Busy Washington Day Includes Home Economics Show
Eleanor Roosevelt recounts a busy Washington day with a 11 am press conference on cotton stocking designs by Dr. Louise Stanley, a prize winning song by William A. Dillon, visits to youth workshops in Astoria, and Pensacola impressions noting naval training, athletic programs, and needs for U S O facilities in nearby towns.
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Washington
Louise ‘Stanley
Bureau of Home Economics
Department ‘of Agriculture
Dana Backus
William A. Dillon
Ithaca
N. Y
Committee
America
Dillon
Duke of Kent
Louis Greig
Pensacola
Fla
San Carlos
Navy
Gene Tunney
U.S.O
Postmaster’s Daughter Entangled With Two Rivals
Ellen Carey, daughter of the postmaster, appears torn between Jeff Brand a rustler and Calhoun Terry a ranch manager. Both men are enemies of rustlers and small ranchers, creating a tense trio as the conflict unfolds.
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Ellen Carey
Jeff Brand
Calhoun Terry
Ellen
Jack Turley
Jeff
Jack
Regulators Pursue rustlers in Pine country siege
Texas led group tracks rustlers through pines to a cabin siege on a rugged stretch near Round Top. Ellison McFaddin and Jeff Brand coordinate shots and reinforcements as gunfire erupts. Morgan heads to warn settlers while Jeff rides to the corral to aid trapped men. The confrontation ends with a planned relief effort.
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Jack Turley
McFaddin
Ellison
Morgan
Gaines
Round Top
Alford
Ellen
Jim
Hart
Jeff Brand
Jeff
Paul Vallery
Lane Carey
Denver Republican
Brand
Deep Creek
Lee
Dave
Indians Raid The Ranch In Lasting Indian War Tension
Ellen, a post office clerk, meets Lee Hart as he arrives in a panic to report a raid by a large group of hostile Indians. Hart laments that his people are under direct attack and that Lane, the head of the ranch, is unavailable. The scene sets a tense frontier moment with danger looming.
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Ellen
Washington
Jim Budd
Jim
Lee Hart
Hart
Lee
Smile Awhile No Danger There
A golf novice jokes about worms hiding under the ball during a practice role play with a caddie. The humor centers on misdirected physics and a playful refrain about nature and safety.
Confrontation Over Deaf and Dumb Description
The exchange centers on a dispute where one person accuses another of labeling them deaf and dumb. The other denies making such a claim, prompting a tense verbal clash.
Not Appropriate Quip Sparks Friendly Barroom Tease
A sharp exchange between two patrons ends with a wry boast about comments on a spouse. One jokes of shocking remarks, the other requests smelling salts from her bag to punctuate the moment. The scene captures light gossip humor in a social setting.
Two women tease about past love proposals
Two young women joke about Tom's prior proposals. One asks if the other has accepted him. The other reveals Tom confessed to past silly acts before meeting her, prompting witty exchanges.
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Tom
Maid Declares Emphatic News of Marriage
Mrs Browne expresses regret at a maid named Jane leaving the household. Jane reveals she intends to marry, surprising her employer with the personal life turning point.
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Jane
Mrs. Browne
Baby name clash between parents over Imogen and Mary
A young mother names her baby Imogen while her husband hesitates. He recalls a past sweetheart named Imogen and gives only a reluctant approval. She asserts she will name the child Mary after her mother, signaling a firm parental stance.
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John
Imogen
Mary
Doctor Solves Mystery Of Missing Sweet Peas
A patient asks her doctor what he found in her appendix after an operation. He reveals seeds were found, explaining the lack of sweet peas this year as she had sown pills by mistake.
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Aig
D. Eleanor Roosevelt
United Features
NYA Workshops
Astoria
L. I
National Youth Administration
Departments of Education
Texas
Terry
Jackson
Collins
Turley
Clint
Percival
Frank Outlook
St. Louis
Nobbe-Hiltner
THE
Nitragin Company, Inc
Booth St
Milwaskee, Wis
Burke
James F. Ballard, Inc
Dept. A
1. Louis, Mo
Howell
American Hotel Association
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