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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
7
Jane visits her father in a hospital and faces pressure from McCrossen to control her gambling. On a long ride she loses her way and meets a quiet, observant stranger who hints at a past shared with her circus history, stirring suspicion and curiosity as the chapter ends.
Jane Van Tambel arrives for Frontier Day with Dr. Carpy as tensions rise between Gunlock ranch foreman Dave McCrossen and rival Texan Bill Denison. A staged rodeo, a stolen bracelet, a dangerous incident, and Carpy’s intervention drive the plot. Jane later encounters Denison returning home to Gunlock and learns her father Gus Van Tambel’s ruthless reputation fuels the feud.
In continued chapters Bull hears of Big Bill Hayes known as Panama a former Sleepy Cat gambler who fled French rule after a card sharp spree. Once feared, he now preaches and reforms, cooling tempers as Oscar notes his impact on Jake and Spotts, while Otto’s call for hot water closes the scene.
Radio veteran Peter De Rose predicts Tin Pan Alley will shift to spiritual music within six months as Bible distribution soars and Americans seek religious guidance amid war and economic strain. hotel chief John J. Woelfle rose from bell boy to McAlpin manager overseeing a $3 million renovation. Subways shuttle vast freight, including flowers and cargo. May Singhi Breen notes entomology students sing locust love songs for Major Bowes. Door-to-door sales falter after Nancy Titterton slaying. fears push canvassers to work at night.
Honolulu enforces a cleanup of obsolete cars by dumping them into the sea to improve city motor standards. Officials claim the measure will elevate Honolulu’s car quality beyond other American cities and discourage reconditioning of old vehicles.
Florence Eldridge praises Mrs Fredric March as a good wife choosing cinema over stage while Katherine Hepburn and Fredric March lead Mary of Scotland. Gertrude Michael rises after Paramount exit, Brilhart Chapman stars in Grand National, Lily Pons eyes film work, John McCormack sings for Wings of the Morning, Ted Hammerstein recalls a bouncer past, and odds and ends note stars amid strikes and accidents in Hollywood.
A young woman despondently tells a policeman that lighting a cigarette using lipstick applying powder and steering the car at once is impossible. The officer is pulling her from the wrecked vehicle as she sighs.
A brief comic item notes that THOROUGH JOE and Sue marry by reforming THOROUGH JOE. The marriage is described as successful beyond expectations, causing Jim to be shocked at nearly every action by THOROUGH JOE and Sue.
A sailor recalls an adventurous life and a bout with surgery. After waking, the doctor revealed a sponge was left inside him. He chose to let it be. He notes no pain but constant thirst as the humorous consequence.
In a terse dialogue a man asks if a popular book is clean while a woman defends the tale. The man notes the heroine works at a soap factory and her mother launders. The exchange hints at moral judgments tied to working-class settings.
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