Astaire and peers face setbacks in radio and film
Hollywood figures including Fred Astaire Maurice Chevalier Al Jolson Clark Gable Carole Lombard and James Cagney navigate ups and downs in radio and movie projects. Octavus Roy Cohen launches Agony Column a coast to coast radio concept while Robert Taylor signs a seven year deal earning up to 5 000 weekly later. Greta Garbo and Bette Davis adjust to industry shifts as Paramount eyes Crosby driven plots and 30 day contracts test actor mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Astaire
Maurice Chevalier
al Jolson
Greta Garbo
Camille
Napoleon
Colonel Stoopnagle
Budd
Don Voorhees
Paramount
Farmers Shape 1937 Conservation Plan Through AAA Talks
Four million farmers generated ideas for the 1937 agricultural conservation program now being developed by the AAA in Washington. Kansas input arrived at a regional meeting in Fort Collins, with suggestions to simplify the plan, speed its completion, and set a maximum conservation allowance per farm. State representatives will later join a council to adapt the program to regional needs, while misc. notes mention Miss Jeannette Ahrens visiting Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
AAA
George I E. Farrel
Kansas
Fort Collins
Colorado
Farrel
Thanksgiving Notes From Sherdah and Nearby Homes
Thanksgiving Day gatherings spread across Sherdah and nearby households. Families including the Cardwells, Stroms, Larsens, Clines, Rasmussen, Berggren, and Kathrineburg joined relatives and friends at various homes. A Pleasant Valley box supper supported by local residents drew a good crowd and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Strom
Charley Tipton
Billy Dean
Zac Powers
George Simmons
Walt Ward
Evan’s
O. B. Strom
Pearl
Ernie
Ejner_ ‘Larsen
Glenn
Thelma
Joe Cline
Jolene
Homer Cardwell
Art Cardwell
Laura Rasmussen
Oscar Berggren
Harry Stenson
Maxine Muth
Emer Larsen
Ralph Rasmussen
Leslie Rasmussen
R. A. Rasmussen
Chas. Kathrineburg
Ethel
R. ‘A. Rasmusser
Abe Thompson
Emer Lar‘sen
Homer ‘Cardwell
Joe ‘Cline
Co. W. “Strom
Alfred Strom
Pleasant Valley
All
P. T. Strom
Cuthberson
Belleville
Bill Haskins
Jamestown
R.A. Rasmussen
Earnings of 15 1 million workers rise faster than food prices
The average earnings of 15 1 million employed workers increased more between 1935 and 1986 than the average of retail food prices or other living costs, highlighting a stronger wage growth trend compared with living expenses over the period.
Farm calendar notes seed limits and seasonal farm topics
The article lists limited sweet potato seed certification rules and inspection steps, steer feeding outlook amid high grain prices, horticulture meetings at Kansas State College December 3–4, storm door weatherproofing ideas, pasture management after freezing, turkey market notes, Kansas bank deposits rise in 1936, and farm machinery expense per acre by farm size in south central Kansas.
Dairy Rations Improve Herd After Drought
It pays to add minerals to dairy rations after the summer drought. A satisfactory mix combines ground limestone, feeding bone meal, and salt in equal parts and fed at 3 percent of the grain ration for the milking herd. Offer extra bone meal free choice for heifers and dry cows.
Bindweed Effect on Winter Wheat Yields in Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station reports on 55 central Kansas farms showing 13.8 bushels per acre on bindweed infested land versus 18.2 on bindweed free land across 1934 1935 and 1936 harvests. The study finds bindweed removal increases yield by 4.4 bushels per acre or about 30 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas
Porter Visit to Jewell Reveals Family Vacation Stop
Mr. and Mrs. L. J Porter visited relatives in Jewell during their vacation, sharing a brief family stop noted in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. L. J." Porter
Jewell
Fred Engwall
Marvin Engwall
Quentin
Walter Beale
Miltonvale
John’ Olson
Conrad Sederlin
Carl Aberg
Eldene Sederlin
Carl Larson
Eldon
Carl Erickson
Lary Wells
Albert Sandine
John Erickson
Phil Larson
D. A. Nywall
Carl Hansen
Frank Carlson
Pete Hansen
Eunice’ Sandine
Linn
Evelyn Freeman
Clements
Edna Edberg
Jamestown
Eva Carney
Scottsville
Ethel Johnson
Olsburg
Eunice Lundblade
Belleville
Erwin, Stark
Gypsum
Joe Lundblades
A. W. Segerhammer
Arthur M. _Johnson
Arnold
John Johnson
Carl Florell
John Stolander
Melvin Kellogg
Famiy
Ross Freestedts
LeVerne. Sjolander
John Fike
Christine Olson
Alma
Olson
Richard Olson
August Band
Arvid Larson
Carol. Anderson
Kenneth Flemming
Caney
August Gabrielson
Charlie Madison
J. O. Anderson
Thanksgiving Bazaar At Ada Lutheran Church
A large Ada community Thanksgiving Bazaar at the Ada Lutheran church featured a Ladies Aid supper and a booth with miscellaneous items. Members and visitors, including neighbors and Bethany College students, shared meals, listened to a program led by Ole Hansen, and joined in various visits and dinners across many local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Anderson
Tom Tornquist
Ada Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid
Luther League
League
Ole Hansen
Sam Nelson
John Nelson
Magnus Nelson
Harold Edberg
Carl Johnson
Clifford Nelson
Bethany College
Nellie Oshlund
Mildred Oshlund
Lincoln
Nebr
John Johnson
Leonard
Clifford
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Clark Gable
New York
Carole Lombard
East
Clark
Octavus Roy Cohen
Morrow Castle
Robert Taylor
Ruth
Chatterton
James Cagney
Warner Brothers
Bette Davis
England
Virginia Vale
Star Ust
Hollywood
James Cagrie
Jeannette ‘Ahrens
E. P. Ahrens
Mrs. Homer Cardwell
Manhattan
Kansas State College
Horticultural Society
Kackley
Evelyn Tornquist
Lawrence Olson
Phyllis
Levi Olson
Clarence Schaeffer
Marion Helen
Atchison
Leona Segerhammer
Topeka
Carl G. Danielson
Blanche ‘Arson
Truman Johnson
Albert Segerhammer
Warren Segerhammer
Salina
KFBI
Hilma Freeman
Newton
Reuben Engwell
Dean
Joe Johnson
Emanuel Tornquist
Allwin
Genevieve Roth
Qismond
Almquist
Doris
Aaron Carlson
Enoch Monson
Cine Ankles
Carrie McMullin
Randall
Oscar Johnson
Maurice
Enid
Ruth Kackley
Concordia
Carl'g. Danielson
Paul
Lois
Henry Johnson
Frank. Carlson
J. D. ‘Carney
John Shaver
Lucinle
C. O. Monson
R. W. Nichols
Carl Bothwell and
Bruce
F. E. Johnson
Elmer
August Johnson
Reuben Engwall
Andrew. Engwall
Margaret
Martin
Emma. Poage
Kansas Ave
Grant Street
Main
Scandia
Adolph Nelson
Courtland Pictures, Ltd
Courtland, Kansas
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Freddie Bartholomew
Dolores Costello
Barrymore
Ed & Babe’s Cafe
Santa Clara
Clover Farm
Glendale
China
Freeby’s
Clover Farm Store
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