River of Death and a Deadly Alligator Story
Fred Rowan of Pelham New York and his friend Bat hunted in Costa Rica in 1922 with Bat’s dog. After a perilous swamp crossing a gun misfire created a brutal scare, mistaken for an alligator attack as they survived by swimming to safety. The misfiring rifle reveals the danger of crossing rivers with a loaded gun.
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Elso
Fred Rowan
Pelham
N. Y
Bat
Fred
Costa Rica
Tiny Pacific islands and Ship Island military history
The text notes Jarvis and Palmyra as tiny Pacific atolls with coconut and guano value, Palmyra uninhabited and disputed British and American lists. It also chronicles Ship Island Mississippi from 1847 military reservation to Confederate occupation in 1861, US possession, 1862 works, Gulf base use, and 1933 sale to American Legion post.
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Pacific
Jarvis Island
Palmyra Island
Palmyra
The
Statesman
Wataker
Almanac
Ship Island
Mississippi
United States
Gulf
Joe Graham
American Legion
Top Picks From Van Schmus For New Year Screens
W G Van Schmus of Radio City Music Hall names a lineup for January runs. Topper Takes a Trip shares the week with There That Woman Again Trade Winds The Great Man Votes Gunga Din Made for Each Other Love Affair Stage Coach. Franchot Tone also stars in stage and radio appearances.
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Constance Bennett
Roland Young
Melvyn Douglas
Virginia Bruce
Frederic March
Joan Bennett
John Barrymore
Virginia Weidler
Gunga Din
Cary Grant
Victor McLaglen
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Slip covers and fringe sewing tips from Mrs Spears
Reader M J N asks for a fringe sewing sketch to finish a slip cover and draperies. The article summarizes edge fringe applications, suggests caution with figured fabrics in a room, and promotes Mrs Spears books on home decor sewing with simple sketches and addresses for ordering.
Hollywood and Ireland echoed in Kerrigan's career arc
J M Kerrigan arrived in Hollywood eight years ago to fulfill an Abbey stage role and plans to return to Ireland when possible. Producer Edward Small champions new talent, bringing Robert Donat to America and elevating Louis Hayward. In King of the Turf Adolphe Menjou leads, with Roger Daniel getting a major break. The Duke of West Point features veterans Mary MacLaren William Bakewell and Kenneth Harlan. Frank R White tests hymns with a 24 hour memory standard on Mrs White then a memory check.
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J. M. Kerrigan
Hollywood
Ireland
Abbey
Edward Small
Robert Donat
Louis Hayward
West Point
Adolphe Menjou
Roger Daniel
Duke of West Point
Mary MacLaren
William Bakewell
Kenneth Harlan
Frank R. White
William L. Stidger
Stidger
Odds and Ends from the Radio and Screen
Joan Fontaine stands out as the lone woman in Gunga Din among about a thousand cast members. Gabriel Heatter freely shares his private phone number, acting as if it were in the phone book. Sum and Abner often call former Arkansas neighbors to tune vocal inflections for radio. Richard Himber has three network commitments for three sponsors this year.
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Joan Fontaine
Gabriel Heatter
Sum
Abner
Arkansas
Richard Himber
Western Newspaper Union
Chains urged for winter driving as safety study backs use
Police and safety engineers advise using chains in doubt during bad driving weather. The National Safety Council notes one fifth of yearly US traffic deaths occur in November and December. AAA test shows chains on rear wheels cut stopping distance by 45.8 percent and by 66.8 percent with chains on all four wheels, underscoring improved skid resistance.
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National Safety Council
United States
American Automobile Association
AAA
The Sporting English in a Fox Hunt Reproach
An American hunter preaches a rugged creed as a preacher pursues sport. While a man falls from his horse the rider flees the scene crying Lie still and vaults his horse to chase the fox. The fallen man accepts the act as proper sporting instinct.
Circle Alaska warms houses with hot springs
The Yukon river mining camp at Circle Alaska sits just below the Arctic Circle with winter temperatures around 30 to 50 degrees below zero. Residents keep homes warm by natural hot water from Circle hot springs heating virtually every structure in town.
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Yukon River
Circle
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Circle Hot Springs
The Penguin Penguins of the South Polar Seas
The penguin species inhabit frozen southern seas and cannot fly. They walk upright on land with short legs and spend much of their lives at sea feeding on fish and mollusks. Their wings act as flippers underwater and they are noted as strong swimmers.
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Bird Kingdom
South Polar Seas
Washinngton
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Tone
Virginia Vale
W. G. van Schmus
Radio City Music Hall
New York
van Schmus
Franchot
Abe Lyman
Dick Foran
International Casino
Ruth Wyeth Spears
the Penguin
American Chain & Cable Company, Inc
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Es EL
McKay Company
the Hodell Chain Company
Pyrene Manufacturing Company
Dominion Chain Company, Limited
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Pyrene Manufacturing Company of Canada, Limited
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P. A
Pan Ene
Gta Ih
Acre
Conneigh
R J
Baran Tobecco Oo
Winston-Salem
Larry Kurpiel
Prince Albert
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