Jock Whitney Latest Angel
Broadway gossip profiles Jock Whitney as the most generous theatrical angel amid moves by Will Morrissey Billy Rose Otto Kahn and Wilda Bennett. The piece sketches Whitney’s wealth and resilience along with industry anecdotes and a note on dieting trends and city life.
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C. O. McIntyre
New York
Broadway
Will Morrissey
O.o.mcintyre
Billy Rose
Rialto
Jock Whitney
Peter Arno
Otto Kahn
S S S Tonic Promises Health Through Blood Nourishment
A vintage advertisement touts S S S Tonic as an internal remedy to boost red blood cells and restore weight energy and skin’s natural glow. It claims generations of use and scientific backing with promises of improved appearance and vitality. Available at any drug store.
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S.S.S
Telephone Story Tells The Kiwanis Club
John C. Mott of Bell Telephone spoke on The Development of the Telephone before Kiwanis at The Castleton. Final plans were announced for the Ladies Night at the New Wilmington hotel on Monday evening June 28, with John R. Hodge as committee chair.
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John C. Mott
Bell Telephone Company
Kiwanis Club
Castleton
New Wilmington
John R. Hodge
Christ Church Philadelphia Open to Visitors Daily
Christ Church in Philadelphia on Second Street between Market and Arch is open to the public daily from 9 am to 4 pm with Sunday access. In the adjacent graveyard Robert Morris and other Revolution signers lie buried, along with military leaders. Growing sentiment underscores that friendship is shown by actions when others aren’t present.
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Christ Church
Washington
Franklin, Adams
Philadelphia
Second Street
Market
Arch Streets
Robert Morris
City Taxes Due With Penalties July 1 Warned by Treasurer
City Treasurer C C McKibben said June is last month to pay 1937 city taxes and mercantile taxes at face value before 1 and 5 percent penalties on July 1. 1936 taxes unpaid will be filed with the city solicitor July 1. School taxes may be paid with a 1 percent discount before August 1. Police expect fireworks complaints to rise as Independence Day nears. enforcement is hindered by outside sales and past council decisions.
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C. C. McKibben
Council
Boy Scouts Help City Count Traffic in Pittsburgh
Pedestrians in Pittsburgh observed small groups of Boy Scouts with notepads at street corners. Officials revealed the Scouts were counting traffic to identify the busiest corners in the city.
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Pittsburgh
Tremendous Peach Crop Is Expected
Harrisburg reports a 1937 Pennsylvania peach crop forecast at 2,904,000 bushels, up 2,328,000 from 1936 and 1,089,000 above the 1931-35 average, based on a Crop Reporting Service survey. Bloom is heavy, set is uniform, and conditions reach 84 percent of normal on June 1.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
J. Hansell French
Superintendent Donald E. Cole Enrolled in Pitt Course
Among 67 county school leaders enrolled in a special course at the University of Pittsburgh, principal Donald E. Cole of Slippery Rock Township School at Princeton is completing the program this week.
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University of Pittsburgh
Donald E. Cole
Slippery Rock Township
Princeton
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Primrose and
West
Rex Cole
Major Bowes
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Paul Whiteman
Amon G. Carter
Ft. Worth
Texas
William Allen White
McNaught Syndicate Inc
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Clean
UTO
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Jefferson ST
New Castle
Australia
Sheila Martin
America
Central Press
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
BOY Scouts IN Action
International News Service
PITT
Studebaker
Helen Dryden
Barnes-Snyder Motor Car CO
North Mercer St
U.S. Public Works Administration
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Kitchen
Mercer St
New Castle, Pa
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