Poison at the Playhouse Shadows Eve North Scandal
In a backstage theater observation, Eve North denies poisoning Carol Blanton as tension rises around a murder plot during the stage production Green Apples. Jeff Troy presses Eve amid detective vigilance as the cast endures a tense second act.
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Eve
Lee Gray
Haila
Jeff
Eve North
Alice McDonald
Phoebe Thompson
Carol
Jem
Peterson
Miss Blanton
Troy
Amelia
Miss North
Philip Ashley
Steve
Jeff Sai
North
Fidler rails at propaganda and film industry faults
Jimmie Fidler writes as a longtime observer defending entertainment over propaganda. He cites Will Hays and Oscar era policies while detailing industry excesses and public appeal, naming actors and events such as Kay Kyser and the Dodgers amid a busy Hollywood scene report.
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Hollywood
Will Hays
Hays
Boy Wotta Summer and the Texas Fiddlin Wampus Cat
Report recounts Henry Ford backing Chenoweth’s 6 cylinder vehicle project amid early auto innovation. Chenoweth struggled to convince engineers of feasibility before Ford offered two machines. He later had the vehicle built near St Louis, drawing significant interest.
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Henry Ford
Chenoweth
America
St. Louis
Spending But No Spree In War Time Economy
The piece argues the defense program funds are circulating, not fueling a spree. Americans, chastened by past eras, are spending cautiously on durable goods while many pay debts first. Strong cash sales emerge as households plan for defense bonds and future deflation, balancing purchase power with prudent savings.
Lombardo and Tempo boats fuel a motor-loving life
New York feature profiles skipper Guy Lombardo naming his four speed boats Tempo-1 to Tempo-4 and his yacht Tempo. The piece highlights his hands on tinkering, love of motors, and racing at Reynolds channel and Long Beach, plus a note on his brothers and Vatican City trivia.
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New York
Guy Lombardo
Tempo
Guy
L. 1
Lombardo
Carmen
Victor
Lebert
Lake Hoptacong
Long Beach
Orenstein
Our Children By Angelo Patri
A reflective piece on parenting and adolescence. It contrasts a boy’s boyhood charm with the upheaval of growing up and the parents’ need to guide with patience, support, and a steady home. The author urges enjoying children as they mature toward adulthood.
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Our
Angelo Patri
CADS Civil Air Defense Services Planned Across States
Washington Daybook notes a national CADS plan led by Captain Gill Robb Wilson to organize civilian aviation for emergencies. The program would reclassify airmen certificates, require citizenship proof, guard airports and radio ranges, run a courier service, traffic patrols, and support disaster relief and missing aircraft searches.
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Washington
CADS
Civil Air Defense Services
Gill Robb Wilson
National Aeronautic Association
National Defense
Wilson
National Aeronautics Magazine
United States
Civilian Aeronautics Administration
Army
Navy
Building permits total 12600 issued by city hall last week
Richard Cassidy reported $12600 in permits issued for several residences around North Third Street and surrounding avenues. Roy Beaman received a $7500 brick veneer residence permit, with others: Sam Mitchell $1500, F L Russell $2350, Mrs J Cook $450 and $800. Monroe’s famed inventor and early aviator W B Chenoweth, now in Dallas, recalls his pioneering feats.
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City Hall
Richard Cassidy
Uit
Roy Beaman
Mit
North Third Street
Sam Mitchell
Texas Avenue
F. L. Russell
Lee Avenue
J. Cook
South 15Th Street
Grammont Street
Reckless Driver Sentenced by Judge Harper
Carmikes, a truck driver, was fined 25 and jailed 25 days after he struck James Sale as Sale crossed 1st Street with a guiding boy. Sale, 906 Stone Avenue, suffered head bruises and was treated at St. Francis sanitarium.
