Princess Theatre Week at a Glance with Dick Powell Cast
Schedule highlights feature Torchy Gets Her Man with Glenda Tell Barton Mac Lane and the Torchy Blanc team. Also listed are Gangster's Boy Gang Bullets Great Waltz There Goes My Heart Young Dr Kildare Rhythm of the Saddle Call of the Yukon and other Republics of adventure and romance through Thursday.
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Cowboy
Brooklyn
Dick Powell
Pat O'Brien
Priscilla Lane
Dick Foran
Ann Sheridan
Johnnie Davis
Ronald Reagan
Glenda Tell
Barton MacLane
Torchy Blanc
Princess Theatre
Torchy
Steve McBride
Jackie Cooper
Robert Warwick
Lucy Gilman
Louise Lorimer
Luise Rainer
Fernand Gravet
Miliza Korjus
Overland
John Wayne
Max Terhune
Hal Roach
Fredric March
Virginia Bruce
Patsy Kelly
Dr. Kildare
Lew Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
Nat Pendleton
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Pert Kelton
Frozen North
Richard Arlen
Beverly Roberts
Lyle Tal
Bike Session Post Match Grinds Down in Iowa
Rudy James and Joey Ferguson rest after a wrestling match as they discuss savings for future goals. The exchange hints at a broader theme of understanding and supporting Iowa children through athletic discipline and community effort.
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Rudy James
Joey Ferguson
Boy Earns Bike With Chores And Savings Plan
Two boys discuss saving for a bicycle with weekly allowances and chores. One saves 60 cents weekly, plans a March payment and monthly installments to own the bike, while the other saves 75 cents weekly and dreams of earning money through responsible money management.
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Rudy
Joey
Comfortractor Showcased At Scotch Grove
Arend Balster, local dealer, presented Minneapolis Moline’s Comfortractor at Scotch Grove on December 12. The ultra modern tractor blends car like luxuries with farm function including stationary power uses, promising weather protection and health benefits for the farmer.
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Arend Balster
Scotch Grove
Minneapolis-Moline
Prairie Limousine Tractor Promises Safety and Comfort
The article touts a fully cabbed tractor with safety glass, climate control, heater, air circulation, radio, self starter, electric lights, and cushioned seats. Marketed as the "World's Most Modern Tractor," it notes higher price but valued by farmers, with strong interest from Jones county farmers at Arend Balster's show.
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Jones County
Arend Balster
Adv
Mahogany Wood Types For Fine Furniture
The article explains mahogany as a royal furniture wood used for centuries prized for color, dignity, strength, and texture. It identifies three main sources West Indies America and Africa and warns that there is no Philippine mahogany with Cuban and Santo Domingan varieties best for fine furniture due to their rich golden brown to brownish red tones and finish.
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Edith Weigle
Chicago Tribune
West Indies
Cuba
Santo Domingo
Haiti
America
Mexico
Central and South America
Africa
West Coast
Gold
Ivory Coasts
Nigeria
George N. Lamb
Mahogany Association, Inc
Arabs First Recognized Gibraltar Strength in Antiquity
Arabs and Moors identified the strategic value of Gibraltar from 711 when Gebel-el-Tarik was named the mountain of Tarik. The Rock passed from Moorish to Spanish to British hands, with Napoleon failing to seize it, giving rise to the phrase as strong as the Rock of Gibraltar. Pollination covers insect and wind methods, bees' value, and night versus day scent patterns in flowers.
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Gibraltar
Rock of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Los Angeles Times
Strait
Gebel-el-Tarik
Mountain of
Tarik
Spain
Bay of
Napoleon
Rock of
Gager
Dahlia Origins Traced From Mexican Cultivation to European Names
The dahlia was grown by Mexicans before 1519 and first appeared in Europe in 1793 at Madrid's Botanic gardens. Newer varieties arose after 1800. The plant’s native name acocotli means water pipe, and its current name honors Spanish botanist Dr Andreas Dahl.
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Europe
Botanic Gardens
Madrid
Spain
Rocky Mountain Herald
Andreas Dahl
Ornament Traditions Among Arab Women at Marriage
The Khazama necklace padlock like ornament is worn by marriageable Arab women, heavy with turquoise at its center. Another prized piece is the Warrij da, a gold studded with gems mother-of-pearl and turquoise, though its price limits access for most women.
Early Ads in Seventeenth Century Newspapers and Rome
The piece traces the birth of paid advertising from 1666 London Gazette notices to earlier Pompeii wall ads and Ancient Rome criers. It notes the first English advertisement for a book and describes how ads were treated as separate from news, with posters called fibelli and criers announcing sales and debtors.
