Tony's Garden Tales of Stars and Florals on the Lot
The narrative details Tony’s fondness for plants and flowers as he chats with stars on set. He tends lilies and carnations for Garbo, Crawford, and Shearer, while growing gardenias that prove troublesome yet beloved for Miss Crawford and others.
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Makup
Toon
Tony
Joan ‘Crawford
Miss Crawford
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Norma Shearer
Virginia Bruce
Eleanor Powell
National Advertising Policy for Tributes and memorials
Arkansas Dailies Inc lists offices in Memphis New York Chicago and Detroit and quotes a policy charging for tributes cards and memorials. The Star disclaims responsibility for unsolicted manuscripts and for safekeeping or return of submitted items.
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Arkansas Dailies, Inc
Memphis
Fetin
Sterick
New York City
Lexington
Chicago
Detroit
Mith
Woodward Ave
St. Louis
Star
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Safety Warnings
Dr Morris Fisheein reports on the dangers of carbon monoxide from blast furnaces gas engines and household heaters. He urges handling, inspection, and post warnings in gas related workplaces with steps to detect leaks and prevent poisoning including flame color checks, safe tubing, leak testing, reporting headaches, and seeking medical advice.
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Ab Automobile Tay
A Mother's Urgent Child Safety Reminders
A reflective piece urging parents to teach children essential safety habits. It stresses full names, addresses, and parental details, plus how to use a telephone, plan emergencies, and avoid strangers. A personal anecdote underscores the need to test readiness before emergencies occur.
Flowers, gardeners and a bond in Hollywood on film sets
Tony Mendoza praises flower lovers and describes Pony, a smart Mexican gardener at MGM who tends roses for years among changing stars and buildings. He recalls tending plants at star dressing rooms, sending flowers to funerals for deceased tenants, and then riding the streetcar to his church in Los Angeles' Mexican quarter.
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Tony
Buster ‘Keaton
Keaton
Jean Harlow
Myrna Loy
Gladioli
Nalion
Gable
William Powell
Barrymore
Robert Taylor
Montgomery
Garbo
Miss Garbo
Hollywood
Tony Mendoza
Fellas
Jadeez
Pony
M-G-M
Sitle
Los An
Moving Day at Meed Farm in Lexington
Kate and Caroline, with their grandfather Major Sam Meed, relocate from the run-down Meed Farm to a new house near Lexington. They manage packed wagons, unload furniture, and greet a florist delivering three boxes of American beauty roses with a note from Morgan Prentiss, signaling a hopeful but tense new start.
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Kate
Caroline
Jor
Sam Meed
Althy
Zeke
Morgan Prentiss
Eve Elwell
Lexington
Jeff Wow
Macil
Heeda
Jem Howard
Kole
Jesulenity
Ted Ty
Meed
Mr. Howard
Cay
Riew House
Abthy
Rutherford
Shep
Caro Hne
Queen
Darkey
Kate Darling
Morgan
HopeArkansas Primary Candidate Notice for Ruff Boyett
The Democrat party announces R. A. Ruff Boyett as a candidate subject to the November 24, 1938 Democratic primary in Hope Arkansas. The notice names Boyett and specifies the election context and date for voter guidance.
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The
Starts
City of Hope
Ark
Hempsteed Agent Tree Planting and Rodent Control Tips
Extension horticulturist Claude Woolsey of the University of Arkansas advises planting trees with carefully prepared roots in deep, well-moistened soil and keeping them shaded and moist until established. He outlines proper hole depth, root trimming, and soil packing, plus top-dressing with a light soil layer. The article also warns of more rats and mice due to cold weather and food shortages, recommending rat-proofing, sealing entry points, and prebaiting with nonpoisonous mixtures before using poison stations.
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Claude Woolsey
Woolsey
Ida A. Fenton
University of Arkansas
College of Agriculture
Kit Brandon by Sherwood Anderson review
A Book a Day critic praises Kit Brandon as an authentically American novel. Sherwood Anderson portrays Kit, a moonshiner’s daughter who runs from the Virginia mountains to mill towns and a gang of cam scanners, then rebuilds her life with a stark, vivid cast and a fresh, powerful American mood.
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Kit Brandon
Sherwood Anderson
Scribner's
Mr. Anderson
Virginia
Kit Herself
Bost Comon
San Francisco
Beery's Hobby: Pink Roses and Home Movies
The text describes Wallace-Beery as fond of pink roses and making color photographs. Tony notes Beery enjoys shooting home movies, capturing bees and roses as part of a persistent hobby.
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Vane
Tony
Beery
Poison Prowls and Local Gossip Mix in Fragments
A fragmentary local column mixes poison rules with salacious village chatter. Instructions warn to keep pets away while rat poison is used and describe several red squill mixtures. Nearby notes mention Levins at the Baptist Association in Ogden and various residents visiting relatives and attending church events.
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Fenton
Saray
Toni
Powers
Qtan
October Weather and Family News From Rocky Mound
Residents enjoy mild October days as Miss Jewel Smith travels to Washington D C to be by her mother Mrs Ab Smith who is seriously ill yet improving. Mrs W B Pruitt visits Nashville with sister Mrs Hope Gatner. Mr and Mrs W E Elmore, Mr and Mrs O A McKnight, and Mrs Reb…
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Jewel Smith
Washington, D. C
O. A. McKnight
Todac Pattern ABY SISTER for hard play pinafore
Pattern details describe a pinafore for 2 to 10 year olds in gingham, percale, calico, crossbar muslin, or chambray. It opens flat for ironing, buttons up the back, and requires specific yardages and bindings. Readers are invited to coupon for the Fall and Winter Pattern Book at extra cost.
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Ingham
Cale
Reserves a Medal Gentle man on board with butter knife
Fragmentary report shows a gentleman nicknamed Medal aboard and using a butter knife during meals. A passenger asks for a dollar loan for five days, and Aunt Lucy cites lending restrictions but offers to place the name on a waiting list for later assistance.
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Lucy
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