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Dock Carmikes
Breard Street
City
W. M. Harper
DeSiard Street
James Sale
Stone Avenue
Monroe
Sale
St. Francis Sanitarium
Radio Schedule Highlights August 7 Broadcast
A detailed August 7 radio lineup lists programs across networks from 4:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. Eastern time. Featured acts include The Three Suns, Wings on the Watch, Chicago Dance Orchestra, Xavier Cugat, CBS Concert Orchestra, and Glenn Miller, with news segments from Waring and Kaltenborn, plus serials, dramas, and music periods.
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Nbe
Weat
Tha O'Neill
Cbs
Dhs
Dixie
John Sturgess
Mbs
Jack Armstrong
Nbc
Wings
Nbec
J. Johnston & Son
Cleveland
Ove Jordan
Uncle Ned
Texas Wranglers
Three Suns
Keene Wicker
Cbs-East
Chicago Dance Orchestra
Cbs- West
Cbs-Basic
Bartons
Rob Fdge
Cbs Hawaiian Music
Chicago
F. Waring
Herbert Foote
Nbe-Blue
Amos
Cebs-West
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nbe-Red
Mr. Keen
Lanny Roos
Cbs-Eart
Cbs-West
Morgan
Xavier Cugat
Orches
CBS Concert Orchestra
Cbs Dixie
Arthur Hale
H. V. Kaltenborn
Sam Rakter
Ricardo
Wythe Williams
Sky Over
Britain
Nbe-Red News
Cbs Berlin News
Eimer Davis
Dancing Music Orchestra
Major Bowes
Cbs Ope
Mty
Steele
Vallee-Barrymore
Navier Cugat
Montreal Symphony Orch
Glenn Miller
Cbs Parade of the
World News Broadcasting
Cbs N. Olmstead
Waring
Nbo
Amos and
Andy
Cbs- Weet
Orchestra
Orc
All Chains
Lanny Ross
Cbs-Weat
Pilot Club Meeting at Hotel Virginia Discusses Taxation
Pilot club members met at Hotel Virginia on a Wednesday noon to hear John R Humble discuss taxation. He urged taxpayers to know how their money is spent and called for familiarity with tax details. The program was arranged by Mrs Marie Walmsley and Mrs Zola Smith, club meets the first and third Wednesdays. Farm animals in zoos noted as curiosities for city children.
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John Barrymore
RKO
Diane
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kay Kyser
Mae Robson
Peter Lind Hayes
Lupe Velez
Lupe
Patsy Kelly
Barrymore
Beverly
Paulette Goddard
Anatol Litvak
Gene Autrey
Frank Morgan
Edward Arnold
Jack Holt
Jacqueline
Bessie Love
London
Warner Brothers
Peter Balma
Martha Raye
Elaine Barrie
Hollywood
Abbott and Costello
Atlantic City Steel Pier
MGM
New Jersey
Alabama
Long Island
Roger Wolfe Kahn
Wilson
Pilot Club
Hotel Virginia
John R. Humble
America
Marie Walmsley
Zola Smith
Chief observers in Catahoula named
Harrisonburg Louisiana Aug 11 Special announced by N N Nason chairman of the national defense council of Catahoula parish that Elmer Crane J W Ogden J C Evans O V Hooker and E Y Peyton were named chief observers for the aircraft warning service in the parish Each will head an observation post and be assisted by an assistant chief second assistant and volunteer crew members
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Harrisonburg
N. N. Nason
National Defense Council
Catahoula Parish
Elmer Crane
J. W. Ogden
Sicily Island
J. C. Evans
O. V. Hooker
Jonesville
E. Y. Peyton
Mount Holy Cross Landmark in Colorado
The Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado is a famous natural phenomenon noted for its visibility yet remains largely unseen due to its remote and difficult accessibility.
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Mount Holy Cross
Mount of the Holy Cross
Colorado
United States
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Hilip Ashley
Jimmie Fidler
Ervice
Manhattan
George Tucker
Vatican City
Q. K
Honey
Singer
Lulu
Dad
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lantern Gang
Washington Daybook
Wis
W. B. Chenoweth
Dallas
John Parker
Harper
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Catahoula
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