Movie Stars Rise From Night Clubs and Radio Contracts
New York clubs launch careers for Grace Moore Frances Faye and others who moved to film. Stars like Marlene Dietrich Shirley Temple and Erroll Flynn are current or upcoming names with studio deals and new projects. Mickey Mouse programs renew on NBC while Andy Donnelly Jr links Dick Tracy to viewers. Charles Bickford returns to Hollywood in Gangs of New York fading past stage flop.
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York
Grace Moore
Frances Faye
Bing Crosby
Alice Faye
Eleanor Powell
Arlene Judge
Grace Bradley
Martha Raye
Andy Donnelly, Jr
New York
Ridgefield
N. J
Charles Bickford
Hollywood
Republic
Gangs of
Odds and Ends Highlights From Radio Personalities
Eddie Cantor spoke at Columbia on humor on air and joked about teaching grammar. Richard Gordon, Sherlock Holmes on air, recalled childhood cops and robbers adventures. Deanna Durbin received a stamp gift she favorited matchbooks. Mrs. Martin Johnson to appear on Al Jolson show May 3. Jack Benny swamped with mail after being named second best dressed man. Frank Black favors baton tips. Carlisle stars in Hunted Man for Paramount. stockings news.
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Eddie Cantor
Columbia University
Richard Gordon
Sherlock Holmes
Deanna Durbin
Martin Johnson
al Jolson
Jack Benny
America
Frank Black
Rycestins
Arlisle
Paramount
Thrill Seeker Survives Fatal Motorcycle Race Tragedy
Harold T. Leach of Newark recalls a sunlit 1912 motorcycle race where mishap and fate collided. Hasha crashed into the grandstand after a foul, the bike toppled into the crowd, killing Hasha and Johnnie Albright and injuring several others, with Leach among the witnesses who fainted.
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Eddie
Halleach
Hal
Hasha
Johnnie Albright
Hal Leach
Books in Brief English Lord's Romance Told in Patrician
English noble Lord Miltoun born to wealth and power falls for Mrs. Noel, an arranged life clashes with love. His family, led by Lady Casterly, confronts the relationship after discovering Mrs. Noel is already married to an older clergyman, changing all plans.
Roosevelt defeat signals clash over federal power
Analyzing a narrow 204 to 196 vote against the government reorganization bill, the author argues Roosevelt faced a political rebuke rather than a dictatorial threat. The piece links the defeat to fear of Roosevelt’s six Supreme Court appointments and notes the Warm Springs reaction and congressional resolve.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
House of Representatives
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Senate
House
Hiram Johnson
California
Roosevelt dictatorship fear swayed voters in reorganization fight
The piece cites a press release letter praising reform aims and denying dictatorship, a misstep that spurred mass protests against Roosevelt. It argues the bill’s defeat signals the waning grip of the New Deal as opponents mobilize politicians and critics across states and parties.
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America
Mr. Roosevelt
House
Representative Barter
New York
Speaker
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
President
Two Very Important Fashions for Spring Patterns
Fashion notes highlight two piece tailored dress and a softly detailed afternoon dress ideal for large figures. Patterns 1477 and 1499 offer easy sewing with complete sew charts and sizes from 14 to 52. Barbara Bell Spring-Summer Pattern Book costs 15 cents, includes 109 designs, and sew charts for beginners.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Nobel Laureate John Galsworthy Founder of The Forsyte Saga
The Great Novelist John Galsworthy, born 1867 into wealth, studied at Oxford and trained as a lawyer. After years of travel, he published his first novel at forty and rose to fame until his 1933 death. He won the 1932 Nobel Prize for The Forsyte Saga.
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John Galsworthy
Oxford
Galsworthy
American Seamen's Friend Society Pioneering Seafaring Aid
The American Seamen's Friend Society organized in 1828 and incorporated in 1833. It pioneered seamen relief by founding Sailor's Magazine and the first sailors' home in New York, and by running a loan library for sailors. Since 1859 ships from New York used its services. In 1908 it built the Sailors' Home and Institute and helped raise the Seamen's house at Eleventh Avenue and Twentieth Street with two other groups.
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American Seamen’s Friend Society
Sailor’s Magazine
New York City
New York
Sailors’ Home and Institute
Seamen’s House
Eleventh Avenue
Twentieth Street
Sunspot Cycle Identified in Ancient Weather Records
The sunspot cycle of about 11 years has been found in weather records preserved in trees and ancient rocks. This implies solar variability has occurred for perhaps a billion years.
Mourning Rings Shared in George Washington Era
The article explains the custom of distributing mourning rings among relatives and close friends when a person believed death was near. It notes rings held strands of hair with Washington's ring containing gray hair, while Washington in youth had sandy hair. The Smithsonian collection includes several rings from less notable Revolutionary figures.
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George Washington
Smithsonia Institution
Washington
Elastic Stomached Fish Swallows Prey Whole
The black swallower of the Atlantic depths can ingest prey up to three times its size by expanding its elastic stomach, enabling transparent expansion to accommodate large meals.
Qualifications for Ohio Governor
A governor candidate in Ohio need only meet elector qualifications. Article XV, Paragraph 4 of the state constitution declares that no person shall be elected to any office in this state unless he is an elector.
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Ohio
Bald Eagle Easily Identified
The bald eagle serves as the nation’s emblem and is best known for its white feathered head which makes it easy to identify.
Lord Miltoun’s Despair and a Secret Passion Unfold
In England the heir to a noble family battles a stifling union with his political future and a forbidden love. After a brief return to Parliament brings him fame, Lord Miltoun collapses into delirium as he longs for Audrey Noel. Lady Barbara enlists Mrs. Noel, but a vanished love leaves him furious and driven.
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England
London
Lord Miltoun
Barbara
Audrey Noel
Lady Barbara
Mrs. Noel
Bell
Men Love Girls With Pep and Lydias Vegetable Compound
An ad states that pep and cheerful femininity attract men to dances and parties while gloominess repels them. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a natural aid for feminine discomforts, claiming widespread approval from over a million women and urging readers to buy from their local druggist.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Pinkham
Lydia
PaNieaneé
Tell a Friend to Say I Love Him While Alive
The quotation urges sharing love with a worthy friend before life fades. It emphasizes expressing affection openly, urging action to tell someone you love them while they are alive. The timeless reminder blends friendship and end-of-day imagery.
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Jeremy Taylor
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