The Awful Truth At The Tol
The Tol's Monday to Wednesday program presents The Awful Truth with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant as a wealthy couple in conflict. It features songs and dances with Joyce Compton and Ralph Bellamy, plus a news reel and Ball Testers. Saturday cinema includes Larry Carey as a buccaneer, Marsha Hunt, James Egan, and a Popeye cartoon.
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Five Oh Theater
Trajan
Irene Dunne
Cary Grant
Miss Dunne
Forgt
Doyce Compton
Ralph Bellamy
Errol Flynn
Joan Blondell
Stugh Herbert
Edward Everett Horton
Dick Foran
Beverly Roberts
May Robson
Allen Jenkins
Pennsylvania
Naval Academy
Larry Carey
Marsha Hunt
James Elian
van Heth
Edgar
Gahath
Hollywood Jest and the Ceiling Room Pranks
In Hollywood a prankster group turned a drinking buddy’s apartment into a ceilinged room by nailing the rug to the ceiling and bolting furniture, leaving him to wake and crawl across what appeared to be the ceiling. The tale frames other Hollywood anecdotes about Norman Krasna, Ed Ward Horton, and famed actors, recalling playful society-page lore and oddities around premiere parties and theatrical oddities.
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Paul Hartson
Hollywood
Norman Krasna
Krasna
Scene At Tivoli Attracts Celebrities On Street
Fans lined the Tivoli sidewalk as Fred Astaire Joan Fontaine Burns and Allen and other stars appeared in a limousine. Miss Constance Collier, veteran stage figure, drew attention with two full pages in the international Who's Who in the Theater. The crowd cheered but the event produced little beyond applause and photo opportunities.
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Fred Astaire
Joan Fontaine
Burns and Allen
I Hay Noble
Constance Collier
Tivell Theatre Offers Multiple Features With Star Casts
Tivell screens breakfast for two with Barbara Stanwyck and Herbert Marshall and a supporting lineup including Glenda Farrell, Eric Blore, Frank M. Thomas, Etienne Girardot, Donald Meek and Pierre Watkin. Also showing are Sitter Downers, Heart Of The Rockies, Jungle Menace chapter five and Prairie Swingaroo. The Silver Trail at Frederick features Rex Lease and Rin-Tin-Tin Jr with Radio Patrol serial and a cartoon following.
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Eric Blore
Frank M. Thomas
Etienne Girardot
Donald Meek
Pierre Watkin
Stoopes
Aki
City Opera House
Hob Livingston
Ray Corrigan
Max Terhune
Tom London
Wonder Dog of Pictures
Rin
Frederick residents back bicycle regulations ordinance
In Frederick residents largely support a city ordinance governing bicycle operation to improve rider safety. The city has had such rules for years, forbidding sidewalk riding, requiring lights at night, bells, and compliance with traffic laws, with calls for strict enforcement.
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Frederick
Frederick~m
Othe
Edward J. Smith
Public sale near Leagettesville Virginia attracts crowd
About a thousand people attended the public sale of George M. Souder near Leagettsville Virginia last Wednesday. Proceeds totaled 1041.05 dollars. Horses sold 70 to 105 dollars, yearlings 315, Colts 74 to 110, cows 17 per head. Shoats 450 to 1190, machinery sold well. Plows 17 dollars, seed sower 1050, manure spreader 710, two horse wagon 60. Auctioneer Robert L. Wright and clerk Walter M. Everhart. Wright to sell Mrs Elizabeth R. George near Lavettsville December 14.
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George M. Souder
Leagettsville
Robert L. Wright
Walter M. Everhart
Wright
Elizabeth R. George
Lavettsville
Alcatraz Island at Opera House
A local report lists film showings at the Opera House including romantic adventure and parental love stories set on Alcatraz Island. The program features dramas and comedies with Beverly Roberts and Gordon Olver, plus a Friday night spotlight on It Happened in Hollywood and a Saturday lineup with Jungle Menace Chapter 6 and a cowboy setting.
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John Dlitet
Heaeer
Opera Halle
Litel
Leavenworsh
Tady
Anna Shendan
Dick Purcell
Vidini Sohola
Don Palooka
AMC
Beverly Roberts
Knowles
Farrope
Gordon Olver
Nada
Fehard Die
Fay Wray
Ronvince
Hollywood
Dias Cle
Hopwdong
Willan
Frank Buck Manener
Range Defenders at Frederick Theater Amid Rivalry
A 1930s era film feature leads with Range Defenders starring Eleanor Stewart as a sleuth assisting in the murder case of her father. The bill includes Chapter II of Radio Patrol, a Three Mesquiteers program, a cartoon, and a sports reel, all at the Frederick theater Saturday.
