Beauty and Scandal Shake a San Francisco Family
Victoria Herrendeen a vivacious young girl watches her father Keith an obscure chemist in San Francisco struggle as Magda the beautiful mother seeks pleasure with Ferdy Manners an Argentine magnate. The family quarrels over Magdas social life and a cherished Chinese shawl becomes a clue to tensions and secrets.
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Victoria Werrendeen
Keith Herrendeen
San Francisco
Magda
Victoria
Keith
Manners
Herrendeen
Vic
Big Manners
Argentine
Europe
Mother Raymond
Ferdinand Manners
Chalmers
Burlingame
California
New York
Chalmers Place
Chalmers House
Darling
Mother Dearest
Mrs. Manners
Mr. Manners
Klamath
Ferdy
May
Victoria Seeks Boarding School Life Amid Family Upheaval
Victoria heads to a Tahoe visit and a San Rafael boarding school as her parents divorce in Nevada. The tale follows summers with Anna Brock Catherine and Magda, Victoria's hopes of family harmony, and new life in Europe and California amid strained relations and fresh separations.
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Victoria
Tahoe
Anna Brock
Vic
Anna
Keith Herrendeen
Brock Place
Magda
New York
Catherine
San Rafael
Nevada
Reno
Fortunes, Fire and Ferdy Drift in a Glasshouse
In the Manners household Magda and Ferdy drift into separate orbits after a dramatic night. Victoria feels pulled between flirtation and restraint as a fatal accident and social intrigue ripple through the circle. May Finee and Grace Peacock surface in gossip while Margery King’s mother looms in the background.
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Magda
May Finee
May
Ferdy
May Smith
Tony Feeney
Paris
Madame Finee
Vicky
Grace Peacock
Margery King
Europe
Joe Peacock
Margery
Disillusionment in a Luxe California Drama
Victoria and Magda navigate a life of luxury and infidelity spanning Biarritz London Paris Buenos Aires and California. Ferdy’s wandering eyes and Magda’s quiet hurt drive a fragile family dynamic as Victoria discovers a coerced kiss and a tense clash over Magda's future with Ferdy.
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Magda
Victorie
Biarritz
London
Paris
Buenos Aires
Ferdy
Court rulings on wives living in husbands homes
Courts in several states have upheld wives who refuse to live in the home provided by their husbands for petty reasons. A recent case noted by Collier's Weekly involved a wife not required to reside near her in law’s home if the living arrangement was objectionable.
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California
Ferdy
Fairmont
Embarcadero
Rosarios
Magda
South America
Victoria
Catherine
Mrs. Brock
Vicky
Collier’s Weekly
Sen. von Seggern
Sen. Brady
Winnebago Reservation
Nebraska Senate defeats governor gas tax plan LB158
The Nebraska senate rejected LB158 after a week of debate, defeating the governors gasoline tax proposal which would have extended the 5 cent tax to June 30, 1939 and split funds between highways and state assistance. The vote was 23 to 29, blocking emergency clause passage and delaying revenue plans.
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Nebraska Senate
Cochran
Highway Department
State Assistance Fund
Senate
Nebraska
Treasury
West Coast
Lincoln
Frocks Click in Spring Styles from The Sewing Circle
Three dresses showcased by Dame Fashion teachers as Spring patterns 1202 1257 and 1267 feature printed prints pillowy trims and bias-cut skirts. Sizes 12-20 34-48 and yardage details listed with pattern numbers and Barbara Bell Pattern Book offer.
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Dame Fashion
Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
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Ferdinand Avisa Y Castello
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R. C
Dick) Regan
Columbus
Lincoln Hospital
Cosi
New Pattern Book
Denton
Dentons Facial Magnesia Products, Inc
23Rd St
Long Island City
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