Secretarial Life at a Hollywood Studio
A veteran studio secretary describes ten years in Hollywood. She recalls stars like Gary Cooper and Marlene Dietrich, quirky boss demands, generous pay growth from $18 to $47.50 weekly plus a $100 bonus, and the lure of studio life over regular hours. She notes the mix of glamour and chaos and admits occasional craziness.
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Motion Picture Studios
Hollywood
Ohio
Gary Cooper
Marlene Dietrich
Army Sergeant At Age 18 Years In New Base
In Albuquerque on July 21 officers at the Army’s new base highlighted the record of 19 year old technical sergeant Gerald C. Barbee to counter Fort Bragg claims of the nation’s youngest sergeant. Barbee, from Albuquerque, enlisted June 8 1940 with the 440th Ordnance Company six days after his eighteenth birthday.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Army
Gerald C. Barbee
Fort Bragg
N. C
H. Scott, Jr
Ferida
Barbee
440Th Ordnance Company
Movie Players Wed Culminating a Romance Elope
Brenda Marshall aged 24 and William Holden aged 23, both film actors, eloped to Las Vegas and were married at 3 o clock in the morning. This is Holden first marriage, Miss Marshall's second, and she has a 3 year old daughter.
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Brenda Marshall
William Holden
Las Vegas
Nev
Holden
Miss Marshall
U S Occupation of Iceland Tops World News
U S naval units begin defense of Iceland raising isolationist criticism as action seen as entering the war from the back door. Iceland's capital Reykjavik, raided by German planes last February, is defended with approval from Prime Minister Hermann Jonasson in Reykjavik as Roosevelt dispatches American forces.
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U. S
Iceland
U. S. Navy
Bergen
Norway
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Reykjavik
Hermann Jonasson
Roosevelt
Lorius Receiver Is Not Missing
Frances Hardwick, named missing by St. Clair county sheriff, says she lives in East St Louis with friends and denies any disappearance. She was the estate receiver for Mr and Mrs Lorius, who vanished in New Mexico six years ago, while a circuit judge removed her for failure to file administration reports. The Lorius couple and Mr and Mrs Albert Heberer left Duquoin Illinois in May 1935 for California and disappeared in New Mexico with no trace found.
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East ST. Louis
Frances Hardwick
St. Clair County
Duquoin, Jl
California
New Mexico
Renniker Held For Truck Shooting
John Roxy Reniker a 43 year old Holbrook Arizona curio store operator was jailed in Albuquerque pending removal to Los Lunas for a July 28 preliminary hearing in the fatal shooting of Doroteo Romero of Los Lunas. Romero died after a gunshot wound while riding in an automobile on highway 85 near the Bernalillo Valencia county line. A red pickup truck linked to a Holbrook ranch led to Reniker’s arrest.
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Albuquerque
N. M
John Roxy Reniker
Holbrook, Ariz
Los Lunas
Doroteo Romero
Reniker
Arizona
Romero
Bernalillo
Valencia County
Holbrook
Rennkxker
Carlos Sisneros
Felix Gonzales
Sewing project approved for New Mexico welfare program
Aides to Senator Carl Hatch said President Roosevelt approved a WPA grant of 679164 dollars for a state sewing project sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Public Welfare in Washington on July 21.
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Washington
Carl Hatch
DNM
Roosevelt
New Mexico Department of Public Welfare
Pardee Advances In Army Ranks And Prep For West Point
The records show on February 2, 1941 he became first sergeant of the 440th, then on May 29 he was promoted to technical sergeant, a rank officers note is higher than first sergeant. They also announced that Pardee will take preparatory exams for West Point on August 13.
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Pardee
West Point Military Academy
State Capital Briefs Shall set pay for dual service
Santa Fe officials report the attorney general says state department heads may freely decide pay for employees serving in the state guard and another position. the ruling clarifies that active state workers are not automatically entitled to dual compensation though discretion rests with department heads based on service rendered.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Guard
Attorney General’s Office
State Comptroller
State Department
Records access rules for local draft boards announced
SANTAFF NM July 21 The public may access records of local draft boards with exceptions at state selective service headquarters. Confidential are registrant physical condition, previous military service, court actions, and dependency answers. Names of claimed dependents are public.
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Santaff
N. M
State Selective Service
CCC Opens Summer Jobs For New Mexico Youths
In Santa Fe on July 21 Mrs. Jennie Kirby, New Mexico welfare director, announced an unlimited quota for CCC youth recruits aged 17 to 23 1/2 who pass a physical exam and are not on vacation from school. The enrollment deadline was extended to July 31 to fill national defense program needs.
