Captains Courageous Comes to Fox Sunday at Regular Admission
Kipling sea tale on Fox with MGM’s Captains Courageous stars Spencer Tracy Lion Barrymore Melvyn Douglas Freddie Bartholomew in his first American boy role. Harvey Cheyne, a millionaire’s son, is saved by Manuel and taken to the fishing boat We're Here where he works and discovers real value. Mickey Rooney and others fill the crew as the story unfolds. Also reports on steel strikes and a possible U.S. move to evacuate Americans from Peiping amid escalating Asian fighting.
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Rudyard Kipling
Fox
MGM
Freddie Bartholomew
Spencer Tracy
Lion] Barrymore
Melvyn Douglas
Bartholomew
Harvey
Cheyne
Europe
Newfoundand Banks
Tracy
Manuel
Barrymore
Disk
Gloucester
Mickey Rooney
Dan
Charley Grapewin
Jack Larue
John Carradine
Donald Briggs
Walter Kingsford
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Johnstown
Youngstown Steel and Tube Company
Nemacolin
UMW
John L. Lewis
CIO
Washington
U. S
Peiping
Hull
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Mine blast rocks royal parade route in Belfast coronation visit
The Semi-Weekly News Review reports police say a planted mine caused a violent explosion near the royal parade in Belfast during King George and Queen Elizabeth’s coronation visit. A broader plot to derail trains carrying visitors to Belfast and Londonderry was also uncovered.
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Belfast
Ireland
George
Queen Elizabeth
Ulster
Londonderry
Temple Patrick
Antrim
Washington
Noe
Senate
Edward F McGracy
Apex Hosiery Mills
Philadelphia
CIO
Nye
Labor Board
McGrady
Tientsin
Pieping
Nielsen Returns From International Lions Session
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nielsen returned Wednesday from Chicago where he attended the Lions International convention and was officially installed as district governor He also joined the district governors meeting at Lincoln en route home The drive to curb syphilis and curb speeding on highways framed the coming year while delegates from around the world participated in sessions and tours in Chicago including a boat trip on Lake Michigan. Local attendees noted Chicago’s subdued excitement despite the large turnout.
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J. W. Nielsen
Chicago
Nielsen
Lincoln
Lions Clubs
Om Bake Michigan
Alabaster Carving Says It Cannot Be Molded
The note states alabaster is carved rather than molded, drawing a parallel with how marble is shaped. It emphasizes the material’s suitability for carving and its distinct quality compared to molding.
State Levy Is Up To 2.64 Mills This Year
The state board of taxation raised the general fund tax levy for 1937 to 2.64 mills from 1.76 last year, an increase of 0.88, to cover higher biennial appropriations and reduced property values. The board notes liquor tax shifts and asset declines, with total state general fund appropriations rising to 12,373,827 from 11,560,281. A $1,000 home would pay $2.64 this year, up from $1.76.
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State Board of Taxation
Smith
Treasury
State General Fund
Action Photos From Sidney Navy Men On California
Action photographs show Sidney residents Wilfred R. Nelson and Lyman Delton Nelson in navy uniforms aboard the U S S California flagship of battleships. Lyman, a machinist mate second class, has engine room and fireroom watches, three years eleven months service, enlisted at Denver, trained at San Diego, and served in Haiti, Virgin Islands, Cuba, Panama and the Hawaiian Islands. Winfred Nelson, two years eleven months in service, preparing for machinist mate second class, has vis ited Panama and the Hawaiian Islands aboard the California.
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Navy
Sidney Station
A L. Boswell
Sterling
Wilfred R. Nelson
Lyman Delton Nelson
Sidney
California
E. M. Nelson
Lyman
Denver
Naval Base
San Diego
Haiti
Virgin Islands
Cuba
Panama
Hawaiian Islands
Winfred
Where Chamois Are Found in Europe
Chamois occur only in three European regions the high Tatra the Transylvanian Carpathians and the Alps according to natural history notes.
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Europe
High Tatra
Transylvanian Carpathians
Alps
Potatoes Adopted Slowly in Early US History
Potatoes were adopted only slowly after their 1719 introduction to the United States. Even by 1740 masters sometimes required apprentices to eat them, showing lingering reluctance and unusual dietary norms of the era.
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United States
Three Statues Honor Joan of Arc Marie Antoinette and Bernhardt
In Paris three statues honor famed women Joan of Arc Marie Antoinette and Sarah Bernhardt erected to mark their cultural impact and national pride in the French capital.
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Immortals
Paris
France
Joan of Arc
Marie Antoinette
Sara Bernhardt
Ye and the The in Old English Writing and Pronunciation
The article explains that ye or ye as the is an Ancient form of the word the not a separate word. The pronunciation does not change when written as ye and is often misread as vee.
Missionaries Practiced Irrigation in Early California
Spanish missionaries of the early eighteenth century carried out irrigation in California, applying organized water management methods to support missions, crops, and settlement expansion. The practices reflect colonial efforts to establish durable agricultural systems and sustain mission communities.
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California
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Captains Courageous
Fox Sunday
North China
Tokyo
Joseph C Grew
San Francisco
Hs?i Cheng Ying
Manila
Hongkong
Aashington
China
Japan
America
Congressional Sugar Bloc
House
Agriculture Committee
State Interior and Agriculture Departments
Gering
Gering Irrigation District
Mitchell Irrigation District
Gering District
North Platte River
Wyoming Line
Mitchell District
State Line
New York
Florence Jackson
Julius Garrell
Sillivan
Los Angeles
Portland
Salt Lake City
Omaha
Boulder Dam
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Crater Lake
National
Sidney Drug Co
Union Pacific
R&g
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Pickup
FORD
Joe A. Gibson
Sidney Navy
Joel McCrea
Miriam Hopkins
Ialso
Donald Woods
Ann Dvorak
Kipling
John
Popeye
Sweetpea
Dick Tracy’’ and
FOX News
Mary Pickford
Lionel Barrymore
Sonja Henie
Don Ameche Adolphe Menjou
Cheyenne Petroleum Co
Illinois St
Edgar Bergen
Charley McCarthy
Chase & Sanborn Hour
Dionne
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