13 May 1937
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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
1
RS, WALLIS SIMPSON was granted an absolute decree of divorce in Lenton. Edward, duke of Windsor, was en route from St Wolfgang to visit his fiancée at Chateau de Cande near Tours. The King’s proctor approved the decree and the couple’s wedding plans remained undated, with coronation timing factoring in. London prepared for the coronation era amid strikes and crowded visitors.
A long editorial by Earl Godwin Ashington analyzes the Roosevelt administration's shift on antitrust policy targeting the Aluminum Company of America and Mellon, arguing trusts face renewed scrutiny as prices and monopolies come under review. It recalls historical antitrust battles, Supreme Court rulings, and the role of the NRA in shaping market attitudes.
A broadcast shift moves the Spelling Bee program to an evening hour on the Blue network. Paul Wing broadcasts nationwide, drawing big crowds as Carole Lombard stars in Swing High Swing Low, with Frances Farmer in Toast of New York and Glenn Morris speculated for Tarzan. Hollywood signings include Wyn Cahoon at Columbia and Dick Arlen. New releases The Soldier and the Lady and Love From a Stranger spark chills, while odds and ends note Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone quirks.
London Answers Magazine notes a clayfield at 18 B Clayfield near the village wenny Tear Bridgend where clay has been dug for nearly a century. Experts doubt excavations will occur, citing a rumored fifty foot depth and a noted Potter's Field adjacent to a world famous pottery.
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