Pola Negri Debuts in Talkies Returns to Hollywood
Pola Negri declares happiness and renewed ambition as she returns to films after years away. Her Hollywood comeback marks her first talking role, with plans for two to three films yearly under a long RKO-Pathe contract. Directors Raul Stein and Charles Rogers oversee early development, possible debut in Dishonored Lady.
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Dan Thomas
NEA
Hollywood
Calif. Jime
Pola Negri
Miss Negii
Holywood
Pola
Howe
Miss Nesri
Miss Negri
Ambassador Hotel
Raul Stein
Stein
Rko-Pathe
Charles Rogers
Sawys Named Director of Federal Employment Stabilization Board
Donald H. Sawys has been appointed director of the Federal Employment Stabilization Board and will serve as consulting engineer. He will supervise advance planning of government building work and keep the President advised on construction trends.
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Donald H. Sawys
Federal Employment Stabilization Board
Missing U S Marines in Nicaragua After Clash with Sandinistas
Reported missing are Lt. Lester H. Power and Sgt. William B. McGhee after a clash between a 15 man National Guard patrol and Sandinists estimated at 1000 in western Nicaragua. Both are presumed slain. Also notes on an average oyster’s daily intake and a method to pulverize cotton fabrics for decorative uses.
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Power
McGhee
National Guard
Nicaragua
Lester H. Power
William B. McGhe
The Brute Sweetheart Butter Plate Mishap
A light quip from Smith's Weekly in Sydney recounts a humorous exchange about a butter plate being mistaken for biscuits. The brief item captures a domestic kitchen gag with playful framing and period voice.
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George
Smith's Weekly
Sydney
Strange death probe deepens over Starr Faithfull case
Nassau County officials received three letters written by Starr Faithfull to Dr. G Jameson Carr from England via the Cunard liner Franconia. Carr, returning to New York, will present the documents to authorities, with one excerpt indicating Faithfull predicted her death after a disputed encounter on the Franconia.
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New York
Starr Faithfull
G Jameson Carr
Cunard
Franconia
Nassau County
Br. Carr
England
Boston
Hhs
Baeonia
Harold Kine
Nassau
Miss Faithful
Dr Carr
Sincerely Yours Miss Faithful Death Mystery at Long Beach
Miss Faithful, intoxicated after visiting Fran conia May 29, drowned after being found near Long Beach on June 7. Missing since June 5, doctors and county officials plan a Grane Judy investigation with Dr. Carr as witness. he treated Faithful in 1927 after a Montreal to New York cruise.
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Faithfull
Miss Faithful
Franconia
Heliner
Long Beach
Long Island
Dr. Carr
Grane
Minegla
Boston
Grand Jury
Starr Faithfull
Auravia
Montreal
New York
Comic snippets and misheard notes in a 19th century humor snippet
A collage of jokes and quips includes a timekeeping gag about a station, a watchless husband, a teacher and pupil exchange citing Luther's birth and age, a landlady's candid welcome line, and a Scots quip about expectation.
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o—Hummel
Hamburg
Luther
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