Hollywood Child Star Reflects On Screen Life
In a candid interview, a Hollywood baby star talks about temperaments, early work limits, and the pressures of stardom. He recalls childhood scripting, executive world chatter, and the fragile balance between luck and career risk in the motion picture business.
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Clark
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Hollywood
Robert Taylor
Tyrone Power
Barry- More
Garbo
Luise Rainer
Paul Muni
Mr. Clark
Baby LeRoy
Kathleen
Gelys Wins Break in Hollywood Beauty Contest
Joyce Mathews, a 16 year old Holly wood High School graduate and aspiring artist, rises as a model in the film line after entering a newspaper beauty contest. Her diet and training keep her weight down, with swimming and tennis shaping her arms. The piece contrasts child labor and pay in early cinema, noting babies’ meager earnings and the harsh reality of Hollywood contracts.
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Bill Porter
George Scarbo
New York City
Joyce Mathews
Hollywood High School
Hollywood
Raising A Family By Olive Roberts Barton
A discussion on report cards as a mixed tool for measuring child effort and ability. It argues reports reflect long-standing habits and discourage or encourage students, noting parents often rely on monthly summaries to gauge progress and motivate effort.
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Olive Roberts Barton
Teomes
William
Hector
Schultz paid Hines 500 weekly for years in policy racket
New York reports ex post office clerk turned financial secretary of the $20 million a year Dutch Schultz policy operation testified in Supreme Court that James J Mines received $500 weekly for over three years. He described Schultz’s influence over independent policy banks and Hines as political front.
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Big Harry” Schoenhaus
Post Office
Supreme Court
James J. Mines
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Hottige Atterney
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Schoenhaus
Schultz
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Greens
Hines
Roots of Discouraging Marks Call for School Effort
A 1938 NEA Service note urges against rushing to conclusions about poor grades. It advocates addressing underlying causes with steady effort from students, teachers, and school programs to improve outcomes and lift discouraging trends.
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NEA Service, Inc
Booloo jungle drama at City Opera House
The new jungle drama Booloo presented today at City Opera House features Cul la Tapley from New Zealand as lead. The cast includes Holsagad players and Malwaan natives, with the story following a bold adventurer’s search of a white tiger amid steam jungles on the Maley peninsula.
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Achies
Eventual Labor Peace Predicted by Perkins
Boston September 6 Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stated in a talk with reporters that she believed the AFL and CIO would eventually reunite. She said many proposals have been offered and any of them would be useful in achieving harmony.
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Ground Broken For Infirmary At Md University College Park
Ground was broken today for a $30,000 addition to the University of Maryland infirmary as part of a $2,305,000 state and PWA building program. Dr E C Byrd, university president, drove the first stake and others attended the ceremony.
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College Park
University of Maryland Infirmary
PWA
E. C. Byrd
Den ture breath warns dental plate odor plight
A fragment describes a so called den ture breath affecting people who wear dental plates or bridges. The article notes ordinary brushing and mouthwash fail to prevent it and attributes the odor to a mucin scum accumulating on plates and bridges.
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Francis
Golden Jubilee of Motion Pictures Promises New Wonders
A promotional call proclaims the entertainment power of cinema on the eve of the Golden Jubilee. It celebrates Hollywood’s vast talent pool and promises a remarkable array of new productions to charm thrill and lift audiences from the drab to a world of wonder and joy.
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