County school officials report busy September
Officials of county schools filed reports to the Sp ain County Board of Education detailing a hectic start to the new school year. Superintendent C A Gibbons visited 28 teachers, attended multiple meetings, and helped plan the Lorain County fair school day. Music Supervisor Gerald M Frank visited 15 schools and led rehearsals and meetings. Emma Gleason assisted superintendent visits to 25 teachers and attended a Paint Teacher Association meeting to set year plans. Portugal's Constitution is modeled on the Corporative State plan.
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Spain County
Emma Gleason
Paint Teacher Association
Hollywood Stars Snapshots From the Studio Set
Jimmie Fidler reports on Martha Raye and a parade of stars at a Hollywood studio, noting Raye’s rising fame and the bustling studio culture. He offers vivid sketches of Joan Crawford Frances Langford Cecil B. DeMille and others, plus backstage humor and industry quirks.
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Johnny Wessmuller
Joan Crawford
Alice Fayre
Jane Wrath
Frances Lansgford
Cecil B. DeMille
Robert Taylor
Merviao LeRoy
Jack Benny
Ben Bernie
Ken Murray
Constance Bennett
Hawaii Park Rangers Aim To Please
Hawaii National Park rangers tell visitors that service is the watchword as a tourist on Halemaumau at Kilauea volcano asks for a moonlit bar. The ranger jokes that the moon rises at 9 41 tonight and he will be there.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
National Park Rangers
Halemaumau
Kilauea
Couple marks 58th wedding anniversary on farm
Mr and Mrs Groo Gillett celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary and still reside on the farm they occupied the year of their marriage in Kas. The couple, long tied to the land, mark six decades together on the same rural property.
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Barr Oak
Kas
Groo Gillett
Findlay Men Invent Anti Skid Device For Icy Roads
Three Findlay residents unveil an anti skid device claimed to let cars travel safely at 40 miles per hour on icy pavements. Pressing a button on the dashboard releases eight inch shoes on the rear wheels to improve traction.
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Findlay, O
Findlay
Rube Goldberg stages spectacular comeback in syndicate field
New York writer O O McIntyre notes Rube Goldberg’s return after a two year dip in popularity. The piece cites sponsorship by Frank Markey and the Lala Palooza comic strip as the trigger, describes publicity stunts on West 52nd Street, and highlights the impact of new sports writers and theater goers on NY journalism.
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New York
Syndicate
Rube Goldberg
Goldberg
Rube
Fate
Eureka
Frank Markey
52Nd Street
Mark Hellinger
Umpire Voices Loudly at Negro Ball Game
A small in stature umpire, loud of voice, calls strikes and argues with batters. He shouts strike one then proclaims strike two as the batter asks for clarification. The scene captures a tense moment at a segregated game in 1936.
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McLaughe Syndicate
Rental Wave Rolls Through City Properties and Lot Sale
B M O'Donnell and others announce the sale of an Elvira building lot and multiple rentals. The Republican committee rents a room above Paradise Restaurant for headquarters. Tenants include J W Baker at 341 Third Place and Van Amburgs at 310 Longfellow Street connected to General Industries. Fred Allen and Wheeler also rent homes linked to General Industries and New York Chromium Company. Miss Seagraves rents 230 Gates Avenue.
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Elvira
B. M. O’donnell
Hoffner
Firfteenth Street
East Sixteenth Street
Republican Committee
Paradise
J. W. Baker
Third Place
C. H van Amburgh
Longfellow Street
van Am
Burgh
General Industries Company
Fred Allen
Bartlett
North Ridgeville
Allen
Wheeler
Ninth Street
New York City
New York Chromium Company
Miss Seagraves
Gates Avenue
American Marco Polo sails on 17th world voyage
Julius Brittlebank of South Carolina, age 78, proclaims himself the American Marco Polo and sails from San Francisco on his 17th circumnavigation. He has traveled over 2,000,000 miles in a lifetime and claims to have added 16 days to his age.
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San
Francisco
Marco Polo
Julius Brittlebank
South Carolina
Chinese Tailor Reproduces Faults with Mathematical Precision
A Chinese tailor is described as meticulously exact, reproducing even the faults of any item he is given to copy. The tale emphasizes precision and faithfulness in replication, suggesting mastery of technique and attention to detail.
County Schools To Use Free Materials For Year
Lorain County Board of Education approved the International Index of Free School Materials for $22.80 to aid all county schools. The index lists free literature and supplies and signals where they may be obtained. The board also hired C T Shepard as a new school bus driver in East Carlisle. A new bus for high school students was recently purchased. it has not arrived. William Schmittgen was elected to the board last month.
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Lorain County
North Ridgeville
General Industries Company
Unclear political transition noted for Arua leader
Fragmentary OCR mentions J. BE. Devirtues of Arua and states Schwitiges won the end of office on September 17, but details and context are missing in the readable text.
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J. BE. Devirtues
Arua
Schwitiges
Oberlin Dormitory Fire Threat Highlights Campus Shelter
Oberlin Women's dormitory faced a brief blaze Sunday night when a closet used by eight girls caught fire. Lois Rhoades of Lincoln, Nebraska, suffered burns while removing clothes from the closet as Stephanie Kinsley of Westfield, New Jersey, was away. The fire caused unknown losses pending clothing checks.
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Oberlin
Deecomb
Oberlin Volunteer Fire Department
Lois Rhoades
Lincoln
Stephanie Kinsley
Westfield
N. J
Rhoades
Miss Kinsley
Pigeon Saves 130 Lives Near Fukuoka Shipwreck
A carrier pigeon from Fukuoka, Japan, is credited with saving 130 people after a small ship struck a storm. With no wireless, passenger Risaburo Ishibashi released the bird and urged aid, triggering rescue efforts.
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Fukuoka
Japan
Risaburo Ishibashi
Spain's flag features red yellow and violet bands
The description identifies Spain's national flag as having three horizontal bands colored red, yellow, and violet.
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Spain
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