Kiwanians Hear Slide Talk On Road Safety At Lunch
Local Kiwanians were entertained and instructed at the Graystone Hotel with a slide projector talk titled The Wheel of Chance. Paul Krebs presented a safety program focusing on road risks, blaming the driver for about 95 percent of accidents.
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Graystone
Paul Krebs
Claude Hummel
President Young
Fred Power
Kiwanian
Louis J. Bols
East Cleveland
Forrest K. McDonald
Norwalk
Victor Doughty
Lorain
Don Ameche Praised as Remarkable Radio Talent
Hollywood writer Jimmie Fidler salutes Don Ameche for his radio versatility and acting range. He cites a Henry VIII dialect piece with Anna Neagle and argues Ameche could anchor successful feature roles, urging studio head Darryl Zanuck to hire him for film stories and ignore his looks.
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Hollywood
Don Ameche
Ameche
Twentieth Century-Fox
Anna Neagle
Henry VIII
Don
Muni
Tracy
Tie
Polo
Sore Thumb Tax Described as Harmful to Business
The article condemns the undistributed profits tax as a sore thumb in federal policy. It argues repeal is necessary because the tax damages business by penalizing retained earnings, harms government revenue, and hurts small shareholders and workers. It warns it could foster monopolies and worsen unemployment while turning investments into speculation.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Shirley Temple hosts impromptu broadcast on set
While filming Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Shirley Temple staged a pretend radio broadcast using a prop microphone. Frances Klamt, her schoolteacher, sang On the Good Ship Lollypop as Mary Lou Isleib acted as a stand in. Electricians hissed from the crowd but Shirley kept rolling.
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Rebecca of
Sunnybrook Farm
Shirley Temple
Frances Klamt
Miss Klamt
Shirley
Hollywood Lunchroom Scene On MGM Back Lot
On the MGM back lot a struck work lunch break shows extras lining a makeshift hamburger stand. A satin gown guest buys a sandwich, finds a final dime, and shares half with a tuxedoed boy, while a scene unfolds around the set. Fred Keating is the butt of one.
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M.G.M
Hollywood
Joe
Hollywood gossip with a health scare and laughs
A humor piece recalls Fred overreacting to a stomach ache and summoning an ambulance after friends stage a fake alarm. Simone Simon earns praise amid a career mood shift at Fox, and Donald Woods quizzes stars at a party with quick, sharp exchanges about famous names.
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Filmville
Fred
Simone Simon
Hollywood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Tourists Fill Swiss Hotels to Multiyear High
Visitors staying in Swiss hotels rose to the highest level in years as tourism rebounded. Data show record crowds at major resorts and cities, with international travelers contributing to the surge and domestic guests remaining strong through the season.
Churches Unite In Contest To Spur Attendance
Three Methodist churches Elyria Lorain and Oberlin launch a united drive for the coming Sunday through Easter Sunday with a combined active membership of 2540. A roll call attendance contest will track percent turnout and visitors will be added to attendance for final percentages.
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First Church
Elyria
Lorain
Oberlin
Melbourne MP Dr Maloney Bequeaths Head to Canberra Institute
Dr D W Maloney, Melbourne's long serving Federal Parliament representative for 48 years, wills his head to the Institute of Anatomy in Canberra. At 83 and eight, he is described as Britain's empire's oldest active politician.
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Melbourne
D. W. Maloney
the Institute of Anatomy
Canberra
Maloney
British Empire
Pianist Casadesus Presents Four Composer Recital at Oberlin
Robert Casadesus will perform in Finney Chapel next Tuesday January 18 at 7 30 P M. The program includes five Rameau pieces Carnival Op 9 Schumann and three movements of Ravel Sonatine and Debussy Six Preludes.
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Oberlin
Robert Casadesus
Finney Chapel
Schumann
Ravel
Debussy
Lower Hudson River Angling Draws Fishermen Across Watershed
A State Conservation Department survey shows the Lower Hudson River watershed remains a magnet for sports and commercial fishermen despite pollution. Sturgeon and shad appear in nearly every stretch, while below Poughkeepsie striped bass spawn in large numbers. Food supply drives abundance, with snails clams worms and midge larvae north of Poughkeepsie and crustaceans in brackish sections.
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Albany
Hudson River
State Conservation Department
Poughkeepsie
Dallas students torch hot dogs for quick roast
In Dallas Texas mechanics students at Dallas Technical High School found a novel method for roasting wieners. A rain soaked roast was saved when they sheltered, filled a bucket with wieners and applied a blow torch. Within minutes the hot dogs were done, and well done.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas Technical High School
Farmers Institutes to hear experts in Lorain County next week
Four Lorain County communities will host Farmers' Institutes to conclude the 1938 season with a tentative vegetable growers' session planned for February 10 and 11. Eaton, Belden, Huntington, and Brighton will host sessions Monday through Saturday with principal speakers Tom F. Campbell of Van Wert County and Mrs. C. I. Lau of Fulton County. Campbell, an iris breeder and former teacher, brings extensive Chautauqua experience while Lau, a rural pastor's wife, directs church social and cultural programs. Three Lorain County speakers will replace Hamilton's Joseph W. Fichter at the Huntington session.
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Farmers’ Institutes
Lorain County
Eaton
Belden
Huntington
Brighton
Eaton, Belden
Tom F. Campbell
van Wert County
C. I. Lau
Fulton County
Campbell
Ohio
National Boys
Winona Lake
Indiana
Lau
Pennsylvania
Joseph W. Fichter
Hamilton
State Grange
Huntington Institute
County Farmers Institute Speakers Announced for Vegetable Growers
Bartter of Columbia Township speaks on potato growing while C H Swan head of Grafton State Farm outlines operations. Oscar Share of Lorain County Herd Improvement Association No 2 also speaks. Mrs E C Bell of Dennison, Huntington Institute speaker, brings extensive service experience. Howard Rutenik of Orwell will speak. committee lists N J Hoskin Peter Nissen Theodore Peak L H Keller Walter McAllister.
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Theodore Peak
L. H. Keller
Walter McAllister
Tallest Policeman in London Retires for RAF Commission
Roger Hunter, 23, the tallest member of London's Police Force at 6 feet 8 inches, has retired to join the Royal Air Force. He also held the force’s heavyweight boxing championship.
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London
Roger Hunter
Royal Air Force
Hospitalization plan offers up to 165 for care expenses
Insurance ad states a hospitalization plan covering up to 165 for care and hospital expenses due to accidents or sickness in the U S or Canada. Eligible ages 10 to 65. Contact Mrs E C Barclay at 128 Grant St or phone 39934.
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U. S
Canada
E. C. Barclay
Grant St
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Princeton University
Harry S. Burr Jeweler
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Rialto Theatre
Fred Keating
Pickwick Landing Dam
Tennessee River
Hardin County
Tenn
Acme
Donald Woods
Louis Pasteur
Paul Muni
McNaught Syndicate
Switzerland
the Saum Shoe CO
Glade Thomas & Brown
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