Hollywood Horses Cast for Film Work at Local Bureau
Fred Gilman operates a horse casting bureau providing any breed for film. He supplied hundreds of horses for The Girl of the Golden West at Box Theatre. Miss MacDonald required a white saddle horse. she rode White Lady. Leo Carrillo rode his own pinto Susin, while other horses were rented.
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Tax bill approval faces House Republicans opposition
The Washington report notes final congressional approval of a reduced undisbursed profits tax and GOP objections led by Rep. Treadway. Administration spokesman Vinson defends the measure as helpful to business as the conference report moves to President Roosevelt for signature.
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Evacuation Efforts Amid Amoy Clash With Refugees Flee
American reports from Amoy say Chinese forces backed by warships forced Cantonese detachments to retreat inland. U S gunboat Asheville stood by to evacuate Americans if needed. About fifty thousand Chinese refugees fled to foreign settlements to escape fighting in Amoy, with no disturbances on Kulangsu island nearby.
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Amoy
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Kulangsu Island
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Kilangsu
Amoy Island
Roosevelt restricts helium exports delaying Zeppelin plan
Secretary Ickes blocks helium exports citing policy and a unanimous control board rule, forcing President Roosevelt to take a hands off stance. The White House says the Reich cannot receive helium to inflate its new trans Atlantic Zeppelin, prompting questions about Roosevelt’s willingness to aid Nazi Germany.
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White House
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Mother of missing Marjory West fears kidnap in woods
Bradford Pa appeals for Marjory West as police in Pennsylvania and West Virginia search for a man and a small girl seen at a Thomas West Virginia hotel. Beset by fatigue, residents and officers continue to comb northern Pennsylvania woods after three days without leads. A green sedan and a dark haired girl in a blue dress, red hat, and dark coat matching a description left the hotel without registering.
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Severe storm damages Denver area facilities and camps
Eyewitnesses reported a small funnel shaped cloud that disappeared southeast of the city after crossing it. The Denver Alfalfa Milling and Production company warehouse suffered the greatest loss estimated in the thousands of dollars. Four tourist camp cabins were overturned with about 1000 dollars in damage. Nearly an inch of rain fell during the severe electrical storm that followed the wind.
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Denver’ Alfalfa" Milling and Production Company
No State Religion in Japan
Japan has no state religion and the people attend churches as they please. Those who go to church belong chiefly to the Buddhist and Shinto faiths.
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Japan
Seed that sparked a vast hard red spring wheat industry
A single plant yielded a few seeds that originated America’s hard red spring wheat sector, powering extensive milling and baking operations nationwide.
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America
Between evn and Veep Blue sea origin brief note
The phrase between the devil and the deep blue sea arose in 1687 to describe a Scottish regiment trapped between the ocean and Swedish artillery fire. Its origin notes a naval peril and a land battle context in early modern warfare.
Gypsy Moths By Accident In Massachusetts Storm Released Moths
Gypsy moths once released in Massachusetts after a storm broke a packing case used in silkworm research. The accidental release occurred over sixty years ago, and the insects proved highly destructive to foliage.
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Massachusetts
Shinto Faith Reveres Sun Goddess and Ancestral Lineage
Japanese practitioners of Shinto honor many deities and nature, with the sun goddess as chief. Legends say emperors, or mikidos, descend from her. Ancestors receive honor alongside spiritual beings in daily practice and rites.
Light linen warmth flips cooling myth in tropics
Contrary to belief light fabrics do not always feel cooler. Linen conducts heat well and absorbs sweat quickly, so heavier linen is worn in the tropics to stay coolest. Linen is ancient and durable, with Tutankhamen’s winding sheet surviving 3,000 years in good condition.
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Tropics
Pearson
London Weekly
Tutankhamen
Temptation Mounts Near Barcelona Historic Sights
Tibadabo in Barcelona overlooks the city as a legendary Mount of Temptation. Nearby Montserrat is famed as a holy site housing the Castle of the Holy Grail, attracting reverence and visitors.
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Spain
Barcelona
Montserrat
Animals on British battleships once crowded decks
A Collier's Weekly writer notes that battleships once carried vast animal crews, including deer, antelopes, bears, foxes, monkeys, mongooses, and chameleons. The practice declined after the Admiralty learned one vessel housed about 1600 animals aboard.
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Collier’s Weekly
Admiralty
Nickel Strength at Ultra Cold Temperatures
The text explains nickel and high nickel alloys grow harder and more durable as temperatures drop to 328 degrees Fahrenheit below zero, enabling their use in working parts of compressors at such extreme cold while quicksilver and iron become brittle.
Bell Gaited Bell Tower of Richmond War Era Fire Alarm
The Bell Tower in Richmond Virginia was built in 1842 by the commonwealth. Its bell served as a fire alarm and general tocsin used during the Civil War to summon home guards at various times.
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Home Guards
Richmond
Commonwealth of Virginia
Seeds spring from cranesbill jewel weed and forest smartweed
Among herbs that release their seeds violently cranesbill rolls its pod sections, jewel weed pops its pods at a touch, and one forest smartweed shoots seeds into the air when ripe.
Revered Cabbage Through Ancient Civilizations
Ancient peoples honored cabbage and its pickle offspring sauerkraut as a magical vegetable. Egyptians raised altars to it while Hebrews mixed it with beets moss water and honey for cures. Greeks and Romans credited its temperance and Hippocrates advised boiled cabbage for violent colic cases.
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