Idol Chatter From Hollywood Unspools Amid Glamour and Gaffs
Hollywood gossip writer notes Madeleine Carroll seeks religious orders, Ginger Rogers spurns divorce to avoid remarriage, and stars like Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Barbara Stanwyck, and Carole Lombard are profiled. Tangled humor about Ben Bernie, Nat Pendleton, and Fred MacMurray underscores the era’s movie culture, with reflections on fame and personal quirks.
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Hollywood
Madeleine Carroll
Ginger Rogers
Ayres
Hobart Cavanaugh
Yacht Club
George Raft
Gary Cooper
Jimmie Stewart
Mae West
Buster Crabbe
Clarence
Bob Burns
Marion Davies
Crosby
Bing
Nat Pendleton
Barbara Stanwyck
Simone Simon
Wil Rozer
Twentieth Century-Fox
Ronald Colman
Ben Bernie
Frank Bormage
Office intrigue peaks as Chet Brownell is shot
Patty Lou Palmer, engaged to Dale Northcutt, faces suspicion when rival firm bribes Mardell Gray to plant evidence that Patty Lou betrayed National Insurance. Chet Brownell shoots himself after the bid loss. Alice Carr accuses Patty Lou as the hospital awaits, and the staff scramble to uncover the truth before night.
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Patty Lou Palmer
National Insurance Company
Dale Norhcutt
Mardell Gray
Dale
Northcutt Construction Company
National
Chet Brownell
Alice Carr
Patty Lou Falmer
Dale Northcutt
Mardeld
Patty Low
Patty Lou
Chet
Alice
Pamela
Ian Blount
Miss Carr
Mardell
Miss Palmer
Mr. Blount
Prop man handles escaped garden snake on set
The prop man grabbed a small garden snake that escaped its box and writhed in his hand. The narrator recalls a past cobra shoot where a snake farm worker produced six feet of serpent while the crew watched, then the director finally looked and blew the take.
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Fidler
Hollywood talk and tricks from a 1937 tale of stagecraft
In a vivid anecdote, a snakeman boasts of transforming a bullsnake into a cobra while a film crowd recalls Oscar, Douglas Fairbanks, and Samuel Goldwyn. The chatter shifts from tricks to fashion as Doug and Sam discuss what the well dressed man will wear, naming Adolphe Menjou and a street encounter.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Samuel Goldwyn
Doug
Sam
Europe
Hollywood
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe
McNaught Syndicate
Dog Warden Reports Six Months of County Dog Tasks
Lorain County dog warden Lea Minkler released a six month report showing 955 dogs impounded, 123 sold and 28 redeemed. Fees and licenses included 11 000 dog licenses sold and 416 dollars collected from redemption and dog sales. Claims for dog related damage totaled 184 50 dollars with 290 bite reports investigated.
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Dot
Lea Minkler
Minkler
Wesley Miller
Lorain County
Motorist Faces Charge in Drunken Driving Incident
A charge of driving while intoxicated was preferred today against William H Ehricke of Gates Avenue after his car collided with Raymond Baird’s at Cedar and Second Streets. Baird’s warrant was sworn, and Frank Seekins of Oberlin Road, a passenger, was charged with intoxication. They are to be arraigned before Mayor Leonard Smith Tuesday morning. Turkey has let contracts for a powerful broadcasting station at Ankara.
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William H. Ebricke
Gates Avenue
Raymond Baird
Fifth St
Cedar
Second Streets
Baird
Frank Seekins
Oberlin Road
Ehricke
Leonard Smith
Study Ways To Plug Tax Loopholes
Proposals for pressure taxes on corporate and individual income aimed at closing loopholes will be considered by a congressional committee. Plans include a graduated withholding tax for non resident aliens and clarifications for pension trusts to curb stock holder tax avoidance. The treasury seeks eight major loophole closures. Mrs. du Pont denounces treasury claims of a personal holding company. Prowlers reported at Tom Gray’s home. police found nothing suspicious.
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Washington
Special
Congressional Investigating Committee
Robert L. Coughton
N. C
Congressional
Joint Committee
Treasury
Jessie Ball du Pont
Alfred I. du Pont
Local Socials and Club Notes Open July Meeting
Oberlin Road hosts Herman Youngle berg Wakeman and families visiting Waller and Younglas households. Elyria greetings from Martin Waller to sister Albert Younglas. Krueger S. visits Ted Harper’s Amherst home. Townsend Club elected officers Daniel Gayer president Roy LaDow vice president and Frank Vanderlip treasurer. Advisory board includes Roy LaDow Moulton Frances Edwards Frank Vanderlip and D. Allen. Meetings moved to the first and third Tuesdays with the next on July 13. Germany faces rising skilled labor shortages.
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Herman Youngleberg
Wakeman
William Waller
Arthur Younglas
Martin Waller
Elyria
Albert Younglas
Frank Krueger
Ted Harper
Amherst
Townsend Club
Daniel Gayer
Roy LaDow
Frank Vanderlip
Moulton
Frances Edwards
D. Allen
Ely School To Have Movie Projector
The Ely School will own a motion picture projector with sound due to Ely PTA efforts. The Elyria Board of Education was informed that the PTA contracted for equipment costing 306 dollars, has paid 187.67, and sought board help with the remaining 119 if needed, though the PTA expected to cover it.
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Ely
Elyria Board of Education
Ely P.T. A
Local board aims to boost vineal education program funds
R. C. Mastop, cohoel superintendent, noted the board intends to strengthen a vineal education program in schools. The plan includes support from this assistance to advance educational efforts.
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R. C. Mastop
Cohoel Superier Tendent
Sastieane
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Fred MacMurray
MacMurray
Wallace
Los Angeles
Carole Lombard
Lombard
Carole
Atty Lou
Sturt
Bond
Chet Darling
Dick Jones
Mercy Hospital
Northcutt Commission
Alice Dear
Pam
Bub
Bob
Granny
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Elyria, Ohio
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Amherst, Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Oscar
Presto
Asia
Turkey
Ankara
Tom Gray
Furnace Street
Andrew Simon
Louisiana Avenue
Germany
Olmsted & Hoeffel
Water
Murphy Bros
East Broad Street
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Imperial Furniture Co
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