Mae West Presses Decimal Detail On Diamond Lil Figures
Mae West calls from Detroit to Broadway and insists on saying the box office figure for Diamond Lil in Central City, Colorado reached over 100000 dollars with decimal point zero zero. The piece also notes Broadway photographers Vandamm Pinchot and White, and mentions the Pinchots novel Hear This Woman and Irving Berlin's renewed success with two hits from Miss Liberty.
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Alfred Lunt
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Mystery writer Craig Rice improves after coma
SANTA MONICA Calif Sept 9 INS Improvement reported today in the condition of mystery writer Craig Rice 41 who lapsed into an unexplained coma last Monday night Attendants at Santa Monica Hospital said she regained consciousness for brief intervals yesterday for the first time They said however she was not able to answer questions.
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Santa Monica Hospital
Crane to Wed Actress Martine Carole in Monte Carlo
Former Lana Turner husband Steve Crane plans to marry French actress Martine Carole in Monte Carlo on September 21. He announced the engagement via a transatlantic call from the Riviera to his brother Bill in Hollywood.
Lifebuoy Soap Claims Superior Body Odor Protection
Doctors find body odor can appear on 13 parts of the body and say Lifebuoy Health Soap offers unmatched cleansing. The ad touts Lifebuoy as milder for delicate skin with coconut oil lather and claims it guards all 13 odor-prone areas more effectively than competitors.
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Lifebuoy
Lever Brothers Company
Margret Chase Smith may be GOP vice president pick in 1952
A secret New York meeting reportedly plans Margaret Chase Smith of Maine as the Democratic party’s first woman vice presidential candidate. The plan targets energizing female voters, with no clear decision on a presidential choice. The report also notes immigration fraud concerns and broader theater industry woes in New York.
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Maine
Senate
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Taft
GOP
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St. Louis
Senator Smith
Women pilots seek parity as 99 Club marks 20th anniversary
INEZ ROBE reports from New York on the 99 Club convention at Curtiss Field celebrating 20 years of licensed women pilots. Distinguished alumnae like Amelia Earhart and Jackie Cochran attend, highlighting postwar aviation barriers. Women pilots note limited commercial roles, often confined to hostessing or support tasks, while leaders like Betty Gillies and Katherine Stinson push for broader opportunities.
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Valley Stream
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Brazil
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Canada
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South Africa
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Grumman Aircraft
Jacqueline
Jackie) Cochran
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Uncle Sam
Jackie
99Ers
Mary Morrison
Short Hills
N. J
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Pan-Am
Betty Pettit
Indianapolis
Ryan Aircraft Company
Nancy Hopkins Tier
Civilian Air Patrol
Connecticut
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Chevy Chase
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington, D. C
Stars Say Take Precautions Against Intrigue Today
The forecast warns Saturday may bring strong opposition and a sudden disruptive event affecting cherished plans. Beware subtle schemes and fraud that could undermine progress and ambitious ventures. Individuals born today may face manipulation or clever entrapments, requiring vigilance and calm reasoning.
Alfred Mossman Landon Birthday Card Fact
Alfred Mossman Landon born September 9 1887 in West Middlesex Pennsylvania to an oil prospector. Kansas University 1904. LL B 1908. later bank bookkeeper and oil entrepreneur. He entered politics with the Bull Moose party and served as secretary to Governor Henry Allen in 1922.
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Bull Moose
Henry Allen
Landon
Mississippi
Gracie Allen Reports From Europe Returns To America
Gracie Allen notes the polish gained from a Europe trip and jokes about George’s expense. She contrasts European media with American papers and mentions Princess Margaret Rita and Aly Khan, while joking about Truman family news back home.
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Broadway
Princess Margaret of England
Rita
Aly Khan
Europe
Truman
Pickford Returns to Work in Radio Comeback
Hollywood announces Mary Pickford will return to work after 16 years, starring in an inspirational radio series this fall. At 56 she moves slowly but aims to advise women coast to coast on happiness while considering TV later. She and Buddy Rogers relocate to New York to finalize a network deal as doors close at Pickfair.
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E. M. Loew
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Hollywood
Earl Carroll
Carroll
Earl
Carrell
Walters
Boston
Mickey Redstone
New York
Labor Day
Legit
Mary Pickford
America
Miss Pickford
Mal Boyd
Buddy Rogers
Pickfair
Movie Society
Ex-Wife Attachs Cugat Bank Account and Home
Hollywood reports that Rumba King Xavier Cugat faces a back-alimony suit with his former wife Carmen Cugat attaching a $3,000 bank account and his Brentwood home. She claims more than $2,400 in overdue payments since September 1946 and 17 percent of his net income. Cugat has recently been estranged from his second wife Lorraine Allan.
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Xavier Cugat
Brentwood
Carmen Cugat
Cugat
Lorraine Allan
Petrillo Forges Clash With Entire Actors Union
James C. Petrillo's feud with the AFL Federation of Musicians has escalated into a confrontation with the 90,000 member American Federation of Labor Associated Actors and Artists of America AAAA. AAAA president Paul Duizell said his group defies Petrillo's threat against AGVA the vaudeville actors union.
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James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Labor Associated Actors and Artists of America
Petrillo
AFL Federation of Musicians
AAAA
Paul Duizell
American Guild of Variety Artists
Dalzell
Pay Demand Rejected by Labor Conciliation Board
A Labor Ministry Conciliation Board in London rejected wage demands from the employer of Britain s nationalized railways. The decision came with no immediate plan for further talks and signals a pause in wage dispute resolution within the rail sector.
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London
Labor Ministry
Britain
Japan Ships First Sake Since War
The first sake shipment since Pearl Harbor left Kobe and Yokohama for the United States aboard the freighter Andrew Jackson. It totalled 3,330 quarts with some headed to the Hawaiian Islands.
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United States
Pearl Harbor
Andrew Jackson
Kobe
Yokohama
Hawaiian Islands
Grenade Threat Nets Bandit $1500
A woman cashier in Chicago currency exchange handed the robber 1500 dollars after he entered with a grenade and threatened to detonate it at her feet. The bandit, described as a man, stuffed the cash into his pocket and fled. the cashier was identified as Nannie Riley, 35.
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Chicago
Nannie Riley
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