Waiting in minister's study Jim Franklin is stabbed to death
The scene centers on Jim Franklin about to wed Doris Carmody when he is murdered. Detective Peter Cardigan and Sergeant Kilday lead the official inquiry as guests including Franklin’s mistress Choo Choo Train and family members are questioned. Various motives and alibis emerge but no decisive break occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Franklin
Doris Carmody
Callis Shipley
Peter Cardigan
Kilday
New York Police
Franklin
Choo Choo” Train
Ambrose Carmo
Daniel Bullis
Webster Spears
Rylie Carmody
Choo Choo
Doris
Fletcher
Milo Dunbar
Mr. Franklin
Nick Royce
Bullis
Royce
Peter
Flis
H’m
Blue
Doctor Abernathy
Dunbar
Abernathy
Jim
Choo Choo Train
Woman In
Mr. Dunbar
Mysterious Woman in Blue Drives Franklin Case
Detective Kilday questions Franklin's circle about a blue clad woman seen near the crime. Dunbar recalls an actress named Choo Choo Train and notes Franklin's dual social life. With will searches and key identifications planned, officers race to Franklin's office for personal files and clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Train
Fletcher
Peter
Mr. Franklin
Dunbar
Choo Choo Train
Jim
Wind and wings in a Glorious FAA era essay by AlcNaught Syndicate
A rambling 1930s radio-era voice muses on planes and wind from Beverly Hills. The narrator jokes about glass wings and underwater viewing windows, explains the stratosphere, and recalls flying high enough to miss Missouri while contrasting head winds with tail winds.
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Catalina Island
America
Strathersphere
al Smith
Empire State Building
Missouri
AlcNaught Syndicate
Diverse Anecdotes On New York Life And Figures
A 1934 McNaught Syndicate column laments amid vivid vignettes in New York. It touches on Montaigne’s tragedy, theater figures like Tallulah Bankhead and Montaigne inspired musings, and notes on Frank Buck, Tibbetts, and public affairs. It references Carl Schurz Park, East End Avenue, and Broadway scenes with brief asides on culture, politics, and society.
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Carl Schurz
Tibbett
Beverly
New York
Emperor Jones
Michael Edward Tibbett
Marbridge
34Th and
6Th Avenue
McAlpin
Mid-West
Harris Merton Lyon
Broadway
Joe
Eggs a la King and French Toast A Home Cook Guide
A home cookbook style item detailing eggs a la king with French dressing inspired marinades and quick meals. It covers boiled potatoes with parsley butter, varied dressings using chutney or chili sauce, and dessert ideas featuring French toast with options like canned fruit and fruit-juice sauces.
Navy planes fly 2400 mile hop to Honolulu in formation
Lieut. Com. Knefler McGinnis calls the mass flight of six Navy planes from San Francisco to Honolulu a routine night hop. The 2400 mile over water crossing demonstrates long distance aviation progress and highlights potential military uses in warfare.
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Knefler McGinnis
San Francisco
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
United States
Hawaii
Philippines
Asia
General Balbo
Navy
Merely Incidental
A terse reflection notes that without heightened emotion a crisis becomes a normal occurrence in daily life. The piece suggests steadiness and equanimity in facing upheaval, framing disruption as routine. It emphasizes calm resilience over alarm.
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Monte Barrett
The
Bobbs-Merrill Co
WNU
Chapter
Woman In Blue
Franlin
Beverly Hills
David Harum
C. McEnt
Henry Self
Her¢Child
Montaigne
Margaret Whiteman
Elinor Glyn
Egbert Gazelle
Tallulah Bankhead
Bob Woolsey
Will Hogg
Erskine Gwynne
San Sebastian
Lawrence Tibbetts
East End Avenue
Frank Buck
Ravel
Cincinnati
Max Baer
Vertella S. Valentine
W. 116Th Street
Alexander Pope
England
Aline McMahon
Hollywood
Garbo
Victor Herbert
Europe
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Bell Syndicate
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