Paulette Goddard's evasive life tale fuels Hollywood intrigue
Hollywood notes recount Paulette Goddard's shifting stories from Cinderella to Mrs Chaplin, as attorneys press for facts in paternity and spousal disputes. The piece traces her early work as a model and Ziegfeld showgirl, candid on birth, marriages, and payoffs, with timelines muddled by conflicting claims and publicists.
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Hollywood
Paulette Goddard
Charles Chaplin
Miss Goddard
Marion Levee
Joseph R. Levee
Chaplin
Catalina Mayor
Paulette
Clara Bow
David Selnick
Catalina Island
Catalina
Shanghai
Canton
Singapore
Long Island
Joseph Lévee
Alta
Alice
Levee
Florenz Fegfeld
Rio Rita
Ziegfeld
Edwin
Edward
Arizona
Europe
Spain
Uncle Sam Tackles A Big One in Food Price Probe
The Justice Department's anti trust division opens a nationwide probe into food price pressures and farm prices. It cites a shift from 40-48 cents to 52-60 cents portion for processors and distributors and argues many between producer and consumer profit from illegal price fixing. Industry groups welcome scrutiny as they urge fair relation of prices to production costs. The public seeks affordable, healthier food and fair farmer returns amid farm foreclosures and urban migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti-Trust Division
United States Department of Justice
Buch
Anti-Trust
National Association of Retail Grocers
Associated Grocery Manufacturers of America
Ben Bernie Says He Lets Others Praise His Talent
New York profile quotes Ben Bernie about preferring anonymity and let others sing his praises. He discusses his love of acting and hobbies, his sleepwalking anecdote, and his claim of living his on screen roles. He jokes about his makeup and a quirky art collection.
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New York
Ben Bernie
Lower East Side
Learning About American Freedom Week and Bill of Rights
The New York legislature passed a law urging public schools to teach the Bill of Rights. The State Board of Regents designated a Rights week for New York schools to read the first ten amendments. The amendments guard freedoms such as worship, speech, assembly, and the right to a speedy public trial.
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New York
State Board of Regents
Words of the Wise Quotes From Leaders On Society
A collection of remarks from Dr. John Dewey Jonathan Daniels Nicholas Murray Butler and Count Carlo Sforza. The lines stress education loyalty to American life and critique dictatorial confidence amid global affairs.
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John Dewey
America
Jonathan Daniels
North Carolina
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Carlo Sforza
Italy
Fragmented Barbs and Notes From A Damaged Page
The clipping contains incomplete, stringy phrases about Italian soldiers, a Los Gatos couple hoping to cultivate orchids, and a new bridge in Amherst New Mexico. Numerous garbled sections mix names and places with stray exclamations and partial sentences.
Washington Campaign Seeks Recognition for Free France Leader
A new Washington campaign aims to win U S recognition of General Charles de Gaulles Free France regime. Jacques de Sieyes arrives as de Gaulles representative to press the cause, with hopes to seize control of sequestered French assets and bolster Weygands African influence while U S officials watch closely and Britain backs the movement.
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United States
de Gaulle
de Sieyes
Washington
U. S
France
Africa
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
Britain
William D. Leahy
Leahy
Puerto Rico
U.S
Gentleman Farmer Exhibits Rare Corn at Livestock Exposition
Frank Whip ple, a Chicago barber and city seller, farms in his wife's flower boxes and displays 100 ears of unusual corn varieties at the International Livestock Exposition. The exhibit showcases years of hobby collection with this odd gardening approach.
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Chicago
Frank Whipple
No wheel in America until white man arrived
A terse historical claim states that wheels did not exist in America before European arrival. The remark implies a significant technological introduction tied to incoming settlers and trade.
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All
America
Glass in Dumplings Stuns Minneapolis Dinner Guests
At a dinner in Minneapolis Mrs. George N. Stillman served dumplings containing a diamond that had slipped from her ring. Joseph Blindman yelled glass as he bit into the potato dish, but the hostess remained unfazed.
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Minneapolis
Joseph Blindman
George N. Stillman
Moon Surface Studded With About 30000 Craters
Scientists estimate the visible lunar surface bears about 30,000 craters. Observers note the high density of impact sites highlights the Moon’s ancient bombardment by meteoroids.
Dance Dazes at the Bailey Teen Gathering
Wesley York awkwardly misreads a dance invitation as Ronnie confronts him about a supposed date. Lena Montoya, Andre Girardeau, and Ronica mingle as tensions rise. A tangle of unspoken attractions and misunderstood plans unfolds during the campus dance.
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Mr. Bailey
Andre
Ronnie
Wes
Lena Montoya
Gioniuce
Ronica
Wesley York
Wesley
Miss Montoya
Miss Bailey
Andre Girardeau
Dr. York
Daddy
Dane
Ronical
Montoya
Dancing Sparks Suspected Espionage at College Party
At a DUDE COLLEGE gathering Wesley York endures a tense dance when Andre clashes over Ronica Bailee and Lona Montoya. Andre toys with suspicion that Lona is a spy, while York tries to diffuse the situation and determine loyalties amid a night of flirtation and intrigue.
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Amedre
Lona Montoya
Wesley York
Ronica
Lona
Andre
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Hollywood Notes
Paul Harrison
Postoffice
Panama City
Uncle Sam
Manhattan
George Tucker
Bernie
Words OF
Greece
Amherst
N.M
Free France
Capitan
Bruce ‘Datton
NBA Service
Stad
Catton
BY Oren Arnold
Dude College
York
Miss Bailee
Andre ‘Girardeau
Lota
Lena
Ron
Kang Thay
NEA Service
ING
Ndre
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