Far From Washingtons Madding Crowd Your Congressman Takes His Vacation
Senator Doakes vacations at home and faces re election pressures. The piece describes the life of a congressman at ease during summer breaks with meetings, protests, and duties, noting campaigns and patronage worries that persist into fall and a possible return to Washington.
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Washington
Joseph W. Labine
Doakes
Congress
Mr. Doakes
Law Price
Senate
Peter Browns
Jook Ground
Congressional Library
House
George Norris
William Borah
Western Newspaper Union
Hoboes King Jeff Davis Faces Deposition Glare
Bindle Pete rails against Jeff Davis the hobo king who rode to Europe on the Queen Mary and coaches directors in still life. Davis, 40 years on the road, has given 2,000 speeches on Americanism and vows 100 percent American stance. Bette Davis rose from Ruth Elizabeth Davis to Hollywood star after early stage work and a London setback. Franz Lehar, now rewriting The Merry Widow, earned big fortunes and built a business life after a career as a touring musician and composer. Consolidated News Features, WNU Service.
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York
Ben Reitmann
Chicago
Bindle Pete
Jeff Davis
Europe
Hollywood
James Davis
Cincinnati
Jeff
Hobo Brotherhood
King Jeff
Bette
Bette Davis
Scarlett
Scarlett O’hara
Miss Davis
Ruth Elizabeth Davis
Massachusetts
London
Franz Lehar
Vienna
Kurstenstrasse
Herr Lehar
New York
Budapest
Dvorak
Consolidated News Features
WNU Service
Star Dust and Screen Echoes of a Bygone Era
The piece recalls Pearl White’s life noting her age dispute after death and comparisons with Warner Oland. It surveys 1930s stars Robert Taylor Leslie Howard Hedy Lamarr and Marlene Dietrich, and mentions Edgar Bergen’s Charlie McCarthy and a British Willie Winkett pilot flop.
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Earl White
Mary Pickford
Warner Oland
Pearl White
Charlie Chan
Hedy Lamarr
Algiers
Josef von Sternberg
Metro
Charlie McCarthy
British Broadcasting Company
Charlie
Willie Winkett
Willie
Edgar Bergen
Bergen
Rats Take Over Airfield Near Karachi
Officials at an airfield near Karachi were astonished as thousands of rats tunneled underground and caused planes to sink. Despite poisoning gassing and trapping, the rodents resisted efforts, and authorities eventually surrendered to the infestation. The rats now reportedly hold the airfield.
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Karachi
London Daily Express
Fatch WP C Fields stars in comeback film
The note lists Fatch WP C Fields as author and actor in You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man and criticizes Paramount. It reports Carole Lombard and Bill Powell reuniting for a film. Harold Lloyd contemplates producing and England work. Shirley Temple ends vacation after an exhausting spree. Simone Simon's France trip sparks contract chatter with a New York nightclub offer.
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C. Fields
Paramount
Carole Lombard
Bill Powell
Harold Lloyd
England
Shirley Temple
Simone Simon
France
New York
Western Newspaper Union
Lake Geneva as world peace hub and scenic fortress
NatGeo notes Lake Geneva region as a historic crossroads where Swiss and French shores blend. It highlights the lake’s geography from Alps to Mont Blanc, plus Nyon’s castle and town life with cobbled streets, a quiet museum, and lakefront promenades alongside modern traffic.
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Mont Blanc
Europe
Jura
Grand Lac
Nyon
Pottery and Politics Shape the Swiss Lake Region
The article traces Nyon’s old pottery legacy from 150 years of craft to collectors’ prized wares. It paints Lausanne’s hills and terraces along Lake Geneva, scarecrows on vines, and the conference city’s history, including a 16th century Protestant cathedral and Calvin’s Reformation influence.
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Nyon
Lausanne
Ouchy
Switzerland
Turkey
Italy
Three Hills
Columbus
America
John Calvin
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Merry Widow
Pearl
Danny
Gargan
Virginia Vale
Robert Taylor
Bill Gargan
Leslie Howard
Mrs. Jones
Taylor
Alexander
Mother Carey
Paris
Lake Geneva
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Washington, D. C
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Rollin
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