Hollywood Gossip Roundup on Stars and Marital Breakups
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union column surveys Hollywood whimsy and headlines. It mentions Fairbanks and Pickford split vibes, Richard Dix divorce, Givot and Andy radio pair, rumors of Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, Pilgrimage and Marie Dressler comebacks, Pilgrimage’s Henrietta Crosman, and industry shifts as talkies reshape careers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Richard Dix
Lillian Gish
Corinne Criffith
Dietrich
New York
Claria Blondell
Willian Cagney
Joan
Jimmie
Nat Shilkrer
Grace Moore
Western Newspaper Union
Rare coin sale at Paris Hotel Drouot draws high bids
Numismatists gathered at Hotel Drouot in Paris where a letradrachma from Amphipolis sold for 2080 francs and a Syracuse silver decadrachma fetched 660 francs. A coin from 1878 drew 56 francs. other pieces ranged 360 to 244 francs. The complete sale netted 241,000 francs about 9640 dollars for the auction house.
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Paris
Drouot
Amphipolis
Macedonia
Syracuse
Asuncion's age tied to 1536 founding claim
Paraguay's capital Asuncion, described as an ancient city dating from 1636 and linked to early colonial governance, features in a National Geographic piece by Harriet Ghalmers Adams. The article notes Asuncion's role as a metropolitan center by 1600 within a vast colonial territory spanning parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, western Brazil, and eastern Bolivia, and contrasts it with Buenos Aires' later foundation.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Buenos Aires
Plymouth Rock
Harriet Ghalmers Adams
National Geographic Magazine
Iernando Arias de Saavedra
Metropoli
South America
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
Bolivia
Asuncion Colonista
Spain
Pop Helps Define Ananstort In 1933 Dol Syndicate Note
A brief 1933 WN Service item defines an anaostort as a source of pride to many living fattd, attributed to the Dol Syndicate. The note reflects era language and public sentiment from the era and mentions the word in a puzzle-like prompt.
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Dol Syndicate
WN Service
Jerry Muskrat Chooses New Home Site in Smiling Pool
Jerry Muskrat evaluates locations for a new house with focus on flood safety and easy access to deep water. He surveys Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook, preferring a mud bank tip near the Big Rock to avoid flood danger and ensure building materials, finally deciding on a precise spot.
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Father
Green Forest
Laughing Brook
Smiling Pool
Welcome Robin
Black Pussy
Johny Chuck
Farmer Brown
Jerry Muskrat
Fry Land
Jerry
FT. W Birgesk
Chiffon Ensemble in New Star Design Featured
A chiffon ensemble in a summer line is showcased with a brick silk plaque hat adorned by a spray of plumes. The description highlights a pretty costume and star decorative elements in a light, airy style.
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Plunies
Dawn Comes At Last But Our Eyes Remain The Same
Poem reflecting on dawn and sunset as metaphors for perception and time. It muses that although daylight returns and time moves on, human sight and interpretation stay fixed. The piece contemplates divine order versus human understanding as the world cycles between day and night.
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Earth
Douglas Athilocl
WNU
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Pickford
George Givot
Amoz ‘N
Andy
Amog
Sam
Henry
Givot
Wate Fromgu
Lanny Ross
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Dancing Levy
Grata Garler
Hobby Jones
He Power
Cailleen Moore
Tidywood
Katie Smith
Eigar
Henrietta Crosman
Jewel
Marie Dressler
Alison Skipworth
Mary Boland
Lara Hope Crews
Edna MaeGliver
Beryl Mercer
Talkies
Margaret Mann
The
Friendly Voice
Miriam Jordan
Invan
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Bills
N. Y
Papa
Thornton W. Burgess
Chiffon Ensemble
Pouglas Malloch
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