Waterside Cartoonist Sees Better Old Day, Worse Now
Waterford Conn. Walt MacDougall age 73, famed creator of Absent Minded Abner and Fatty Felix, says today’s youth are not worse than 1900 and laments high prices from mass production. He calls modern political cartoons a diminished craft, replaced by commercialized newspapers. He recalls bicycles once selling for 100 dollars while production costs were nine dollars, criticizing inflated consumer prices.
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Waterford
Conn
Walt MacDougall
MacDougall
Niantic River
America
United Press
Abner
Hank the Hermit
Fatty Felix
Homer Davenport
Canary thief offered free seed by Miss Watson
Greenville South Carolina. Miss Merle Watson announces a reward style offer for the person who stole her canary bird. If the thief returns the canary, they may keep a bag of bird seed from the favorite brand free and without questions.
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Greenville
Merle Watson
Buck Jones Stars in Society Girl At Rialto Theatre
Ring symbolism drives the plot of the Fox romantic drama Society Girl featuring James Dunn Peggy Shannon and Spencer Tracy. Sidney Lanfield directs the tale showing Dunn's screen technique as he grapples with a staged ring on Peggy Shannon’s third finger at Capitol Theatre and Rialto engagements.
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James Dunn
Fox
Peggy Shannon
Spencer Tracy
Capitol Theatre
Sidney Lanfield
Society Girl at Capitol Theatre with Buck Jones and Silver
Buck Jones, famed cowboy, appears with his Arabian horse Silver at the Capitol Theatre. Silver, bred in Southern California, showcases speed and sure-footedness in rough terrain and mountain passes, aided by Buck’s training. The horse loves attention, often nudging pockets for sugar.
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Buck Jones
Silver
Rialto Theatre
California
Buck
Law of the West at Dreamland screens tomorrow
Bob Steele stars in Law of the West as the son of a famed sheriff raised among cattle rustlers after being kidnapped as an infant. The western outdoor romance unfolds at Dreamland with Crime and frontier justice themes driving the plot.
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Bob Steele
Bob
Behind Stone Walls opens at Rivoli Theatre today
A tragic tale titled Behind Stone Walls opens at the Rivoli Theatre as the latest Action Pictures production. The article notes it as a premier Hollywood release and highlights the studio's recent output.
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Rivoli
Action Pictures, Inc
Hollywood
Changes Urged For Big Liners
Paris U2 report outlines Dr. Ernest Gray Keller proposal to reform trans Atlantic passenger traffic. He suggests uniting current classes into one first class, rating prices by ship and room desirability, a fixed rate for simple meals, an upscale a la carte restaurant on express ships, a cafeteria with affordable meals, and a ship's manager with staff of hosts and hostesses.
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Paris
Ernest Gray Kellar
Keller Travel Club of
New York
Keller
Radio Programs Across Cleveland and Major Stations Listed
A dense schedule of Cleveland radio programs and other stations lists daily airtimes. It includes WAM 1070 and WHE 1300 with bands, orchestras, talk, and variety shows. WGAR 1430 features Amos n Andy and dinner music. WABC and CBS networks present varied bands, symphonies, and operatic bits. A jumble of times and artist names maps a bustling regional broadcast landscape.
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Cleveland
Jack F
Gordon
Waldorf-Astoria
Jack and
Jil
Snyder
The
Goldbergs
Olga Albani
Eskimo
Reisman
Ao Sre Marvin
Tucker
Skippy
Chandu
Magician
Isham Jones
Connie Boswell
Capt Radclife
Sam
McKinnay
Cotton Pickers
Tranter Brothers
Palais D'Or Orchestra
Lowell Thomas
Ward
Nilson
Stebbins Boys
Jones and Hare
Joy
Edna Kellog
Amos 'N' Andy
Sodero
Kaye
Merle Jacobs
Nec
WEAF
WGY
Tom Gerun
Ralph
Amos
Andy
WLW
Jans Froman
CWI Zeno Osb
Tarrace Gardens
CBS
Sid Gary
Jones
WGR
Henry Melemore
Kostelanetz
Wor
Eton Boys
Lombardo
Barlow
Orgie Nelson
Krueger
Christian
Ball Room
Akron Wadc
Madison
Henry McLemore
Meestelankte
Eton
Alex Gray
Pray and Braggiotti
Charles Carlisle
Barrow
Symphony
Nelson
Cincinnati
WLAV
Netherland Plaza
Southern Singers
Tony Cabooch
Mortn Sisters
Mike and Herman
Moon River
Gastla Farm Orchestra
Broadcast Schedule Fragments From WTAM Opera and Orchestra Listings
A dense OCR listing outlines a long array of radio program times and performers on station WTAM across a weekend. It names from Flying Fingers to Ruth Etting Orchestra and multiple ensembles such as the Rhythm Boys, Don Amado, the Goldbergs, and the Georgia Wildcats, with various concert and dance segments, chamber groups, and soloists across hours in early morning to late evening.
