Fewer Divorces Granted At Reno In Year 1932
Reno Nev December 27 1932 divorces filed in Washoe County dropped to 3214 from 4754 in 1931 a decline linked to economic hardship as lawyers estimate about 40000 dollars less in fees. Notable cases included star divorces of Ruth Chatterton and George Jessel and a wave of elite filings from New York Boston Philadelphia and Washington.
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Reno
Reno, Nev
E. H. Beemer
Washoe County
Samuel Sloan Ross
Dorothy Schiff Hall
Mortimer Schiff
Richard B. W. Hall
Bett
Shevlin Smith
Paul
Morton Smith
Catherine Wilcox Stires
Arthur ‘McKinne Stires
Long Island
Vernon M. M. Peabody Seims Steel
George Drexel Steel
Boston
Ellen Putnam Andres Blodget
William Power Blodgett
Lucile M. Hyde
H. Webb Hyde
Evelyn Cole Goddard
Amory Goddard
Philadelphia
John Wana- Maker, Jr
Pauline Disston Wanamaker
Marianne Morris Newbold
John L. Newbold
Lydia R. Este
J. Dickinson Este
Washington
Maya Chraovitsky Auchincloss
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Ruth Elder Camp
Julia McDonald Davis Adams
John W. Davis
Roger Q. Williams
Dorothy A. Hitchens
Chicago
Neville Seniors Scheduled for Pictures for The Monroyan 1933
Neville high school seniors who have not yet had their photographs taken for the 1933 Monroyan yearbook edition are urged by faculty advisor W. C. Spight to be photographed before Thursday night. All other pictures for the annual are complete. The 1933 edition centers on The Gas Industry.
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Neville High School
Monroyan
W. C. Spight
Mrs Roosevelt Aids Jobless in Midtown NY Cafeteria
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt volunteers at a Midtown Manhattan restaurant feeding unemployed women. She wore an apron and assisted in serving meals as part of relief effort reported by Associated Press.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Midtown
New York
Associated Press
Paramount Showcases Cary Grant in Madame Butterfly
Cary Grant stars opposite Sylvia Sidney and Charlie Ruggles in the Paramount screening of Madame Butterfly at the Paramount theater. Grant earned a new lucrative contract during filming after a rapid rise from Broadway to screen fame with roles in This Is the Night Merrily We Go to Hell Devil and the Deep Blonde Venus and Hot Saturday. The piece traces his career from a cross country trip to a film test leading to a leading naval officer role in Madame Butterfly. It also notes other offerings at the Capitol and Strand theatres including The Bird of Paradise on stage-to-film adaptation and a Southern accent casting detail for 70,000 Witnesses with Johnny Mack Brown and Dorothy Jordan.
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Paramount
Cary Grant
Sylvia Sidney
Charlie Ruggles
Paramount Theater
Grant
Hollywood
Film Capital
Marlene Dietrich
Cho Cho San
Miss Sidney
Strand
West Monroe
Paramount Studio
Strand Theater
Johnny Mack Brown
Dorothy Jordan
Miss Jordan
Tennessee
Johnny
Alabama
Rivers Threaten Again As Flood Waters Rise Across South
Weather observer P. H. Smyth warned of more rain and possible changes as rivers from the Coosa to the Tallapoosa crept higher. Flood levels remained a concern though Alabama lowlands were sparsely inhabited and little damage was expected.
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Gadsden
Coosa
Rome
Wetumpka
Canton
Etowah
Oostanaula
Resaca
Tallapoosa
Alabama
P. H. Smyth
Motored Tactics Highlight French Army Maneuvers
French army maneuvers this year were almost entirely motorized. Tests assessed rapid rallying against a fast approaching force, and experiments evaluated autogiros as auxiliaries to standard aircraft in aerial warfare.
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Paris
Overcast skies return after Christmas season
Rain and overcast weather dominated the holiday period with brief sunny spells on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Rain amounted to .27 inches in the 24 hours ending at 7 am, while temperatures ranged from a high of 58 to a morning low of 41 degrees.
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Kate Key
Sentenced to die woman to give child to kin
Beatrice Snipes, condemned to death for the murder of a rural policeman, will surrender her seven year old son Clyde Snipes Jr. to an uncle. She awaits execution in Columbia South Carolina and is expecting a second child in the penitentiary. Her husband and Clyde Jr. were reunited with her yesterday for the first time since sentencing.
