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Newspaper

Osceola Record

Location

Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1938

Page

7

China drafts women for army in Hunan

Chinese schools mobilize about 20 000 high school girls in Hunan for volunteer service. They receive basic drill and arms training while their primary roles include refugee aid and first aid during evacuations. The first contingent entered field service late February with more to follow each month.

Hunan China

Peter Rabbit and predators plan dinner in cautionary tale

Slory Tonight's Bedtime depicts Peter Rabbit hiding from predators Reddy Granny Fox Redtail Hawk and Old Man Coyote each craving dinner. The rivals quarrel over who should catch Peter, while the hare remains unseen beneath brush as the tense standoff unfolds.

Sian Coyote Peter Rabbit Old Man Coyote Reddy Granny Fox Peter Redtail the Hawk Redtail

Coyote’s sly plan to trap Peter Rabbit in the brush pile

Old Man Coyote, Redtail the Hawk, Granny Fox, and others arrange an equal watching scheme around a brush pile to lure Peter Rabbit. Coyote schemes to exploit darkness and move silently as night falls, hoping Peter will run into his mouth while others stay posted. Blacky the Crow and Sammy Jay create a racket to delay Peter during daylight. T. W. Burgess WIN Service.

Peter Old Man Coyote Redtail Hawk Green Meadows Briar Patch Peter Rabbit Old Granny Fox Coyote Redatail the Hawk Blacky the Crow Sammy Jay Reddy Granny Fox Redtail the Hawk Blacky Sammy T. W. Burgess

Della Robbia Motif Brightens Modern Home Decor

Ten years before Columbus discovery an Florence master Luca Della Robbia founded an atelier and used terra cotta and fruit motifs. Modern decorators imitate his garlanded fruit style to enliven formal rooms, pairing lemons apples oranges and fir cones with roses leaves and pansies in elegant arrangements. Betty Wells.

America Florence Italy Luca Della Robbia Betty Wells WNU Service

Trees Prosper in Arid Plains Windbreak Tests Near Dalhart

Dalhart Texas forester Charles van Gorder reports an experimental project with 13 000 trees showing 80 percent survival under minimal care in a semiarid Dust Bowl area. Windbreaks from farmstead and field borders reduce soil drift and conserve moisture.

Dalhart Texas Great Plains Charles van Gorder van Gorder Oil Conservation Service Dust Bowl

Rural Women Sew Less in Iowa Survey Finds

A survey of 1,031 Iowa farm women reported 80 percent of clothing was ready-made and only 40 percent of dresses were home sewn. Coats and underwear were mostly store bought, with cotton most common for dresses and hose. Expenditures averaged 64 dollars per woman with 17 dollars on dresses and coats, and about 2.33 dollars yearly for beauty budgets.

Ames Iowa America Elizabeth Peterson Peterson

Late Night Tuxedo Dance Stands Out At Ambassador

After 10 p m formal attire is required in the Trianon room but Phillips Lord wore the waiter's tuxedo to dance at 9 00 pm drawing applause from spectators including Mary Brian. A 5 am racket by upstairs neighbors triggers a long watch by the superintendent who discovers the bulldog sleeping in.

Phillips Lord Lord Mary Brian Uptown Hugh Gray Buddy Airdale Aspetuck Grays Riverside Drive Ruth Gray John Charles Thomas Broadcasting Company Molly Jim Jordan Fibber McGee

Men Make the Best Tea, Canadian Expert Says

Vancouver. F E B Gourlay chief Canadian commissioner of the market expansion bureau questions housewives supremacy as tea makers. Gourlay a former Ceylon tea planter directs empire marketing in the dominion and says men are more conservative follow directions they buy differently and do not shop. He notes iced tea gains in England.

Vancouver F. E. B. Gourlay Market Expansion Bureau Gourlay Ceylon Canada Dominion North America England

Dogs Buried in This Cemetery in Florissant

A photo shows a dog cemetery in Florissant where a 15 year old burial ground began when C. F. Bauer allowed a friend to bury a pet dog. Soon others requested permits and more dogs were laid to rest in the garden near his home.

Florissant C. F. Bauer

Change Road Markers to Towns Confusion

Churubusco Indiana residents are puzzled by road signs redrawing State Road 2 as U S Highway 33. Motorists halt to ask for directions while locals defend the mapmaker and receive little in return amid daily inquiries about the route change.

Churubusco Ind

Priest completes second Navajo catechism work

Rev Fr Berard Haile of St. Michaels Arizona, after 37 years, publishes the second Navajo English catechism to teach reading and writing the Navajo language. He was assigned to Indian territory in 1900 as priests and nuns work to master Navajo phonetics at the mission.

Gallup N. M Berard Haile St. Michaels Ariz Father Berard Indian Territory

STAR DUST Movie News Highlights and Returns

ALVIA SIDNEY finished You and Me with George Raft for Paramount and buys a New Jersey home near Flemington with old pine paneling found under paint. Irene Dunne adopts a four year old from the New York Foundling Hospital. Jean Arthur plans to return to You Can’t Take It With You after Yosemite vacation. Dolores Del Rio recounts Morocco trip with gifts and Paris wardrobe finds. Dolores avoided Spain’s civil war and Europe tensions. Gene Autry and Fibber McGee and Molly money troubles noted. Radio City’s Jezebel week shown as a success.

Alvia Sidney You George Raft Paramount New Jersey Flemington Jean Arthur Columbia Yosemite New York Dolores del Rio Morocco Africa Spain Paris Dolores Europe

Movie Stars Share Chats and Polls From 1937

Cary Grant wields a novel present from Katharine Hepburn as Bette Davis hosts Mrs. Roosevelt at Clara Bow s cafe The 1937 Motion Picture Herald poll ranks Rosalind Russell above Joan Crawford George Brent buys a home near Kay Francis Spencer Tracy s popularity rivals Clark Gable and Robert Taylor Tracy Taylor Beery Tone may join Northwest Passage and Allen Jenkins vacation plans point to Mexico City Scaramouche and The Sea Wolf return to screens Western Newspaper Union

Cary Grant Katherine Hepburn Bette Davis Mrs. Roosevelt Clara Bow Motion Picture Herald Rosalind Russell Joan Crawford Joan George Brent Spencer Tracy Clark Gable Robert Taylor Tracy Taylor Wallace Beery Franchot Tone Allen Jenkins Mexico City Western Newspaper Union

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Slory Thornton W. Burgess June Lang G-Man Della Robbia Arn Homes OF Steel FIM L. L. Stevenson Dudley Digges Peter Holden Gramps Pud Imogene Coca Our Town Ed Wynn Casey Jones Frank Craven Cedric Hardwicke Bridgid Julie Haydon Robert Speaight Gertrude Lawrence Susan and God George M. Cohan Alan Kent WNEW Bell Syndicate WNU STAR DUST Movie + Radio Irene Dunne Foundling Hospital Chicago Gene Autrey Radio City Music Hall Jezebel
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