Panama City Opens Public Warehouse at Docks
The new fertilizer storage warehouse at Panama City’s municipal docks marks a milestone in port growth. Conceived by Bay Line president John Streyer, its completion aims to boost harbor traffic and position the city as a key South Gulf fertilizer distribution point for South American materials, with public tours planned.
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Panama City
John Streyer
Bay Line Railroad
Bay Line
Bay Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Central Park Scenes and Broadway Gaffes in August
In New York a portrait of Central Park in summertime shows a diverse cityscape free of class barriers with bands on the Mall and lovers at play. The piece also notes a sensational Broadway exhibit by I. McCoy exposing crooked gambling tricks and threats that force him to exit unseen.
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New York
Central Park
Hyde Park
Versailles
Champs Elysees
Glens
Uwlands
Edwin Franko Goldman
Park Avenue
Lake J
Frank Buck
Broadway
Odditarium
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McCoy
Los Angeles
Age of Speed Comes to England in Family Album
In Humphrey Pakington's Family Album, 1887 to present, an intimate pre war English family chronicle unfolds with intense realism. The excerpt recalls 1907 motoring misadventures as Bowles and Barkis are missed and a spirited ascent up a hill tests the car and its drivers.
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England
Humphrey Pakington
W. Norton
Ararat by Elgin Groseclose reviewed in The Literary Guidepost
The review examines Elgin Groseclose s Ararat a novel set between the Black Sea and the Caspian detailing Armenian suffering under Ottoman and Bolshevik forces. It follows two central figures Lyle a Texan missionary and Markov a Russian officer amid betrayal and sacrifice, highlighting love as the salvation of a persecuted people.
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John Selby
Ararat
Elgin Groseclose
Carrick & Evans
Vardis Fisher
Dr. Groseclose
Black Sea
The
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Lyle
Paul Stepanovitch Markov
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Markov
Dr. Graseclose
Musa Dagh
Devotion Brainerd Dog Guards Late Owner’s Door
Three months after Howard Bistar, a 35 year old bachelor, died at his lake cabin, his 77 year old German shepherd dog still guards the door, refusing to leave. Friends say the dog stays by the doorway, proving steadfast loyalty despite the man’s death.
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Devotion Brainerd
Howard Bistar
Lake Cabin
Ano
Traffic officer issues ticket for barking ordinance breach
In Centralia Illinois Co B Brantley traffic officer enforcing the two hour barking ordinance wrote a ticket for the offender. The report notes the sequence of events and the officer’s action in addressing the violation.
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Centralia
Ill
Jj— Co
B. Brantley
Tae
Aluminum utensils pose no health risk claim debunked
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews inquiries on cooking with aluminum utensils, citing studies from Britain Germany and the United States. He notes trace absorption and rapid excretion, finds no cancer link, and calls propaganda by some manufacturers unfounded while highlighting FTC actions against misleading claims.
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Toledo
Germany
Federal Bureau of Health
Mind Your Manners Questioned Dress Standards
A reader asks five etiquette questions about proper church hats dress codes for women tea wear campus attire country dining and city street wear. The guidance: hats are expected in church, tailored suits count for dressier events, campus outfits are too casual for a job, country residents may wear street clothes in nearby cities, all white is not street-appropriate in a big city, and in a formal wedding choose a scarf over the head when in church.
East Hartford Golf Club Outing Ends With Winning Ticket
Nicholas Lymber won a set of golf clubs at a local outing then sold them. A guest raffled another set, Lymber bought raffle chances, and two days later he was notified his ticket won.
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East Hartford
Conn
Nicholas Lymber
Lymber
Veteran brickmaker helps build Jefferson County courthouses
MOUNT VERNON ILL Aug 2 George T Harpole 85 has helped construct three Jefferson County courthouses. In 1870 he made brick for one. In 1888 he molded brick to rebuild it after a tornado. The other day he worked an hour on a new concrete and limestone building.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
George T. Harpole
Jefferson County
Harrison in Hollywood probe stirs tension in moviedom
Special Assistant Attorney General Charles H. Carr arrives in Hollywood to probe a $100,000 payoff alleged in union negotiations. He faces heated pushback from IATSE and rivals in the labor arena as he weighs potential charges under anti-trust, anti-racketeering, and Wagner Act theories. Carr stresses a middle-road stance while planning further conversations and possible grand jury action.
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Hollywood
Charles H. Carr
Movietown
Carr
Department of Justice
IATSE
International Association of Theatrical Stage Employes
A. F. of L
United Studio Technicians’ Guild
National Labor Relations Board
William Bioff
Labor Board
Frank Murphy
XYZ
Memphis
Tenn
Vanderbilt
Yale
East
Washington
U. S
Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Gavin W. Craig
Tony Cornero
Internal Revenue
Murphy
Lok
Association of Motion Picture Producers
Joseph M. Schanck
Schenck
20Th Century- Fox
Darryl Zanuck
William Gostz
Couple seeks duplicate license after torn first one
In Pottsville Pennsylvania a young couple asked the marriage license clerk for a duplicate license obtained a week earlier. The groom added his bride tore up the original during a quarrel over wedding plans, causing the need for a replacement. The clerk replied that a duplicate could be issued.
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Pottsville
Kingdom of Hellas Puzzle Clue Grid Reveals Broad Wordplay
A fragmented crossword style puzzle lists numerous clues and partial answers across horizontal and vertical sections. The grid references places gods, elements, and common nouns, with entries spanning languages and mythic themes, including historical hints like Duval and South Africa.
Tax Probe Ties Zanuck to Fox Merger Figures
Zanuck and stockholder William B. Dover, former business agent, and several underlings are named in the government’s scrutiny of the May 1935 merger of 20th Century and Fox. The inquiry centers on a $4 to $5 million item reportedly diverted into pockets without tax.
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Zanuck
William B. Dover
20Th Century and Fox
Department of Justice
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