Industry Can Do Anything in Our Defense Effort
Sherman M. Fairchild, president of Fairchild Engine and Airplane, urged that with sufficient money, materials, and personnel the airplane industry could shift to mass production for Henry Ford's 1000 planes per day plan. He exemplifies Yankee ingenuity, coming from a family of innovators and starting in cameras before moving into aviation with early surveys and cabin monoplanes.
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York
Henry Ford
Mr. Ford
Sherman M. Fairchild
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Wanderjahr
Fairchild Aerial Surveys
New York
Igor Sigorsky
United States
Sleeper films and stage stars in Hollywood notes
Virginia Vale reports on potential sleepers like Down Went McGinty and notable career moves. Muriel Angelus rises in prominence after The Light That Failed and Safari, while Rod Cameron lands a Paramount role following a grim fate for Earl Askam. Toscanini NBC Symphony musicians face citizenship hurdles amid tours.
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Nelson Eddy
Ilona Massey
New York
Syracuse
Paramount
Ronald Colman
Red Cross Chief Appeals for Hope and Action in War Relief
Norman H. Davis, chairman of the American Red Cross, urges volunteers to persevere despite futility as war refugees flood need. He cites 350000 volunteers sewing and knitting and millions contributing to the Red Cross war relief fund, with supplies and ambulances already ordered or in transit. He praises public generosity and pledges rapid expansion of relief efforts to meet mounting obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Susace Red Cross
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Hollywood wager stalls marriage plan amid film contract
George Brent offers to bet $10 000 at 10 to 1 that he will not marry for three years, a stance he says is not a reflection on Ann Sheridan. Sheridan denies talk of marriage, though gossip hints at a possible elopement as Brent winds down his picture contract. The pair work at Warner Brothers and appear in The Sentence and They Drive by Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brent
Warner Brothers
Ann
Ann Sheridan
Miss Sheridan
George
She
Hollywood
Hoff and Crowd Laugh as Car Doors Lock Up
Carl Hoff on the CBS Al Pearce show drew a large crowd when his new coupe trapped him inside. He struggled to exit, flinging limbs from the windows while bystanders offered jokes. The car had patent thief locks and Hoff finally handed the key to a bystander to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hoff
al Pearce
Hoff
Gatling and Van Dyck Names Live On In Language
The piece traces how Richard Gatling’s name became slang for a gun and how Antonius Van Dyck’s name shaped the Vandyke beard and collar. It notes Gatling’s invention and Civil War use, and van Dyck’s English spelling and portrait influence. It also mentions William Ewart Gladstone as the namesake of the Gladstone bag and outlines his political career.
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Richard Jordan
Gatling
North Carolina
United States Army
Vandyke
van Dyck
Antonius van Dyck
Antwerp
Belgium
England
Anthony Vandyke
Italy
Paris
Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
Liverpool
Robert Peel
Benjamin Disraeli
Liberal Party
Westminster Abbey
Western Newspaper Union
Albino Buffalo Sightings Reported Near Fairbanks
An albino buffalo in Alaska’s Big Delta country south of Fairbanks has been seen several times with a herd. Dr. William T. Hornaday, noted conservationist, estimates only 10 or 11 white buffalos have ever been observed by white people.
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Alaska
Big Delta
Fairbanks
William T. Hornaday
Velveteen Frames For Your Pictures
Ruth Wyeth Spears recalls Miss Fixit transforming a rocker and desk with blue velvet frames for photographs. The article promotes Sewing Book 5, a 32 page homemaker guide offered for 10 cents with diagrams showing frame construction and color coordination with the chair. Betsy will return next week with more attic crafts.
New York Encloses 10 Cents for Book Five
A brief note from New York indicates an amount of 10 cents was enclosed for the purchase or payment associated with Book Five. No further context or names are provided in the fragment.
Origins of cattle brands tell a legend from the West
Collier's notes that many origin tales for the 1,500,000 cattle brands in the West are legends. A famous story claims Burk Burnett adopted the brand 6666 in 1900 after winning a Texas ranch in a poker game with four sixes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Burk Burnett
Great
Texas
Collier’s
Cold Nose Drops Remedy Claims Wide Allergy Benefit
An advert claims a home remedy labeled as Peteno Nose Drops helps congested noses and seasonal allergy symptoms. The copy emphasizes self-application and rapid relief across multiple symptoms, noting a “2 drop” dose and universal effectiveness.
Future Ours Remember This Also Be Well Persuaded
The quote asserts that the future lies not with Fate but with our own actions and choices, urging personal responsibility and confidence in shaping what comes next. It presents a philosophical stance on agency and determinism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Jusserand
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Consolidated Features
WIN
Fairchild
George Winthrop Fairchild
International Business Machines Corporation
Virginia Vale
Western New Oper Union
Ryan
Mr. Smith
Washington
McGinty
Preston Sturgis
Muriel Angelus
Brian Donlevy
Akim Tamiroff
John Barrymore
Twentieth Century-Fox
Adolphe Menjou
Barrymore
Menjou
Rod Cameron
Los Angeles
Corporal Underhill
Cecil B. DeMille
Northwest Mounted Police
Earl Askam
Cameron
Rod Cox
South America
Toscanini
NBC Symphony
Davis
Europe
Fortun
Julius Caesar
Egypt
Libya
Uncle Sam
U. S. S. Washington
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Delaware River
Essie Ept
Ohio
Irving S. Olds
U. S. Steel Corporation
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
National Defense Commission
W. E. Gladstone
R. J. Gatling
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
Ry Tren Tomei
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Lydia E. Pinkham
Herbert Spencer
Horace
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