Hollywood personal notes riff on stars and weddings
Hollywood gossip column recounts quirky offscreen habits of stars Dorothy Lamour Richard Arlen Bette Davis and others with light humor. It chronicles a Basil Rathbone family wedding behind the scenes Edie Schmidt tailor scene and Charlie the stylish dresser, ending with a note on MGM’s The Chaser remake and Hayes Office edits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Herbie Kay
Richard Arlen
Bette Davis
Leo Carrillo
Clark Gables
Carol Lombard
Robert Taylor
Ginger Rogers
Ronald Colman
Pat O'Brien
Gary Cooper
Arthur Treacher
Hallywood
Basil Rathbone
Constance Collier
Basil
Yankee ingenuity revival challenges big business with home invention
A University of Michigan engineer, Dr. A E White, tells an Atlantic City audience that individual home experimenters drive today’s most valuable inventions. He argues that corporate labs merely extend core ideas from lone tinkerers and that innovation comes from basement workshops, renewing faith in Yankee ingenuity and spurring patent activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin College
Henry Ford
Wright Brothers
Goliaths of
Invention
Edison
Steinmetz
Morse
Bell
Michigan
A. E. White
Atlantic City
White
Ann Arbor
American Society For Testing Materials
Washington
Snell Quits House at End of Long Congressional Career
Bertrand H. Snell, longtime leader of the House Republicans from the 31st New York District, announces he will resign at the end of the current session. He reflects on four decades in Congress, the party’s waning power, and his stand for fiscal restraint amid a changing political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertrand H. Snell
House
New York
Snell
Nicholas Longworth
John Nance Garner
Hoover
London
Senator McNary
Vandenberg
Michigan
Educational Freedom Urges Local Control Of Schools
The educational policies committee of the National Education Association urges decentralized school control to safeguard freedom of speech and resist central government propaganda. It warns centralized systems threaten municipal identity and risk pedgagogical tyranny akin to some European models. The piece argues ignorance and selfishness fuel dishonesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Washington
Phrase From Aesop Describes The Lion's Share Myth
The text explains a fable where the lion claims four parts of the quarry for himself and adds a challenge to others. It notes that in 1861 the English Parliament legalized postal savings banks with deposits from one shilling up to £30 annually, marking the banks' beginning.
Anniversaries of Noted American Figures Through 1863
A column lists birth and death years and quick bios of prominent Americans: Philip S. Physick, George Sharswood, William F. Howe, Theophil M. Prudden, William E. Mason, and Thomas H. McMichael. It notes Physick as father of American surgery and others as Philadelphia or New York figures with birthplaces and death dates.
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Philip S. Physick
Philadelphia
George Sharswood
Univ. of Pennsylvania Law
William F. Howe
Howe and Hummell
New York City
Boston
Monmouth College
Greene Co
Ohio
Divine guidance Through Suffering and Sacrifice Reflects Life
Reading notes reflect on St John 10 10 11 and the shepherd Jesus who lays down his life for the sheep. They discuss God guiding over injustices and suffering to bring strength, sweetness, and life to others through sacrifice. The piece cites Paul and John and emphasizes divine purpose beyond human understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
God
Jesus
St. Paul
St. John
Chronology of notable events and births from 1814 to 196?
A compact timeline lists key historical moments with names and birthplaces. It includes Scott’s anonymously published 1814 novel, 1838 rail post routes, 1844 riots in Philadelphia, Lincoln assassination conspirators, Hawaii annexation in 1898, 1917 London air raid deaths, Henry Ford’s 1927 stance, and notable births such as Cadwallader Ohio figures, Arthur Vanderbilt, M Lyle Spencer, Abraham Cahan, Upton Birnie, William Hays.
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Waverly
Scott
Congress
U. S
Philadelphia
Lincoln
Washington
United States
Hawaii
London
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Britain
Palestine
Ohio
Cadwallader
Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Newark
N. J
American Bar Association
M. Lyle Spencer
Syracuse University
School of Journalism
Batesville
Miss
Abraham Cahan
New York
Jewish Daily Forward
Russia
Upton Birnie, Jr
Field Artillery
Carlisle
William G. Hays
San Francisco
Frank B. Noyes Remembered Leader of Press in DC
Frank B. Noyes longtime Washington DC newspaper executive and former AP president born in Washington 75 years ago is noted. U S Senator Vic Donahey of Ohio is referenced in connection with the tribute segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Noyes
The
Washington, D. C
Native's promise of success amid idle tendencies
Describes a native likely to achieve success and good marriage prospects but prone to idle habits and dislike of steady work. Success is said to come from watchfulness and clever manipulation of opportunities.
Evening visitors from Erie pause at local families
South Ridge Frederick Bechtel and Harry Froelich of Erie Pa arrived Sunday to visit relatives. Mrs Froelich and daughter Mary Lou and Miss Jean McCullum joined them returning Monday. Harland Schlechter and children of Henrietta called on Milton Schlechter. Frank and Mary Bechtel with guests visited Stoward Dayton and Nelson Bechtel in Pittsfield Friday.
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Frederick Bechtel
Harry Froelich
Erie
Froelich
Mary Lou
Jean McCullum
Harland Schlechter
Carlyn
Janet
Henrietta
Milton Schlechter
Frank
Mary Bechtel
Mass Jean McCullum
Stoward Dayton
Nelson Bechtel
Pittsfield
Egypt Raises Consumption Taxes On Various Goods
Egypt increases consumption taxes across a broad range of articles signaling fiscal policy adjustments. Government officials say the move aims to boost revenue while affecting pricing for households and businesses in the near term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
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Filmville Upperset
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Edgar
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Charlie
Dave
Charte
Alice Brady
Nana Earles
Nana
Alice
Black Belt
Mary Pickford
Doug Fairbanks
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Lee Tracy
Hayes Office
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Jimmie Bidler
Eapaprer Rien
Minnesota
Lion’s Share
Postal Savage
Calted Feature Syndicate, Inc
Tri
U.S. Pat
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Lou
Mee
South Ridge
Hutchinson’s
Grafton
Meay
Sohio X
Ives
Standard Oil
the Standard Oil CO
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Sohio
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