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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1937
Page
13
In a storm battered Farrington Blug a young beauty Jude Blinshop is shot dead. Clues lead to Bri ckeel's supposedly dead father and a missing aunt as the sleuth and house staff search the estate for the killer amid locked rooms and a key found in a bedroom.
Prisoner Harry Rippeon, held for drunkenness, started a fire on the second floor of City Hall during a disturbance in the police station corridor. Officers and spectators contained the blaze with two extinguishers. Rippeon was handcuffed and to be given a hearing tonight.
The Senate voted to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps as a permanent government agency. The extension proposal failed, with the main bill passing by 67 to 42, while House action on related measures was still pending.
Hollywood reminiscences recall Mae West lifting crowds in vaudeville four men at once. Miriam Hopkins sought Broadway work by bold entry, and Sam Hassard Short sent her toward a break. Fred Astaire feared Flying Down to Rio rushes but emerged an actor. Gary Cooper wore Robin Hood tights in a dream sequence. Robert Montgomery debuted on stage and was cautioned to quit theater. Theda Bara became famous as Theodosia Goodman, Theda Bara. Katharine Cornell and Tallulah Bankhead earned moments in Nice People. W C Fields impersonated Teddy Roosevelt in 1916. The piece lists many early Broadway figures including Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Ruby Keeler, and George Gershwin, noting enduring career lessons and the origin of his lyric craft with incompatibility in I Don’t Think I Fall in Love Today.
Senator Byrd a Democrat from West Virginia leads a two year extension plan for the corps. The move follows a Senate vote agreeing to fix basic pay for enrollees at ninety dollars without a record site.
A Tivol Theatre bill features Internet Cant Take Money with Barbara Stanwyck and Joel McCrea about a doctor torn between fee ethics and love. City Opera House presents Man of the People starring Joseph Callea Ted Healy Jane Barnes Florence Roce Weinie Conklin plus shorts. Also notes a TL Class meeting hosted by Hatue and Mary Michael Webs with song readings and poetry.
Washington reports Edward A ONeal, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, says tariff provision is not necessary for the success of a proposed production adjustment program. Secretary Wallace had expected a broader royal plan, while trade agreements wait in other states. The policy aims to regulate crops and prices under farm relief measures, with focus on cane, wool, and other agricultural products.
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