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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1936
Page
2
An officer questions a man then records his name as William Shakespeare after he gives John Smith as a false alias. The exchange shows the officer’s skepticism and humor as he writes the name in his book.
In a tense exchange a nervous Nothing New Adorer asks if a father is present on the stairs. Sweet Girl confirms the fear while noting the father rarely descends after 11 PM, his stomping a ritual when she entertains young men.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a witty exchange where a daughter had sold her salesman father’s discarded attic clothes and furniture, turning a high-pressure call into a humorous outcome.
Star Dust pages recount E Brown enjoying Earthworm Tractor and European vacation, DiMaggio award for Coast league 1935, Powell romance rumors, John Jacob Astor and wife head to Hollywood, Bob Burns on Bing Crosby broadcasts, The Revelers’ radio era shifts, Western fans and Major Bowes air shows, San Francisco earthquake-cut National Pictures, Clark Gable’s versatility, Baby Peggy to Margaret Montgomery comeback, Ginger Rogers party, Swing Time to England, Goldwyn Gary Cooper suit seen as publicity, Tower of London Nine Queen view.
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