The Curse of Progress The Hard Way
Sammy refused to overexert himself at school yet earned a perfect score. His mother reacted with surprise and pride as he revealed a hundred on his morning report, fifty in composition and fifty in grammar. The anecdote mirrors a lighthearted moral about effort.
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Sammy
Army & Navy Journal
Rudy Vallee
New York
Jackie Osterman
Vallee
Jack Benny
Benny
Frankie Masters
NBC
Frankie
Commerce
University of Indiana
Chicago
Eddie Guest
Doctor rushes after call about swallowed fountain pen
A doctor answers an urgent call from a man claiming his young son swallowed a fountain pen. The father says he is using a pencil in the meantime. The exchange ends with the doctor racing to assist, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding.
Honest man accused in half a million fraud scheme
A sensational case centers on a man claimed to appear honest while allegedly defrauding the narrator of about half a million dollars. The accuser quotes a prior marriage proposal as a further point of alleged deceit.
Russian cycle dominates star lineup in 1930s cinema review
Hollywood chatter notes Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat in Without Armor, Luise Rainer and William Powell in The Emperor's Candlesticks, and Anna Sten in Two Who Dared. Also mentions George Raft’s haircut, Mae West’s age rumor, Zorina’s rise, Rudy Vallee’s nightlife, Jack Benny’s bravado, Martha Raye’s box office surge, Frankie Masters’ career path, and an avid Gene Autry fan in Grand Rapids.
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Marlene Dietrich
Robert Donat
Miss Dietrich
Luise Rainer
William Powell
Russia
Poland
Anna Sten
Mae West
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