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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
7
Warren C. Giles is appointed as the new general manager of the Cincinnati Reds succeeding Larry McPhail. He is on the job and already preparing the team for the upcoming season.
The article notes Fred Astaire is upset over radio program performance and contemplates leaving the contract though he continues with plans. It compares his stance to Maurice Chevalier and Al Jolson who faced early displeasure but persisted, with public reaction cited as a factor.
Clark Gable abandoned his New York vacation after three days due to frantic autograph seekers and enthusiastic fans. Carol Lombard did not even start for the East after learning of the incident. A local woman spotted a man resembling Gable on the street, but noted he was blacked up with burnt cork.
The piece recalls 1860 Chicago scenes with Seward Lincoln supporters and a Shakespearean shout from Dr Ames, noting Lincoln’s fourth ballot nomination and a roaring crowd. It also covers 1880 Chicago demonstrations for Grant, led by Roscoe Conkling and Robert Ingersoll, featuring coat flag parades and state banners.
Ruth Chatterton pilots her own plane and delivers a grand performance in Dodsworth. James Cagney seeks peace with Warner Brothers after creative disputes while Bette Davis returns to work following a disputed ban, signaling industry tensions and comeback momentum.
Greta Garbo may star in a modern film after Camille before Beloved set in Napoleon era. Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd practice jig steps to Don Voorhees music before broadcasts. Paramount aims for Bing Crosby to act and sing incidentally. Studios sign young actors on 30 day trials with no pay while deciding use.
The article argues keynote speeches rarely endure, citing 1916 Wilson support by Martin H. Glynn and 1912 Beveridge at the Bull Moose convention. It notes Glynn’s line but points to war avoidance as the lasting hook, while Beveridge’s provocative claim from the Roosevelt era remains a fixture in political history.
The Gota Canal runs over 240 miles through Sweden with lakes rivers and narrow channels where bank trees brush passing steamers. It includes 56 miles of canal supplements and was completed more than 300 years after its conception and start.
The Barbara Bell Fall and Winter Pattern Book offers three easy to sew frocks Pattern 1949 a day dress with a novel yoke and collar Pattern 1973 a versatile morning dress with a slimming pointed yoke and dart fitted skirt and Pattern 1944 a tiny tots dress cut in two pieces for sizes six months to three years Each pattern costs 15 cents in coins and the book contains 100 patterns Send fifteen cents for copy to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept 367 W Adams St Chicago Ill Bell Syndicate WNU Service
A boxing scene depicts a heavyweight champion and his trainer discussing a letter. The letter, from a firm seeking to place an advertisement on the boxer's shoe soles, displeases the champion.
A judge warns that any further interruptions will lead to removal from the courtroom as a prisoner celebrates loudly. The scene highlights mounting tension between court decorum and detainee outbursts.
Fragmentary line notes a geologist expressing a long-term view as a humorous aside about a thousand years while a character mentions lending ten dollars last night.
A humorous cartoon caption shows a character wishing for a steam shovel to plant a bulb, lamenting the long digging task and the need for mechanical help.
The conversation asks for a name and proposes the nickname Sam. It reads like a casual greeting and inquiry about preferred form of address.
A witty line compares a gray haired bookkeeper to a typist who has changed hair colors in service, highlighting office staff shifts. The exchange uses color adjectives to emphasize changing appearances as a figurative measure of loyalty or tenure.
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