Spike Jones and His Musical Depreciation Revue Tops Dance Halls
The piece profiles Spike Jones born 1911 Long Beach California who built a career by satirizing music with noisy props and gimmicks. His Der Fuehrer's Face hit sold over a million copies and his Musical Depreciation Revue tours with about forty people including unusual acts and gadgets. Jones reportedly earns up to 165000 dollars weekly while juggling shows films broadcasts and records.
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Long Beach
California
Spike
Spike Jones
Five Tacks
Red Wing
Miranda
West Virginia
der Fuehrer
Bronx
Jones
Beethoven
Los Angeles
Philharmonic
Smelly Old Pipe Foils Local Bandit Hero
Henry Little fears insults to his pipe yet acts when a robber robs his store. He uses a pineapple can as a distraction, grabs a gun, and the pipe becomes the weapon in a bold rescue. The Evening Clarion headlines Local Merchant Foils Bandit Using Pipe as Gun.
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Henry Little
Sarah
Henry
British Steel Output Hits All Time High in Early 1940s
The first quarter shows Britain’s steel industry producing 14,933,000 tons annually, rising to 15,117,000 tons in March. Margam works report Europe wide pig iron record with over 5,400 tons from one blast furnace, 180 tons more than previous best.
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Dunkirk
Britain
Steel Company of Wales
Margam
Europe
Rainmaking Trials Advance in Australia
Experiments led by Dr. E. G. Brown of the Australian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research show rainmaking progress with eight cloud types tested. The notable 300 pound dry ice test created a rain pillar over 20 square miles in 45 minutes, and new trials plan to spray a liquid substitute from a modified aircraft.
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Australian Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
E. G. Brown
Brown
Green Thumb Guidance on Gradual Planting Through June
The column advises delaying full garden planting to avoid neglect later. Plant vegetables and flowers in regular intervals through June, and continue a steady supply of blooms and produce. It covers frost dangers, soil prep, and staggered sowing for beets carrots beans lettuce spinach radish and seasonal crops like peas astable.
Diplomacy of Little Herman at the Store
A child learned to wait for permission before taking sweets. He refrained from asking or taking, instead telling his uncle he would wait until given something. The mother’s guidance and the boy’s obedience proved effective in ending impulsive grabs.
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Herman
Mother
Fashion Parade Husband at the Ball Game Scene
A family scene centers on a television moment. A husband notes Ladies Day at a ball game while a voice from the kitchen expresses interest in viewing what they wear. The dialogue captures domestic humor and midcentury TV culture.
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Lindley Armstrong
Spike” Jones
Camp Borden
D. J. Read
By Gordon L. Smith
Coe An
Canada
Dawes Black Horse Brewery
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