Duel in the Sun lights Fox with Technicolor debut
Spectacular Technicolor epic Duel in the Sun arrives at the Fox theatre for a five day run. The film stars Jennifer Jones Peck and Joseph Cotten with a starry cast including Lionel Barrymore Lillian Gish and Walter Huston. David O Selznick produced and Dimitri Tiomkin provided the score with King Vidor directing the Texas set drama.
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Hollywood
David O. Selznick
Fox Theatre
Washington
Iowa
Evening Journal
Jesse McCanles
Lionel Barrymore
Lillian Gish
Herbert Marshall
Walter Huston
Charles Rickford
Otto Kruger
Joan Tetzel
Butterfly McQueen
Tilly fLosch
Dimitri Tiomkins
King Vidor
Vidor
Jennifer Jones
Pearl Chavez
Peck
Lewt McCanles
Joseph Cotren
End of Whale Oil Era Sparks Shift to Kerosene Lighting
The piece notes kerosene's rise as a lighting substitute ending the New England whaling industry. It highlights storage tips for vegetables and reports U.S. production growth since 1920, plus the U.S. emergence in ophthalmic glass manufacturing per the Better Vision Institute.
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New England
American
Better Vision Institute
United States
Rye Makes Debut as Field Crop in New England 1648
Rye first grown as a field crop in America in New England in 1648, marking an early introduction of the grain in colonial agricultural practice. The note highlights Rye’s early presence alongside other staple crops in 17th century New England.
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America
New England
Classified Ad Promotes Trusted Local Workman
A local classified ad offers professional waxing and root repair services. It promises reliability by featuring a vetted workman for home maintenance tasks.
Oldest cookbook published in Spanish in 1390
The earliest known cookbook appeared in Spanish in 1390. Early manuals often included sections on preventing excess eating and methods to curb it.
Uniform System Launches in Michigan Enforcing Traffic Rules
Michigan cities begin a statewide system of traffic law enforcement to standardize officer conduct and driver expectations. The program centers on a uniform traffic ticket to ensure consistent enforcement across communities and bring officers out from behind the billboard.
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Michigan
Self employed workers in US reach one fifth share
A Twentieth Century Fund survey finds about one fifth of full time workers in the United States are self employed. The group includes businessmen farmers professionals retail merchants and independent craftsmen. The study highlights economic independence and varied occupations among these workers.
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United States
Twentieth Century Fund
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Selznick Releasing Organization
Texas
Niven Busch
Winfield
Earl Kellogg
Harry M. Duncan
South
Iowa Ave
Fred Neiswanger
Long &Hotle
Furk
Evoready Plumbing & Heating
Dixie Dugan
By Mevoy and
Striebel
Ala S
Matilda Te Bockhurst
Highway No. 1
Kalona
Bush Corner
Washington County
Clara TeBockhorst
Matilda TeBockhorst
Brown & Bruty, Auctioneers
Rye
South Ave
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Little
Brown
Brown Finance Co
Court House
W. May Brown Finance Co
Hampshires
West Place
Pete Peadock
Lyle K. Ross
Barden Insulation Service
Call C. E. Clark
Keota
John Blick
George
Willis Richards
Washington Dairy
Handy Square
Sashes Bor Oil CO
Washington Concrete Co
12Th St
Rock Island
Reis
TER Bros. Creamery
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