Death Was Confused
William H. D. Bence of Laurelton, L. I., recalls a 1917 Halifax disaster where a ship explosion toppled barracks. He helped pull trapped men and women from debris, saved a baby, and endured entrapment himself, later learning the mistaken identity incident involved other officers.
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Ello
Tom Waters
Henry Jones
Adam
Joe Doakes
William H. D. Bence
Laurelton
L. I
Bill
Wellington Barracks
Halifax
Nova Scotia
London
McClellan
Bill Bence
Indians Played Hoops and the Great Hoop Game Pain Yakapi
Dr James R Walker notes that Great Plains Indians did not view hoop games as women’s or weak games. The hoop game, pain yakapi, aimed to aid buffalo hunters and featured variation and challenge in play. Russian soldiers tricked in WWI involved officials paid by the enemy arranging mismatched shells for captured guns to aid Germany.
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Sissy
James R. Walker
Russia
Photo Saved Life of Husband Plea to Franco
Mrs Harold Dahl of Champaign Ill sent a copy of a photo to Gen Francisco Franco in a plea for the life and freedom of her husband Harold Dahl who was captured by rebels. The message highlights wartime danger and appeals to the Spanish leader for clemency.
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Francisco Franco
Harold Dahl
Champaign
Ill
Franco
Capt Heap Emerges As Wildcats Threat In Midwest Grid
Captain Don Heap, famed halfback, is highlighted as the major threat for the Wildcats in a Midwest grid league preview. The article credits Heap with explosive speed and scoring ability, projecting him as the key playmaker for his team against strong regional rivals.
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Don Heap
Middle West
North
Star Dust radio highlights and Hollywood notes
A condensed survey of Deanna Durbin’s rising talent in One Hundred Men and a Girl and Stage Door The screen future of Alan Hale Errol Flynn and Bing Crosby linked projects Bee Lillie on Vallee hour and Eddie Cantor changes Radio schedules feature Rosalind Russell Tyrone Power Jack Benny and Tyrone Power as top screen names plus Humphrey Bogart and notable film roles ODDS AND ENDS notes on Constance Bennett Erin O Brien Moore and Emile Zola case Western Newspaper Union coverage
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Deanna Durbin
Stokowski
Alice Brady
Adolph Menjou
Mischa Auer
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Bee Lillie
Peel
Bee
Eddie Cantor
Jack Benny
Phil Baker
Joe Penner
Rosalind Russell
Tyrone Power
Robert Taylor
England
Tyrone
Constance Bennett
Countess di Frasso
Erin O’brien Moore
Nana
Emile Zola
Scarlett
Union
Doilies Offer Thrifty Way to Set Table
A pattern guide describes making a set of four doilies in sizes 6 12 17 and 22 inches for luncheon or buffet use. It advises using mercerized cotton or string for durability and decor. Pattern 1462 includes instructions, illustrations, and stitch details and costs 15 cents sent to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Department in New York.
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Sewing Circle Needlecraft Department
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Three Days Cough Signal Promotes Creomulsion
A newspaper ad promotes Creomulsion for chest cold coughs claiming relief by targeting the inflamed area and aiding the natural healing process. It urges trying Creomulsion even after other remedies fail and offers a money back guarantee through the druggist.
Act Above Doubts Never Do An Act Of Which You Doubt
A maxim urging integrity advises against performing actions whose justice or propriety you question. It emphasizes measured judgment and moral caution in decision making.
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Adventurers’ Club
Floyd Gibbons
Katie
O’hara
Dartmouth Hospital
WNN Service
Anthony Eden
Downing Street
China
American Legion
New York City
Herbert H. Lehman
Fiorello LaGuardia
Helen Wills Mooly
Bill Tilden
California
Pacific Coast
Francis X. Shields
Heap
Western University
John Roosevelt
John A. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
F. Haven Clark
Boston
Pan-America
Seven Seas
Bermuda
Newport
R. I
Joseph Conrad
STAR DUST Movie + Radio
Virginia Wale
RKO
Katherine Hepburn
Ginger Rogers
Hepburn
Rogers
Andrea Leeds
Lucille Ball
Bill Powell
Jean Harlow
Myrna Loy
Myrna
Alan Hale
Little John
Robin Hood
Errol Flynn
Douglas Fairbanks
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey
Duke Mantee
Joel McCrea
Sylvia Sidney
Nujol
Doan
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