Benton Murals Stir a New Storm in Missouri
Kansas City March 1 A frank forum at the Community church features Jease James General Pershing Frankie and Johnnie and a scantily clad dancer as painter Thomas Hart Benton defends his Missouri murals. Benton says the figures reflect life and he bears sole responsibility for the works while critics debate their meaning.
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Thomas Hart Benton
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Frankie and
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Benton
St. Louis
John J. Pershim
Missouri
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Haselton
Pendergast
Thomas Dods
Dods
Peggy Denies Ties To Blackmail In New York
Peggy La Rocca a hat check girl indicted for bigamy and linked to an alleged blackmail ring told reporters she had no connection to organized extortion. Her husband Michael La Rocca faced separate charges and bail set at 2,500. District Attorney Hastings said he would present evidence to the grand jury. In St Louis W Carson Ryan of New York was elected president of the Progressive Education Association with Carleton Washburn named executive vice president.
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St. Louis
Carnegie Foundation
Progressive Education Association
Carleton Washburn
Winnetka, Ill
Crop Insurance In Pictures Crawford Leads in Coal Mining
Pittsburgh Kan March 1 1936 William Glennon reports Crawford County leads in coal production with total mine output of 2 293 035 tons. The state report shows overall coal mined surpassed three million tons with deep slope and drift workings contributing most of the gain.
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Glennon
Green Light at Granada Delivers Intense Medical Drama
The Granada presents Green Light a medical melodrama in which Lloyd Douglas adapts his story for screen. Irol Flynn stars as a surgeon blamed for a woman's death who seeks redemption through research on spotted fever. Anita Louise Walter Abel and Sir Gedric Hardwicke anchor a tense hospital tale with strong performances and swift pacing.
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Lloyd Douglas
Irol Flynn
Henry O'Neill
Flynn
Anita Louise
Walter Abel
Miss Louise
Gedric Hardwicke
Margaret Lindsay
Grace Moore in When You're in Love at Dickinson
Grace Moore showcases versatility in Lawrence theater, singing Minnie the Moocher and operatic numbers while Cary Grant, Aline Mac Mahon, and Thomas Mitchell support. Plot follows Moore and Grant weds in Mexico to bypass immigration rules and pursue engagements, then focuses on her singing and Grant's wooing. Ida Wilson Moore, 76, former president of the Women's Kansas Day club, dies of a heart attack. 1908 Wright biplane delivery noted by war department as first military aircraft.
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Abilene
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United States War Department
Vidal Quits Air Job in Washington Amid Turmoil
Vidal resigns as chief of the air commerce bureau after months of controversy over causes of air crashes. Senator Copeland's investigation criticized safety gaps, while Vidal cited political constraints and planned a return to aviation after a vacation. Possible successors include J Carroll Cone and Fred Fagg as Johnson leads temporary duties.
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Air Transport Industry
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Althe Copeland
New Yorker
Vidal
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Secretary of Commerce
Thumb hitchhiking tale from Rita Burleson in California
A Vermont native Rita Burleson travels 12,000 miles hitchhiking since 1935 using a military salute to flag rides. She advises wearing hobnailed boots and skiing pants, carrying a single bag, and stopping only for the best looking cars. The piece also notes Singapore as a British naval base island of 225 square miles connected to the Malay peninsula.
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Northfield
Maine
Canada
Florida
Singapore
Britain
Far East
Malay Peninsula
Elaine Barrymore Withdraws Alimony Suit
Elaine Barrie Barrymore will withdraw her petition for temporary alimony and an advance on attorney's fees in her divorce suit against John Barrymore. Attorney Leo Schaumer said she previously asked for 2500 dollars per month as temporary alimony when she filed the suit six weeks earlier after a reported disagreement over her stage career.
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Los Angeles
Elaine Barrie Barrymore
First Public Seismograph Restored by Japanese Scientists
A report notes the first known seismograph used by the Chinese to measure earthquakes in the first century A D is being reconstructed in Tokyo by two Japanese scientists. The text also mentions a wife declaring she would not seek permanent alimony four months after marriage.
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