Guatemalan Indians Learn of United States After Study
A Columbia University field report by Charles Wagley describes 1,000 Guatemalan natives in Santiago Chimaltenango living by an ancient Mayan calendar. The study notes their isolation, traditional farming, autonomous villages, gender roles, and lack of exposure to modern technology as researchers see potential insights into pre Conquest life.
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New York
Santiago
Chimaltenango
United States
Department of Anthropology
Columbia University
Charles Wagley
Kansas City
Central America
Santiago Chimaltenango
Department
Huehuetenango
Guatemala
Cuchumatanes Mountains
Wegley
Wagley
Yukon River in Alaska Navigable Stretch Details
The Yukon River in Alaska runs 1,765 miles across the state and remains navigable for 1,200 miles, highlighting its long course and transportation potential within Alaska.
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Yukon River
Alaska
Peace Without Victory Revisited After Versailles
The piece recalls Woodrow Wilson’s aim of peace without victory and notes widespread cynicism. It argues that despite the Versailles settlement, Europe remains riven by hatred and mistrust, with war’s possibility lingering despite a nominal peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Europe
The Way to Peace Through Responsibility and Victory
A Western Newspaper Union piece argues that true peace requires responsibility and understanding among people and nations. It critiques neutral inaction and force, cites Versailles, and honors Alexander Hamilton's vision of peaceful progress guiding humanity toward a millennial future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hamilton
Western Newspaper Union
Rooms That Blend Style With Everyday Living
A homemaker discusses compact elegant rooms in small houses, detailing color schemes and furnishings. She highlights eight eentury and Regency influences, closet transformations, and personalized touches—wallpapers, fabrics, and storage ideas—showcasing practical luxury in ordinary homes.
Industry Notes From The Movie World On Stars And Projects
The article surveys studio plans and talent moves. Shirley Temple and Sonja Henie may star together in a skating film, while W C Fields and John Barrymore are eyed for a Romeo and Juliet spoof. Anna Neagle stars in Victoria the Great with royal settings and sixty years of a queen’s life. Lanny Ross shifts to Columbia for singing roles as Nelson Eddy and Allan Jones fill MGM rosters. The Atlantic Flight promotion features Dick Merrill. The Lane sisters join Warner Brothers for future projects, Priscilla and Rosemary in Gold Diggers and Lola in Hollywood Hotel. Henry Hull returns to film in Marie Antoinette for MGM, with a younger Deanna Durbin in a separate story about her youth.
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Sonja
Paramount
Big Bass
W. C. Fields
John Barrymore
Romeo and Juliet
R. K
Lane
Warner Brothers
Priscilla
Rosemary
Waring
Dick Powell
Lola
Hollywood Hotel
Henry Hull
Marie Antoinette
Norma Shearer
Deanna Durbin
Cuddle Toys from Odds and Ends Pattern 5932
Fun to sew inexpensive Christmas gifts. This Odds and Ends collection offers three cuddle toys with minimal trimming. Directions include material needs and simple construction. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. for pattern 5932.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
W. Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
Heaviest Wood Iron Wood Weighs 81 Pounds Per Square Foot
The article states iron wood as the heaviest wood, weighing eighty one pounds per square foot and sinking in water. It notes its unique density and sinking behavior to imply its extreme heaviness compared with ordinary timber.
Hollywood Eye Tags and Stars in New Projects
Helen Menken will star in a Warners motion picture as the long suffering Second Wife. Clark Gable seeks a tense tropical drama about yellow fever. Carole Lombard wears a black wig in Food for Scandal and questions the look. Bob Hope’s Paramount debut success leads to more Western assignments with the studio.
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Helen Menken
Warners
Clark Gable
Carole Lombard
Bob Hope
Paramount
Union
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Margie
Nikki
BY Charles Sughroe
Terrier
U.S
Olivia de Haviland
Arnold
Brazil
WNU Service
Carnera
Agricultural Hall
London
Eng
Peary
Admiral Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Joseph P. Pollin
Cresson
Star Dust Movies Radio
Ween Motion Picture
20Th Century-Fox Studios
Shirley Temple
Sonja Henie
Miss Henie
Lanny Ross
M-G-M
Nelson Eddy
Allan Jones
Lanny
Columbia Pictures’ Studios
Gabriel Heatter
Heatter
Dick Merrill
Speedy Greyhounds
Epsom
Melbourne
Australia
William W. Keen
WNU
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