Actress Delia Bogard Slugged Near Death in Hollywood
Film actress Delia Bogard, 17, was beaten with a two by four and left near death in Hollywood California hospital. Police hunt a mysterious killer who reportedly slugged Russian dancer Anya Sosoyeva on the Angeles City college campus. Bogard has appeared in films with Mickey Rooney and Jackie Cooper.
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Delia Bogard
Plywood
Cal
Anya Sosoyeva
Angeles City College
Missard
Mickey Rooney
Jackie Cooper
Auto Bomb Case Tru Scott in Cave In Rock Investigated
Police in Harrisburg Indiana question farm hand in death of Earl Austin a high school janitor killed by a dynamite blast in a truck. Mrs Austin and Theodore Simmons were also questioned as part of the probe.
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Tru Scott
Cave In Rock
Harrisburg, In
Earl Austin
Austin
Theodore Simmons
Cave-in-Rock
Ira Scott
Elizabethtown
Lil
C. E. Seward
Sheritt Otis Brittain
Hitler Kin Visit North America by Kin of Hitler
Adolf Hitler’s sister in law Mrs Aloise Hitler and her son William Patrick Hitler arrive in the United States for a visit. They reside in England and oppose the chancellor’s views.
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Adolf Hitler
United States
Aloise Hitler
Fuehrer
William Patrick Hitler
Hitlers
England
Protests Continue as John Howland Faces Murder Charge
In Milton New Hampshire 25 year old schoolteacher John Howland is accused of killing Maude Horne. He reportedly eloped with his 15 year old cousin Aida Butler to Texas and was captured and returned to New Hampshire where he awaits trial on the murder charge.
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John Howland
Maude Horne
Milton
N. H
Aida Butler
Texas
New Hampshire
Howland
Man Held After Ducting Body in Car Luggage Compartment
West Texas garage operator Hugh White of Grand Falls is jailed in San Antonio after police say he drove with the slain Punk Weaver’s body in the car’s luggage compartment. A "Mystery at Midnight" sticker on the windshield added irony to the case as authorities investigate.
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Punk Weaver
West Texas
Hugh White
Grand Falls
San Antonio
White
Weaver
New Comptroller Nominee Brown for Comptroller General
President Roosevelt nominates former Senator Fred Herbert Brown of New Hampshire for the office of comptroller general for a 15 year term. Brown previously faced unsuccessful bid for re election when challenged by Senator Charles William Tobey.
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United States
Fred Herbert Brown
New Hampshire
Comptroller-General
Roosevelt
Brown
Charles William Tobey
Resignation Sought Over Navy Chief Speech
The Earl Stanhope pressed his resignation as first lord of the admiralty after a speech in which he said British anti aircraft guns were manned to be ready for anything. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reportedly refused to accept the resignation.
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Earl Stanhope
Admiralty
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Victoria crowned pigeon joins Waterford souvenirs
Mrs. Phil Plant displays a Victoria crowned pigeon brought home from a honeymoon trip through Kenya colony in East Africa. The bird is held as a souvenir by Marjorie King before her marriage.
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Phil Plant
Plant
Waterford
Film Star Opposes Movie Measure Before Senate Panel
Robert Montgomery, a motion picture star, testifies in Washington before the Senate Interstate Commerce sub committee against the Neely anti block booking bill. He argues the bill would ruin the film industry while Senator Ellison Ed Smith of South Carolina chairs the session.
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Robert Montgomery
Senate Interstate Commerce
Washington, D. C
Neely
Montgomery
Ellison ED
Cotton Ed) Smith
South Carolina
Judge's Talk Avoids Divorce and Keeps Children
Judge James P Gaffney addressed Johnson county court on Good Friday in a divorce case. He identified four young children in the front row and, after ordering them out, delivered a stirring speech that helped prevent the divorce, drawing tears from spectators.
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Iowacity
James P Gaffney
Johnson County
Crooked Palm Tree in Libya Attracts Attention Near Tripoli
An article notes the lone crooked palm tree at Zliten inland from Tripoli. The tree has stood for about 500 years and remains straight for about half its trunk before twisting into spiral curves, drawing interest as a local landmark and natural curiosity.
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Libya
Idbyu UN
Zliten
Tripoli
Chesterfield Cigarettes Spotlight Celebrities Ad Campaign
The 1999 Chesterfield national ads from Liggett Myers feature famous figures like Letts Davis, Paul Whiteman, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, and Howard Hull promoting Chesterfield’s blend. The campaign touts smoking pleasure, the cannot-be-ecopied blend, and growing consumer appeal across newspapers, magazines, and displays.
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Chesterfield Cigarettes
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company
Chesterfield
Corera
Letts Davis
Paul Whiteman
Errol Fienn
Olivia DeHavilland
Howard Hull
Big Bil Lee
Othe
Will He Be Franco's U.S. Envoy
Juan De Cardenas, Franco’s agent in the United States during the Spanish Civil War, is expected to become Spain’s first ambassador to the United States. The image shows him shaking hands with George T. Summerlin in Washington, head of the State Department protocol division.
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Juan de Cardenas
Francisco Franco
United States
Washington
George T. Summerlin
Protocol Division
State Department
Brattleboro Photographer Refuses $30 Income Tax Payment
James C. Clark of Brattleboro Vermont a former clergyman and photographer says he will not pay income tax as a protest against maintenance of a war machine. He previously left a Northboro Massachusetts pastorate after refusing to deliver a Memorial Day sermon.
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James C. Clark
Brattleboro, Vt
Northboro
Mass
Chinese fishing methods and moonlit board lure fish
A Collier's Week summary notes Chinese fishermen employ diverse techniques with 120 methods. It highlights a boat carrying a white board on one side and a propped board on the other to attract powerful leaping fish under moonlight, though many leapers are halted by a net.
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Uenet
Aiaren in Sweet Metatoes Starch Yield Noted
A discussion notes that sweet potalées of a rare high starch variety yield about 10 pounds of starch per bushel.
Liberty Tree Inscription Described in Battle Narrative
The text notes a banner from the Battle of Canecord showing a central tree with narrow blue stripes at the top and bottom and an inscription reading Liberty Tree An Appeal to God.
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Canecord
Scientists claim no tame honey bees exist
Some scientists argue all honey bees are wild regardless of habitat. Experienced keepers handle them not because bees are tamed but because keepers understand bee nature.
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Fernando de Los Rios
White House
Paul Chemidlin
Newark
S. Polart
Chemidlin
California
Oxford
Mias
Lillie Stoate
Lake Reedy
Frostproof
Fla
Lumediabe Peis
Miss Lillie Stoate
Hitler
William Hitler
Comptroller
Europe
Birmingham
Mrs
Senator Smith
Bartell
M. J. Feidelman
Dick Bartell
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Ilinois Masonic Hospital
FE. Soward
Otis Brittain
Minnesota State Capitol
Minneapolis
Harold Stassen
House Committee
Franco
U.S
George T. Summertin
Pacific
mid-Pacific
Richard Halliburton
U. S. Navy
Halliburton
Hong Kong
San Francisco
James
Clark
Tame
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