Teaching Driving to Cut Motor Deaths in Schools
A national survey urged by the Woman's Home Companion calls for extensive high school driving and highway safety instruction to curb rising auto fatalities. It argues parents must support curricula and model safe behavior as about 36,000 people died in 1934 from autos in the United States.
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New York
Woman's Home Companion
District of Columbia
City of
New Jersey
Garfield High School
Akron
Ohio
United States
Climb To Calm Detachment For Clearer Solutions
A reflective piece from Western Newspaper Union compares viewing problems to appreciating art from a distance. It argues distance from turmoil reveals calm insight, turning vexing issues into solvable paths when seen from a higher, clearer vantage point.
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Western Newspaper Union
Angry words and balanced furniture in home life
Anger can hurt relations but wisdom lies in temper and fair treatment. The article advises avoiding harsh words, recognizing behind the quarrel, and balancing feelings with kindness. It then discusses various drop leaf and tip tables, noting proper weight distribution and stable designs to prevent tipping.
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League of Nations
Grand Central Station
Buffalo
Navy fashion ensemble by Anne Davis La Maison Francaise
Navy printed taffeta tunic with white pique vestee collar and cuffs and navy blue heavy sheer skirt. A navy leghorn hat with a fluted brim accompanies the outfit complete from Anne Davis Inc La Maison Francaise.
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Anne Davis, Inc
la Maison Francaise
A Temple of Music By A Temple of Music By
The poem Abt Vogler by Robert Browning imagines a singer building a temple of music to express the soul. He soars above earthly strife and sees life as a divine order, hearing a sovereign harmony that unites all discord. The work’s value is praised as transcendent.
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Robert Browning
Earth
Alaska's Vegetables Show Large Produce In Brief Summer
The article describes Alaska's short growing season yet notes the country grows all crops on a large scale. Potatoes reach two pounds each, cabbages forty pounds, street peas bloom large, and violets grow a foot high. Rain and long days compensate for limited summer.
Stars and News On and Off Screen In 1940s Roundup
A lively Hollywood column notes stars and industry tidbits. Ronald Colman and Claudette Colbert shine in Under Two Flags while Garbo speaks openly in New York interviews. Nellie Grainger and Sylvia Sidney face camera nerves and makeup woes. Young Walter Tetley earns about $1,000 weekly on major radio, Buck Jones seeks color makeup for The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, and Fifn D Orsay calms before millions on air. ODDS AND ENDS mention Paramount autumn film plans, Bette Davis time off, and John Boles signing for $50,000 per picture.
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Paramount
Bette Davis
Hollywood
New York
John Boles
Western Newspaper Union
Yesterday's literary lights and public notes from Hollywood
A patchwork society column notes the death of Finley Peter Dunne and Mary Johnston, laments fading fame, and criticizes public sentiment. It mocks Congress waste, discusses the League of Nations, Hoover era efficiency, and the harsher shift to federal justice for crime.
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Ollywood
Calif
Finley Peter Dunne
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Honolulu
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New York Yankees
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Yankees
George
Skeets") Dickey
Red Sox
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Foreign Legion
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Rosalind Russell
Victor MacLaglen
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Garbo
Sweden
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Sylvia Sidney
Walter Tetley
Town Hall Tonight
Showboat
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Max Factor
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Einstein
Congress
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Senator McKeller
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Massa
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Conn
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