Islands Arise brings Broadway dreams to a country setting
Lucette and Brooke push Sam Reyburn to pursue a smash hit play. Isabel plans a Palm Beach future while Brooke frets about a Palm Beach job and their move to the big city after the show. Sam doubts a break but the sisters bet on star power and trunks of ambition.
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Lucette
Jerry Field
Reyburn
Kiddo
Allah
Sam Reyburn
New York
Sammy
Brooke
Mother
Palm Beach
Sam
Trent
Daphne
Mark
Jed
Marriage Question in Supper Club Scene Unfolds
In the Mirror room of a new Supper club, Mark Trent proposes to Brooke Reyburn amid romantic tension with Jerry Field and Daphne Field. TheOnstage rehearsal and backstage dynamics reveal loyalties as a NY producer watches, promising dramatic consequences after the play.
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Mark Trent
Brooke Reyburn
Field
Jerry Field
Brooke
Lola
Daphne Field
Lucette
Sam
Jed Stewart
Daphne
Mark
Harrison
Hunt
Canada
Madge
New York
Trent
Jerry
Henri
Jimmy Walker's rise from child talker to New York mayor
In this reminiscence, the writer contrasts strict child discipline with the value of conversation for confidence. It recounts James J. Walker born 1881 in Greenwich Village, nicknamed Jimmy Talker, who gave a speech at a rally, later rising to mayor of New York City in 1925 and producing a hit song before pursuing law and politics.
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Jimmy Walker
James John Walker
New York City
New York
Greenwich Village
Jimmy Talker
Jimmy
Union Surety Guarantee Company
Wright brothers early life and aviation milestones
Orville Wright born in 1871 in Dayton Ohio. He and brother Wilbur built a bicycle repair shop before pursuing flight. Their first successful flight was at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. In 1908 Orville flew 62 minutes 15 seconds marking aviation success. Lincoln Nebraska university enrollment mirrors prior year with 1403 new students and 2889 former students. overall fall totals remain steady despite a smaller first-year class.
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Orville Wright
Dayton
Ohio
Orville
Wilbur
United Brethren Church
Kitty Hawk
N. C
WIU
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Omaha
the State University
Nebraska Faces Large Emergency Relief Totals in 1935 37
Treasury report lists emergency relief allocations to Nebraska totaling 79 million 273 thousand 648 23 as of August 20 1937 with a 2 million 289 thousand balance. Cumulative spending or obligations through August 20 1937 include works progress administration public roads resettlement administration and other programs totaling 76 million 984 thousand 444 with detailed project breakdowns by agency.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Nebraska
Works Progress Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Resettlement Administration
War Corps of Engineers
State Land Valuation Shows Slight Acreage Change in 1937
State Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith releases the 1937 land assessment totaling 46,559,004 acres with a land value of 1,136,408,862 dollars. Acreage varies year to year due to assessor calculations, while per acre value remains unchanged. Cherry County leads in acreage but Lancaster and Saunders top farm land values with large totals.
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Lincoln
W. H. Smith
Smith
Cherry County
Lancaster County
Saunders
Nebraska Seeks $727 075 in Federal Aid for SSI Program
U S social security regional board officials in Minneapolis reviewed Nebraska’s quarterly request for 727 075 dollars in federal funds to support the state’s assistance program from October 1 to year’s start. The sum matches the maximum Nebraska may spend and mirrors the current quarter’s request. Breakdown includes old age 600 454 dollars matched dollar for dollar, aid to dependent children 109 943 dollars with two state dollars for one federal, and blind 16 679 dollars matched dollar for dollar.
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U. S. For Security
Lincoln
Social Security Regional Board
Minneapolis
Nebraska
Six Nebraska Institutions Overcrowded in August Report
The state board of control reports six of sixteen Nebraska institutions were operating over capacity in August. Total population across all facilities was 7,742. Overloaded facilities include Hastings State Hospital 560, Lincoln State Hospital 269, the Penitentiary 252, Norfolk State Hospital 206, Beatrice Institute for Feeble Minded 99, and York Reformatory for Women 10.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Board of Control
Hastings State Hospital
Lincoln State Hospital
Penitentiary
Norfolk State Hospital
Institute For Feeble Minded
Beatrice
York Reformatory For Women
Lincoln CCC Quota Set to Expand in Nebraska
Mrs. Margaret K. Frampton, CCC selection committee representative, announced at the Lincoln YWCA that Nebraska will receive a new quota larger than before. About 1,709 to 2,209 positions for boys aged 17 to 23 will be opened, with eligibility broad for any applicant.
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Lincoln
CCC
Nebraska
Margaret K. Frampton
County Assistance Workers’ Association
Lincoln Y. W. C. A
Cutwork That Is Anything but Work
A Wild Rose cutwork design for doilies and buffet sets promises easy beginners work with delicate pink or thread to match linen. The pattern 5503 includes two doilies 11 by 17 and 6 by 9 inches, material needs, stitch illustrations, and color suggestions. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for the transfer pattern.
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Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
N. Y
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Switzerland
Valais
Val d’Herens
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Washington
Madame de Stael
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Nature
Lydia E. Pinkham
RK Cara
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