Senator Sutherland Arrives With Party in Rock House
Ranger Breck schemes to host Senator Sutherland and family at Rock House as they prepare a mountain visit. Irene Sutherland travels with the senator, while Breck plans trails and facilities to secure funding. The group meets Dick Divine and Art Tillson as they organize pack trains and tourist logistics.
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Breck
Cook
Sutherland
Irene
Sierra
Sutherland Trail
Pardner
Louise
Temple
Louise Temple
Lone Tree
Dick Divine
Pasadena
Rock House
Mojave
Sierras
Howdy
Art
Summit
Temple Meadow
Tom Temple
Louy
Ranger
Divine
Art Tillson
Gordon
Desert
Senator
Chapter XVII Cock and Sierra Return to Headquarters
Cock and Sierra ride to headquarters in the afternoon while Breck sends a wire and then sleeps through the daylight. Lius cabin is described as flooded with morning light and activity.
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Cock and
Sierra
Breck
Lius
Lobbies Aimed at Influencing Lawmakers Across History
A long discussion explains the lobby as a group seeking to influence legislators to pass or defeat bills. It traces origins to pre Civil War times, notes lobbyists work in halls near chambers, and describes tactics from petitions to securing favors, including wealth and social influence.
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Congress
England
House of Commons
Indianapolis News
Senate
House of Representatives
Third House
M. Schele de Vere
America
Washington
Absorption in Chemistry and Its Uses
Absorption is the surface attraction and retention of one substance by another. Charcoal, with its porous structure, absorbs large volumes of gases and was used in gas masks in World War I. The principle of absorption aids production of chemicals, dyeing, colloidal chemistry, and photography.
Hazards of Alcohol Discussed in Lesson for February 19
The lesson warns of alcohol’s social perils in a machine age citing Amos 6:1-6 I Peter 2 11 4 1 5 and Romans 14 21 It stresses American traffic deaths from drinking and calls for holy living and spiritual warfare against fleshly desires.
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Peter
America
Satan
Gold Coast
Will H. Houghton
Star Dust Lone Girl and Gunga Din Shine in 1940s Screen Lineup
The review highlights Star Dust Lone Girl and Gunga Din with Joan Fontaine, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cary Grant, and Victor McLaglen delivering standout work. It notes Robert Taylor’s rugged charm in Stand Up and Fight and previews The Man in the Iron Mask with Louis Hayward in dual King Louis XIV roles under director James Whale.
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Joan Fontaine
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Cary Grant
Victor McLaglen
Sam Jaffee
Metro
Robert Taylor
Wallace Beery
Hollywood
John DuCasse Schulze
Edward Small Productions
Alexander Dumas
St. Germain-en-Laye
Versailles
Bastille
Paris
Louis Hayward
When He Doesn't Worry His Satanic Majesty
A fragment reflects on a man who questions belief in the devil and dismisses the notion of a malign ruler as a personal conclusion. The tone is ironic about fear and disbelief in evil.
Deanna Durbin Stars in First Love With Charles Boyer
Deanna Durbin is at last old enough to appear in her first romantic picture titled First Love with co star Charles Boyer. She is finishing Three Smart Girls Grow Up.
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Deanna Durbin
Charles Boyer
Fred Allen Signs Long Term Town Hall Contract 1941
Fred Allen commits to Town Hall Tonight until June 1941 with three month vacations. He signed the contract on Portland Hoffa's birthday. Allen began radio in October 1932 and joined current sponsors in 1934.
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Fred Allen
Town Hall
Portland Hoffa
Tenor Helpful Chain Links Two Radio Pioneers
Geraldine Farrar heard a tenor she liked and urged friends to find him. Felix Knight discovered Vaughn Comfort, who had been engaged for one performance and was singing in a New York nightclub. Knight is helping Comfort pursue a radio career.
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Geraldine Farrar
New York
Felix Knight
Felix
Vaughn Comfort
Studio Notes On Films and Directors
David Selznick to produce Swanee River about Stephen Foster. RKO signs Joe Penner to a new contract. Sonja Henie Don Ameche and Rudy Vallee to star in When Winter Comes for 20th Century Fox. Metro plans Edison biopics. The Old Maid heads to screen with Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins. Ginger Rogers to star in Little Mother.
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David Selznick
Stephen Foster
America
RKO
Joe Penner
Sonja Henie
Don Ameche
Rudy Vallee
20Th Century-Fox
Metro
Thomas Edison
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
Ginger Rogers
Western Newspaper Union
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Mountain Man
Harold Channing
Slim
Forest Service
Unday
Harold L. Lundquis
Mouay
Western Newetener Union
International Council of Religious Education
Bob
Virginia Vale
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