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Santa FE
N. M
CCC
New Mexico
National Defense Program
Jennie Kirby
Smallest New Mexico baby dies after five day fight
A believably tiny 16-ounce baby girl, believed to be the smallest infant born in New Mexico, died Saturday night after a five day fight to keep her alive. The mother, unnamed at her request, was reported in good condition.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Aluminum roundup hits Pi-Slot machines in Silver City
Silver City law action targets slot devices in defiance of a gambling ban. District Attorney Joseph W. Hodges seized the machines, stripped them of aluminum, and destroyed them to enforce the prohibition.
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Silver City
N. M
New Mexico
Joseph W. Hodges
Eight students solo in eastern New Mexico College flight course
Portales New Mexico July 21 eight students in eastern New Mexico College pilot training course have soloed They are William Cantrell Justic Click Lyle Rathman Woodrow Harris Monroe Mackey Rheubin South Jack R Spense and Ford Sumrell in the program’s first solo flight milestone leading toward aviation careers.
Portales WPA Project Funds Pool and Bath House
Portales New Mexico on July 21 reports a $17,738 Works Progress Administration project approved. The plan covers the construction of a municipal swimming pool and bath house with sponsor funding to come from sale of water department revenue bonds.
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Portales
N. M
Water Department
Big Increase In New Mexico Air Pilots
Washington dispatch notes a nationwide surge in civilian pilots with New Mexico and five other states posting gains over 200 percent in the past year. Arkansas Kansas Mississippi North Dakota and Utah also show high increases, while 33 states more than doubled their numbers and California reports the most pilots at 9,965.
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Washington
New Mexico
Arkansas
Kansas
Mississippi
North Dakota
Utah
California
Mortgage on Farms Widens in New Mexico Census
A 1940 census preliminary report shows 22.4 percent of owner operated New Mexico farms mortgaged and 30 percent of operators supplementing income elsewhere. Average age 47.3. There were 13,760 automobiles on 34,105 farms, with 6,368 trucks and 4,983 tractors. About one-fifth had home electricity and one-fifteenth had a telephone.
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Washington
New Mexico
Hash Plant Grower Delights Belgrade Garden Wonder
In Belgrade Nebraska Harry Yeager cultivates a remarkable plant named Hash Plant that yielded five potatoes underground and later produced four small tomatoes above ground. The unusual crop drew attention from local gardeners and seed catalogs alike.
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Belgrade
Neb
Harry Yeager
Home Grown Green Beans and Squash at Andersogna's Gardens
Local garden notes highlight home grown green beans and squash at Andersogn's Gardens. Gardeners share seasonal tips, planting dates, and expected yields for the month.
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Andersogn
Credit Bureaus of New Mexico Open Semi-Annual Session
Members of the Associated Credit Bureaus of New Mexico opened a semi annual session today with highlights including addresses by Thomas Clark of Ogden Utah district president Mrs Margaret Price of Salt Lake City district president of the Credit Women s Breakfast Clubs Leon Womack of Clovis and Edward L Harbaugh of Roswell Womack s subject was Reporting Price Standardization and Reporting Competition Harbaugh was listed for a quiz program.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Associated Credit Bureaus of
New Mexico
Thomas Clark
Ogden
Utah
Margaret Price
Salt Lake City
The
Credit Women’s Breakfast Clubs
Leon Womack
Clovis
Edward L. Harbaugh
Roswell
Womack
Harbaugh
Child revives dying puppy with improvised first aid
Two year old Charlotte Vaughn took her puppy Perky for a swim in a rain filled wash boiler. The dog appeared lifeless but was revived by the mother using a leaf and a fruit jar method, rolled tummy down to resuscitate.
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Louisville
Charlotte Vaughn
Perky
Charlotte
Farm Products Prices Rise in June Reports
Prices received by farmers strengthened through June 16, with the index at 118 percent of the 1910 14 level, up 6 points from May and 23 points from 1940. Prices paid rose only 1 point to 126 percent, improving the purchasing power of farm products. New Mexico saw steady feed costs, slight rises for corn and wheat, and minor declines for sorghums oats and barley. Butterfat and eggs held at 34 cents per pound and 23 cents per dozen respectively.
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A. E. Triviz
New Mexico
Sheriff’s deputies arrest man in ditch after chase
Merrill Wisconsin deputies, seeking Elmer Schneider on a worthless check charge, caught him when a motorist flagged for help with a stuck car. Schneider was jailed after the roadside stop, while Good Samaritans’ reward note appears in the same item.
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Good Samaritans
Merrill
Wis
Elmer Schneider
Schneider
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Family Register
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Tion
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