The War Correspondent Who Wasn’t Real
Garfield Nichols, a famed Boston Express reporter, is sent to Mexico for war coverage. He fabricates vivid dispatches, begging for funds, while real events in Majorca unfold. Editor Upton discovers the ruse, fires Nichols, and exposes the “fiction” as the last story he prints.
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United States
Villa
Garfield Nichols
East
Garfield
Mexico
Boston Express
Upton
Express
New England
Mexican
Nichols
Majorca
America
Boston
Hal
Wood as Livestock Feed Surges in Europe
Reports to the Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations show wood moving from experiment to practical use as livestock feed in Europe. Wood serves as the base for both feed cellulose, a carbohydrate fodder, and feed yeast derived from wood sugar and nitrogenous materials. Sweden Norway and Finland produce and feed large quantities of feed cellulose, with Norway averaging over 100,000 metric tons this year and Finland around 200,000 metric tons annually. demand exceeds supply.
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Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Bahama Passage troupe sets sights on Nassau projects
The Bahama Passage troupe began filming in Nassau and Salt Cay in mid May, then moved across other islands including underwater sequences with Edward Griffith directing from a diving bell. Cast members Madeleine Carroll and Stirling Hayden performed without doubles as scenes were shot 18 feet underwater.
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Bahama Passage
Nassau
Salt Cay
Edward Griffith
Madeleine Carroll
Stirling Hayden
Hollywood Notes on Casting and Radio Stars
Ernest Hemingway cabled from Cuba about a Russian Spanish actress to play Maria in For Whom the Bell Tolls. Raymond Massey wears a Lincoln nose in DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind. Capra Riskin to adapt Arsenic and Old Lace for Warner Bros. Frank Karloff returns to stage. Singin Sam, radio’s top star, claims 8 million daily listeners on 227 stations.
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Paramount
Maria
Ernest Hemingway
Cuba
Raymond Massey
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Frank Capra
Robert Riskin
Warner Bros
Boris Karloff
Sam
America
Jack Benny
Notable 1930s Stars Set for Stage and Screen Arrivals
Gene Autrey signed to appear at autumn rodeos in New York and Boston. Al Pearce and his gang return to radio in October, star in a Republic Studios feature. John Garfield quarrelled over New Orleans Blues then joined Bridges Are Built at Night. Richard Arlen stars in three Paramount aviation pictures. Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weismuller reteam for a new Tarzan film, housekeeping in a tree.
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Gene Autrey
New York
Boston
al Pearce
Air Wavea
Republic Studios
John Garfield
Richard Arlen
Paramount Reuse
Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Weismuller
Housekeeping
Weighing by Build How to gauge ideal weight
Dr James W Barton explains that standard height weight tables fit general types, not individuals. He outlines three builds heavy bulldog slender greyhound and average and suggests adjusting table figures by plus or minus ten percent to reflect body type.
Abdominal Muscles Key to Good Health
A historic health piece argues strong abdominal muscles improve digestion lung power posture and organ position. It cites European research on 100 bodies showing well developed front abdominal muscles keep stomach intestines kidneys and other organs properly positioned even with weight loss. Any exercise using legs and bending the torso strengthens these muscles.
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Europe
Question Box on Vitamin B Deficiency and Dead Teeth
A reader asks if vitamin B deficiency can cause frequent severe headaches. Answer notes that deficiency, thin blood, gas pressure, or other conditions could trigger headaches and recommends blood tests for hemoglobin iron. The second question asks if dead teeth can cause arthritis without root ulcers. the response cites that surgeons and dentists advise removing all dead teeth.
Peacetime Hero Henry Bergh Founder of Cruelty Societies
The Amer ican Humane Association petitions Roosevelt and Walker to issue a special stamp honoring Henry Bergh. Born in New York in 1823, he founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, pioneering humane work. He served as secretary of the legation at St Petersburg, then crusaded against cruelty in courts and legislatures, leading to widespread animal protection, child welfare, and health reforms.
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American Humane Association
Roosevelt
Frank Walker
Henry Bergh
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Bergh
New York City
Columbia College
Europe
Lincoln
Seward
St. Petersburg
Orient
New York State
American Society For the Prevention of
Louis Bonard
New York
West
Eldridge T. Gerry
New York Society For the Prevention of
Hybrid corn yields depend on soil and management
Professor Lang argues hybrid corn performance hinges on soil fertility and management. Better hybrids respond to good soil only when paired with sound soil enrichment, testing for limestone, phosphates, and potash. Proper practices can boost profits by exploiting hybrid potential while safeguarding long term soil productivity.
Agriculture in Industry by Florence C Weed
A historical overview of sweet potatoes moving from farm to industry. It notes starch extraction, co operative origins in Mississippi, a new Texas plant, use in textile sizing, and byproducts for feed. It mentions 20 percent starch content in varieties, potential cellophane competition, wartime flour use, and Carver's explorations into dyes inks and more. Virginia, Louisiana, Tennessee and New Jersey grow commercial crops while oversized culls go to waste.
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Mississippi
Texas
South
George Washington Carver
Virginia
Louisiana
Tennessee
New Jersey
Rural Briefs on Farm Practices and Feed Effects
Rural Briefs note roughage is essential for dairy cows and hedge posts from Osage orange are effective. Fumigation with carbon disulphide helps control corn weevils. Beef from grass fed cattle matures like grain fed, per the U S bureau of animal industry. Causes of electric motor failures include overload, insufficient lubrication, worn bearings, improper protection, and dusty or wet conditions. Cottonseed meal above 5 percent in hens rations can mottled yolks and pink-tinged whites after storage.
Are You Dull or Lively When Writing Letters
A short promotional note invites readers to improve letter writing to keep a fiancée or boyfriend engaged. It promises a 32 page booklet with 24 example letters across friendly social and business types and offers grammar and vocabulary tips.
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Today's Health Column
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ilHnoia Agricultural Station
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