Hollywood At Work by Erskine Johnson
Esther Williams giggled as Robert Leonard guided her walk for The Duchess of Idaho while John Lund’s shoulder hides the scene. Betty Hutton belts Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better as Bob Walker scrubs dirty dishes. Leonard, now director since 1915, directed Greta Garbo’s first test at MGM and even coached Garbo in Swedish on set.
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Erskine Johnson
Hollywood
NEA
Esther Williams
John Lund
Betty Hutton
Bob Walker
Esther
Robert Leonard
Duchess of Idaho
John Lind
Leonard
Greta Garbo
GeeGee
Garbo
Improved life jacket aids overboard survivors at sea
The device is designed to keep the face of an overboard person above water while adrift at sea, increasing survival chances. It is among several improved methods highlighted for preventing fatalities during abandon ship situations.
Mr Dilly Tries Santa Wand From Hidden Box
Mr Dilly longs to perform Santa's magic using a black wand from a concealed box. He reads a magicians book, recites words, and ventures into the woods with Serena and Henry hoping for a rabbit trick, but still no magic appears.
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Serena
Santa
Mr. Dilly
Henry
Hilly Billy
Tweedleknees
Tweedle
Henry Chases a Wand Lost in a Wandered Woods
Mr Dilly and Serena fail to locate the magic wand after a rabbit escapade. Henry chases a plain jack rabbit through the trees and discovers nothing magical about the six rabbits, leaving the wand missing at dusk.
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Mr. Dilly
Henry
Serena
Dilly
Mutzenich seeks transfer from Germany to Belgium
In the border village Mutzenich German residents, numbering about 1,350, push to secede to Belgium citing economic ties and Belgian land holdings. After World War I Belgium annexed forests and meadow, allowing transit. prewar and postwar shifts worsened with Nazi interference.
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Mutzenich
Germany
Belgium
Plan to move brickworks to Queensland under Lord Fairfax
Brisbane reports a 26 year old Scottish peer in Australia plans transferring a complete brickworks including plant machinery and 1000 workers from Britain to Queensland. It will be reestablished as the first step in his plan to bring industrial underdevelopment and people to work.
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Lord Fairfax
Australia
Britain
Queensland
Brisbane
Nonsense gifts key to Christmas for children
The piece argues that Christmas should emphasize childish joy and meaningful gifts. It urges parents to balance needs with whimsy by giving each child one toy one book and one useful item such as a warm sweater while prioritizing the toy. It notes the mental and emotional benefits of playthings and suggests obtaining Dr Patri’s consignment leaflet for guidance.
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Patri
P. O
Station Gew
York 19
N. Y
Stones Emerge From Boy's Mouth At Border Check
On the Austro Swiss frontier at Hohenhems a 15 year old boy with a deaf and dumb identity card sneezed revealing precious stones worth 2500 dollars. Customs officials arrested the father and son as the teeth and speech impediment were questioned.
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Hohenhems
Father
Plywood Grain Angles Boost Strength With Layered Wood
Plywood consists of multiple thin wood layers with alternating grain directions, glued to form a thick panel. This cross grain arrangement greatly increases strength and stiffness compared with single-layer boards.
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