Who Wrote Casey at the Bat and Other Verses Revisited
A Baltimore ceremony revived Casey lore as seventy six year old Dan Casey failed to strike out against Rogers Hornsby but doubled for a curtain raiser to the centennial. The piece traces authorship claims for Casey at the Bat and The Face on the Barroom Floor with Thayer D Arcy Titus Titus and Wilcox Joyce disputes, and notes Hopper popularized Casey.
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Casey
Baltimore
de Wolf Hopper
Nhey
Baltimore Orioles
Jersey City Giants
Orioles
Phillies
Giants
Philadelphia
Tim Keefe
New York
Mudville
United States
Peck
John Henry Titus
Hugh Antoine D’arcy
Titus
Jefferson
Ohio
White
D’arcy
Frank Harding
Harding
Hopper
Dan and Cynthy reunite after years in Terrydale tale
In a silent home Dan Farraday and Cynthy uncover a forgotten love letter in a book that confirms a past proposal. She realizes he sent it long ago and they decide to marry, just as town cheers rise for Terrydale's reception. The article also notes early 1930s film gossip about Verree Teasdale, Adolph Menjou, Norma Shearer, and others.
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Dan Farraday
Dan
Cynthy
Terrydale
Langford and Hall Eloped to Prescott Marriage Surprise
Frances Langford the radio singer and actress married Jon Hall, star of Hurricane, in Prescott Arizona with family present after Hollywood learned of the marriage four days later. Hall had earned only about $150 a week before a later raise to $200.
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Oviecom
Frances Langford
Jon Hall
Prescott, Ariz
Hollywood
Louis Locher
Hall
Kay Francis to Star in Aviatrix World Flight Tale
Kay Francis will likely headline her next film based on a story she wrote and sold to the studio about a famed aviatrix entering a round the world flight contest and becoming lost on a desert isle. Fashion notes mention Claudette Colbert in a daytime dark blue outfit with white floral buttons, and Helen Vinson in a black chiffon gown in New York with a wide layered skirt and no shoulder straps.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Col
John J. Joyce
Kay Francis
Miss Francis
Amelia Earhart
Claudette Colbert
Duchess of Windsor
New York
Helen Vinson
New Valentino Revival Draws Agnes Ayres On Tour
The New York revival of The Sheik and The Son of the Sheik proves a hit with Agnes Ayres booked for a 20 weeks personal appearance tour. Two more Valentino pictures will follow.
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New York
Agnes Ayres
Radio dialect specialist joins air as animal imitator and announcers comment
An actor and director who learned nineteen languages performs on air as a dialect stooge and animal imitator. Critics note many radio announcers are weak, yet amateurs can sound impressive after one test. Bette Davis rejects top ten beauty list saying she is not near beautiful. Metro reportedly spent 250000 on I Married an Angel before abandoning it for a successful stage adaptation.
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Bette Davis
Metro
Western Newspaper Union
Filet Squares Create Lovely Table Cloth Crochet Pattern 1726
Crochet lacy filet squares to form a table cloth with an easy K stitch. Pattern 1726 includes charts directions materials needed and illustrations of squares and stitches. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Ave New York with name address and pattern number.
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Sewing Circle
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Stanton's Resignation Moves Lincoln to Tears
Lincoln was greatly distressed by Edwin M. Stanton's resignation as secretary of war after Lee's surrender. A Rothschild quotation notes Stanton believed the move would end the war and Lincoln reportedly tore the resignation in pieces while embracing the secretary.
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Lincoln
Edwin M. Stanton
Persistency Defines True Heroism, Emerson Quote
A concise reflection noting that many show nobility in bursts, but genuine heroism is measured by enduring persistence, attributed to Emerson.
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Emerson
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