Frank McHugh Not a Comedian at Home in Three Men in a Horse
Hollywood actor Frank McHugh is described as a calm family man with three children while his screen persona as a comic leads shifts to a serious role in the First National comedy Three Men in a Horse at the State theater. The film stars Joan Blondell and others, directed by Mervyn LeRoy with a screenplay by Laird Doyle.
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Susan
Michael
Erwin Trowbridge
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Mena
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Serge Abbot
Mellugh
Joan Blondit
Guy Kibbee
Carol Hughes
Allen Jenkins
Sam Leven
Teddy Hurt
Merylyn LaRoy
Laird Doyle
Howard Fulton Named City Clerk to Fill Vacancy
Howard Fulton has been named city clerk to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of S. J. Kellogg. The appointment follows Kellogg’s departure, and Fulton will assume duties immediately to oversee municipal records and clerical operations.
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Howard Fulton
S. J. Kellogg
Taxpayers Meeting Discusses County Associations
Long outlines the state association’s growth plan with auxiliaries in every county and a mission of good government at fair prices. Senator A Clare Dewey explains features of a proposed homestead exemption bill and how depreciation replacement funds could affect three point tax rebates.
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Long
A. Clare Dewey
Iowa
Starrett Stars in Western at Fox Theater Today
Charles Starrett plays a bold cattleman facing sheep rancher tensions in a frontier tale at the Fox theater for today and Saturday. Mary Blake debuts as his lead woman as Starrett defends plain justice amid rural rivalries and romance.
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Fox Theater
Pretty Mary Blake
Starrett
Miss Blake
Poll shows Iowa lawmakers lean toward boosting state patrol
Iowa legislators respond to a poll by the Iowa Daily Press association with growing support for expanding the state highway patrol. Fifty lawmakers favor an expedition of the force, eight oppose, 14 undecided or noncommittal. A proposed increase of 100 patrolmen draws backing in both chambers. The poll also gauges views on driver testing and related highway safety ideas.
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Des Moines
Iowa Daily Press Bureau
State Highway Patrol
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa Senate
House
Highway Patrol
Iowa Daily Press
Journal
Iowa
Senate
Howard Baldwin
Dem. Dubuque
Oscar E
Photograph of Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson in Coronado
An unpublished 1926 photograph shows Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson taken ten years earlier at Coronado Beach California where she lived with E Winfield Spencer a United States naval officer.
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Wallis Warfield Simpson
Coronado Beach
Cal
E. Winfield Spencer
United States
Eggs Through History as Food and Trade
An overview notes eggs have long served as a basic food, were eaten raw by early humans, and used as barter in ancient exchange networks. The account highlights eggs as a durable resource across ages and cultures.
Bank Robbery Saga Delivers Showdown and Clashes
The account follows a daring attempted bank robbery through advancing action and entanglements. Fights erupt with sixgun and hand to hand clashes as the pursuit tightens toward a climactic conclusion.
Stripped of Gems New York Showgirl Testifies in Court
Gypsy Rose Lee, once a burlesque star turned Follies famous, faced robbers who took $25,600 in gems. The case moved to New York court where she testified against the alleged thieves.
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Gypsy Rose Lee
New York
Flag Remains Over Maryland Home in Key Legend
Collier's Weekly recalls Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner in a note about the flag law in Maryland. The piece quotes the line Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there and discusses the symbolic nightly flag display tied to American memory.
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United States
O. Francis Scott Key
Maryland
Collier's Weekly
Birds in Travel Across Migrating Seasons
Fr. DuMond of the Detroit Free Press describes migration habits among birds. Some migrate solo like the great horned owl and kingfisher. Others travel in loose groups such as warblers and bluebirds, while some join with other species in tight flocks including shore birds and waxwings.
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Fr. DuMond
Detroit Free Press
Talking pictures in ancient scrolls in teakwood box tale
Ancient Chinese scrolls describe a prince who spoke into a teakwood box with a waxen record to explain pictures he sent. The account frames early ideas of moving images and communication through mechanical means.
Zebra Relation to Horses in Early Domestic Times
A historical note explains zebras are related to horses and can be domesticated and used in harness though less tractable and intelligent than horses or donkeys. It mentions millions of zebras roamed mountains and plains in former days, akin to the buffalo.
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