May Day Mystery unfolds bank robbery tale on trial
In a melodramatic exchange, Max Vernon confesses to involvement in a bank robbery and a dead robber in a car, admits keeping stolen money, and awaits a restitution plan from Jim Hanvey. The motive links to Pat Thayer’s murder remains unresolved as the story continues.
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Ivy Welch
Ivy
Thayer
Pat Thayer
Mr. Hanvey
Archer Street
Oak
Max
Harvey
Jim
Vernon
Steel City
William T. Aragon
Marland
Aragon
Max Vernon
John Reagan
Hanvey
Jim Hanvey
John
Marland Bank
Reagan
Misery in a Motion Picture Night
Jim constrains John Reagan to a cinema visit where the plot moves Jim to tears and Reagan scoffs at sentiment. Jim pleads for feeling, while Reagan stays hard and unmoved, challenging the idea of emotion in the tale.
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Jim
John Reagan
Reagan
Harvey
John
Indians Find Gold in Labrador
National Geographic bulletin notes recent reports of gold ore found by Indians in Labrador. The vast A D Labrador region is described with rugged coast, fjords, rivers, and fur trapping life. It details trapper routines, camps, and the harsh climate shaping a remote, solitary livelihood.
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Washington
Labrador
National Geographic Society
Hudson Strait
Blanc Sablon
Strait of Belle Isle
Atlantic
The
Bulletin
Newfoundland
Norway
Newfoundland Life and Wealth From Sea to Shore
The coast, forests, and barrens shape Newfoundland and Labrador wealth. Cod remains king, with fishermen living seasonally on the outer coast while inland life centers on fur, seals, and winter travel by dog sled. Rich furs, caribou, and expeditions link coastal trade to inland search for wealth.
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Newfoundland
Grand Falls
Niagara
Labrador
Cabot
Movement to Save Historic Buildings Opens National Survey
The American Institute of Architects launches a nationwide survey to identify architecturally and historically important buildings. Leicester B. Holland leads the committee on preservation as the institute begins compiling and subdividing a master list.
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New York
American Institute of Architects
Institute
Committee On the
Leicester B. Holland
New Guinea Tribe Bears Only Twins
Doctor For tune of Columbia University reports Monduguma tribe in New Guinea rare twin bearing nearly exclusive. Intermarriage between cousins cited as cause. Women in the tribe perform all the work.
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New Guinea
Brisbane
Australia
Fortune
Columbia University
Birthplace of Christ Boasts Deep Sea Port
Haifa Palestine enlarges its Holy Land site by 90 acres through harbor reclamation for Haufa’s new port nearly complete. Reclaimed land supports harbor customs and urban planning. The port opens in October, costing 6.25 million dollars. Construction began in October 1929. Breakwater lengths total about 1.5 miles and 0.5 miles with stone measures of 76 000 square meters.
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Haifa
Palestine
Holy Land
Haufa
Orneriest Rodeo Horse Expires at 24 in Billings
Old Butterfly, billed as the orneriest pitchingest horse, dies at 24 in Billings Montana. For 15 years the horse scattered riders on rodeo fields. He was nine when he learned it was easier to throw a rider than to work. After a farewell appearance last fall at age 24 he died, with owner Leo Cremer blaming brood ing over this shame.
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Billings
Mont
Butterfly
Leo Cremer
Preservation Leadership urged for historic monuments
Doctor Holland says only buildings at least 100 years old should be included in the Atlantic seaboard tabulation and none built after 1850 in survey plans. He notes foreign nations list monuments by state, while the U S relies on architects in a national body to guide public interest in preserving our past.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Doctor Holland
Not Guilty Declared In Drunkenness Case
In Houston Texas two men arrested on drunkenness faced Police Judge Turner. Both pleaded not guilty one later stumbling into the desk mistaking it for a lamp post. After brief testimony both defendants were remanded to jail.
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Houston
Texas
Turner
White Friars Return to England After Four Century Absence
The Carmelite monks or White Friars resume presence in England after nearly four centuries. Once powerful in London near Fleet Street their monastery was razed in 1538 after Henry VIII dissolved their house. Now assigned to Sittingbourne and Faversham, they reclaim monastic order status with historic sanctuary rights once granted.
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London
Great Britain
Fleet Street
the Thames
Temple
Whitefriars Street
Carmelite House
England
Southwark
Sittingbourne
Faversham
Palestine
Mount Carmel
Berthold
Dupont Heir Charts Path To Aircraft Design
Richard Dupont twenty two year old heir to the Dupont fortune seeks a career in airplane design and aeronautical engineering. He begins as a grease monkey at Curtiss Wright School of Aeronautical Engineering at Grand Central Airport Los Angeles earning flight hours on student aircraft.
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Richard Dupont
Dupont
Richard
Curtiss-Wright School of
Grand Central A
Los Angeles
How I Broke Into The Movies By Hal C Herman
The narrator recalls entering the film industry after a failed sales career and a nose boil, describing early testing, a California move to make pictures, and meeting Eleanor Boardman at a Goldwyn studio as he abandons bonds for cinema.
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Howl
Hal C. Herman
New York
Goldwyn Picture Corporation
California
Eleanor Boardman
WNY Service
Hollywood Makeup Artists Create New Faces for Old
Hollywood makeup chiefs at Warner studios claim to forge fully new faces for actors using their own features as a base. The process allows complete plasticity and permanent contact with facial muscles, enabling vivid transformation with easier control than gloved fingers.
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Hollywood
Percy Westmore
Warner Studios
Jack Holt’s Rise From Stunt Man to Western Star
Jack Holt began as a stunt man and quickly became a leading western actor. As cowboy cinema waned he nearly retired before signing with Columbia for a new series. He later appeared in Flight Submarine Father and Son Hell's Island The Last Parade Dirigible Subway Express Fifty Fathoms Deep A Dangerous Affair War Correspondent This Sporting Age and Man Against Woman.
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Jack Holt
Holt
Columbia
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