Strait Gate of Love and Flight in Norse Lover Tale
Sarah Lynn completes a perilous parachute jump with Gunnar Thorwald near Lynn, California. After surviving the Hermod’s dive and a dramatic kiss, Gunnar admits love, vows to marry, and they plan a Norway departure amid family scrutiny and a strait gate of choices.
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Sarah Lynn
Miss Pennington
Hermod
Gunnar Thorwald
Gunnar
Jordan
Sarah Lynn Dana
Duncan
Norway
Strait
Conrad Jordan
Lake Tahoe Lodge
Sierras
Gunnar Thorvald
Santa Clara Valley
Sacramento
Rabe’s Field
Location labeling for Western film scenes begins with Beneath Western Skies
Harry Sherman plans to credit filming locations on Hopalong Cassidy pictures starting with Beneath Western Skies noting scenes shot in California and possibly other sites. Metro’s Three Comrades sequel features Robert Taylor with Margaret Sullivan Franchot Tone and Robert Young delivering dramatic performances.
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Harry Sherman
France
California Sea
Metro
Robert Taylor
Margaret Sullivan
Franchot Tone
Robert Young
Mining boom predicted for Canada’s Northwest
Canada’s Northwest territories near a mining boom Crerar reports after an aerial tour from Winnipeg through Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to the Arctic circle He cites Goldfields Sask and Lake Athabasca ore finds and rising freight Tons moved by boat and river traffic is growing Crerar notes towns may form with mining pace and ore depth driving permanence or abandonment in northern centers
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Ottawa
Canada
Northwest Territories
T. A. Crerar
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Arctic Circle
Crerar
Goldfields
Sask
Lake Athabasca
Athabasca
Head of Steel
Northern Alberta Railway
Lord Tweedsmuir
Eldorado
Great Bear Lake
Gordon Lake
Mackenzie River
Great Bear
Great Slave Lakes
Mackenzie
Hay
Laird
Mid-East
Texans in Game Preserve Demonstration Reach 8.5 Million Acres
Texan landowners and 4-H club boys participate in the game management demonstration plan. Enrolled acres include 4.7 million in preserves and 3.9 million under conventional management, totaling about 8.5 million acres. Signs credit extension service co operation with Texas A and M College. Callander notes wildlife as a crop and frames preserves as benefit to wildlife landowners and hunters.
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College Station
Texas
R. E. Callander
Texas A. & M
Extension Service
Texas A. & M. College
Meanderings in New York Harbor Districts and Broadway Sidewalks
A vivid, opinionated tour of Manhattan scenes from crowded buses to riverfront piers. The writer notes theater districts, street life, and the changing cityscape after trolley removals, with sketches of notable figures, storefronts, and the harbor bustle surrounding Times Square.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Madison Avenue
Fireproofing Fabrics at Home with Borax Boric Acid Dip
Dr. Martin Leatherman of the U S Department of Agriculture describes a simple home method to fireproof fabrics. Soak in a solution of seven ounces borax and three ounces boric acid in two quarts hot water, then dry. The treatment prevents fabrics from bursting into flame and spreading fires, though it does not prevent burning.
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Martin Leatherman
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
United States Department of Agriculture
Leatherman
The Trials Of A Movie Kiss From The Director
Wayne Morris complains about the complicated ritual of kissing on film sets. He notes tallness, box standing, arm positions, hairdresser nerves, collar care, and coat adjustments delay scenes as the tailor checks outfits. Screen love is hard work but part of the job.
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Wayne Morris
Wayne
Peg La Centra shines on radio with voice and acting skill
Peg La Centra delights program directors as she sings on For Men Only broadcasts and also acts female roles in dramatic sketches. Her talent for mimicking Southern Scottish and Swedish accents comes from listening to real speakers, making her a born mimic.
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Peg la Centra
Jerry Belcher Interviews Wanderers Across America
Journalist Jerry Belcher records conversations with neighbors from many U S towns and Canadian communities, noting he has yet to interview his closest circle in his Texas home region.
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Jerry Belcher
United States
Canada
Texas
Crosby Wife Heads to New York for Shopping Spree
Bing Crosby’s wife visits New York for a shopping spree buying clothes and toys for the four Crosby boys. The report notes other store offerings held less appeal.
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Bing Crosby
New York
Crosby Boys
Hollywood gossip and studio notes from the era
Quick bulletin of showbiz tidbits: Gloria Blondell learns sailing from Dick Powell, Edward Arnold loses four pounds in hot weather while Lionel Barrymore gains five, James Stewart collects harmonicas, Joan Bennett collects salt and pepper shakers, Deanna Durbin's Cinderella budget tops one million, John Payne rising as a star, a radio idea sought for children, a cereal company seeking programs, and Joe Penner narrowly escapes injury during a broadcast as a wooden box prop nearly hits him.
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Gloria Blondell
Dick Powell
Edward Arnold
Lionel Barrymore
James Stewart
Joan Bennett
Universal
Deanna Durbin
John Payne
Warner Brothers
Joe Penner
Western Newspaper Union
White Filly Snowball Finds Joy in Beer Pleasures
Cortland, N. Y.—Snowball, a pure white Arabian filly owned by George O. Vanish, displays seven passions including beer and oats. An indulgent owner grants six wishes, but the seventh is refused to keep her from forgetting she is a lady. Snowball prefers beer to oats and hay and even grabs bright neckties.
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Cortland
N. Y
Snowball
George O. Vanish
Oldest British steamer to be broken up after 92 years
A 129 ton English paddle boat named Premier, claimed as the oldest steamer, is slated for demolition after 92 years of service. It served as a British navy launch during the World War.
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London
The Cop Is No Hero in Reform Schools
In Trenton a poll of 1,394 boys in New Jersey reform schools shows a majority dislike police. The juvenile delinquency commission reports police as the service most often mistreated, with judges, reform schools, and public schools also named.
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Trenton
New Jersey
Reform Schools
Juvenile Delinquency Commission
Public
Parcac
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Virginia Vale
Callander
L. L. Stevenson
East River
Tudor City
Manhattan
Brooklyn Side
Brooklyn Bridge
Eighth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Ethel Barrymore
Hudson Theater
Rudy Vallee
Hollywood
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
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