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Young Artists Trio
Rhythm Boys
Household Institute
Swen Swenson
Wings of Sons
George Washington
Wtam Household Institute
Annabelle Jackson
Jack Miles
WTAM
Godfrey Ludlow
Lolita
Gainsberg
Lady Next Door
Melodie Gems Quartet
Sports Flash
Hazel McGintey
Waldorf-Astoria
Trio Charmante
Baseball Flash
Don Amado
The
Rollickers
Goldbergs
Goldman
Russ Columbo
Meris Rpe
Paul Whiteman
Gordon
Jack Rose
Buddy Rogers
Cavatakiers
New Yorker
Don Ramado
WAM
Ambassadors
Salon
Helen
Columbia
Erhel
Harry
George Hall
Madison String Ensemble
Louis Rich
Boston Popular Revue
Round Towners
Freddie Martin
Jake
Skinny
Jesse Nelson
Dancing By the Sea
Georgia Wildcats
Harold Stern
Lombardo
Bert Stock
Sunday radio schedule at Seth Parker's venue listing
Hour by hour broadcast lineup for WTAM in Cleveland on Sunday August 7 details orchestras, programs, religious devotions, news, and features from 9:09 morning devotions to 11:30 California Melodies with various ensembles led by Emery Deutsch, Teddy Black, Gus Arnheim, and others plus baseball scores and community segments.
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Seth Parker
Russ Columbo
Moss
Jones
Teddy Black
Chas
Kerr
Jack Miles
Don Amado
WTAM
A.M
Columbia
Salon
The
Voice of
Irene Beasley
Little Jack Little
Theo. Earle
Fox Fur Trappers
Lewisohn
Night Blooming Cereus Shines at Chambers Home
In Sheffield on Aug 5 Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Chambers exhibited a rare Night Blooming Cereus cactus that bloomed for the first time in five years. The eight inch white fragrant blossom opened fully by 11 pm and lasted about three hours. a new bud is expected to open in about three weeks as over thirty neighbors watched the event.
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Sheffield
P. L. Chambers
Ford Road
Buckeye Kitchen Maids to Camp Craig and local visits
Wilma Bloem and Phyliss Bloem visit advisor Mrs. Lester Youtzy with two members absent. Marian Moon Hazel Smith and Lois Youtzy to represent Buckeye Kitchen Maids at Camp Craig Medina departing Aug 17. Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Roy Perkins host the Youtzy couple. Duntees visit Chambers. River Road closed for repairs. Activities include Recorder’s Office staff vacation and attendance at Lakeview Park Swim Marathon.
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Buckeye Kitchen Maids
Gulf Road School House
Hazel Smith
Marie Haglund
Century Park
Helen Smith
Marian Moon
Neva Carrick
Lester Youtzy
Lois Youtzy
Wilma Bloem
Rose Marie Haglund
Elyria
Hazel
Helen
Zelma Smith
Mildred Dyer
Camilla Townsend
Lucila Walker
Phyliss Bloem
Kathryn Hammer
Evelyn Lehman
Buckeye
Camp Craig
Medina
Roy Perkins
Columbia
L. H. Duntee
Lake Avenue
P. L. Chambers
Horton B. Alger
Morriman
River Road
North Ridge
Clara Johnson
Recorder’s Office
Earla Johnson
Kay Johnson
Memorial Hospital
George Chambers
Howard Cartick
James Bertin
Lakeview Park
Lorain
Mayor Dentist Humor Frustrates City Hall Secretary
In Binghamton New York Mayor Miles M Smith is a dentist. Miss Neva Smith reports callers ask to have teeth pulled and she must explain the mayor does not perform dental work at City Hall.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Miles M. Smith Giao
Neva Smith
Buch
Miss Smith
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