Broadway, Media, and Musical Legends in June Gossip
New York Day By Day notes thoughts on Burtons Rascoe book Before I Forget and Paris gossip. It also riffs on Ed Wynn, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, Julia Hoyt, and shipboard piano fantasies. Highlights include Jerome Kern Irving Berlin Vincent Youmans rankings, Feller and Benar Venuta quips, Gus Edwards revival, and Broadway nostalgia.
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New York
Burton Rascoe
Alsmith
Paris
Ed Wynn
Marlene Dietrich
Frank V. Storrs
Marty
Eddie
Danny
Katharine Hepburn
Eddy Duchin
Erock
Julia Hoyt
Edward
George Jessel
Groucho Marx
Joe Laurie, Jr
Lila Lee
Eddie Buzzell
Georgie Price
Eddie Cantor
Edwards
Rialto
Gus Edwards
Noted echoes of vaudeville and poets in 1927 eve of flood
A reminiscence piece recalling Keystone comedies, a John Drinkwater encounter, and radio era cowpoke humor. It notes laughs about old vaudeville acts, the Weaver Brothers and Elvira, Judy Ann and Zeke Canova, plus a drought aftermath in St. Louis with a Happy Jack quip about going fishing.
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Lambs Club
Jake
Sam
Abner
Judy
Ann
Zeke Canova
St. Louis
Jack
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Poundridge Fights Farm to Market Road Plan
A Westchester hamlet resists Washington's push for a farm to market road arguing no farms exist, no need for costly land purchase, and that tourism would ruin its quiet summers. Residents, affluent and private, fear autograph seekers and crowding would invade their secluded Poundridge retreat. Washington presses ahead, touting benefits and progress.
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Westchester County
New York
New Canaan
Connecticut
Washington
Manor & Bureau of & Department
Poundridge
New York City
Times
Grandpa
North Carolina crime tax idea probes state solution
A North Carolina proposal taxes criminals to fund crime prevention and officer dependents, separately from gasoline road taxes. The piece notes per-offense dues funding a scientific lab and officers' families, suggesting a yearly escalating tax on offenders as a provocative, possibly preposterous, concept.
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North Carolina
al Capone
Estate taxes on Baker fortune show heavy take
The New York Times notes taxes on George F. Baker's estate may reach 60 million of an 80 million value, versus 13 million on his father's 73 million. The shift from one sixth to about three quarters reflects rising levies, leaving heirs with roughly one quarter of the wealth.
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George F. Baker
The
Times
Baker
New York State
United States
the Times
Baltimore Sun
Today in History and Anniversaries Feature
A compact, period style calendar item lists notable anniversaries and births. It covers Henry Durant and peers, Frances Sargent Osgood, Samuel Longfellow, Cyrus H. Curtis, William H. West, Henry Clay Folger, William C. Redfield, and others with brief birth and death details. It also charts historical milestones from 1798 to 1936, plus today’s birthdays and a horoscope note.
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Henry Durant
College of California
Acton
Mass
Frances Sargent Osgood
Edgar A. Poe
Boston
Hingham
Samueal Longfellow
Portland
Maine
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
William H. West
Syracuse
N. Y
Chicago
Henry Clay Folger
Standard Oil
New York
William C. Redfield
Wilson
Albany
Learn Christ in Truth and Holiness
Friday meditation on Ephesians urges putting off the old self and embracing the new man created in righteousness and true holiness. It defines truth as ultimate reality revealed in Jesus and calls for conversion to see with Christ’s eyes and live according to God's eternal plan.
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Jesus
Christ
Avon Club Honors Mrs Myers on Birthday Evening
The Lido club surprised Mrs. Myers at her home Wednesday evening to celebrate her birthday with cards and prizes awarded to Mrs. Arnold Laubenthal and Misa Genevieve Klineshirn, followed by lunch. Future meetings planned with Mrs. Anthony Reigelsburger.
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Mr&. Myers
Avon
Lido Club
Mrs. Myers
Arnold Laubenthal
Misa Gen‘eviews Klineshirn
Anthony Reigelsburger
Picnic attendees and visitors noted in Lorain area
Grace Irene and Doris Gough joined a picnic at Lake View Park in Lorain on Wednesday afternoon. Donald Barres from Elyria is spending vacation with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Chester.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Grace
Irene
Doris Gough
Lake View Park
Lorain
Donald Barres
Elyria
R. A. Chester
Belden KANDEW CLUB MEETING BELDEN
Fourteen boys in the Belden Four-H club answered roll call by naming a tree. Kenneth Kline won the door prize. Next meeting in two weeks features Reverend Beebe speaking to the boys.
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Kandew Club
Belden
Boys Four-H
Kenneth Kline
Beebe
Beggars Average $3.70 Per Day
In St Louis street scenes beggars log a steady seven hour day earning about 3.70 dollars on average per day according to contemporary city observations. The report notes repeated appearances in busy districts and outlines daily patterns shaping relief needs and public response.
Downtown beggars study shows income and traits
A two month Bureau for Homeless Men survey reports on downtown beggars, noting 44 total with 12 regulars, 9 frequent, 23 intermittent. 10 blind, 11 crippled or deformed. Full-time beggars earned about £3.70 daily, some up to 95 cents per hour. typical day ran seven hours from 9 to 4 or 4:30, with most panhandling for 16 to 20 cents before stopping.
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Bureau
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