American Legion to Hold Record Meeting in Fall
The 1937 American Legion national convention in New York will draw an estimated 600000 veterans plus wives and children for a four day event. Highlights include the opening session at Madison Square Garden and a Drum and Bugle corps contest at the Polo Grounds. The gathering marks the twentieth anniversary of U.S. entry into World War with the theme Peace through preparedness.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
American Legion
Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Sons of the American Legion
Madison Square Garden
Polo Grounds
America
Legionnaires
John F. O’ryan
Pelham St. George Bissell
Justice Bissell
France
American Legion Auxiliary
William N. Corwith
New York Department Auxiliary
Winter prep and home care tips from a neighbor
A neighbor shares practical fall advice including using an old automobile rim to store a garden hose, cleaning gutters before winter to prevent blockages, and applying a baking soda paste to sunburn for immediate cooling and reduced blister risk.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
The Great Stone Face by Leonard A Barrett
A summary of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale about a New Hampshire valley and a mountain formed great stone face, the legend of a destined savior who will mirror the stone visage and bring blessings, as a boy named Ernest grows up awaiting the prophecy.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
New Hampshire
Ernest
Great Stone Face Inspires Ernest to Ideal Manhood
The tale follows Ernest who, long seeking a perfect leader, sees his own likeness mirrored in the Great Stone Face. Through admiration of ideal figures and a noble character, he transforms his life toward steadfast values, proving that true greatness reflects in those who inspire us.
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Ernest
Mr. Gathergold
Beatrice
Dante
Paradise
Browning
Elizabeth Barrett
Chaucer
John Masefield
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hamlet
Rosalind
Western Newspaper Union
Home Decorating With Leaf Greens In A Civilized Style
Readers share a compact, affordable approach to decorating a small one floor home using beige white and leaf green as a unifying color theme. The piece outlines living dining and bedroom schemes with blond wood furniture white lamps floral fabrics and suggestions for affordable updates.
Champion Trotter Greyhound Sets World Mile Mark
Greyhound, America's champion trotter, established a new world record for the mile at Goshen New York during the Grand Circuit meeting. He clocked a time of 1 minute and 59 and 5/10 seconds, reinforcing his leading status in harness racing.
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America
Goshen
N. Y
Hollywood Contracts Tie Down Child Stars In Films
Reports show Sam Goldwyn signing young actors from Dead End into long term contracts with Street Corners likely next. Judy Garland at MGM, Deanna Durbin busy at Universal, Kitty Clancy set for Cat Back Love at Paramount. Rubinoff guards his Stradivarius, while Frances Farmer heads to Mount Kisco for first stage engagement amid Lupe Velez role. Ozzie Nelson to Hollywood near wife Harriet Hilliard at RKO. Lone Ranger fans age with 725 radio episodes and 3,500 characters since 1933. Bergen and McCarthy dominate summer radio, salaries rising from 300 to 3500 weekly. High Wide and Handsome draws Irene Dunne and Dorothy Lamour with Randolph Scott facing Akim Tamiroff. Odds and ends note Barrymore premiere and Haley exit, Hepburn and Menjou golf rivals, Gish to lead a Mutual serial, Barrymore returns to radio with Animal Kingdom and Accent on Youth in September.
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Hollywood
Sam Goldwyn
Mervyn le Roy
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Judy Garland
Universal
Deanna Durbin
Paramount
Kitty Clancy
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Pennsylvania
Irene Dunne
Dorothy Lamour
Randolph Scott
Akim Tamiroff
Colleen Moore
Gary Cooper
Jack Haley
Adolphe Menjou
Katherine Hepburn
Dorothy Gish
Mutual Broadcasting System
John Barrymore
RKO
Western Newspaper Union
Social etiquette on shaking hands at farewells
In a readers question the author notes that shaking hands is driven by impulse more than rules. If people stand nearby you would greet them, but you would not traverse the room to greet everyone, and you would bid farewell to someone who accompanies you to the door.
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Betty Wells
Rubinoff
Chicago
Lake Front
Let Members Pour at Women's Club Tea
A reader asks whether a large club tea should be hosted by hotel staff or by committee members at the tea table. The answer favors committee pourers for friendliness if enough members participate, with hotel staff handling replacements and refreshments.
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Aviation
Charles Sughroe
Jess
Reunion
Aze
Arnold
WNU Service
Leonard A. Barrett
Head OF Elks
Charles Spencer Hart
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Denver
David Schultz
Jacksonville
Florida
Hart
Elks Magazine
Trotter
Sian
Yang Hu-Cheng
San Francisco
Chinese Commission of Military Affairs
United States
Europe
Virginia Walek
Frances Farmer
Mount Kisco
Lupe Velez
Ozzie Nelson
Astor Roof
Harriet Hilliard
Ozzie
London
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