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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1934

Page

8

Interesting City Rankings by Demographic Lead

A list of U S cities over 100000 noting leaders in white population foreign born residents home ownership rental rates bachelor and old maid figures infant mortality best and worst for infants most married women employed least employed women employed and illiteracy with multiple cities named for each category including Wichita New Bedford Memphis Tacoma New York Boston San Francisco Portland Miami Manhattan New Orleans and Long Beach among others.

U. S Wichita Kans New Bedford Mass Memphis Tenn Tacoma Wash New York N. Y Boston Cincinnati Dayton Evansville Indianapolis Louisville Milwaukee St. Louis Lowell Worcester Los Angeles Oakland Salt Lake City Scranton Duluth Minneapolis St. Paul Seattle Spokane Buffalo Chicago Gary South Bend Toledo Cleveland Omaha Baltimore Bronx Brooklyn Philadelphia Jersey City Newark Manhattan Pittsburgh Rochester San Francisco Miami New Orleans Portland Ore Tampa Fla Fall River Long Beach Calif

We Laughed at These Jokes From the Industry Pages

A collection of trade jokes and quips from Northwestern Miller and Progressive Grocer highlights light humor about cashiers races spinach and balance books in a light industry round up. The remarks showcase the playful side of early 20th century grocery and grain trade culture.

Northwestern Miller

Hollywood Roundup of News and Filmmaking Tidbits

Mary Brian seen with Gene Raymond amid rumors of a romance. Reckless listed as Joan Crawford and William Powell MGM project. Marx Brothers poised for A Night at the Opera. Leslie Howard to star Beau Brummel after England trip. Baby LeRoy's pie-throwing lesson leads to studio mishap. Jimmy Durante wrote a book on New York night clubs. Alice Faye back at Fox to begin Dante’s Inferno filming.

Mary Brian Hollywood Gene Raymond Joan Crawford William Powell MGM Leslie Howard England Beau Brummel Baby Leroy W. C. Fields Fields Leroy Jimmy Durante New York Alice Faye Fox

Beauty hints from screen stars and methods

The piece lists tips from stars like Virginia Bruce Pert Kelton Anne Shirley Ginger Rogers Ann Harding Betty Furness Anna Sten with practical beauty ideas. It suggests perfume on brows lips and ears a erect posture lemon facial bleaching and dark glasses to guard eyes. It also mentions water intake for dry skin and a natural lip color preference.

Virginia Bruce John Gilbert Pert Kelton Anne Shirley Ginger Rogers Ann Harding Betty Furness Anna Sten

Celebrity anecdotes stun Broadway era gossip page

A collection of showbiz notes cites Alison Skipworth bragging about 20 straight Broadway failures. Aline MacMahon demands diamonds in her dressing room corner before starting a new show. Gary Cooper wore uniforms in twelve of his 28 pictures. Shirley Temple was told her mother was injured to induce tears in a scene. Jackie Cooper is really twelve, despite studio age squeezing.

Alison Skipworth Aline MacMahon Gary Cooper Shirley Temple Miss Marker Jackie Cooper

Quotable Lines from Stars on Film and Style

A collection of vintage quotes from Rudy Vallee George Arliss Joe E Brown Kay Francis and Anna Sten on motion pictures eating habits fashion and Hollywood’s reality. The remarks reflect old Hollywood attitudes and celebrity wit.

Rudy Vallee George Arliss Joe E Kay Francis Hollywood Anna Sten

Hundreds of Hobby Clubs Offer Wide Range of Activities

A long guide lists hobbies in four classes doing things making things acquiring things and learning. It notes games crafts pets sports collecting and study subjects with a new member roll including Violet Boehm Albert Bott James Boyd Ruth Burnette and others. mentions a Hobby Club book Care and Feeding of Hobby Horses.

Harnest Elmo Calkins Violet Boehm Frantist Manitowoc Wis Albert Bott North 23Rd St LaCrosse James Boyd Smithfield Ruth Burnette Main St. Carmichaels Gwendolyn Collins Shawnee Ohio Martha Doris Crawford Anita Catherine Dougher Dero St Pittsburgh

How to Obtain Hobby Club Button

Instructions for members to obtain a hobby club button by saving two labels from Clover Farm cans and mailing them with name and address to Larry York at The Four- Leaf Clover, 4300 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio.

Clover Farm Cleveland Euclid Avenue Ohio Panae Larry York

Hobby Club Notes Highlight Local Members and Interests

A. Donald Stenehjem of Caledonia Minnesota seeks correspondence from fellow members. He lists basketball music and Eagle Scout status as his interests. Catherine Daman of Lyndon Station Wisconsin, 17, on a farm, asks for pen pals and enjoys dancing ice skating and outdoor sports.

Hobby Club Donald Stenehjem Caledonia Minn Catherine Daman Lyndon Station Wis

Grocery stores outpace bookstores in sales weight

An editor notes that hunger drives higher retail turnover than ideas. The line contrasts consumer impulse with intellectual curiosity, suggesting food retail benefits from immediate needs over bookish pursuits.

Hobby Club Membership Application Letter

A letter from an applicant to Larry York requesting Hobby Club membership. The form asks for age height weight hobby birthday contact preferences address and consent to correspond with similar interests. Applicants send to The Four Leaf Clover 4300 Euclid Ave Cleveland Ohio with two labels for a club button.

Larry York Hobby Club Clover Farm

Local business directory fragment for Joliet area stores

A partial list of Joliet and nearby area stores and addresses including Clover Farm Stores at 1014 N. Chicago St and 821 Cass Street, Indian Grocery and Mart, Voitik Bros at 1212 Woodruff Road, Joseph Mack at 1215 Elgin Ave, Mack Bros at 910 Liberty St, and various other street listings across Joliet and Forest Park with street names such as Desplaines Street and Jefferson Street.

Chicago St Irbian GP Cery & Mart Cass Street Voitik Bros Woodruff Road Joseph Mack Elgin Avenue Mack Bros Liberty Street Meeker Avenue Garnsey Avenue Sterling Avenue N. Collins Street S. Chicago Street S. Desplaines Wilson Fourth

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