Broadway Publicity Puffs Cost Over One Million
A clipping bureau audit shows Texas Guinan and Raudy Valee received free promotional mentions paid for at space rates, totaling over a million dollars in the past year in New York.
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1931
Page
6
A clipping bureau audit shows Texas Guinan and Raudy Valee received free promotional mentions paid for at space rates, totaling over a million dollars in the past year in New York.
A portrait of Miss Guinan, famous Broadway rowdy night club queen, renowned for publicity strategy and a volatile aura of White Way glamour. The piece notes her near-constant publicity, alleged wealth, poker habit, and the looming fade of her star as the club era wanes. It contrasts Hollywood reception with New York notoriety and mentions family ties and lesser-known ventures.
Ad claims a fast remedy for joint pain by rubbing in Joint-Hase. Promises pain relief swelling reduction and vanished distress with a generous 60 cent tube. Money back if not helped.
An Atlanta theater organist invited audience participation during a film program. Miss Sylvia Smullian, secretary at an Atlanta firm, stepped forward with a megaphone and delivered an impromptu song that drew cheers and an encore. The manager arranged a conference, and she says singing crooning came naturally. she is now on the radio regularly.
Cleveland Heights Police Chief William G. Barrows who shoots 80 consistently issued a nationwide challenge to any police chief for a golf match. His office boasted a display of numerous trophies.
Elyria Chamber of Commerce taxation committee began its first meeting since appointment to study taxation with a focus on real estate reappraisal. The group aims for targeted topics, will seek outside tax-law information, and offers help to the county auditor. A Hamden landmark, the Moulton home from 1790, has moved three times due to town expansion, near where Eli Whitney perfected the cotton gin.
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