Lavish Gifts Shower Film Notables in Hollywood
New York dated dispatch reports festive gifts for Deanna Durbin Shirley Temple Errol Flynn Dolores Day Rita Rin Cedric Gibbons Joan Fontaine Lana Turner and more. Hollywood stars receive diamonds gowns cars and jewelry as studios pursue major productions and high profile casting amid Christmas season buzz.
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Tit Sants Claus
Vaughn Paul
Deanna Durbin
Hollywood
Jahxine
Oulda Fathbone
Barry Jaynes
Douglas McPhail
Santa
Shirley Temple
Errol Flynn
Dolores Dey Rin
Barbara
Lana Turhier
Paramount
M.G.M
Ny Thenes
Claucette Colbert
Lawrence
Widespread hunger hit Cleveland during relief crisis
A report by social workers for the American Association of Social Workers uses data from 37 percent sampled cases to show widespread suffering in Cleveland during the relief crisis. Families ate onion sandwiches, soup from chicken feet, and many remained unable to receive aid despite eligibility rules as the city ended the crisis by selling tax delinquency bonds on December 19.
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Cleveland
Americar Association of Soda Workers
Rick Peteos
W Hawser
Frank G. Jones
Actus Luttiger Ag
Strange Casting Buzz Rings Hollywood For Seven Gables Role
Hollywood chatter centers on Nathaniel Hawthorne adaptation The House of Seven Gables with John Howard tipped for the star while Merle Oberon and Bette Davis allegedly feud since Davis took a screen role. The gossip also recalls Howard’s recent Paramount projects including Disputed Passage and Arouse and Beware.
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Universal
Joh Howard
Nathaniel Wawthorne
Young Howard
Ronald Colmsatt
Jeans
Paramount
Hollywood
Harning Oth Merle Oberon
Bette Davis
Merie
Bette
New Cure For Whooping Cough Tested In Air Flight
In Waterville Me on December 16 a family of Frederick Jacques tested a high altitude flight to treat whooping cough. Children James UW and Claire Betty 5 rode in a small plane reaching 11,000 feet to gauge improvement. Parents report no symptoms during flight. doctor Ovide Pomerleny remains noncommittal after brief observation awaiting more time. Tests reference Dutch experiments as precedent.
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Waterville
James
Claire Betty
Frederick Jacques
Ovide Pomerleny
Holland
Rabbi Tofield Elected President Of Southwestern Assembly
Rabbi Tofield of Houston was elected president of the Southwestern Assembly of the Jewish Chautauqua Society at its annual conference. Travis Davis Detkowits of Dallas named honorary president. Other officers chosen for two-year terms include Rabbi Letkowicz Jr. of Dallas as vice president.
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Sanders A. Tofield
Houston
Texas
Southwestern
Jewish Chautauqua Society
Travis Davi Detkowits
Dallas
David Letkowicz Jr
Keeler Sues Jolson for Divorce and Custody in Court
Ruby Keeler filed divorce against Al Jolson in Los Angeles Superior Court. They separated October 19 after a September 21 1929 marriage. She accuses extreme cruelty and seeks custody of their son and a property settlement, reportedly about 400 a week or 50,000 in cash if she remarries.
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Los Angeles
Ruby Keeter
AL Jolson
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Federal Court to Open Here January 2
Federal court to open January 2 for the semi annual term with 18 indictments returned last week by the federal grand jury. Officials were briefing Tuesday for the opening, with McMillan to preside. Wa docket released, expecting a large number of guilty pleas to reduce the number of cases actually heard.
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Federal Grand Jury
McMillan
Howard May Star in Hawthorne Story
Hollywood gossip items recall the Hawthorne story and chatter about on and off screen feuds between stars. The column notes Christmas greetings from Alice Faye Tony Martin and Merle Oberon updates from the coast include Lena and Chaplin sightings and party tidbits from premieres and holiday celebrations.
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Hawthorne Story
Miriam Hopkins
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Merle
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New York
Fay Wray
Cory Grant
Lena
Margaret Land
Hal Roxen
Miriam Tropkins
Anatole Likvak
T Hene
Paulette Goddard
Charlie
Chaplin
Hughes
Lon Chaney
Omithy
Mani Jmore
Charlie Chaplin
Alice Faye
Tony Martin
Toby
Alice
Tony
San Francisco
Merte Oberon
Alexander Kordaint
Ginger Hegers
New Auto Ad Toa Defense In Army Ordnance Talk
An army expert in Army Ordnance notes semi automatic 20 caliber rifle promises to strengthen infantry defenses against strafing. Col G M Barnes says protecting frontline air attacks is hard but the new weapon, firing faster than the Springfield, improves defense. He cites 37 millimeter and 50 caliber machine gun developments as further protection for frontline sectors. Trade your idea on a hotter safer later automobile.
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Army Ordnance
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Walter Winchell notes and gossip in a fragmentary column
Walter Winchell fashion notes a fragmented column with mentions of Vivien Leigh Laurence Olivier Bette Davis Marie Dressler and other Hollywood figures, alongside stray remarks on theatre news, radio programs, and public interest items. The piece mixes gossip with brief cultural observations and noisy asides.
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Atlas
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H Fathers
Broadway relay and court note clash with vanished names
A fragmented lament on a Broadway relay and statements about Severin Winterschichi, a Nazi sentenced to prison but not at Sing Sing. The piece hints at forged time off, a two year term, and a worker at a prison foundry. It also jots a noisy theater scene with reviews, art notes, and a street report on press activity.
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Severin Winterschichi
Sing Sing
Tuy
Uy Woolerk
Pilson
Local Society Notes Chronical Events And Personal Mentions
The Bexar Facts by Frank Brady highlights a mosaic of social vignettes from the community. It notes dances, weddings, anniversaries, college students, and local personalities including Melvin Grosking, Marie Holland, and Paul Standley. The piece blends humorous asides with snapshots of daily life, from postures demonstrated by a probation officer to a deer possession incident and a playful jab at a membership tally in a school club.
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Melvin Grosking
Memphis
Tenn
Willis Tates
Charles A
Eddif Knuckles
TX Lores Martin
Gloria Schramm
St. Jocsph's Academy
Wally Blanton
Dewine
Paul Standley
Timetable Nies ere Ulicenr's Blabla at Astor Theatre
A garbled film listing appears with mixed numbers and references to Victor Herbert and Astor Theatre. The fragments mention Christmas bills, selling items, and an advertisement tone. Names and dates are unclear, but the piece evokes a vintage movie program with financial hints.
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Ulicenr
Astor
Victor Herbert
Frivate Thotealer
Nazi shoe trade begins in Halle amid rationing relief
In Halle on December 26 a local exchange for children’s shoes opened to reduce waste and rationing pressure. Parents can trade outgrown footwear for worn but usable pairs with a small administration fee. The move, endorsed by the lord mayor, aims to ease shoe shortages during the crisis.
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Halle
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