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Columbia
S. C
Beatrice Snipes
Union of South Africa Prohibits Gold Export
Premier Hertzog's cabinet decides to adhere to the gold standard but ban the export of gold from the union. The move comes as labor party popularity grows and Roos eyes a new coalition, with an emergency act to curb currency flight following a recent surge in sales.
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Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Hertzog
South African Union
Labor Party
Tielman Roos
Three Negroes Sought After Jail Escape in Monroe
Police continued a hunt for three of six escapees from a Monroe jail late Sunday night. The fugitives are Clifford Brunson Ernest Johnson and Dalton Price. Brunson and Johnson had short prior sentences and Price faced trespassing charges with no trial. The escape used a window weight to pry bars.
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Clifford Brunson
Ernest Johnson
Dalton Price
Brunson
Johnson
Price
Eastern Star Installation Officers for 1933 in Dixie Chapter
Officers of Dixie chapter No. 179 of the Order of Eastern Star were installed in a ceremony last night. Avrice Simpson was installed as worthy matron with Rose Haas as installation officer and Mary Wilder as marshal. Also installed were Guy Gannaway as worthy patron Emma Rosenbaum as assistant worthy matron and Frank Simpson as assistant to the matron.
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Dixie
Order of Eastern Star
Rose Haas
Mary Wilder
Alice Dunn
Avrice Simpson
Guy Gannaway
Emma Rosenbaum
Frank Simpson
Worthy patron and officers listed for lodge ceremony
The passage names Miss May Gardner as secretary and Mrs Sophie Cromwell as treasurer with a long list of officers and members including Mrs Mildred Schroeder conductress Mrs Blanch Parsons assistant conductress Mrs Eleanor Wood chaplain Mrs Lena Merritt warder and Henry Haas sentinel Mrs Georgia Cornett organist Mrs Blanch Ray Ada Miss Virginia Baldwin Ruth Mrs Eddie Cankuff Esther Mrs Grace Brownlee Martha Mrs Bessie Armaut Electa.
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Worthy
May Gardner
Sophie Cromwell
Mildred Schroeder
Blanch Parsons
Eleanor Wood
Lena Merritt
Henry Haas
Sentinel
Georgia Cornett
Blanch Ray
Ada
Virginia Baldwin
Ruth
Eddie Cankuff
Esther
Grace Brownlee
Martha
Bessie Armaut
Electa
French Poles Removed Near Monuments Under Decree
In Paris the government ordered the removal of 249 telephone poles within the past month from areas around historic monuments ruins and scenic landscapes. The measure targets improving sightlines and preserving vistas for residents and visitors.
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Paris
Soviet five year plan debated at Moscow symposium
A Moscow session on January 20 discusses the first five year plan's rate of progress and the lack of new large projects in the next five years while noting food production declines and mass feeding reaching about 15,000,000 people. The January 10 red parliament meeting is expected to reveal the second five year plan figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Dnieprostroy
Dnieper
Red Parliament
Seven Kansas Schools Report One Student Each
Topeka, Kansas officials released the December bulletin of the state superintendent of public instruction showing seven Kansas schools have only one pupil each. The bulletin also lists 85 schools with three pupils 127 with four 179 with five and 1 004 with fewer than eight pupils.
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Topeka
Kan
U.P
Kansas
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Woman Sheriff Takes Office in Texas County
Mrs. Bessie Kelly, a Democrat, becomes Texas county Missouri's first woman sheriff following her husband’s death from auto accident injuries. This Associated Press photo caption notes the historic succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Kelly
Texas County
Associated Press
No Choral Club Meeting Called This Week
Ouachita Parish High School auditorium will host no choral club gathering this week due to director Roger Frisbie and many members being out of town. A meeting is planned for next week with final rehearsals for the January concert.
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Ouachita Parish
Roger Frisbie
Roosevelt and Davis Confer on Global Disarmament Plan
Roosevelt and Davis discussed disarmament to restore confidence in credit and trade. Davis urged gaining France and Italy’s endorsement of the 1920 London naval terms and limiting submarines to coastal defense. He proposed outlawing offensive weapons and bomb production before rebuilding world confidence.
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Davis
France
Italy
Japan
How Doctors Treat Colds and Coughs
Doctors recommend Calotabs to break up a cold and relieve congestion. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with milk or water purges the system by morning, leaving you feeling fine and hungry for breakfast. Sold in 10c and 35c packages at drug stores.
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Neville
Vicks VapoRub
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Capitol
Richard Walton Tully
RKO Radio
King Victor
Monroe
Eastern Star
Arizona
Eleanor Arthur
Douglas, Ariz
University of Arizona
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Armitage
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Farrell
Barbara
Roosevelt
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