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London Answers Magazine
London Gazette
Gazette
England
Fryday
Pompeii
Rome
Grenada Nutmegs and Fruits Show Island Wealth
Grenada’s wealth lies in its nutmeg groves and fruit orchards. Visitors see dense nutmeg trees with cacao orange lime and mango nearby. Ripe fruit splits to reveal the brown nutmeat and scarlet mace, the mace fades while the shell turns gray and wrinkled as the nut becomes the valued spice.
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Grenada
Windward Islands
The Twelve Caesars and their reign dates
The Twelve Caesars include Julius Caesar and eleven successors mainly kin. Nerva breaks succession by senate choice. Reigning names and periods cover Julius Caesar 44 B C, Augustus 31 B C to 14 A D, Tiberius 14 to 37, Caligula 37 to 41, Claudius 41 to 44, Nero 54 to 68, Galba 68 to 69, Otho 69, Vitellius 69, Vespasian 69 to 79, Titus 79 to 80, Domitian 81 to 96, with Caesar as heir title after Hadrian and Augustus as emperor title.
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Julius Caesar
Nerva
Senate
Augustus
Tiberius
Caius
Claudius
Nero
Galba
Otho
Vitellius
Vespasian
Titus
Domitian
Caesar
Hadrian
The Hermitage Home of Andrew Jackson Near Nashville
The Hermitage, Andrew Jackson’s historic home near Nashville Tennessee, preserves architecture and interiors as they were in Old Hickory’s era. The site offers sylvan quietude with relics of Jackson’s bustling life and a grand stairway noted among the finest features.
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Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Nashville
Tenn
Old Hickory
Jackson
Meaningless Heat Talk Dismisses Twice as Cold Phrase
A science note argues that phrases like twice as cold or twice as warm lack meaning without a fixed reference. It explains zero as 32 degrees Fahrenheit below freezing and suggests meaningful comparisons require a definite baseline temperature.
Dolls of the Ancients Across Cultures
The piece surveys ancient dolls across regions from Greece and Egypt to Montezuma era Aztec courts. It notes wax figures in Greece, clay bead hair in Egypt, bone and pillows as dolls in parts of South America and Asia Minor, with Cortes reporting Aztec court dolls.
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South America
Asia Minor
Old
Egypt
Cortes
Mexico
Washington Post
Montezuma
Gulf of Carpentaria Embraces Loneliest Seas Remark
A New York Times Sydney correspondent describes the Gulf of Carpentaria as one of the loneliest seas. It features a single tidal cycle every half day and phosphorescent plankton lighting each wave. Islands like Sweers Island mark a history of yellow fever and isolation.
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Moody Gulf of Carpentaria
Australia
New Guinea
Gulf
Seven Seas
Sydney
New York Times
Gulf of Carpentaria
Sweers Island
Burketown
Calendar history and common city names across states
The piece surveys calendar reforms from Roman to Gregorian and notes how days and years align with celestial cycles. It lists numerous duplicates of city names such as Washingtons and Richards across states, highlighting widespread place-nameness in railway guides.
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Commonwealths
Washingtons
Richmonds
Virginia
Bellevue
Madison
Anderson
Auburn
Baker
Eureka
Winchester
Chester
National Manufacturers urged to aid government in recovery efforts
The Sioux City Journal examines how the National Association of Manufacturers may push for cooperation with the government, admitting past mistakes and boosting reemployment. It argues for social justice and balanced progress, warning against partisan measures and urging shared responsibility among business, labor, and government. Pretoria, South Africa, has
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Sioux City Journal
New York
National Association of Manufacturers
New Deal
Maquoketa Reserves Rout Monticello Seconds 27 19
McIntyre sparked Maquoketa reserves to a 27 19 victory over Monticello's seconds on Friday night. The visitors rallied from a 9 7 halftime deficit to take a 19 14 lead by the third quarter and pulled away with strong shooting and fast break points. Maire led the Monticello scoring with eight, while Rynerson starred on defense.
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McIntyre
Maquoketa
Monticello
Invaders
Monte
Maire
Rynerson
Traffic fines in Madras invite pedestrian support
In Madras India authorities fine pedestrians to aid traffic flow while the United States shows a curious ratio with twice as many drivers as cars in circulation.
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United States
Madras
India
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Iowa
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
The
Dolls of
Earth
Detroit News
B. C
Numa Pompilius
Chevrolet
FORD
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Pretoria
South Africa
A. J. Ricklefs
Voas
Voss
Balster’s Appliance Store
Conservation League
K. C. Hall
Kay
Seraia wouDay Ze" Crisco Risco
Long’s Dept
Carole
Carole King
Valley
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