Prodigal Son Donald Cook Finds Fame in Hollywood
Screen Life in Hollywood profiles Donald Cook, a University of Oregon graduate who forsook banking for acting. After early NYC semi work, he joined a road company then rose to cinema with Unfaithful opposite Ruth Chatterton and The Prime Enemy, earning family support and credit for his determined jaw.
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Cok
New York
Cook
Holywood
Ruth Chatterton
Win Cows
Porttland
Hollywood
Donald Cook
Guiding Your Child in Helpful Errand Etiquette
A guide on balancing child involvement with daily errands. It warns against overburdening children with constant requests and urges respecting their activities. The piece stresses seeking permission before interrupting and showing appreciation when asking for a favor.
KU Limits Undergraduates Driving After Student Deaths
University of Kansas restricts undergraduates from driving cars after a series of student fatalities since last June. Parents must give written permission for students to drive while attending the university.
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Lawrence
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U.P
University of Kansas
Yuma Enacts Ordinance Barring Trucks in Town
Yuma Arizona June 4 United Press reports a new city ordinance bans freight trucks from passing through business or residential districts. The rule aims to quiet noise on the streets and may apply to trucks circling the town on highways.
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Yuma
Ariz
Wire creates Phoenix blackout lasting forty five minutes
A small wire caused a transmission line fault in Phoenix Arizona on June 4 halting all power for forty five minutes. The incident disrupted traffic and daily activities across the city and prompted investigations by utility officials. No injuries reported.
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Ariz
U.P
Moonshine Cache Found on Public School Campus
Seventh grade pupils exploring botanical specimens discovered a seven gallon cache of liquor on a public school campus in UNESCO Missouri. No owners appeared to claim the moonshine.
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Unesco
Wai
Boston Banker George Lord Commutes 60 Years
George F. Lord a 75 year old Boston banker has traveled the same 10 mile route between his Lynn home and Boston for six decades. He has consistently used the Boston and Maine railroad line throughout his lengthy daily commute.
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George F.* Lord
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Lynn
Boston & Maine
Lucky Eggs Dash Ends in Brush Discrepancy
John son automobile left the road, struck a telephone pole and overturned in a brook after crossing a ten foot embankment. He escaped unharmed though nearly a dozen of about 30 dozen eggs in the car were broken.
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Johnson
Breakfast Grapefruit Poached Eggs and Maple Cream Pie
A pantry of breakfast and dessert items is listed with recipes for Frosted Maple Cream Pie and Maple Cream Filling, plus guidance on keeping emergency provisions. The Bristol report notes a WPA incident where a rabid scene with a dog led to a domestic disturbance but ended without further harm.
Baptist Meeting to Study Method of Record Class
Visitors at the Northern Baptist convention in Kansas City on June 3 may observe two large Bible classes. The men’s class led by Dr. A Rey Petty at First Baptist Church attracts about two thousand weekly, while the women’s class led by Mrs. A J Cooper draws around nine hundred. The men’s class set a previous attendance record in November 1923 with fifty two thousand one hundred twenty one men.
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Kansas City
A. Rey Petty
Pasor
First Baptist Church
A. J. Cooper
Minnehaha Falls Forced Laughing Water Remedy
Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis faced drought causing the famous cascades to stall. City engineers used a pump to produce artificial laughter from the falls to keep visitors from disappointment, recalling Longfellow’s Hiawatha imagery.
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Minneapolis
Minnehaha
Northwest Plains
Longfellow
Chicago Radio Gangs Gift Haul Highlights Public Discussion
A Chicago radio duo known as Ciara Lu and Em receive listener gifts during their nightly fifteen minute on air talks. Items include canned goods gloves dress materials clothesline and footstools. A recent donation was a handsomely bound set of fairy stories from Dublin.
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Sune
Ciara Lu
University warns against grasshopper poison use in poultry
Mesa woman killed her flock by feeding hens sense-treated bran and molasses from the University of Arizona experiment farm. C. J. Wood issues public warning that free grasshopper poisons must not be used for chicken feed. In Salt Lake City V. M. Guyman describes his Marine plane catching fire while scouting Sandinistas in Nicaragua, landing safely with no serious injuries.
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Mesa
Ariz
C. J. Wood
University of Arizona Experiment Farm
University
Salt Lake City
V. M. Guyman
United States Marine Corps
Salt Lake
Nicaragua
Talkie Portraits Helen Johnson's Early Film Path
Helen Johnson emerged from New York City as a model for magazine illustrations and still photography. She later acted in minor film roles while pursuing art, sketching costumes and designing greeting cards, before moving toward feature films in Hollywood.
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Helen Johnson
Hollywood
Helen
New York City
Jones Bound Over On Trespassing Charge In Golf Incident
In Columbus Ohio on June 4 Jack O. Jones faced a Franklin county grand jury after playing on a local course he struck a ball into William Bird farm and allegedly chased an individual. He was arrested and a justice of the peace examined him then set a $50 bond.
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Jack O. Jones
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William Bird
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Justice of the Peace
Italy Tests Use of Motor Radio
Italy conducted a mobilization by automobiles guided by radio under Premier Mussolini. Motorcars with receivers gathered from across the kingdom, including Sardinia and Sicily, at Rome and Milan radio stations coordinating the operation along the seacoast at Ostia and Rome.
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Mussolini
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Sicily
Milan
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