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Frederick
Eleanor Stewart
Ace
Argentine Wheat Surplus Forecast Shrinks Prices Rise
Lower Argentine exportable surplus is predicted with Buenos Aires yields two bushels per acre below recent averages. Chicago wheat futures rise briefly amid firm stock market and export optimism, with December and May contracts showing gains and related corn activity also up.
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Joan 1. Houghan
Chicago
Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Largest commercial seaplane tests in Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore on December 3 reports the nation’s largest commercial seaplane, a 46 passenger air vent built for the Russian government, completed first Department of Commerce tests with ease. Glenn L. Martin and officials watched chief pilot Ken Ebel fly it through early climbs to 5,000 to 6,000 feet, the 63,000 pound craft described as “handled beautifully.”
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Baltimore
Department of Commerce
Aleaude
Chesapeake
Glenn L. Martin
Commerce Department
Ken Ebel
Butchering at Nootes Held at Manne Home Rocky Springs
A December 2 butchering at the home of Mr. Laura Manne in Rocky Springs saw five large hogs slaughtered and a large dinner served. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. David Shalty, Mr. and Mrs. Jew Hildebrand, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wilhide, Miss Modthe Schaefer, Mrs. Wm Abb, Mrs. Wilfred Dank, Joseph Hildebrand, Mrs Decher, Mr. and Mrs. ROH Wallace, Mr. Harrieen Kehne, Mrs Laura Moore, Carol Kehne, and others.
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NoOtes
Laura Manne
Rocky Springs
Claude Shoemaker
David Shalty
Jew Hildebrand
Ernest Wilhide
Mise
Modthe Schaefer
Wm Abb
Mra
Wilfred Dank
Joseph Hilderbeand
Mre Decher
Roh Wallace
Harrieen Kehne
Laura Moore
Carol Kehne
Mre
Ralph Kehne
Ostar
Schultz
John Miller
Modes of the Moment Sailor boy prints for school frocks
A new cotton print stamped with Joly Tars anchors and belt motifs yields a colorful school frock for a 14 year old. White pique collars contrast with a blue background while a younger family member wears a green flower patterned frock. Designs were created by children.
Hood College group visits Taney home on South Carroll Street
A group of ten Hood College education students led by Nellie Blocker toured the Roger Brooke Taney home on South Carroll Street Friday afternoon. Six accompanying students previously visited to aid instruction, while Edward S. Delapine assisted in explanations and questions. Several named students from New Jersey and Pennsylvania joined the tour. The report also notes unused electrical power potential along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, with only part utilized.
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Hood College
Nellie Blocker
Department of Education
Roger Brooke Taney
South Carroll Street
Rio
Edward S. Delapinthe
Pitt
Elizabeth Ruth
Wyomisaing
Irene Davenport
Tiffin
Ohio
Janice Hoover
Magerstown
Alice Austermuhl
Camden
N. J
Merrie Jean Block
Montclair
Katherine Stevens
Ravenna
Misset Ruth Davis
Baltimore
Eleanor Lehner
Scranton
Mississippi River
Charm Of Ola Toys Never Fails
Olive Roberts Barton surveys holiday toy trends stressing durable, educational toys over flashy gadgets. She notes modern parent expectations favor hands on play that builds dexterity and imagination, with cork boards and carpenter sets appealing to miniature artisans.
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Ola Toys
Santa Chin
St Nick
Johnny
Suzy
Interest Most Important in Child Development
Fragmentary lines discuss a child’s interests and the idea that a parent’s influence mirrors adult structures. Mentions of a power plant, hobbies, and objects like bird books and marbles hint at a psychology of play. The text reflects everyday curiosity about how children grow and learn.
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Claus
Cras
Janne
Wwe
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Cary Gratt
Tivoli Theater
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G. Leon Alexander
Harold E. Twenty
Robert F. Nicodemus
George R. Dennis, Jr
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Convent
I Vearly
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Taney Home
Betty St. Clair
Sunbury
Margaret Pare
Chester
Lucille Corbett
Warren
Elizabeth Lighter
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Freeport
Long Island
Eileen Nixon
Untontaywn
Margaret Louckhart
Myerstown
Elsie Gabel
Boyertown
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Marguerite Judi
York
Zelda Smartkin
North Market St
Liberty Industrial Loan Service, Inc
William R. Slemmer
Olive Roberts Barton
Warner Nror
Atrestivoli
Barbara
Witanwyck Marshal Hall
Brown
Wayne Day Speco
Burall's Cycle Shop
Mer CC
Stoney” Neesersen
ROYAL
Remington Underwood
Corona
Cone Corn
Williams Typewriter&Supply No
W. Patrick St
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Columbia
Walpa Delcamt
Alexander D'Arct
Cecil Cummingham
Doll’s Jewelry Store
South Market
S&t
Rockies
Maron
Bob Livingston
Atso
Frank Buck
Alcatrat Island
Warner Bros
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