. A. Foster
Hope
J. S. Wilson Sr
J. S. Wilson Jr
David Wilson
James W. Green
Mildred Johnson
C. Wilson
R. E. Jackson
Belle Boyce
Texarkana
K. G. Dudney
W. W. Ellen
Clarence Ellen l
Garland
Horace Ellen
W. A. Bolding
Paul Dudney
J. R. Dodson
Dorothy Dodson
J. C. Hill
T. C. Wilson
Cora Abbott
Hugh Bristow
Mabel Sipes
Nancy Johnson
Saratoga
J. M. Bolding
Bert Cowling
Mineral Springs
Edward Lane
Catherine Lane
A. T. Bishop
P. R. Booker
Glen Ellis
Autrey
Bill Abbott
E. A. Abbott
J. B. Cowling
James Green
Nashville
Hanna
Jim Stuart
Barney Stanton
Center Point
Sea life in ocean revealed by national council report
The annual report of the Committee on Submarine Configuration and Oceanic Circulation of the National Research Council states the sea teems with invisible organisms. It notes about five hundred thousand organisms per cubic centimeter of water off Massachusetts and similar findings in the Pacific.
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Washington
Committee On
National Research Council
Massachusetts
Pacific
Brothers Under the Skin Twixt a jailer and a jeweler
A witty rhyme contrasts a jailer and a jeweler with Wells noting the distinction. One sells watches while the other watches cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells
Roosevelt Leads In ElectoralVote Forecast Across Nation
Analysts estimate Roosevelt can win with 219 votes by capturing Illinois Ohio and Indiana plus 47 more from Southern and border states. Projections show strong Roosevelt strength in the West and in normally Republican states with potential gains in Kansas Iowa California and others. Hoover would need multiple breaks to derail the trend as the Literary Digest straw poll shows Roosevelt drawing many 1928 Republicans.
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Roosevelt
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
West
Nebraska
Washington
Montana
Maryland
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Kentucky
Minnesota
Kansas
Iowa
California
Idaho
North
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New England
Vermont
Hoover
Literary Digest
Hospital Notes Report of Local Patients and Discharges
Hospital notes list multiple local residents admitted for operations and improvements in condition. Names include Josephine W C Johnson Magnolia regional patient in recovery at home and Mrs Don A Rose Watonga Oklahoma admitted Tuesday for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
W. C. Johnson
Magnolia
Don A. Rose
Watonga
Oklahoma
Edward Lester
Chester Lester
Davy Lee Williams, Jr
Emmet
V. C. Johnston
Houe
Lon Anderson
Okay
J. C. Allen
Bodccan
Harry Lemley
Marines Awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses
Three Marine pilots received Distinguished Flying Crosses from Secretary of the Navy Adams for distinguished service against bandit forces in Nicaragua. The honorees were Major Ralph J. Mitchell Lieut Herbert P. Becker and Staff Sergeant Gordon W. Heritage.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Navy
Adams
Ralph J. Mitchell
Herbert P. Becker
Gordon W. Heritage
Politicians Watch Polls on Shifting Support Rates
Politicians monitor poll trends closely to gauge if later figures show a continued switch in support. The debate centers on whether shifts will persist or reverse, influencing strategy ahead of upcoming decisions.
Murray Threatens to Quit Oklahoma
Governor William H. Murray says he will resign if the upcoming Oklahoma legislature is organized against him. He has campaigned statewide for friendly lawmakers and vows to push higher corporate taxes if the petition succeeds, with plans to bring the issue to voters if needed.
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Murray
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Oklahoma City
William H
Okmulgee
Senate
House
State Supreme Court
African Hogs Thrive in Smoky Mountains
In Robbinsville North Carolina G G Moore leased land in 1910 to breed African hogs and other game. Most species have died or left, but elk and especially hogs persist, with hog populations expanding despite hunting efforts.
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Smoky Mountains
Robbinsville
N. C
G. G. Moore
Detroit
Chicago geologist plans Pacific charting expedition
Chicago geologist Robert Johnson organizes an expedition to map the Pacific Ocean’s uncharted areas. Supersonic equipment will aid in determining variations in the ocean bed.
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Pacific Chicago
Pacific Ocean
Robert Johnson
Chicago
Thrifty wives turn fabrics into fashion jokes
Capper's Weekly humor notes gags about wives repurposing clothing into items not originally intended. A man laments a necktie made from his wife's dress while another joke claims a wife made a dress from his tie.
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Smith
Capper
Ss Weekly
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Mrs. Sip Henry
E. A. Guest
Otis Fark
Fulton
R. R. Cornelius
Gallati
Tenn
R. M. Briant
A. D. Brannan
Mary Carrigan
Garden Club
City Hall
First Presbyterian Church. Com
Miriam Carlton
East Third Street
Finley Ward
Nellie Porter
C. C. McNeill
J. C. Carlton
Porter
Hope Library Association
Hempstead County
Hope Merchants
Oglesby P. T. A
America
D. L. Bush
Old Fair Store
James Martindale
W. N. Alexander
Bessie Green
Ross R. Gillespie
Shreveport
Taylor’s Cafe
Elissa
Neil Hamilton
Thur & Fri
Maureen O’sullivan
Saenger
Story of
Julia Chester
Mabel Rosenbaum
L. L. Corenlius
Hope Route Four
Billy
S. G. Miears
A. H. Seymour
Robison
Geo. W. Robison & Co
Charles C. Haslet
Konawa
Elson Huckins
Kirschbaum
Robinson’s
Ben Franklin Fabrics
Wm. Penn Fabrics
Merit Clothes
Geo. W. Robison & Company
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